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46 the advertizer Renfrew Speakers Club-Grand Final S3 Youth Speech Competition Grand Final This took place recently in the Normandy Hotel Renfrew and was again organised by the Renfrew Speakers Club. The winners and runner ups from schools in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde in their respective Council Competitions took part in a Grand Final to battle it out to win the coveted John Richardson Quaich. For the Grand Final the teams were given a choice of Topics. The winning team was Team 4 from Gryffe High School in Renfrewshire who chose to speak on: AI (artifi cial Intelligence) is developing very quickly for example in driverless cars. How do you think AI will affect our lives in 10 years’ time? Gryffe High School take hold of Quaich Trophy They are shown in the photograph from left to right; Claire Creighton, East Renfrewshire Council’s Education Quality Improvement Officer, next to her is the Chairperson David Brennan, then the Main Speaker holding the Quaich-Ewan Mitchell, followed by Sarah Feechan who carried out the Vote of Thanks and then on the RHS Peter Macleod, Renfrewshire Council’s Director of Children’s Services. In describing the Competition Teams’ efforts Graham McLachlan, Renfrew Speakers Club and a previous President of the British Association of Speakers Clubs said, “It is becoming more and more difficult to get a job and the person who stands out will get the job. The standard was extremely high. Public Speaking, this ability to converse takes everything.” The Chief Judge Hunter Wilson, Renfrew Speakers Club, complimented the Teams saying, “They should be proud of themselves in their achievements and there was hope for the country; they had been helped by the support of parents and teachers. The speeches were well researched and delivered.” Items of importance were: team work, any combined team effort this was what counts, clarity, pausing with brief stops and avoiding what appears to be a West of Scotland problem of speaking too quickly and what was worth watching was the voice dropping off by not using your notes effectively. The bar has been raised all the time. The bad news for the Judges is, however, the Competition has been very tight. The Competition Chairman Bill Leeming, Renfrew Speakers Club said it had been a wonderful contest with very high standards. The John Richardson Quaich Trophy had been donated by the late Beth Richardson of Renfrew Ladies Speakers Club in memory of her late husband. Each year the previous winners, in this case St Columba’s High School, Gourock and their teacher Anne Devlin was presented with an Ice Wedge Trophy commemorating their previous winning of this Quaich Trophy. All parties were winners and as a token of appreciation they would be awarded a Gift Voucher. Bill Leeming gave a Vote of Thanks to all who had taken part in the Completion and particularly to all of our Sponsors who were the 3 Local Authorities, DYW West –Developing the Young Workforce and Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce as without their fi nancial backing it would not be possible for us to run these Competitions. Duchal Nursery School We’ve had a great start to the year beginning our “people who help us” topic, learning about all the different people that help us in our every day lives. We have our own Duchal Hospital in our imagination corner, with many doctors and nurses helping out the willing patients. Hopefully when our local GP and practice nurse come in for their visit they will be impressed with their young trainees!! New Entries to Duchal: We are now beginning to offer places for the new intake for August 2018. If your child will be of nursery age after the summer and you are looking at your pre school options, please do get in touch to have an informal look around. With our extended hours (8.15am – 3.30pm daily) offering greater fl exibility of care and our purpose built facilities, Duchal nursery, is a fantastic place to begin your child’s pre-school education. Please take a look at our website for more information – www.duchal.com and fi nd us on Facebook. If you would like to come and visit the Nursery and meet the teachers please contact us on 01505 874358 or email info@duchal.com. We are looking forward to celebrating Chinese New Year at the beginning of the month – which usually involves lots of messy fun with chopsticks – wish us luck!! EVERY MO N D A Y Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am £2/family fee incl tea & children’s snacks. Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.40am Howwood Baby & Toddler Group Howwood Parish Church, 10am - 12noon Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall, 9.15am - 11.30am EVERY TUESDAY Kilbarchan Tots Kilbarchan Scout Hall, 10am-12noon £2 contribution. Tea, coffee & biscuits. Bridge of Weir Toddlers Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, BoW Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.30am - 11.40am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY WEDNESDAY Kilmacolm Toddlers St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 10am - 11.30am For children from birth to 3 years. Lochwinnoch Baby & Toddlers McKillop Hall, 9.45am - 11.30am £2/family fee incl tea and children’s snacks. Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY TH U R S D A Y Houston Toddlers Church Hall, Main Street, Houston Pop along and see us from 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm, 9.15am - 11.40am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall, 9.45am - 11.35am EVERY FR I D A Y Langbank Playgroup Langbank Village Hall, 9.45 - 11.45am For 2.5 - 5yr olds. Contact Jen Burrows 07947 983025. Langbank Under 3’s Church Hall, Langbank, 10am - 11.45am For children from birth to 3 years Baby and Toddler Group Elderslie Kirk, Main Rd, Elderslie, 9.30am - 11.30am £2 includes children’s snack and tea/coffee. Lots of different toys to play with. All welcome. Community Bookbug Sessions Livingstone Hall at St Columba’s Junior School, Knockbuckle Road, Kilmacolm. From 9.30 - 10am 1ST & 3RD FR I D A Y Renfrewshire Inverclyde Twins Club McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch, 1pm -2.30pm £3. Bring a mug along for a cuppa. deadline date for our march issue - Friday 16th February - You don’t want to miss it!! 46-51 NEW SCHOOLS_281 FEBRUARY18.indd 46 25/01/2018 14:29:34
february 2018 t: 01505 613340 e: info@advertizer.co.uk Lochwinnoch Primary School Lochwinnoch Primary School had a very busy and cheerful festive period. We organised our very first Christmas Fayre and there was a great turnout! We raised lots of money from games, class stalls and a raffle and visitors were treated to tea, coffee and mince pies after they had fi nished their shopping. The raffle prizes were all kindly donated by local businesses and we just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped with donations or with organising the fayre. The second last week of term saw us all turn up to school in our pyjamas and we had a Christmas movie afternoon as a special festive treat. It was so funny to see all the children in their onesies and they enjoyed watching Elf together and eating the popcorn kindly provided by the Parent Council. We also enjoyed a school talent show where we had a variety of acts performing. This included guitar playing, singing, piano playing, dancing and even one boy who played the chanter! The talent at Lochwinnoch Primary School is just endless. Primary 6 managed to achieve their Playmakers Award last term. They have been working closely with active school coaches, learning the skills needed to help set up clubs and coach younger children. This will hopefully help them to gain more responsibility in school and help to provide sporting opportunities for the younger children. Kilmacolm Primary School It has been a busy start to 2018 at Kilmacolm Primary School with lots of fun and exciting events to start the new school term. We started the year with a BANG and a BOOM as the school held science focus week. During the week each class studied a different aspect of science as well as participating in daily hands on science experiments. Primary 4 were busy creating electric circuits where they were connecting batteries, bulbs and switches. Primary 1 were learning about the fi ve senses, Primary 6 were investigating the respiratory system and Primary 7 have been learning about the water cycle, carrying out evaporation and condensation experiments. The pupil’s favourite experiments were the chemical reactions, we loved adding water to a vitamin C tablet then watching the resulting explosion! The whole school has really caught the science bug and we can’t wait to learn more! Our extra-curricular school clubs have restarted and there is a wide range of activities to keep everyone fit and active. There are different clubs taking place every lunchtime and after school, so if you fancy taking part in Tae-Kwando, Basketball, Athletics, Football, Gymnastics, Golf, Dance or Netball come along. Good luck to the KPS athletics team who are competing in the Inverclyde Schools Athletics competition. A new addition to our school is our Cooking Classroom. We now have 5 fabulous portable cookers and a wide range of cooking utensils. All classes have been learning about food hygiene and preparation. We have been learning about food allergies and food intolerances, ensuring we keep everyone safe when we are cooking. Primary 6 were keen to test drive our new equipment and they donned their aprons to chop vegetables, grate cheese and created delicious sandwiches. Everyone can’t wait to get cooking. P4-P7 attended the Beacon Pantomime Snow White, this was funded by our fantastic PTF. We had a brilliant time and were delighted when two cast members, Jane McCarry and Mark Cox visited our school. 47 Aye Write! Is back from 15th - 25th March with an amazing line-up and more venues than ever before. Among the authors appearing at Aye Write! This year are a pre-festivals return to Glasgow for Ruby Wax before Sir Chris Bonington, Peggy Seeger, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Robert Peston, Maggie O’ Farrell, Val McDermid, Brett Anderson, Professor A.C. Grayling, Evan Davis, Shami Chakrabarti, Graeme Obree, Jo Swinson all discuss their latest work and Neil MacGregor, formerly director of the British Museum gives the Tannahill Lecture. Composer Sir James MacMillan, Lawyer Aamer Anwar, Scotland’s Makar Jackie Kay and Dr Adele Patrick all discuss “The books that made me”. Also returning are Aye Tunes, Aye Con and Aye Write! Introduces. In total, well over 200 authors will be taking part in Aye Write! 2018. Wee Write! Family Days will be held on 3rd and 4th March for the young book worms in your life! Aye Write! Venues include The Mitchell Library, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the Centre for Contemporary Arts, the Glasgow Film Theatre, City Halls, Glasgow University and Tramway. @GryffeAds www.advertizer.co.uk 46-51 NEW SCHOOLS_281 FEBRUARY18.indd 47 25/01/2018 14:29:40
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