ENGLISH DEPARTMENT COMPETITION

Are you the next Hemingway? Or Dahl? Or Shakespeare? The English Department are launching a climate writing competition, in line with COP26. It is open to all pupils, and winners will be announced under the following categories: S1/2, S3/4, and S5/6.  The task? To create a written response to an image of our environment. This can take any form but there is one rule: it must be exactly 50 words!  Only one entry per person.  Email submissions to Mrs Burns (NLBurnsM3@northlan.org.uk) by the deadline of Tuesday 2^nd November at 11:59pm.  Don’t forget to add your name and year group.  Winner will be announced on Friday 5th November.  We’re excited to see what Greenfaulds can produce. Good luck!

S3 ACHIEVE

A HUGE well done to the S3 Achieve pupils for hosting and all the staff and pupils at Greenfaulds High School for taking part in our annual MacMillan Coffee Morning.  We managed to raise a whopping £460.78 for this worthy cause.  The pupils who organised the event were:

• Frazer Wallace
• Dylan McFarlane
• Mark Montgomery
• Ellis Pollock
• Molly Gordon
• Sarah Wright
• Blair Ferguson
• Alfie Gilgis

S1 and S2 ROYAL NAVY WORKSHOPS

• Next week the Royal Navy are delivering fun teambuilding workshops for S1 and S2 students.
• This is a great opportunity for the students to develop new skills and to challenge themselves.
• It’s also a chance to take part in activities that have been restricted because of Covid-19.
• This means S1 and S2 students will need their outdoor PE kit on the day they take part in the workshops. They will get changed in school.
• The timetable below shows when the students are taking part (there is one change from the letter issued to parents and guardians).

FUTURE FRIDAYS

Future Fridays at GHS continue to grow and develop. We have lots of clubs that are accessible to all pupils. Our newest cubs are chess club which started last week and after the October break we have the following clubs available:

• Golf
• Creative balloon art
• Movie club.

These clubs can be provided but will only run based on pupil interest. If you would like any more information on any of our clubs or to sign up please get in touch with Ms Davidson in the PE department or email nldavidsonr@northlan.sch.uk

ADVANCED HIGHER GEOGRAPHY

S6 Geographers have participated in a wide range of fieldwork experiences over the last few weeks as part of their Advanced Higher course. They have investigated river, beach and soil environments and microclimates to develop their knowledge of Physical Geography fieldwork techniques. They have also completed rural and urban land use mapping; traffic surveys; pedestrian counts and environmental quality surveys to enhance their experience of using Human Geography fieldwork techniques. This knowledge will be further developed as part of their folio and used in exams.

For further updates on what’s happening in Geography, please see our departmental Twitter page @GeoGreenfaulds.

Please click on the link below to access the presentation that was used in the S1 Settling In Evening.

Click Here: S1 Settling in Evening presentation Sept 21

If your child has expressed an interest in learning to play a musical instrument after watching some short videos/discussion with their music teacher please fill out the electronic form which can be accessed from the link below.

All instrumental lessons are now free. We require your permission to give a musical instrument trial and ask you to return permission electronically on the aforementioned form.

Pupils will have the opportunity to try out for musical instrument tuition over the coming weeks, and, if successful, your child will be offered a place on a tutor’s timetable. There is a limitation on places but If numbers are high, we shall add pupil names to a waiting list.

Some instruments may have to be hired such as brass or woodwind. However, we do have some of these instruments in school, these will be issued at the discretion of the Music Department. Some instruments can be purchased through the school without paying VAT. Please make any enquiries to the Principal Teacher.

Closing date to return the form is the 19th of September.

Click Here to Access the Microsoft Form

Below are some video links to the different instruments on offer for tuition. Click on the instrument to access the video.

Flute 

Clarinet 

Oboe      

Saxophone 

Bassoon   

 Trumpet     

Trombone

Bagpipes   

 Side drum  

Clarsach (Scottish harp)

 Drum-kit

GIRLS S1-3 FOOTBALL

Girls S1-3 football will begin on Fridays from 1pm until 2:15pm. If anyone wishes to join please see Ms MacDonald in G086 next week.

FUTURE FRIDAYS

Future Fridays is now up and running on a Friday afternoon between 1-3. There is a good selection of activities from book club to make up artistry. Please see Ms Davidson in PE if you would be interested in attending any clubs. Alternatively follow us on ghsfuturefriday on both instagram and twitter for the most recent updates and what is being offered.

ART DEPARTMENT

The Art & Design Department are excited to be starting their Brodies Inspirational Art and Design Department Prize mosaic project this term. Pupils are going to help create inspirational artwork in class for the artist Alan Potter to use to design a mosaic, reflecting on pupils’ experiences of the Covid-19 Pandemic and memorialising the heroics and sacrifices made by the NHS and different members of the community during 2020-21.

Alan Potter will work with a small number of pupils to make the mosaic during term 2, and it will be displayed on the exterior of the GHS school building. Thanks to the RSA and Brodies LLP for the project funding!

Please note all email addresses have been updated for school teaching staff.

The updated email address of your child’s Pupil Support teacher can be found on the Contact Us tab on the Homepage or click on the link below.

Contact Us | Greenfaulds High School (glowscotland.org.uk)

The Parent UCAS Information Evening will take place on Tuesday the 1st of September at 6.00pm.

Due to ongoing COVID restrictions this will take place remotely using the Webex platform.

Click here to join information evening.

Click on the link below to access the letter from NHS Lanarkshire regarding Covid information for the new term.

Click Here: Letter for the new term 

Click on the link below to access the latest information on the Future Fridays programme

Click Here: Future Fridays Parents Info letter

We have had a number of concerns raised by worried local residents regarding pupils not using the pedestrian footbridge on Greenfaulds Road at the end of Athelstane Drive.

This seems to be exacerbated with cars parked along Greenfaulds Road at the end of the school day and pupils going between the cars to cross the road rather than use the footbridge.

We would really appreciate if your son/daughter use this route that you encourage them to use the footbridge rather than take the unnecessary risk of crossing this busy road.  We would also like to re-iterate, whilst we understand how busy the school pickup and drop off points are at the end of the day, it is important to park both considerately and safely in and around the local community.

Thank you for your continued support.

From the new term in August school will finish at 12.30pm on a Friday but young people have the opportunity to participate in a range of activities on the Friday afternoon as part of the #FutureFridays programme.

Cast your eye over what’s on offer here.
Click Here: Future Friday brochure

Click Here:  FAQs