BAFTA Young Games Designer Award

Congratulations to Jamie Buttenshaw who has just been announced as a finalist in the BAFTA Young Games Designer Award to be held in July. Jamie has worked extremely hard to enter this prestigious event and we are all extremely proud that he has reached the final. Go to:  http://ygd.bafta.org/competition/competition-news/2018/tim%E2%80%99s-adventure to download and play Jamie’s game.

South Africa Parents Evening for NEW S4-S6 Pupils

An information evening for parents of pupils who are interested in attending the South Africa trek and community project will take place in the school on Thursday 14th June at 7pm. Pupils are also welcome to attend. The meeting should last 1 hour. A representative from the Wilderness Foundation UK will give a talk and answer questions. For further information, pupils should contact Ms Morrow in the Geography Department or see the Geography Department Twitter page.

Sports News

Special congratulations to Amy Kennedy in S2 who won the Silver medal at the Scottish Schools Pentathlon. Amy will go on to represent Scotland at an International Event in November.

County Sports

A great two days at the NLC County Sports with Greenfaulds winning a total of 17 medals on day 1 and 12 medals on day 2. All athletes performed really well and were a credit to the school. Medal winners were:

Day One

Gold

Ethan Cunningham S1 Winner of Hurdles

Amy Kennedy S2 Winner of Hurdles and Shot Putt

Hannah Wallace S3 Winner of Hurdles and Long Jump

S3 Girls Relay Team – Alyesha Akhtar, Liusadh McCulloch, Hannah McNeill and Hannah Wallace

Silver

Euan Wallace S1 Second in Hurdles

Adam Atkinson S1 Second in Javelin

Carter Smith S2 Second in Discus

Leona Jaap S2 Second in 1500m

S1 Girls Relay – Emma Bonner, Erin Cooper, Paige McCartney and Lucy Roy

S2 Girls Relay – Alex Walker, Leona Jaap, Cara Dunn and Amy Kennedy

Bronze

Chloe Newlands S1 Third in Shot Putt

Cara Dunn S2 Third in Discus

Jamie Connelly S2 Third in 1500m

Robbie Carroll S3Third in 1500m

S1 Boys Relay -Declan O’Connor, Boyd McQuade, Euan Rhodes and Adam Atkinson

Day Two

Gold

Adam Atkinson S1 100m

Lucy Roy S1 100m

Alyesha Akhtar S3 100m

Arran Kennedy Senior Long Jump

Mehek Senior Shot Putt

Silver

Lucy Roy S1 Long Jump

Iona Davidson S1 800m

Liusadh McCulloch S3 200m

Bronze

Euan Wallace S1 Long Jump

Carter Smith S2 400m

Elise McCormick Senior 1500m

Abby Graham Senior 800m

Primary 7 Visit

Primary 7 pupils attended Greenfaulds recently for their two day visit.

Staff at Greenfaulds had prepared a range of interesting lessons for the P7s. The children reported that they thoroughly enjoyed their experiences in the various subject areas. The Primary 7 pupils were fantastic during the visit. We wish them well in their final weeks of primary school and look forward to seeing them when they return in August as pupils of Greenfaulds High School.

Dance Show

We will be showcasing our winning performances from NL Dance Championships and our National 5 Dance exam choreographies along with many other brilliant performances on Tuesday 19th June at 6.30pm, tickets are £2.

We have an extremely talented bunch of dancers in the school and former pupils who will also be making an appearance on stage.

Dates for the Dairy

13th June – Graduation Ceremony

14th June – School Prom

19^th June – Dance Show

Opening of “The Courtyard” at Greenfaulds High School

Jack Guild handing the opening plaque to Head Teacher Linda Park

On Friday 1^st June there was an official opening ceremony of the courtyard at Greenfaulds High School. This was the culmination of a project in conjunction with Morrison Construction that started last May. The pupils of Bruce House and the Greenfaulds DofE group all worked together to produce tables and benches to enable the space to be utilised as an external classroom and social space.

The Greenfaulds Go Green project was won with design ideas supplied and costed by the Bruce House team of Jack Guild, Fraser Menzies, Aaron Urquhart and Charlie Redmond. Their vision was then passed over to have the plans drawn up by senior members of the DofE group and then everyone from Bruce House and the DofE Group who had time dived in to create tables, benches and planters from recycled old scaffolding boards.

Jack Guild attended the opening ceremony in two capacities. He was the project manager and he is also currently attending work experience with Morrison Construction and attended as their official representative.

Jack said “This project has taken a very long time to complete but I am very proud of the final results. I have been working closely with Jim Johnston and Caitlin Quinn who have helped out with advice and materials throughout the last 12 months. The effort put in by the DofE Group and Bruce House members to produce the goods has been fantastic!”

Another table and two benches were created and donated to Redburn School for their new memorial garden

Depute Head Teacher Martin Burns said “The donation of the table and benches are a wonderful addition to our newly formed memorial garden. This provides both pupils and staff of Redburn School with the opportunity to access a quiet, contemplative space. We are very grateful to the staff and pupils at Greenfaulds High School for their generosity.”

Darcie Burnett of 2KR received a GHS Success Nomination for her recent success in an online t-shirt design competition.

Darcie commented;

“I entered an online competition to redesign a well known logo The Forty Monster by the very popular Brand Forty Clothing. I used pointillism to create a finely dotted new design. I was chosen out of over 300 entries to have my design printed on the new summer t-shirt range to be sold in their store near the Merchant City in Glasgow”

Well done and congratulations on your fantastic design Darcie.

Blazer fittings by Academy Uniforms will be taking place on Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of June from 6.30pm until 8.00pm in the school.

 

Over the coming weeks all pupils in S3 will be taking part in Scottish National Standardised Assessment. Below is some information on the assessments and how they are used.

What are the Scottish National Standardised Assessments?

All Scottish school children in P1, P4, P7 and S3 will complete online standardised assessments in literacy and numeracy. The assessments help to identify children’s progress, providing diagnostic information to support teachers’ professional judgement.

Children and young people do not have to revise or prepare for these assessments. The assessments are as inclusive as possible to accommodate the needs of children and young people who require additional support. There is no pass or fail

Why have these assessments been introduced?

Assessment is a central part of everyday learning and teaching for every child and young person. The Scottish National Standardised Assessments have been introduced as part of the National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education to provide teachers with objective, comparable information about progress, which will help improve outcomes for all children and young people.

These assessments have been specifically designed to reflect the way we deliver education in Scotland and are aligned with Curriculum for Excellence. Ongoing and periodic assessments are, and will continue to be, the main basis of teachers’ professional judgement. Teachers continue to draw on all of the assessment information available to them when considering children’s progress and planning next steps in learning.

An overview of assessments

The web-based Scottish National Standardised Assessments tool enables teachers to administer online literacy and numeracy assessments to learners in P1, P4, P7 and S3. The assessments are marked and scored automatically giving teachers immediate feedback to help children progress.

Once assessments have been completed, a diagnostic report will be available for individuals and groups of learners. The information provided by the assessments is used by teachers when making professional judgements about children’s progress. The reports focus on establishing where learners are in their progress in literacy and numeracy, identifying strengths as well as areas that require further support.

Click here for additional parent/carer information

 

A number of Miss Armstrong’s  S1-3 Art & Design pupils took part in an Amazing Animals Brilliant Science competition run by ARC trust in Scotland last year.

Two of the pupils Amy O’Keefe and Kyle Diack  were finalists in the S1-S3 art category of the ARC Trust Amazing Animals Brilliant Science competition in October at Edinburgh Zoo. Amy was 1st place and Kyle 3rd. Their art work has just been featured on the cover of a new book created by zoologist Dr Pete Minting of ARC (foreword by ARC patron Chris Packham) along with artwork by another of our pupils Ava Duffy. The book is about DNA technology – aimed at a teenage audience – and how scientists are using new techniques to study Scottish wildlife, such as the badger and golden eagle. This was the result of the Amphibian and Reptile Trust’s Great Crested Newt Detectives project in Scotland and the book features artwork and creative writing by school children in Scotland.

Amy O’Keefe drew the golden eagle featured on the front cover, Ava Duffy drew and painted the badger, and on the reverse of the cover there is Kyle Diack’s common frog (mixed media piece)

If anyone is interested in DNA technology and wildlife then this book can be downloaded for free as a pdf from the ARC Trust website. Click on link below.

https://www.arc-trust.org/news/aabs-book-launch

Good luck to all our pupils sitting SQA exams. Remember to turn up at least 15 minutes before you are due to start in school uniform. The SQA timetable can be found on the link below or on the top bar of the GHS Homepage.

Good Luck!!!

Click Here: SQA Timetable

Outcome Report on proposal to re-zone part of Greenfaulds High School catchment area to form part of the Cumbernauld Academy catchment area.

Click here to download report

In conjunction with respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service parents and carers are invited to attend two forthcoming workshops being held across regional venues.
Online safety: This interactive and hands on workshop lasting two hours will explore a range of important issues related to navigating the ever changing online world safely. The event will focus on:

How young people use technology- the risks/challenges            Popular social media apps- the pros and cons                                  Practical advice on parental controls, privacy and safety settings with an opportunity to explore your own social media settings Talking to your children about keeping safe online

Places are limited so places must be reserved by contacting enquiries@respectme.org.uk

Click on the image below to find out details regarding dates, times and venues or alternatively CLICK HERE to download the PDF version.

Pi DAY 2018

To celebrate World Pi Day and all things circular students at Greenfaulds High were treated to a doughnut. In total 720 doughnuts were eaten and the total money raised was £220.

The school also had its annual S1 ‘Pi Memorising Competition’.  This year’s winner was Callum Smith who memorised Pi to a whopping 197 decimal places.  In second place was Euan Wallace and in third place was Emma Ward.  A huge well done to everyone who took part.

SCOTTISH SPACE SCHOOL

Fantastic news for Evie Clark who was recently successful in her application for the Scottish Space School this year. It is a great achievement and Evie was up against some exceptional competition from across Scotland in order to even progress to this stage. She will now spend time at Strathclyde University working alongside other successful candidates and professional engineers and Scientists and compete to win a place on the trip to NASA in Houston. All at Greenfaulds are extremely proud of Evie in her achievement and wish her the best of luck in the next stage. Well done Evie.

GEOGRAPHY

On Wednesday 14th March, various Geography pupils took part in workshops provided by GeoBus. For Higher pupils, this included looking at hydrographs whereas for S1 and S3 this focused on monitoring volcanoes. On behalf of the school we would like to thank GeoBus for engaging pupils in Geography and providing them with a fun experience. Thanks to all staff who volunteered to help as well. It was an enjoyable experience had by all!!

ART & DESIGN

Harry McCafferty S3 has been selected as one of 6 finalists in the Strathcarron Hospice Design a Pendant competition. There were 310 entrants so Harry has done really well to have had his pendant design chosen. His design was based on a snowflake. The winning design will be announced at a special lunch for the finalists at Strathcarron Hospice on the 19th March.

EASTER SCHOOL

Pupils will soon be issued with letters detailing all information regarding the upcoming Greenfaulds Easter School Event. Further information regarding this will also be available over the next few weeks. Easter School provides an excellent opportunity for pupils to receive additional supported study in the run up to the SQA exams.

SCHOOL CLUBS

Departments and staff within Greenfaulds High School offer a range of school clubs throughout the year to challenge and inspire our pupils. With many practical, recreational and educational clubs taking place there is sure to be something that will interest all of our pupils. Pupils should look out for details of new clubs posted around the school. PLEASE SEE THE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES TAB ON THE SIDEBAR OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE @ http://www.greenfaulds.n-lanark.sch.uk/