Maths Camp

On Friday 22nd March 2019 at 1800 hours thirty five intrepid Higher Maths candidates and Mrs Bonar, Mrs Gallagher, Miss Somerville, Ms Earl and Miss Docherty of the Mathematics Department headed off to Kilbowie Outdoor Centre for a weekend of Mathematics and outdoor activities.  The pupils opted into this Maths Camp to help improve their understanding of higher maths.  The pupils identified areas for development and activities were directed accordingly.  Pupils arrived at the centre about 9pm on Friday and we settled. The next morning the group started with tutorial sessions on circle, differentiation, quadratic theory, trigonometry and (for those at the top of their Maths game) A/B type exam questions.

In the afternoon all pupils took part in a water adventure. They were put into groups of 8 and had to work as a team to tie two canoes together and then they had to navigate a route around the water picking up markers along the way. They took this very seriously and they were even swimming through the freezing waters to beat their rivals.

In the evening after a hearty meal the pupils were split into groups of four and after some humorous team building they participated in a “mathiversity” challenge and a very heated and fast Maths relay quiz culminating in an overall winning team of Dylan Anderson, Joseph Lorimer, Christy Paterson and Mia Paterson.

All this hard work meant the pupils had worked up an appetite and they wolfed down some Chinese food before settling down to some music.

After a good night’s sleep the maths began again at 9am with a bout of speed dating with past paper questions and again we had a “best male date” Dylan Anderson & Ibrahim Iqbal and “best female date” Amy Ward and Sophie Carus.

The pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed their time away and pupils feel they have a better idea of their strengths and weaknesses and know what to focus on to revise for their final exam in May.  The pupils were a credit to the school and were highly praised by the staff at the centre.  The maths department would like to express their thanks to the mathematical society of Edinburgh as their financial support meant that the cost to pupils was greatly reduced.

Please click on the image below to access the letter regarding S3 Scottish National Standardised Assessments.

Click here for the PDF version of the SNSA letter

Click on the link below to access the Study Leave Letter for this session.

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Click on the image below to access Greenfaulds High School Easter School Timetable

Cyber Treasure Hunt Final

On Monday 11^th March, eleven of our S2 girls attended the final of a national Cyber Treasure Hunt competition at the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.  The girls had taken part in the qualifying rounds over a number of months as part of their ICT class.  They worked in teams to complete puzzles that were released every week and earned their invitation to the grand final!

It was a fantastic event, created to inspire and support school girls into the technology sector and was run as part of this year’s Women in Data Science Festival.  Throughout the day, our pupils took part in a number of challenges.  They completed mathematical puzzles, cracked ciphers, solved cyber security problems and programmed tiny computers.  Additionally, they heard talks from some inspirational females working in the technology industry.  A great day was had by all!

Although we didn’t quite make the prize podium, we are so proud of the dedication and effort displayed by our S2s!  Well done to Erin Goodman, Ella Jane Hamilton, Emma Sharpe, Holly Carr, Katie Carline, Olivia Bennewith, Ellie Cooper, Melissa Hamiltion, Kirstie Lyall, Antonia Paterson, Chloe Newlands and Ashleigh Kelly!

Scottish Schools Climbing Competition

Greenfaulds High School entered their very first team into the Scottish Schools Climbing Competition. Greenfaulds High School pupils were the only North Lanarkshire pupils in the competition.  Participants were ranked in accordance to age and gender. The results are as follows, and are Scotland wide. We hope to compete again in the future. Well done to our budding climbers!

David Love – 16th

Andrew Carus – 23rd

Aaron Ashcroft – 30th

Viktoria Bailey – 31st

Aimee McCarroll – 33rd

Cole Hamilton – 35th

William McMurtrie – 39th

All S1/2 pupils were issued a letter inviting parents along to an Internet Safety Evening on Tuesday the 19th of March starting at 6.30pm. All parents interested in attending should return the tear off slip at the bottom of the letter.

Click on link below to access letter.

Internet Safety Evening

Calling all parents, there are still 5 places available on our 10 week Solihull Understanding Your Child Programme. If you are interested in coming along please contact Mrs Adler at the school.

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VOLLEYBALL

Well done to our S1-3 Volleyball teams who represented the school at the National Festivals. Special mention to our S1 boys Zach Pursley, Andrew Provan & Alasdair Lawson who were second in the S1 tournament. Congratulations also to Leo Penn-Dunnett in S1 who received The Endeavour Award.

HEPTATHALON

Huge congratulations to our S2 Giant Heptathalon team who after winning the North Lanarkshire Competition went on to win the regional trophy. Results just posted show that they are now ranked 3rd best in Scotland! Well done!

Boys Team: Adam Atkinson, Boyd McQuade, Seth Knox, Craig Little, Ethan Cunningham, Euan Wallace & Andrew Carus.

Girls Team: Lucy Roy, Erin Cooper, Rhona Conway, Leah Whyteside, Iona Davidson, Lucy Cowan & Amy Crombie.

2019 ROTARY TOURNAMENT

The Annual Tournament, sponsored by the Institution of Structural Engineers, supported by Rotary International was held on Thursday 7th March at Kilsyth Academy. Our school entered 5 teams which included pupils from S1 –S3. All pupils in each of the teams worked exceptionally well at what was a very challenging task. Their teamwork and performances were excellent on the day. Our S3 team, Matthew Bissett, David Love, Aaron Kelly and Connor Podesta were successful on the day, winning first prize for the Intermediate category, receiving an award from the Institution of Structural Engineers. All of the boys worked extremely hard and showed excellent determination and fantastic teamwork from start to finish. They should be very proud of their achievement.

The School Immunisation Team will be attending the school on  26/03/19 for the Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio and the Meningitis ACWY immunisations.

All boys and girls can get the Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio and the Meningitis ACWY vaccine free from the NHS usually in their 3^rd year in secondary school.

The Diptheria, Tetanus and  Polio vaccine is carried on from childhood injections, and the  Meningitis ACWY vaccine protects against the most common strains of the meningitis bacteria to affect teenagers and young adults.

It’s important to have the vaccine to be fully protected. Therefore, all S3 boys and girls should attend on the day of immunisation.

Please can students wear a short sleeve shirt/blouse on the day.  If they do not have a short sleeve shirt/blouse, please can they bring in their PE top to put on when they are due to have their vaccination.

Can pupils also be asked to ensure they have eaten breakfast on the morning of the immunisation. Pupils will be advised of times prior to the day.

Welcome to Greenfaulds first Health & Wellbeing Newsletter. Click on the link below to find out about a number of Health & Wellbeing initiatives being run in the school.

There is also the opportunity to express an interest in a range of parent workshops and presentations on a range of topics.

Click Here: Health & Wellbeing Newsletter