{"id":1530,"date":"2017-09-29T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T10:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2017-09-29T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T10:28:15","slug":"school-news-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/2017\/09\/29\/school-news-12\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenfaulds music department was delighted to be selected to provide performers for the final dinner as part of the Scottish Learning Festival.<\/p>\n

Senior pupils Ava MacKinnon, Craig Yule and Jessica Muir performed a 30-minute set including traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song.<\/p>\n

The event took place at the house for an art lover at Bellahouston Park and featured deputy first minister John Swinney and friends who were full of praise for the standard of the performance and talent on show. Well done everyone involved.\u00a0\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

ART & DESIGN DEPARTMENT<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations go to Kyle Diack S3 and Amy O\u2019Keefe S4 for being selected as finalists in a national competition organised by the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) Trust. Children aged 8-18 were asked to paint, draw or write about 15 iconic Scottish species, ranging from Scottish wildcats and red deer to great crested newts.<\/p>\n

ARC’s patron and TV presenter Chris Packham said: “There are some very striking, imaginative and colourful artworks… and some tremendous essays describing these wonderful animals.”<\/p>\n

Kyle and Amy have been invited to attend an awards day at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo on Saturday 21st\u00a0October 2017, hosted by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). The final results will be declared on the day, and all of the finalists will receive prizes. Kyle and Amy will have their artwork published in a new book “Amazing Animals, Brilliant Science: how DNA technology is being used to help save Scotland’s wildlife”. The book is being compiled by Dr Pete Minting of ARC. He hopes that it will inspire more people to develop an interest in science and wildlife conservation.\u00a0\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GREENFAULDS HIGH SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL – LADIES FASHION SHOW AND POP UP SHOP<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Parent Council would like to invite you along to their forthcoming event which will take place on Friday 6 October. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Come and grab a bargain with many High Street names with 50% off with clothing available to try on and buy. There will be a raffle with lots of fantastic prizes to be won. Tickets cost \u00a35 and include a \u201crefreshment\u201d, available from the school office. Come along and support your local High School.<\/p>\n

SCHOOL CLUBS<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL Greenfaulds music department was delighted to be selected to provide performers for the final dinner as part of the Scottish Learning Festival. Senior pupils Ava MacKinnon, Craig Yule and Jessica Muir performed a 30-minute set including traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song. The event took place at the house for an art … Continue reading SCHOOL NEWS<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1535,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530\/revisions\/1535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/ghshome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}