Category Archives: Whole School

Expressive Arts, Parent Council, Parent Forum, Whole School

Parents’ Open Event 18 September 2015

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We are all looking forward to seeing you at our parents’ open event this Friday! Please arrive at 9 and join us in the hall for tea or coffee.

The Parent Council will launch their Christmas card activity that you can complete with your child during the open event.

Carolyn McKeown and Jacqueline Bryce, Adult Literacy and Numeracy Support Workers, will introduce themselves and ask how they can help you through a short questionnaire.

The bell will ring at 9.30am and our senior pupils will take you to the classrooms, starting with the ground floor and working upwards. You will see your child’s teacher and have the opportunity to join in your child’s learning until 10.30am. We hope to see you all there!

Achievements, Parent Council, Whole School

Parent Council Photograph Competition Winners!

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Lesley Davidson, Our Community Learning and Development Worker, judged the entries in the Parent Council Photograph Competition. Here is a photograph of our delighted winners! Each pupil received a book token.

N-P2 Winner. Lesley liked the Disney characters in the photo.

P3-4 Winner. Lesley liked the clouds coming out of the horse and it looked like this pupil was touching the kelpie!

P5-7 Winner. Lesley loved the look on this pupil’s face!

Overall Winner. Lesley loved the colours and the shark behind the boys.

* Confident individual, Challenge Attainment Northlan, Whole School

Whole School Assembly 11 September 2015

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We had a lovely time at assembly today. Great actions from the front of house to accompany fischy songs. Very confident individuals!

We launched the concept of mindset today. The pupils were amazed to know that they can learn anything if they have a certain type of mindset. We looked at what you might think if you had a growth mindset. We also looked at what you might think if you have a fixed mindset. We watched a video of a girl who was frightened to ski down a slope but she still managed to do it and was delighted with her achievement – a great example of a growth mindset. Then we watched a video of a girl who was learning to ride a bike. She went so far then gave up. She got angry and refused to try again even though she could do it – an example of a fixed mindset. The great thing about mindset is that we can change from having a fixed one to a growth one if we all use the same language. See the examples below as a starter and try these in school and at home. I am sure they will make a difference straight away!

Health and Wellbeing, Homework, PE Activities and Sport, Whole School

After School Clubs

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We are delighted to announce that we have a range of after school clubs starting soon at Glenmanor. We have been able to secure a football coach who will organise and run a football club in the school. The club will begin on Wednesday 16 September and run for 6 weeks. This club is open to P6 and P7 children.

Miss Gillespie is planning to run a homework club. Children who attend will be supported to complete their homework tasks and will be able to access the internet for any online work. This will begin on Monday 5 October and run every week until the end of November. This club will be open to P5 children initially.

There will be many other opportunities over the school year and we hope to offer a club to all year groups so look out for further information!

We look forward to welcoming as many children as possible to our clubs!

Parent Forum, Whole School

Lunch Menu and PE Timetable for w/b 7 September

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Please take a few minutes to plan ahead, thanks –

Achievements, Languages and Literacy, Whole School

Glenmanor win a Story Telling School Visit!

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We received this fantastic email from Michael Kerins (Author and Storyteller) yesterday –

CONGRATULATIONS!

Glenmanor school’s contribution helped to make the overall flower show a great success.

Big Pants Ltd – Scotland’s premier storytelling business, members of Chryston and Muirhead Business Community, have sponsored a storytelling school visit worth £150. Glenmannor Primary Schoolchildren’s contribution has won outright.

Please contact us to claim your prize and we will set a mutually agreeable date for your school and pupils to have some well won fun.

All the best

Michael Kerins author storyteller

Achievements, Whole School

Whole School Assembly 4 September 2015

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Representatives from eco council, healthy heroes, pupil council and fairtrade committees updated us on their progress from last week’s meeting. Each group has come up with great ideas and plans to make Glenmanor a great place to be. I look forward to seeing you transform the school!

Thank you to our volunteers who led with the actions from our 3 fishy songs ‘Hello’, “We’re on this road’ and ‘My Body Everybody’. You did a great job of leading everyone today.

Our successful entrants to the Chryston Horticultural show received certificates and and small financial prizes. A special mention goes to P1a for winning first place in the krispie cake competition. They received a lovely medal too!

Expressive Arts, Parent Council, Parent Forum, Whole School

Parent Council Photography Competition Submission 4 September 2015

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Community, Expressive Arts, Food and Health, Nursery, Outdoor Learning, Sciences, Whole School

Glenmanor Achieve Success at Chryston Horticultural Show!

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Glenmanor pupils did exceptionally well at Chryston Horticultural Society Annual Show today. Well done everyone! Read on to find out who won what!

Moodiesburn and Chryston District Pipe Band played outside Chryston High School Cultural Centre and Tom Clarke officially opened the show.

Inter Schools Challenge (age 10 and over) – We won the inter schools challenge with some very stiff competiton from Chryston High School! Their garden produce was outstanding! They grew these fantastic vegetables in their poly tunnel and we hope thar our garden academy can do the same this year!

Here are our inter school entries below. The red rosettes are first and the blue are second. 6 points for 1st and 3 points for 2nd. Our total score was 18! Here are two of our pupils collecting the trophy on behalf of Glenmanor.

Decorated Cupcakes (age 10 and over) – Abby was 1st, Susannah was 2nd and Sophie was 3rd.

Greetings Cards (age 10 and over) – Jenna was 1st, Monique was 2nd and Leah was 3rd.

Garden in Miniature (age 10 and over) – Our P7 groups won 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Creation or Craft (age 10 and over) – Abby was 1st and Beth was 2nd.

Krispie Cakes (age 9 and under) – P1a were 1st, P1b were 2nd and Campbell was 3rd.

Creation or Craft (age 9 and under) – Niamh was 1st and Macie was 2nd.

Greetings Cards (age 9 and under) – Oliver was 1st, Amy was 2nd and Kayley was 3rd.

Vase of Garden Flowers (age 9 and under) – Mrs Charles and her pupils won 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Community, Expressive Arts, Food and Health, Leadership, Nursery, Outdoor Learning, Sciences, Whole School

Our Entries for Chryston Horticultural Show

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Good luck to all pupils whose work has been entered in the garden show. Some of the entries are featured below.

Our garden club have entered the inter schools challenge where they had to create a garden produce display (3 shown), create a Mr Potato Head (2 shown), display 3 potatoes (not shown) and show their heaviest potato (not shown).