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DANCE

The school hosted a Workshop on Thursday 24 January for our pupils and pupils from surrounding schools from both North Lanarkshire and Glasgow Councils. We had two unbelievably good Dance Teachers up from Pineapple Dance studios in association with Premiership Experience (with whom we have ran dance tours in the past). This was a fantastic event which some of our pupils are calling the best night of their lives.

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING

On Thursday the 31st January the Support for Learning department led a trip to Glasgow. This was mostly for senior pupils to support with Transition. We took the public bus, got around the city by subway and returned by train. Pupils were responsible for finding out times and costs, following signs, and going shopping and for lunch without the teachers.

We visited Scotland Street Museum. (It is fair to say that everyone is glad to be in the education system of the 21st century!) We also got to see Dippy in Kelvingrove Art gallery.

Due to a road closure on Glen Fyne Road which commences as of 21st January, there will be alternative pick up and drop points on contract 2757J. The new pick up/drop off point will be the bus stops indicated on the attached map from MONDAY AFTERNOON. The road closure does not commence until 9.30am therefore the morning run on Monday will not be affected.

All pupils who got on the bus on Friday were issued with this map.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Greenfaulds Annual Christmas Concert will take place on Wednesday 19th December at 7pm. Tickets, at the bargain price of £3 each, are available from the school office. Featured on the night will be show choir, school band, traditional band, drama, rock band and more! So come along for what looks set to be a great show!

S4 ACHIEVE AND CORE SKILLS

On Tuesday 4 December pupils from our S4 Achieve and Core Skills group were invited by Cumbernauld Living Landscapes to take part in a Parliamentary Reception at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

The event had been organised by the Central Scotland Green Network to show the projects that young people are taking part in to improve our greenspaces. The event gave an opportunity for our pupils to showcase and talk about some of the work they have been doing in the past few months in Ravenswood Nature Reserve. They were also given a guided tour of the chambers by an MSP!

The pupils had a fantastic day out visiting the smallest wildlife reserve that the Scottish Wildlife Trust own, spent some time in the Christmas Market in Princes Street Gardens to see the importance of green spaces and the ways in which they can be utilised. They then attended the evening reception before travelling home – exhausted.

Click on the link below to see all the teacher and pupil events that are taking place on our Christmas Charity Day, Thursday 20th of December.

Christmas Charity day

Christmas Lecture 2018

The Science department delivered the 3rd annual Christmas Lecture titled, “The History of the Elements” on Monday 3rd December.  The event was a sell-out, with over 200 Primary 7’s, parents and invited guests in attendance.  The event was very well received, and we look forward to next year being even bigger and better.

A MIDSUMMERS NIGHT’S DREAM

Our A Midsummers Night’s Dream performance at the Shakespeare School’s Festival at the Platform Theatre in October turned out to be amazing! The cast of S1-S6 Greenfaulds pupils worked hard and everything ran smoothly, the performances were brilliant. We received high praise from the audience, from the Shakespeare School’s Festival staff, and from Mr Bowie who was in attendance. The Shakespeare School’s festival stage director called our performance clear, intelligent and praised its imagination and style. Three other schools, including Kirkintilloch High School, Wallace High School in Stirling ad St Mungo’s Academy also performed a the event which was a sell-out. Thank you for everyone who came to see it and to Mr Gillespie and Mrs Doyle for their hard work for your support.  We hope you enjoyed it. We did, though it was hard work, but what a reward at the end!  The cast worked so hard on this and it all showed in their performance!  It was a very special night

S2 DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE DAY

S2 Developing the young Workforce Day school event will take place on Tuesday 11th December. S2 pupils will be watching a Powerpoint presentation in their PST classes focusing on possible jobs and career paths. We look forward to welcoming at least 25 guests involved in giving an insight to their jobs and the qualifications.

Attached is the latest listings of supported study and clubs available in the school.

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CHRISTMAS FAYRE

The Greenfaulds High School Christmas Fayre will take place on Wednesday, 5 December from 6 to 8 pm.  There will be a big variety of stall including box frames, cupcakes, decorations, jewellery and lots more.  Santa will also be making an appearance in his Grotto!  Tea, coffee and hot dogs will also be available.  We look forward to seeing you there!

PRIMARY 7 CHRISTMAS LECTURE

The Primary 7 Christmas Lecture takes place on Monday 3 December at 7pm. There are limited seats still available. For further information email Mr Cochrane at jcochrane@greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk

S2 DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE DAY

S2 Developing the young Workforce Day school event will take place on Tuesday 11th December. S2 pupils will be watching a Powerpoint presentation in their PST classes focusing on possible jobs and career paths. We look forward to welcoming at least 25 guests involved in giving an insight to their jobs and the qualifications.

HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Last Tuesday the history department took senior pupils to the Theatre Royal to see Neil Oliver’s show ‘The Story of the British Isles in 100 places’. The pupils had a great evening and even managed to meet the star of the show himself.

S4 STEM TRIP

S4 pupils participated in a STEM trip to Disneyland Paris from 18-21st Nov.  They took part in seminars and workshops where they designed their own rollercoaster for the park.  Well done to all, had a ball!!

INFORMATION EVENING

We hope that all those who attended our P7 Open Evening last week found it helpful and informative. If however, you were unable to come along and have any queries regarding the transition to Greenfaulds High next session, please contact Mrs Eileen McLoughlin Depute Headteacher on 01236 794876

SAVE A LIFE FOR SCOTLAND

On Thursday 25^th October S4 pupils learned how to save a life by being taught life-saving CPR skills. Fraser and Eilidh Simpson are both volunteer CPR Trainers with St. John Scotland, they organised a session in school, to share their knowledge and skills, and invited St. John trainers and experts along to help support the day’s training. This involved teaching all S4 pupils how to perform chest compressions effectively, to keep a person in cardiac arrest alive until the ambulance arrives.

Fraser and Eilidh volunteered with St John Scotland because they wanted to learn new skills, understanding the importance of CPR. They also want to study Medicine at University and thought this was a worthwhile way of gaining experience within healthcare. When they contacted St John Scotland, they found out about the ‘Save a Life for Scotland’ campaign, aiming to teach 500,000 people bystander CPR by 2020. They thought this would be a great way to gain an insight into the medical profession and learn CPR techniques whilst working with the public facilitating training in CPR.

Through CPR training people are learning the skills needed to save a life which could prove critical in an emergency. It gives people the confidence to step in and help if needed, providing a lifeline to people, so they may be kept alive long enough for proper medical help to arrive, and increasing their likelihood of survival.

The day was well received by pupils and staff and the hope is that the school will welcome St John back next year to complete a similar training day. Everyone who took part and benefited from this experience would like to thank Fraser and Eilidh for their contributions to a very productive day.

ART DEPARTMENT

EDUCATIONAL TRIP

S3 took part in an Educational trip recently to Mugdock Country Park . Pupils thoroughly enjoyed such things as glazing pots and taking photographs. Pupils also saw and were involved with using a Raku Japanese firing technique. Pupils also laid ceramic poppies in the gunning area and took pictures to work from of Mugdock Castle. A good experience which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

NLC CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION

Lucy Scott 1KA was one of the winners of the recent NLC Christmas card competition and will be attending an award ceremony at Motherwell Civic Centre on 10 December. Congratulations and well done to Lucy, we are all proud of you.

 SCOTTISH SCHOOLS CLIMBING COMPETITION

On Friday the 12th October, Greenfaulds High School entered a team into the National Scottish Schools Climbing Competition. We had a mixed team, some experiences climbers, some new to the sport. All pupils climbed extremely well and we were very proud of them. We will find out in due course whether any individuals have made it to the finals.

To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, the history department will be screening Peter Jackson’s new film ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ on Thursday 8th November at 7.00 pm in the assembly hall. We would like to invite you and other family members to come watch the film along with the pupils of Greenfaulds. Tickets are available from Miss Gilchrist at break in F030. Although there is no charge for the ticket a donation to Poppy Scotland would be welcome.