245 February 2015 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Young Musician of the Year
The pupils of Gryffe High put in months of practice to ensure that they were
able to provide a very high standard of music for the annual prestigious
Young Musician of the Year Competition which was held in the school
theatre.
Each and every performance was really impressive. The musical talents
were not only enjoyed by
pupils, relatives, friends
and staff but also by a
large group of young pupils
from Houston Primary.
The competition is divided
into three sections Junior,
Intermediate and Senior.
All of the pupils performing
are already Finalists as
they have progressed
through the qualifying
rounds. There was a lovely
range of music performed
on piano, drums, flute, clarinet and voice. Performances on the bagpipes
also added to the evening.
As well as working to perfect their pieces and playing to a filled theatre, the
pupils benefit from the adjudication of Mr David Murray.
Mr. Murray provides the pupils with a very detailed and considered
assessment of their performance on the night. This is always in the form
of constructive comments and is delivered in a warm, well spirited manner
and always with a smile and words of encouragement and humour! ‘Is your
triplet actually a triplet or is it 2 semiquavers and a quaver?!’ Mr Murray
complimented the school in his introduction by saying that the form of the
competition was rare in schools and that this was a tribute to the continuing
quality of music at Gryffe.
Performers were introduced by Head Boy Thomas Lightbody and Depute
Head boy Matthew Dickie. Members of the S6 Pupil Management Group
helped with welcoming guests and providing refreshments at interval.
Mr. Johnson thanked the pupils, Mr Murray and the music department for a
fantastic evening.
Our congratulations goes to ALL of the finalists for achieving such a high
standard.
Well done to winners:-
Junior – Emily Irving S2 – ‘Colour My World’ by Chicago on drums.
Intermediate – Jasmine Galvin S3 - ‘Canzonetta’ by Erna Dohnanyi on
piano
Senior – Ben Harper S6 – ‘Nocturne in C# Minor’ by Chopin on piano
Gryffe High School - Health,
Food and Technology Awards
REHIS Awards
S3 pupils celebrate success with Royal Environmental Health Institute in
Scotland Award
St Fillan’s Primary School
The Christmas Fayre was very successful and well attended. Thank you to
all who helped set up, run stalls and clear up. Also, a big thank you to Santa
and his very able helpers for coming along at such a busy time of year.
The whole school will celebrate Ash Wednesday on Wednesday 18th
February.
Children in Primary 5-7 will enjoy a production and workshop called ‘I Am
Me’ from the PACE Theatre in February.
Fire Safety talks will be held in school for children in Primary 6 at the
beginning of February.
The Rights Respecting Committee will lead our fundraising efforts for
UNCIEF Day for Change on Thursday 5th February. The theme this year
is Protecting children in emergencies. All children are asked to dress up as
an emergency services hero in exchange for a donation. We will also have
a fun run in the school.
Primary 6 will begin a block of tennis sessions with Strathgryffe Tennis Club
after the February holiday.
Throughout February and March, the whole school will be learning about
STEM - Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics. Each class
will focus on a specific aspect of learning and we will invite our families into
school to share our learning.
Children from local nurseries will join us in school over the coming weeks to
participate in Art and Design activities, led by Mrs McKay.
During the first half of this term, all classes will be learning more about
Scots language and Scottish culture. We will also celebrate the birthday of
Robert Burns, during an assembly.
Children from local nurseries will join us in school over the coming weeks to
participate in Art and Design activities, led by Mrs McKay.
P7 pupils will enjoy two sessions exploring the works of Robert Burns. They
will then put on a small performance for children from P1-6.
During the first half of this term, all classes will be learning more about
Scots language and Scottish culture. We will also celebrate the birthday of
Robert Burns, during an assembly.
Please be aware that during the winter months, pavements around the
school may be slippery. The playground areas could also be icy. Everyone
is asked to take extra care and use the safest routes and those which have
been gritted. Main walking routes/pathways in and out of the building will
be treated with grit.
Kilbarchan Community Nursery
The children are all now back again after the Christmas and New Year break
and ready for the new term.
In January we joined with the Primary
1 children from Kilbarchan Primary for
‘Money week’.
The nursery children visited P1
and took part in lots of interesting
activities to learn about the different
coins and how money is used. They
enjoyed the role play shop and
sorting the different coins as well as
making money pictures using coins
and stampers.
Gryffe High School, Health, Food & Technology Department were delighted
this week when 30 third year pupils from three classes were presented
with their certificates for successfully completing and passing the Royal
Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) ‘Elementary Food
Hygiene Course’. Certificates were presented by Head Teacher Mr Colin
Johnson and Depute Head Mr Peter Holsgrove.
The primary school children visited
the nursery where they were able to
buy a book from our weekly book sale
(part of our Eco school programme).
They also played games on the
Smartboard to help them to learn
about sorting and counting coins
together.