Easter Newsletter

March 2014

Easter Greetings Dear Parent/Carer

The daffodils, the lighter nights and the freezing temperatures can only mean one thing – it must be the Easter holidays! Staff and students alike always look forward to this break – staff anticipate time to re-charge their batteries after a long term and students, particularly those in S4 – S6, look forward to having more time to study, as they prepare for national examinations!

To help them in their studies we will, as we normally do, offer Supported Study in school during the Easter holiday (see programme attached to Newsletter) and I would encourage S4 – S6 to make as much use of this as possible as it could make a real difference, even at this late stage. Revision support immediately prior to subject examinations will also be available and details of that will be distributed in the first week we return to school. This year will be the first experience of the new National Qualifications (replacing Standard Grade and Intermediate) for the young people of Scotland, and I must congratulate our S4 pupils on how hard they have worked this session, with confidence and a real sense of purpose. Only National 5 qualifications in S4 will be assessed through an SQA examination and this new arrangement is having significant impact on S4’s experience in the summer term. A separate letter outlining these arrangements has already been distributed to S4 – S6 pupils. If you have not already received one please contact the school office and a letter will be posted out to you. Although this term has been particularly busy with the first year of Senior Phase and starting to prepare for the next year, staff and pupils have found time to enjoy sporting moments, expeditions, trips out of school and other ways of learning which are outside the classroom. I am sure you will enjoy reading all about these events and perhaps wonder when did school become so enjoyable!?

As we are now in the season of Lent staff and young people have had a range of opportunities to reflect on the words of Pope Francis in his Lenten Message:

Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty…... May the Holy Spirit, through whom we are "as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything" (2 Cor 6:10), sustain us in our resolutions and increase our concern and responsibility for human destitution, so that we can become merciful and act with mercy.”

In addition to making personal sacrifices during Lent staff and pupils have been active in fund raising to support those who little or nothing . Charity football games, a long-established Lourdes tradition, an innovative wishing-well devised by a group of S6 pupils and a range of other activities are all combining to raise as much money as possible for SCIAF whose work supports many of the most vulnerable communities world-wide.

Can I again thank parents for their support in ensuring our young people maintain high standards in our school uniform? Our young people are very much the school’s ambassadors in the wider community and high standards in uniform reflect very positively on them and on the school.

Current indications are that the roll in S1 will be the biggest in recent years, significantly over 220. We are very much looking forward to welcoming our newest and youngest members of the community in May for their induction experience and then in August. Our new S1 pupils will be measured in their current primary school and their blazers will be delivered there. More details about these arrangements will be made available to you early in the new term.

Term comes to an end on Friday 4th April and school will dismiss at 2.30 for the Easter Holiday. School resumes on Tuesday 22nd April.

On behalf of the pupils and staff of Lourdes Secondary I would like to wish you a very happy and restful Easter.

Best wishes Patricia Lennon

Easter Newsletter Lourdes Secondary School 47 Kirriemuir Avenue Cardonald Glasgow G52 3DF March 2013 T: 0141 582 0180 F:0141 582 0181 W: www.lourdes-sec.glasgow.sch.uk

Chaplaincy and Religious Education

Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day On Friday the 14th of February we celebrated our schools feast day, a few days later than normal due to school holidays. S1 and S6 pupils celebrated Mass with Father Walsh and invited guests and all other year groups participated in a service. This year we focussed on Lourdes being a place of faith and of great miracles. During his homily Father Walsh reflected upon the young age of Mary and Bernadette during their experience of God which led us to contemplate the idea of “Holy Teenagers,” we then asked ourselves how can we become closer to God? Our celebrations were a great success and we thank all those who participated.

Catholic Education Week The theme for this year was taken from Pope Francis’ first encyclical letter, Lumen Fidei. The Scottish Catholic Education Service then selected “Shining the Light of Faith” for pupils, parents, staff and parishes to develop. The R.E. department created dedicated lessons for each year group, a special assembly was held and pupils were asked to complete a brief but important task during registration. On Education Sunday our Caritas pupils went along to our local parishes and spoke about their experiences this far.

Lent Shrove Tuesday saw our first fundraiser in aid of SCIAF. Mrs Cullen and some S6 pupils flipped hundreds of pancakes to sell during interval, this was a massive success and every last pancake was sold within minutes! Ash Wednesday was an opportunity for the year groups to come together to receive their ashes during services led by Father Walsh. Our Caritas pupils gave ashes to their fellow pupils which was a wonderful experience. During the Lenten season we have been encouraging our pupil and staff to deepen their relationship with God. Mass is celebrated on Tuesday and Thursdays in the oratory during lunch and we are encouraging our pupils to participate in charitable activities. All money raised during Lent is being donated to SCIAF.

Fr. Walsh our School Chaplain We would like to extend our congratulations to Fr. Walsh. Fr. Walsh was recently appointed as Parish Priest of St, James the Great in Crookston. Fortunately for us Fr. Walsh will continue his chaplaincy role with us in Lourdes. We send our best wishes and look forward to continuing to see him in and about the school.

S1 Gideons Visit

On Friday the 28th of February S1 welcomed the Gideon’s society, each year the Gideon’s speak to S1 and give each pupil a copy of the New Testament to keep as their own. We would like to thank the Gideon’s for so kindly visiting us and taking time with our young pupils.

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Decision Time Many of our senior pupils are gearing up to take part in the historic vote taking place on 18th September 2014 on the question of Scottish Independence. Some of our S6 Pupils recently took part in a Referendum Question Time event held at Glasgow City Chambers and organised by the Scottish Youth Parliament. The lively event was chaired by the chairperson of the Glasgow Speaker’s Club, with young representatives from the YES campaign and Better Together campaign answering a range of topical questions from pupils from across Glasgow. Francesca Woulfe, Corrie Innes, Nathan Kavanagh, Sean Scroggie and Catriona McCallum from S6 represented Lourdes Secondary and put some excellent questions to the panel ranging from the role of the BBC in an independent Scotland to questions on currency issues. All five pupils said the event had helped inform their decision on how they will vote. If you are 16 have you decided and registered? Whether you vote Yes or No make sure you register by finding all the information you need at Aboutmyvote.co.uk or through the Scottish Youth Parliament website.

Journalistic Talent I was selected amongst a group of 9 senior students to attend an event at Guildhall hosted by News Academy which involved a Q & A with Alex Salmond and various talks and presentations from members of The Sun Newspaper about the media, which gave us an insight into the daily life of a journalist and the sort of things that the profession entails.

The Q & A with the First Minister was the first event in which we participated, where many interesting aspects regarding independence were highlighted and discussed. Salmond and the panel gave reasonable and persuasive arguments to support the ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming independence referendum in September. The rest of the day consisted of talks by professionals from different departments of The Sun including Gordon Smart, a Journalist and editor, and Andy Devlin, a sports writer. They spoke of their own personal experiences in journalism and the many opportunities it offers, an aspect of journalism which they all shared as a favourite was the idea that every day was different and unpredictable. The on-going advancement of technology and its influence was touched upon a number of times in the final debate which was useful for the younger generations to discuss as they would be affected by this in the future if they chose to go down this particular career path.

The whole event was very beneficial for those who have already considered a career in journalism and those who are unsure, because the journalists we encountered were enthusiastic and excited at the number of young people showing interest, and gave great advice and information about the role. Mark McGuire S6

Primary Maths Visit

Over the last 9 weeks, the maths department has welcomed Primary 7 pupils from our Learning Community to take part in a “P7 Party” Project. Pupils work in groups to budget and plan for a party, and then react to situations and problems which arise throughout the event. Pizza, Juice, Party Poppers, DJ’s and Banners are all carefully chosen and paid for to ensure their parties go off with a BANG! P7 Pupils have enjoyed getting to know staff, working together and solving problems. “It was really fun, hope we can do it again!” – St Marnock’s “We enjoyed this a lot, it was fun working as a group” – St Marnock’s “We enjoyed our time at Lourdes and are looking forward to coming back in August” – St George’s “We had fun and can’t wait to come back” – Lourdes Primary “It was a fun challenge, we had a good time” – St Saviour’s

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Modern Languages Department

SCILT Visit S3 On Friday the 21 st of February, two representatives from Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, Victoria Henry and Christian Baert, visited Lourdes Secondary to speak to our S3 pupils. They took part in a Careers Event, along with a number of different professional organisations, and spoke to groups of ten pupils at a time about the value of learning languages. The pupils were given an insight into the fact that, even though languages may not be their strongest subject, they are developing very important skills which they can use in their everyday life and future careers. These skills include team work, problem solving, intercultural skills and communication skills. The pupils responded very positively and were enthusiastic about what they had learned. Merci SCILT!

S3 Languages for Life and Work Award

Well done to our S3 pupils who have completed the second stage of their Languages for Life & Work Award. Most pupils have successfully passed assessments in Talking and Listening for the Languages for Life Unit and the Employability Unit with Mrs. Hamill (from Youth Services, Glasgow). There is only one more unit to go until they achieve their SQA award. Bon effort!

S3 / 4 Trip to Paris The countdown has started until the S3 & S4 Modern Languages trip to Paris in June! We are going from the 15th to the 18th of June 2014 and we will visit the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre and Le Sacre Cœur. We will go on a boat trip on the River Seine and spend a day at Euro Disney.

Interdisciplinary Learning with Robert Burns Some of our S3 pupils took part in an Interdisciplinary Learning focus on Robert Burns. They read about Burns’ life in French, improving their reading skills and dictionary skills and they learned about the Imperfect tense in French. They then created a poster describing Burn’s biography in French which was put on display during celebrations of Burns’ life in school.

And with Fair Trade Our S2 pupils have been learning different food and drink items in French within the context of Healthy Eating. As part of the focus on food, they read about ‘Le Commerce Equitable’ in French. In groups they worked out the meanings of French text about Fair trade using their reading and dictionary skills. This was during Fair Trade Fortnight in February. They are now all very keen to buy Fair trade chocolate and fruit!

National 5 Monday & Wednesday 3.00pm – 4.00pm Higher Wednesday 3.00pm – 4.00pm

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Modern Languages Pupils of the month The following pupils were awarded pupil of the month in Modern Languages for January & February! Bon Travail!

Class January February 1/1 Joseph McGuinn Chloe Hughes 1/2 Graeme Haggerty Charlotte Tierney 1/3 Katie Downie Alisha McKeown 1/4 Charlotte Fraser Matthew Cowan 1/5 Jamie Galloway Ewan McBride 1/6 Eilidh Kirkwood Eileen O’Sullivan 1/7 Emma Smith Ceejay Dewar 1/8 Rebecca MacKenzie Barry Sunnucks 2/1 Cassie Gannon Jamie Stewart 2/2 Liam Docherty Rebekka McLaughlin 2/3 Nicola Dowie Aidan Coll 2/4 Elisa di Filippis Georgia McEvoy 2/5 Jack McClymont Lewis Kelly 2/6 Jack Sloan Damian Stepien

2/7 Taylor Docherty Taylor Docherty

2/8 Kieran McKenzie Abbey Rose Hughes

3C1 Lucy Barclay Mark Connor

3C2 Mark Watson Catherine Follan 3C3 Bobbi McConville James McIlroy 3D1 Jordan Harte Kevin Gannon 3D2 Luke Andrew Geethu Mathewkutty 3D3 Ahilesh George Harvinder Singh 4C1 Dionne Bogle Sarah Alkhader 4C2 Joshua McBride Courtney Cassidy 4C3 Chloe McGarvey Jamie Crichton 4C4 Dominic Curran Barry Lunt 4D1 David Macdonald Sarah Paton 4D2 Rebecca McLeod Christopher Welsh 4D3 Shelby McCullough Ryan McMillan

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Game On Lourdes For the months of January and February, both the young people and staff of Lourdes took part in our Commonwealth Games Challenge. This challenge saw us covering the distance from Delhi (the last to host the Commonwealth Games) to Glasgow (who will be hosting in June). Our two teams - Jamaica and Australia, used pedometers on a daily basis to count their steps, as well as calculating distances through running, rowing and swimming. We ran this challenge as a sponsored challenge, raising money for Diabetes Scotland.

As part of the challenge, we held a fun lunch time event where we had a rowing competition and a treasure hunt game with a variety of prizes on offer, including skiing lessons, a tour of Celtic Park, £50 TK Maxx voucher and many more amazing prizes.

We were delighted to be contacted from the official Commonwealth Games Education Scotland Project - Game on Scotland, to tell us that we had been selected to be the first school in Glasgow to receive the Game On Scotland plaque due to our effort and commitment to our Commonwealth project.

As part of this award, we were treated to a visit and presentation from Scottish hockey star Holly Cram, who will be part of the Scotland team during the Games, and Kluas Myer from Education Scotland. A selection of pupils who had been taking part in the challenge were inspired by Holly and Klau’s talk and had a chance to ask Holly many questions about her life as a hockey player, before the plaque was awarded to Mrs Lennon. With sponsor money still coming in, we have currently raised over £400 for Diabetes Scotland. Both Holly and Klaus commented on how fantastic and enthusiastic our young people were with Holly saying: “ Lourdes Secondary Schools commitment to providing a variety of exciting leaning opportunities around the Games and its dedication to improving learners’ health and wellbeing well beyond the Games is commendable. A huge thank you to our wider community who got involved in our challenge by donating prizes to the school. Glasgow Ski Club, TK Maxx (Silverburn), Celtic Football Club, Rangers Football Club, St Mirren Football Club, Hampden Football Museum, Glasgow City Ladies Football Club, Paisley Pirate Ice Hockey Team, Greggs, Connor’s Rolls, Helen’s Delicatessen, Morrisons, Elma’s Hair.

Art- tastic Award Winner Congratulations to Jamie Kelly of 1J1 for his award-winning design in the Curriculum Enrichment class ‘Communication Through Design’. Jamie’s eye catching poster was selected by our esteemed guest, James Gordon (Managing Director of a graphic design company), to win a Waterstones Gift Voucher. Well done, Jamie!

Live @ Lourdes Live Lounge Sessions The school radio station hosted a live lounge event for pupils and staff to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Led by teachers Ms McCardle and Ms Richards. The band is made of pupils and teachers who rehearse outside of the school and they performed a variety of Irish tunes live in the studio. This is the first live lounge event that Live@Lourdes has hosted and it was a great success. Watch out Radio 1!

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Higher Education pilot with Glasgow University

Following the tremendous success of the Higher Education Support Programme for S5/S6 pupils, Glasgow City Council and Glasgow University chose Lourdes to be the first secondary school in Scotland to pilot an innovative and ambitious project to raise the aspirations of all of our S1-S3 pupils. From the 17th-24th March, over 600 pupils engaged in a variety of activities and workshops designed to increase their awareness of Higher Education and encourage them to consider this as a future pathway. Pupils learned about the difference between Higher and Further Education, reflected on the skills developed by curricular subjects and extra-curricular activities, realised the importance of subject choice and its impact on future careers and learned about the advantages of further study after school in terms of career progression. The tutors from the university commended the impeccable behaviour of all pupils and commented favourably on their manners, engagement and excellent contributions.

Some comments from the university tutors: “Lourdes pupils have set the bar very high.” “The pupils behaviour was excellent and their level of engagement has really surprised and impressed us.” “The other schools involved have an awful lot to live up to, this has been a fantastic experience for us.” “We can’t believe how well the pupils have responded.” “This is an amazing school, the pupils are fantastic”. As one tutor put it “Lourdes pupils have set the bar very high for the pilot, I can’t imagine any other school being so responsive, engaged or well-behaved as they have been in Lourdes!”

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Entrepreneurial Success It’s that time of year again when our S6 budding entrepreneurs take to the stage for the Glasgow Area board finals of the Young Enterprise Company Programme. This year we had two teams in the running for an array of awards. T Square publishing led by managing director Aidan Moore, created a children’s book called Fly Oswald, Fly! – about a loveable penguins adventures in trying to fly with the support of his Antarctic friends. Out the Box – led by managing director Catriona McCallum created MyFAB, My Fun Adventure Box – a box with a series of activities and materials designed for parents/carers to do with their children outdoors regardless of the season and to get away from the trappings of modern technology. Both teams did exceptionally well throughout the course of the year. T Square scored highly in a number of categories on finals night at the Sir Charles Wilson building at Glasgow University. Our congratulations to them – despite being piped at the post in a number of categories, they created an entertaining presentation that told their company journey beautifully and we even had appearance from a life sized Oswald! Well done boys on giving such a good account of ourselves. The outstanding success of the evening was Catriona McCallum. After the collapse of her company she decided to go it alone as a sole trader as she believed in her product. On the night of finals all did not go according to plan as Catriona was let down by a technical glitch in the universities computer system during her presentation – this did not phase her, she just got on with it anyway! As a result of this and for her tenacity in continuing her company in the phase of adversity she received a special wild card award. But she didn’t stop there! The judges recognised her product by awarding it Most Innovative Product for 2014. And that’s not all! For the first time ever in Glasgow Area board finals a judge wanted to give backing to a company and its product. And yes, you’ve guessed it that company was Catriona’s! Ian Stillie from Quantraflow was so impressed he wants to support Catriona in getting her product into the marketplace with a launch date of June 2014!! How impressive is that? We are immensely proud of Catriona and wish her every success in her new business partnership.

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Entering the Dragons Den!

Our S4 Wider Achievement pupils have been making waves in the Social Enterprise business world. Social enterprise is a business where the focus is on the social aims. Pupils in S4 selected this as a Wider Achievement option called Pay it Forward. The idea is for pupil to learn about setting up a business but also looks at ethical trading and doing something for the benefit of others. Our two companies were formed – Change it Today and Shining Bright. Change it Today want to support those who are in the armed services and decide that their social cause would be to support the work of Help for Heroes. The company met with Kim Warder from Help for Heroes to hear about the work they do and where the money received goes. They were struck by how little support there is and decided this was their social aim. Next was the business idea. They have decide to offer a service to create custom made phone cover cases and are getting ready to launch. Shining Bright decided to support the charity Brightest Star. After the tragic death of our janitors nieces 5 year old so Jack, his mummy set up Brightest Star to support bereaved parents. The group were touched by the charities plight and wanted to do more. They are creating a range of bespoke jewelry for all. They have also sourced wood free of charge from the Glasgow Wood recycling Company and are making star shaped candle holders – the logo of Brightest Star. Both teams were invited the Social Enterprise Dragons Den held in the City Chambers. Here they pitched their ideas to the Dragons and impressed the judges with their passion and enthusiasm for their chosen charities. Each group was awarded a £50 startup grant. The groups are now preparing to launch their products and also to complete their business plans to secure a Social Enterprise award from the Social Enterprise Academy. More news on how this goes in June!

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S4 Pupils and The New South Glasgow Hospitals

The S4 NPA Enterprise and Employability class took part in an Independent Learning Programme with Brookfield Multiplex – the builders of the New South Glasgow Hospitals. They were asked to create a presentation on what Environmental Considerations Brookfield must factor into the construction of the hospitals. The group worked with mentor Colin Grindlay from Brookfield. To prepare for their [presentation they visited the constructions site, questioned those in the know about the efficiency of the building and completed a ton of research on materials used and what actually makes up our environment. They presented their findings at an event held in the Burrell Collection. They did an outstanding job with their innovative presentation and were just beaten to the top spot by senior pupils from another school – only 8 points in it! The pupils involved should be extremely proud of their achievements – Kirsten Doran, Connor Carbry, Fezan Ali Shah, Erin McCarthy, Declan John McKirdy and James Febers. One of the judges Scotland football manager Gordon Strachan commented on how brilliant they did! Well done team – quite an achievement!

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Career Academy Graduation

On the 24th April, our S6 pupils involved in the Career Academy programme will be graduating in a ceremony held at the City Chambers. This has been a two year programme where the pupils involved have taken part in workshops, guru lectures, mentoring from a partner in business and a 4-6 week internship in the summer of 2013. Former pupil Katie Gibb impressed her employers so much they created a modern apprenticeship tailor made for her and she is now a much loved part of the design team at Howdens. Gurdit Singh developed his engineering skill set during his internship that he too secured an apprenticeship with a fabrication company based in Hillington. Our remaining 3 students, Jaimi-Leigh McKenzie, Anthony Crawford and Connor Girvan have all secured offers for university. Jaimi-Leigh was also nominated for the Sir Winifred Bischoff award for the Career Academy student who has made the most progress. Jaimi-Leigh unfortunately lost out to a pupil based in Edinburgh but news from Career Academy head office tells us it was a close thing! Jaimi- Leigh has been invited to discuss her experience at this year’s graduation ceremony. Our congratulations to all participants.

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Senior Phase Career Support Evening

Senior pupils and parents were invited along to an evening where they could find out more about option choices and support and guidance on offer in the senior phase. Alongside this we had an education / careers fair with representation from a variety of colleges and universities. We also had representation from the Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative, the Navy, Royal Air Force and our careers adviser Ms Dunlop. Parents and pupils were able to discuss future career plans with each representative and ask as many questions regarding possible courses for study. The evening was very successful with parents commenting on how great it was to have the time to discuss options and gain or insight into the variety of opportunities available.

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Basketball Success!!

The Boys Basketball Club has had another very successful season in which we won the Under 16s Glasgow Cup and were runners up in the Under 18s Glasgow Cup. We have also reached the Finals of the Glasgow Leagues at Under 16s and Under 18s where each team will play against Hillhead High School at Bellahouston Sports Centre on Thursday 27th Ma rch. The Cup Finals were played at the Emirate’s Arena on Thursday 13th March. In the Under 16s Final against St Mungos Secondary, in a hard fought match, we established a 15 point lead in the 3rd Quarter and held on bravely till the end, to win. The MVP Trophy was awarded to Jessy Salumu and the winning shield was collected by Yann Ngoy. Near the end we were able to play some of our first year boys. This is the first time that Lourdes has retained the Under 16s Cup. It was the same trophy as last year but with a different team.

In the Under 18s Final against Hillhead High School, in a very close match, the lead changed hands several times and we led with 10 seconds to go but they equalised. The match went to overtime (extra time), where we lost by 3 points. It was a hard defeat to take because we had been the better side for most of the game, but we can put it down to experience and use it for motivation in the next Final.

None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Parent Coach Mr Donald MacLeod and his assistant and former pupil, Miss Sarah Pirrie, who train the boys every Friday after school. Well done to all concerned and let’s hope for more success!

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S1 Imax Trip Three classes of English students from S1 visited the Imax Cinema, on March 31st, for a live interview link up, with the applauded children’s writer Michael Morpurgo. In forty-one cinemas across the UK, school children joined this event to mark the centenary of the start of World War One. The event began with a screening of a film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel, ‘Private Peaceful’. A tragic story unfolded, of brothers fighting together on the Western Front, with one of them eventually being shot at dawn for ‘cowardice’. In answer to questions, in the live link up that followed, Mr Morpurgo stipulated that he often wrote in protest of he what he deemed to be injustices committed at times of war, as he went on to describe what his research had uncovered. He had discovered that men were executed by the government for cowardice even though they were still too young to be signed up, that they were shot for falling asleep on duty and that many who were suffering under shell shock died in front of the firing squad.

The film certainly made its mark on the children:

“They shouldn’t kill their own men; there is no point in that.” – Emma Junnor

“Moving and powerful. – Patrick Calder

“It was sad because he got shot for saving his own brother.” – Sean Donaghy

“I think that the trip was very fun and more than worth the time that was spent at the cinema. I will most likely watch more Michael Morpurgo movies and I will certainly read more of his books. The movie, ‘Private Peacful’ in itself was more than worth the five pounds paid, but the live Q and A with Michael Morpurgo was a very big bonus. In all, great movie.” – Daniel Welsh

“I think it was a good film because it was entertaining and interesting but also educating. I really enjoyed it and I think it was worth going to.” – Katie O’Neil

“It was really good and really worth the time.” – Jon Torkman

“Ten out of ten. Would watch again.” – Thomas Joyce

“I thought that the film was very interesting. I think I might start reading Michael Morpurgo books.” – Shaun Gillespie

All of the students left the cinema with their own copy of another of the author’s many novels, ‘A Medal for Leroy’, inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, having enjoyed popcorn, hot dogs and food for thought indeed. Café Lourdes An exciting new food outlet will be opening soon in Lourdes Secondary, offering pupils an additional space to order and eat food during breakfast, morning breaks and lunchtimes.

‘Café Lourdes’ has been named by pupils and it will serve a selection of freshly prepared soup, hot and cold filled sandwiches and baked potatoes, savoury snacks, fresh fruit, range of hot and cold drinks and many other options to satisfy pupils during break times.

As with all food served by Cordia in schools across the city, the options offered to pupils will meet Scottish Government guidelines on school food, and will offer an attractive and healthy alternative to fast food outlets located outwith school grounds.

Speaking about the new outlet, Julia McCreadie, Cordia’s head of facilities management, said: “Café Lourdes is yet another example of the work and consultation carried out by Cordia to ensure the city’s pupils are given a greater degree of choice in their schools.

“This is one of the many new initiatives Cordia has introduced in recent years to make Fuel Zone school catering more appealing to Glasgow’s pupils while ensuring the food being sold is both nutritious and popular.

“The café offers pupils an informal, relaxed outlet where they can meet with their friends and chat over a coffee in the same way they probably would outside of school hours.” Easter Newsletter March 2013

S1 Move Forward

S1 pupils were involved in an innovative, exciting event, the ‘Moving Forward’ Conference on Thursday 13 th/Friday 14th March. The Conference gave S1 pupils an opportunity to reflect on their experiences of S1 in Lourdes Secondary and plan for the challenges and opportunities in S2. The pupils also spend some time discussing the Elective subjects for S2 in both Expressive Arts and Technologies. Comments from the pupil included:

Things that have gone well in S1 so far:

-Making new friends

-Learning new skills in subjects

-Joining clubs after school

-Helping out with the P7 pupils For the second part of the conference the pupils were asked to plan an end of term party. Pupils took on various roles and responsibilities within the activity and were asked to present their ideas to their year group. It gave pupils the opportunity to put into practice the skills and qualities they had reflected on in the first session. The group with the best idea will be invited to deliver the party at the end of the summer term. Ideas included: -Beach Party

-007 Party

-Neon Party

To name a few!

We will keep you posted about our plans and which party actually gets the go ahead.

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Easter Revision Classes

Date Subject Teacher 10.00am- 1.00pm- 12.00pm 3.00pm Mon 7 April Music Listening Mrs Carpy N 5 /Int 2 Maths Mr McLellan/Mrs Higher Higher Art Devine N5/H/INT2 N5/H/INT2 English Mrs Twaddle Higher N5 Physics Mr Peck All levels Miss Sellar Tues 8 April Maths Mr McLellan N 5 N 5 Product Design Mr Flanagan Higher Art Mrs Collins N4/N5/H/INT2 N4/N5/H/INT2 Wed 9 April Geography Mr Raeburn N5 N5 Art Mrs Collins N4/N5/H/INT2 N4/N5/H/INT2 Drama – Written Mrs Gray Higher Higher English Mr Peck N5 Higher Thurs 10 Art Mrs Twaddle N5/H/INT2 N5/H/INT2 April

Fri 11 April English Miss Baker Higher Nat 5 Art Mr Sheridan N5/H/INT2 N5/H/INT2

Mon 14 April PE Miss McSween Higher Higher Health & Food Tech Mrs Cullen N 4/5 Int2/ Higher Tues 15 April Maths Mrs Chainey Advanced Higher Int 2

Wed 16 April Music Mrs MacVicar N 5 Higher

Drama – Written Miss Oliver N 5/Int 2 N 5/Int 2 Drama - Practical Mr Clugston N5 N5

Dates for your Diary….Dates for your Diary….Dates for your Diary… Spring holidays Monday 7 April 2014 – Monday 21 April (inclusive) Pupils Return to school Tuesday 22 April 2014 S2 Reports issued Wednesday 23 April 2014 S2 Elective Forms issued Friday 25 April 2014 SQA Exams begin Tuesday 29 April 2014 S2 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 29 April 2014, 4pm – 6pm. S2 Elective Forms returned By Friday 2 May 2014 May Day Holiday Monday 5 May 2014 Inservice Day 5 Thursday 22 May 2014 May Weekend Friday 23 May – Monday 26 May 2014 Please note school re-opens for pupils on Tuesday 22nd April

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