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Next deadline - Friday 18th October Gryffe Advertizer | www.advertizer.co.uk Gryffe High School UK Parliament Visit Gryffe High News Gryffe Media Team make the news at Sky Academy SCHOOL news The Media Team had a great afternoon making the news at Sky Academy Skills Studio in Livingston in September. All 16 pupils worked very hard taking on their various roles as presenters, editors, experts, reporters or working with cameras. Have a look at the news report that they produced as they learned about the value of good teamwork when working under pressure. Well done to all of the pupils! Https://youtu.be/fefQJ8rGs6A UK Parliament Trip Mrs Jardine reports that the Modern Studies and History pupils had an amazing day in London. They left school at 10pm on Thursday 5th September and dropped off at the Horse Guards Parade. They walked up the Mall to Trafalgar Square and had a quick stop for breakfast. They met Lord Melvyn Bragg who was kind enough to stop for a picture. The pupils then went on to have a tour of Parliament and take part in a workshop. After lunch it was time for a visit to the Imperial War Museum where all pupils visited the Holocaust section. All 43 pupils were amazing. They answered lots of questions, asked some of their own and were incredibly respectful in the museum - all on very little sleep! We are very proud of them and loved the day. What a week to visit Westminster. St Anthony’s School St. Anthony’s having been previous winners of the UKLA Literacy School of the Year Award are excited to announce they have been asked to be judges at this years UKLA Book Awards. They will judge the non-fi ction section aimed at 3 - 14 year olds. Submissions were received in June, whittled down to a long list by September and by March will become a shortlist that will produce a winner to be announced in Oxford in June 2020. The UKLA Book Awards seek to celebrate children’s books in order to encourage teachers to increase their professional and personal knowledge of recently published high quality children’s books. It promotes the place of books for young people in all educational settings from nursery through to key stage 4. Selection committees and teacher judges are asked to look, first and foremost, for well-written, engaging ‘reads’ and, where appropriate, outstanding illustration and design. The unique UKLA Book Awards are the only awards to be judged entirely by teachers who are looking for texts that can “enhance all aspects of literacy learning”. The process ensures they are able to share the books with their classes and discover what genuinely works with young readers in each of the three age categories and so their judgements are soundly based on pupil response. The fact that the teacher judges reflect on their students’ responses to the books gives these Awards huge credibility and trust so that schools know the books will be in turn loved by their own pupils. The awards are equally valuable for parents looking to support the school environment and further encourage a love of reading at home.’ Mrs McBurnie and the whole school community are delighted to be a part of such a unique award, taking the opportunity to celebrate the love of reading. Houston Toddlers We have had very busy month, lots of new children, mummies, grans and carers, hopefully enjoying the fun we have on a Thursday morning in the West Halls, Main Street, Houston. There is a wide selection of toys and games (we are currently looking for suggestions for new toys and activities). On Thursday 30th October (Halloween) there will be lots of Halloween crafts. Hopefully the little ones will come with their Halloween costumes on and maybe the older ones will too. It would be appreciated if you would bring your own cup (preferably with a lid) and a cup for the little ones. Everybody welcome we meet at 9.30am until 11.30am, come along and join us. 34 E V E R Y 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 - 11.30am Howwood Baby & Toddler Group Howwood Parish Church 10am - 12noon Kilbarchan Parish Church Tots’ Club Kilbarchan Parish Church Hall 9.15am - 11.30am E V E R Y TU E S D A Y Kilbarchan Tots Kilbarchan Scout Hall 10am-12noon £2 contribution. Tea, coffee & biscuits. Bridge of Weir Toddlers Cargill Hall, Lintwhite Cres, BoW 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm 9.30am - 11.30am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall 9.45am - 11.35am REGULAR GROUPS E V E R Y WE D N E S D A Y 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 @GryffeAds @GryffeAds E V E R Y TH U R S D A Y Houston Toddlers Church Hall, Main Street, Houston 9.30am - 11.30am Kilmacolm Playgroup St Columba Church Hall, Kilmacolm 9.30am - 11.30am Howwood Playgroup Howwood Church Hall 9.45am - 11.35am E V E R Y FR I D A Y Langbank Playgroup Langbank Village Hall 9.45am - 11.45am For 2.5 - 5yr olds. Contact: Lisa McFadden 07940 313094. 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 9.30 - 10am 1ST & 3R D FR I D A Y Renfrewshire Inverclyde Twins Club McKillop Hall, Lochwinnoch 1pm -2.30pm £3. Bring a mug along for a cuppa.
e: info@advertizer.co.uk | t: 01505 613340 Kilmacolm Playgroup Its been lovely returning to Playgroup and welcoming all our new children who have settled well. Our first week back saw us looking at our numbers topic, the children enjoyed tracing numbers in shaving foam in our sensory play section. Pirates made a return to Playgroup and we enjoyed lots of fun crafts, digging for buried gold coins and finding precious jewels in ice. A week of the classic story of The Gingerbread Man was enjoyed by the children, having their very own bakery, lots of messy fun with fl our, ginger and mixing bowls. We decorated our own gingerbread biscuits as a treat for the parents too. Lots of fun and learning through play. Playgroup is open to all children from 2 years 4months and operates on a Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am. Spaces available, please email playgroupmembership@gmail. com for further information. Are you a new parent, or new to our village or surrounding villages, our baby & toddler group is open as a drop in session every Wednesday morning from 10am - 11.30am. Pop in for a hot drink and cake while your child enjoys a play, a healthy snack is also provided for children. A great chance to meet new friends and find out all about our fabulous group. Open to all parents, carers and grandparents. We are looking for a volunteer to help at toddlers on a weekly basis, welcoming our group, helping complete paperwork and generally making sure the group runs smoothly. If you can help please email us at the address above. For more information on any of our groups have a look at our new website on www.kilmacolm-playgroup.com or find us on our Facebook for latest information. St Benedict’s Exam Results SQA Exam Success October 2019 St Benedict’s High school has been celebrating very positive SQA results, across a number of measures, this year. Outstanding results in S4 saw 45% of the year group achieving 5 or more National 5 awards while in S5, 19% of pupils achieved 5 or more Highers - an 11% point increase from 2017. St Benedict’s head teacher, Alan Taylor, said: “Our young people, with the encouragement and support of teachers and parents, worked incredibly hard over the session to achieve these fantastic results. We’re delighted for them. We know how much effort our pupils have put in and it is extremely rewarding that so many have achieved such excellent results and will now go on to the next stage of their learning journey with confidence that they can achieve all they want to. However, academic success is only part of the story. The school’s strong ethos and wider strengths ensure all pupils leave equipped to take their place in the world of work and able to deal with all of the challenges they will encounter.” St Columba’s School The Summer months are typically quieter for most, but not at St Columba’s. Over the Summer we were delighted to learn of a number of achievements for pupils both on, and off, the sports field. The start of the new term has brought with it news of elite rugby training for a select few of our talented athletes as well as the Extended Project Qualification for three ambitious senior pupils. The Extended Project Qualification or EPQ is an English and Welsh qualification held in high regard by many universities. It allows each pupil who undertakes it to embark on a self-directed project. Currently St Columba’s School is one of the only schools in Scotland who offer this qualification where pupils are required to produce a 5,000 word dissertation or a physical outcome such as a design, artefact or performance on a topic of their choice following 90 hours of research and taught skills. They are also required to present their topic to an audience of non-subject specialists. As part of the research pupils were given an induction and passes to Glasgow University library. Along with this, pupils were taught referencing systems, planning, research and critical thinking skills. Topics this year included the relevance of economist Adam Smith in the present fi nancial climate, 1970s Cuban economic theory and the impact of drinks targeted at children on milk teeth. The qualifi cation is considered excellent preparation for university. It also helps guide wider reading and distinguishes candidates in their UCAS application. Many English universities lower their grade offer if an EPQ is achieved to a high standard. This is St Columba’s first year of entry and an excellent start to this blossoming programme. Meanwhile, a number of our rugby players were selected to train with Scottish Rugby Union’s Glasgow & the West Fosroc performance Rugby Academy. Congratulations to Angus R (SVI), Aidan H (SVI), Fraser C (SV), Ben S (SIV) and Finlay M (SIV) who represented the school in the U18, U17 and U16 age groups respectively. Selection for the Academy saw the boys participate in a tailored weekly training programme at the National Rugby Centre in Motherwell and take part in a series of fixtures around the country against their counterparts in Caledonia, Edinburgh and Lothian & the Borders. Ben S being selected to Captain the U16 team at all 4 games. The fixtures provided a great opportunity for the boys to experience a more intensified, competitive environment and an opportunity to promote themselves for selection into SRU Academy and Age Grade Programmes. The boys rose to the challenge with great results:- Ben S and Finlay M have been selected for the Glasgow Warriors U16 Squad as well as the Glasgow & the West U16 Performance Development Programme. Angus R has been selected for the Glasgow & the West U18 Performance Development Programme. Aidan H and Fraser C have been selected to train with the Glasgow & the West U18 and U17 Long Term Development Programme. Congratulations to all of these pupils for their success and achievements! 35
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