284 May 2018 - Gryffe Advertizer
The Advertizer - Your local community magazine to the Gryffe area. The Advertizer is a local business directory including a what's on guide and other local information and an interesting mix of articles.
The Advertizer - Your local community magazine to the Gryffe area. The Advertizer is a local business directory including a what's on guide and other local information and an interesting mix of articles.
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Strawberry Field Out of<br />
School Care<br />
We have all had a very busy Easter completing a number of activities.<br />
We have been making the most of the dry weather when possible and<br />
have had great team activities such as obstacle courses, football, hide<br />
and seek to mention a few. We have also had lots of baking activities<br />
from sponges to pizzas with some great results.<br />
We have been consulting with children and have developed a new set<br />
of golden rules and had lengthy discussions about The Rights of the<br />
Child. Children were very keen to be involved in further developing<br />
and implementing these.<br />
Many of our staff are now in the process of gaining further qualifications<br />
so study hats are on.<br />
If you require any further information or require care please contact us<br />
on sam@sfnursery.com or Tel:01505 615315<br />
<strong>Gryffe</strong> High School DofE<br />
Many pupils have been busy working towards their Duke of Edinburgh<br />
Awards with the school. 27 pupils have been out on GOLD expeditions.<br />
These have included Auchengillan. 22 pupils are working on SILVER.<br />
90 S3 pupils have been out with staff during their Easter holiday,<br />
including overnight camping. They are working on their BRONZE<br />
award. Mr. Taylor coordinates the groups, with the help of Duke of<br />
Edinburgh Instructors, other school staff and also some parents.<br />
Young Leaders are also being trained. Well done to all of the pupils<br />
who are really experiencing ALL weathers!<br />
the advertizer<br />
Lochwinnoch Toddlers &<br />
Babies<br />
We meet Monday and<br />
Wednesday mornings<br />
from 9.45am (term time)<br />
in the McKillop Hall,<br />
Lochwinnoch. Whether<br />
you want to become a<br />
regular or join us for one<br />
of our events, we welcome<br />
new faces every week.<br />
We recently enjoyed a visit from Zoo Tots where kids got to meet<br />
animals up close and the Soft Play bus which was an exciting treat<br />
when that pulled up outside!<br />
We have a Summer Party booked for 27th June which will not<br />
disappoint and a few messy painting sessions in-between. Follow us<br />
on Facebook for details on our events and regular updates.<br />
This group is perfect for kids to learn how to make friends and share<br />
various toys which are set out every session by our helper. She also<br />
makes the kids healthy snacks and provides hot drinks for us adults in<br />
a safe cup with a lid.<br />
Hope to see you soon.<br />
Local Pupil’s Fund-Razor! .<br />
16-year-old <strong>Gryffe</strong> High<br />
School pupil, Eilidh<br />
Falconer, has proved she is<br />
a ‘cut-above’ with her latest<br />
fundraising idea. On 3rd<br />
June she has pledged to<br />
shave her head.<br />
Eilidh, along with other<br />
pupils from her school,<br />
is raising money for an<br />
educational trip to Bolivia in<br />
2019 with school expedition<br />
company World Challenge.<br />
The group will be away for<br />
a month. The challenge<br />
will involve trekking at high altitude, working alongside local people<br />
in rural villages and teaching local school children. <strong>Gryffe</strong> students<br />
will develop valuable skills such as leadership, communication and<br />
teamwork, whilst greatly benefiting local Bolivian communities.<br />
As part of the challenge the students must raise £4,300 to fund the<br />
expedition. Eilidh is also selling handmade brooches on an Instagram<br />
site called Friday Folk. [ @Friday_folk ] Contact Eilidh at fridayfolk@<br />
outlook.com for more info on how to donate.<br />
Kilbarchan Toddler group<br />
The children had lots<br />
of fun in the run up to<br />
Easter decorating Easter<br />
eggs and making Easter<br />
crowns. We often have<br />
craft activities on the go,<br />
but the egg decorating<br />
was the biggest hit of<br />
<strong>2018</strong> so far. Kilbarchan<br />
Tuesday Tots runs every<br />
Tuesday term time in<br />
the Kilbarchan scout hall<br />
from 10am - 12noon. All<br />
welcome for a play, cuppa and chat.<br />
Article Submissions<br />
First of all, thank you very much to everyone who sends in their articles<br />
for The <strong>Advertizer</strong>. Each month we have plenty to choose from and,<br />
while we try to include as much as we can, some need to be cut back<br />
due to space restrictions.<br />
To make things easier for the little elves in the office, could we please ask<br />
if articles are submitted as text within the email. Ideally, articles should<br />
be no longer than 300 words, but we do appreciate that sometimes it is<br />
necessary for more to get your message across and will accommodate<br />
if we can.<br />
And if sending in photographs, please send these as separate<br />
attachments to your email. If they are sent within a word document,<br />
we are unable to extract these to the high quality required for a good<br />
reproduction in print. These can be sent as JPG or PDF files, and<br />
300dpi resolution is best, resized to within 8cm boundaries.<br />
If in any doubt, please call or email the office and the elves will be happy<br />
to advise you!<br />
deadline date for our june issue - Friday 18th <strong>May</strong> - You don’t want to miss it!!
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