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Wednesday 28 October 2009

From the Headmaster

I trust that all pupils and families enjoyed a restful Half Term and are ready to resume the second half of the Autumn Term. This is a very significant term for covering the curriculum and there will be preliminary examinations for S4 which are most important in preparing for public examinations and examinations for S3. The challenges of the weather and darker nights are also with us and all pupils are asked to be especially vigilant on their journeys to and from school with regards to road safety. It is most important that pupils come to school properly dressed too and it is reminded that blazers should be worn to and from school with a waterproof jacket in addition if needs be.

Several trips happened over the Half Term which are noteworthy. The S2 Rugby tour to Newcastle was enjoyed by the boys who attended with 1 win and two losses against some significant local sides such as RGS Newcastle, Dame Allan’s and King’s Tynemouth. The teams played well and thanks are extended to Mr Fitzgerald and Mrl Hammond for leading this mini tour. The S2 Hockey tour also travelled to Newcastle and the team secured an excellent win of 4-0 against King’s School. Our thanks are also given to Mrs Fitzgerald and Miss Gladden for organising and accompanying the Hockey team.

Miss Dudley, Mr Dodson and Mr Bignall took 17 S3 and S4 pupils to Morocco in North Africa on a trekking expedition. They were immediately immersed in a very different culture with all the consequent demands of new foods, languages and a more arid climate. The group did extremely well and following several acclimatisation days and preparatory treks managed a full ascent of Mount Toubkal, which at 4167 metres is North Africa’s highest mountain. The pupils were extremely motivated and showed tremendous grit and determination in their ascent which was testing in all aspects. It was a very safely managed trip and I am most grateful to all the staff involved who enabled a life changing experience to be laid on. Several other schools I have visited recently have been most impressed with the outdoor pursuits programme at Lomond and there is no doubt that it helps develop leadership characteristics very well in our pupils.

Mr Minnis and I were able to visit a very active section of the Lomond Former Pupil community in Hong Kong. These young men and women are very well launched on a variety of careers in finance, architecture, and engineering and are very warm in their memories of Lomond School. The school has had longstanding connections since 1997 with a Chinese school in Guangzhou. Due to changes in staff this link has been less effective in recent years and it is our intention to renew it. There have been many successful GAP year placements of senior pupils who have left to teach English in China for a year before university. The groundwork for a new scheme was laid and this is a tremendous opportunity for our senior pupils as they prepare for their next career and educational steps. Many Lomond FPs have gone on prepared with a far deeper understanding of this very important nation and we look forward to better curriculum links too. Notably a Chinese teacher who taught at Lomond in the late 1990s, Mr Patrick Hu, has now become Assistant Headmaster in a very fast growing Chinese school in Shenzen and we look forward to further contact through him. It is extremely important that our pupils gain an accurate understanding of this region which will be increasingly important in the years ahead. It is also vital that we have a strong international dimension to the school which will help our pupils prepare well for working in international teams and contexts in their careers.

The first half of term has been one of real progress and importantly now the rhythm of effective work must be regained. With Attitudinals delivered home before the Half Term this is an ideal opportunity for any work related concerns to be shared via Form Teachers. Many extra-curricular events will be very active with drama and music being prepared for the end of term. I wish all pupils a solid and secure next half of term and look forward to further progress by Christmas.

Congratulations to ........

Anna Burnet - who came 3rd at the 420 Inland Championships and was ahead of an Olympic silver medallist.

Ross Stanley-Whyte - has been asked to join GBR Laser 4.7 squad following a rigorous selection process by the RYA.

Our warmest congratulations to both sailors.

From the Depute Headmaster

The school’s Open Evening is next Wednesday (4 November) from 7pm-9pm. All present parents and parents of prospective pupils are welcome to visit all parts of the school, including the new Sports Hall.
Calendar Amendment - the Year Group photographs and Boarders photograph which were due to take place on Tuesday 24 November have been postponed.

Primary News

Lunch w/c 2 November 2009 – Mon – Savoury mince and finger carrots, creamed potato, jelly and fruitTues – Macaroni cheese with sweetcorn and French bread, seasonal fruit flan: Wed– Haddock, peas and chipped potatoes, pineapple sponge and custard: Thurs – Roast pork and apple sauce with roast potato and broccoli, St Peter’s mud pie: Fri – Lentil soup and assorted sandwiches, shortbread. A selection of fresh fruit and vegetables are available daily.

At the Clarendon Assembly Mr Calder discussed Hallowe’en and All Saints day. (There was no Transitus Assembly due to the INSET day).
Well done to Junior 3 for their excellent assembly for Harvest and for all the delightful Harvest Gifts that were handed in on that day. The lunch club thoroughly enjoyed the presentation that they received that day in terms of harvest goods and the entertainment from our singers.
The PTA are once again running a Clarendon Hallowe’en Party at the United Reformed church in Helensburgh (next to the post office) on Friday 30 October from 5pm to 6:30pm. Tickets cost £3.50 and are available from Mrs Ferguson. Please let your PTA class rep know of any allergies or dietary requirements. Face Painting and Tattoos will be available but please could the children not bring along fake blood as the PTA spent ages last year trying to clean it off the floors after the event!! Thank you.
Book Fair – You will shortly receive information on our forthcoming Book Fair which will be in Clarendon from Tuesday 3 until Friday 6 November. The fair will be open from 2.50pm-4pm each day and from 11.45am–12.30pm on Friday. Any offers of help would be greatly appreciated – please see Mrs Ferguson.
Transitus Book Swap – The book swaps held in Transitus and Clarendon are a great service and meet our goal of raising the profile of reading as a key skill in life. The Transitus book swap week takes place on the week beginning 2 November. It would be tremendous if all the children could bring in some books to exchange.
Road Safety. I have registered us to take part in the National School Road Safety Week in November. I would appreciate any suggestions as to how we can increase awareness of this very important topic. (G A Calder)
If you need to contact the After School Club the new number is 01436 675647. This number is available between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. If you are calling before 3.30pm please use the school number 01436 672476. Thank you.

Nursery News

Welly Waddle. A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored our waddlers – we have raised a fantastic £271.65 which has been donated to the Scottish Cot Death Trust.
Hallowe'en fun day. All nursery children are invited to the Hallowe'en fun day on Friday 30 October - fancy dress... but no masks please as these can be vary scary for our youngest children.

HALLOWEEN DISCOS – THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER

The S6 Charity Committee is holding discos in school on Thursday 29 October in aid of CHAS and the Pecanwood Trust. There will be an event for T1/T2 after school on Thursday finishing at 5.15pm.

The S1-S3 disco will run between 6.30pm and 8pm with the S4-S6 disco between 8.30pm and 10.15pm. Could parents please ensure that suitable arrangements are in place for picking up their children after the event.

Parents' Maths Refresher Session - 14 November

The next Session will take place on Saturday 14 November in St Bride's Room 26, starting at 11am. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available there from 10.45am.

Topics to be covered will be:

arithmetic operations involving negative numbers (why is the product of two negative numbers always a positive number?)
the use of brackets,
further equations

If there's time and sufficient enthusiasm, we might make a start on problem-solving. The Sessions are designed primarily for S1/S2 parents but, as ever, all year group mums and dads are welcome! If you haven't already done so, please email me (a.laceby@lomond-school.org)if you intend to come so that I can order sufficient biscuits.'

WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH

The photography company are now in receipt of the corrected proof and hope that the Whole School Photograph will be available to order direct from Tempest Photography as soon as they rectify the original. The methods of ordering will be explained via flyers which each pupil will receive from their form teachers as soon as we receive them from Tempest.

PTA NEWS

PTA Family Ceilidh. Please note that the date of the Family Ceilidh has changed from the date set out in the School Calendar. It will now take place on Saturday 28 November in St Joseph's Church Hall with the band Crowded Croft. Tickets will be on sale soon.
PTA School Shop

We have a full range of sturdy waterproof jackets with a warm fleece lining as well as hats and scarves for the winter months. The shop also has in stock a wide range of sizes of very good quality second hand blazers.

Opening hours are every Friday of term 3.30pm - 4.30pm.

PE

The PE department will be using a phone system for cancellation on a Saturday morning.

The Girls have to phone 0751 843 0319 to find out if any matches are cancelled and, if there are any delays in the travel arrangements, there will be a message left on this mobile.
The Boys’ number to phone is 0751 843 0155.

Please note - these phones will only be used as an answer machine.

Hockey

Saturday 31 October Hockey v Wellington School, Ayr

T2 ‘A’ & ‘B’ meet at 8.55am for a 9.30am match at Ardencaple. Finish at 10.40am. Must bring indoor shoes for match teas and wear full tracksuit.
1st Yr team meet at 10.00am for a 10.30am match at Ardencaple. Finish at 11.40am. Must bring indoor shoes for match teas and wear full tracksuit.
1st XI & 2nd XI to meet at school for 8.20am to travel to East End Park, Dumbarton, return 12noon. Travel in full tracksuits.
2nd Yr ‘A’ & 3rd Yr ‘A’ to travel to Doon astro-turf in Ayr. Meet at Games Hall for 7.55am and 2nd Yr travel in full tracksuit but must take school uniform to change into. 3rd Yrs travel in school uniform as you are playing in second match at 10.30am. All return approximately 1.10pm.

Future Dates:

Friday 6 November – T1 & T2 matches against Glasgow Academy away. Details to follow.
Scottish Schools Primary Road Relay on Saturday 31 October in Grangemouth. Mini-bus meeting at school for 9.30am

Rugby

Saturday 31 October Rugby v Wellington School

1st XV and S3/S4 team at home (KO 10am). Meet at Sports Hall 9.30am changed.
S1 and S2 - away (10am KO) Meet at Sports Hall 7.45am return by 1pm.

Sunday 1 November Rugby v Helensburgh RFC

S1/S2 10am KO – meet at rugby club 9.15am in casual clothes. Finish 11.30am.

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Wednesday 14 October 2009

From the Headmaster

It was wonderful to see the big show of support from parents, pupils, members of the Helensburgh community and many friends of the school on Saturday at the Official Opening of the Sports Hall. We were favoured with a fine day which heralded a very enjoyable event. There was a significant turnout with the Sports Hall full to capacity for the event.

It provided the right opportunity to thank the many families and members of the Lomond community who have provided financial support for the kitting out of the Sports Hall. The Lomond School PTA and Lomond School Former Pupils have made possible the installation of the climbing wall and the cricket nets respectively, which are state of the art. There has been widespread involvement recognised by the Make Your Mark bricks in the entrance stairway and we are particularly grateful to the Scott family who have supported the equipping of the Fitness Suite with its beautiful views. Inside is an inscription which reads, ‘With Encouragement, Determination and Self Belief, you will succeed’. This sums up what we aim to do as a shared community at Lomond School.

It was excellent to see the school pipe band play at several points during the afternoon and they were well received. I was very proud of the S6 pupils who gave excellent hospitality and their tours were much appreciated. The junior and senior pupils who were involved with the demonstration activities of climbing, trampolining, cricket, yoga, karate and fitness were also excellent ambassadors for their sport and school. I am very thankful to our school caterers who provided an excellent fare and to the support team who ensured that all ran very smoothly on the day.

We were delighted to have Mr Macdonald return to open the Sports Hall and it was very fitting that he did so given the many years of planning that he and his team put in to bring the project to completion. Mr Macdonald noted in his speech that the new building widened the range of activities that could be tackled and increased the scope for links with local sports clubs and organisations. It was excellent to have representatives from the Helensburgh Rugby, Cricket and Netball clubs, amongst others, who all have weekly slots booked in and where pupils are finding playing and coaching opportunities. We certainly hope to see sport in the Helensburgh area prosper and develop through this excellent new facility.

There was also an opportunity to pay special testimony to Mr Ian McKellar whose retirement at Half Term will leave a great sadness in our community. Mr McKellar has been at the heart of the Sports Hall project and has developed the facilities for the pupils with an eagle eye for detail, liaising closely and daily with contractors and consultants. We are losing a member of staff who is very dear to the hearts of many generations of Lomond pupils and who has taught at the highest level. It is rare to find a man of Mr McKellar’s quality, both in his relationships with others and in his unique skills. Mr McKellar has been involved in running his own family business, has trained and worked as an architect before beginning his teaching career. His teaching has been hugely inspirational and has inspired scores of pupils who have taken Graphic Communications with him. Additionally Mr McKellar has led the way as Master of Works and School Architect in a role that he has made his own. The Senior School building and Burnbrae boarding house both bear testimony to his design skills and reflect his great care. Mere words cannot express our deep debt of gratitude to Mr McKellar and I know that all members of the Lomond community will wish him very well for his retirement and miss him deeply.

I hope that the Half Term holiday is very restful for all pupils and parents. It has been a very active and fruitful first half of term. We wish the S2 rugby and hockey teams well on their mini-tour to King’s School in Tynemouth and very safe travelling to the S3 /S4 pupils and staff who are going on the Morocco expedition.

Congratulations to.......

Lorenzo Chiavarini who has been offered a place in the RYA Laser National Youth squad which comprises 13 male sailors from Great Britain.
Alistair Gray who has been individually selected by the RYA to attend Invitational Training at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy in October.

We wish them both success.

From the Depute Headmaster

The school will close for half term on Friday 16 October at 3.25pm and re-open to pupils on Tuesday 27 October at 8.30am. (Monday 26 October is a staff INSET day).

Primary News

Lunch w/c 26 October 2009 – Mon – HOLIDAY/INSET:Tues – Penne pasta with tomato and chilli sauce, French bread, fruit platter: Wed– Jumbo fish fingers, chipped potatoes and peas and carrots, rice pudding and fruit: Thurs – Gammon, pineapple, creamed potato and sweetcorn, apple and strawberry sponge with custard: Fri – Cheese and tomato pizza, beans and croquette potatoes, pears and butterscotch sauce. A selection of fresh fruit and vegetables are available daily.

This week’s Transitus Assembly was led by Mrs Brown and told the story of Native Americans affected by racism. The message of “do unto others what you would have done to you” came through strongly.
At the Clarendon Assemblies Mr Calder discussed two ‘heroes’ connected to India. The first on Friday, William Carey, was an ex-cobbler and Baptist preacher who translated the bible into Bengali and then saw all copies burned in a fire in 1812. His was a story of persistence and perseverance. The Tuesday hero was Mahatma Gandhi and in telling the story of his non-violent struggle at a time when the majority of the world was engaged in a terrible world war. Mr Calder focused on two of his phrases: ‘An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind’ and ‘We must be the change we wish to see in the world’.
This year’s Harvest Thanksgiving will be led by Junior 3 and they would be grateful if Harvest Gifts could be sent in to school for the assembly on Friday morning. All J3 parents are welcome to attend the assembly at 10.45am in St Bride’s Hall.
Road Safety. I have registered us to take part in the National School Road Safety Week in November. I would appreciate any suggestions as to how we can increase awareness of this very important topic. (G A Calder)
If you need to contact the After School Club the new number is 01436 675647. This number is available between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. If you are calling before 3.30pm please use the school number 01436 672476. Thank you.

Nursery News

Today's Tots... Tomorrow's Teenagers

Argyll and Bute Council's Early Years Team have launched a new programme 'Today's Tots... Tomorrow's Teens' and all parents are invited to attend. The resources used are by the Family Caring Trust who have put together a series of practical, workable ideas which have been tried and proven by many parents who have had similar challenges. The weekly sessions last for approximately two hours over a 6 week period and a free crèche will be provided if required. The first session will be focussing on Pram to Primary (0-6 years) but further training within this academic year will focus on 6-12 years and teenagers. The venue will be RSR Braeholm - dates to be confirmed. For further information please contact Sheena Stewart 01369 708504, e-mail:sheena.stewart@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Welly Waddle. A very big thank you to all who joined us on our Welly Waddle through Duchess Woods last week - weary waddlers all returned safe and sound armed with their wonderful autumn collections. Please could we ask that all sponsor money for this event, in aid of the Scottish Cot Death Trust, be handed in to nursery by tomorrow (Thursday 15th ) so it can be sent off on Friday.
Harvest Festival. We will be joining the junior children for Harvest Festival on Friday. Any contributions will be gratefully received, and distributed within the community.
Hallowe'en fun day. All nursery children are invited to the Hallowe'en fun day on Friday 30 October - fancy dress... but no masks please as these can be vary scary for our youngest children.

S2 EURO SPACE CENTRE TRIP (4-8 JANUARY 2010).... A gentle reminder that the final instalment of £250 is due by Friday of this week. Please make cheques payable to Lomond School and hand them in to Mrs Carroll in the General Office.

NICE TRIP....A reminder that the next instalment to £230 is due by 30 October. Please can parents ensure that their son/daughter has an EHIC card to cover any emergency treatment; if the card is mislaid or is due for renewal please go to www.ehic.com or www.ehic.org.

PTA NEWS

Parents Coffee Morning....Coffee, cakes and chat will once again take place at the Commodore Hotel, 10.30am the first Friday of every month. All parents are welcome from nursery through to S6. Look forward to seeing you on the 6 November.

PE

2nd Yr Hockey & Rugby Tour to Newcastle leaving on Thursday 15th October at 8.30am, returning Friday 3.30pm.

Hockey

Saturday 31 October Hockey v Wellington School

1st XI & 2nd XI East End Park

T2 ‘A’ & ‘B’, 1st Yr ‘A’ Ardencaple

3rd Yr ‘A’ & 2nd Yr ‘A’ Away to Ayr

More details next week.

Scottish Primary Schools Road Relays on Saturday 31st Oct at Grangemouth – T1 Boys & Girls , T2 Boys & Girls Teams. More details to follow.

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Wednesday 7 October 2009

From the Headmaster

The term is moving rapidly on and we now stand under two weeks away from Half Term. The first two months of the new academic year have nearly passed and it was very helpful to see the Attitudinals for Senior School pupils recently. I would like to commend the strong efforts of the very great majority who have been giving excellent effort in class and in their homework. For a few pupils it has been the chance to review their work rate and approach and Form Teachers are working closely to assist those who need a new focus. There is a valuable chance for T1 parents to meet to discuss progress at the Parents’ Evenings this week. This marks the start of the cycle of parent meetings. If there are any questions that parents do have it is requested that the Form Teacher is approached in the first instance to help resolve any concerns at an early stage.

We will welcome Mr Graham Molloy this week onto the staff as our new Master of Works. Mr Molloy will be picking up the baton from Mr Ian McKellar who has been a tour de force at Lomond for very many years. Mr Molloy has a very hard act to follow and yet comes with excellent experience in facilities management. Mr McKellar is unique in that he is a qualified architect, has run his own business before teaching, has taught at an exemplary level and run a very strong Department within the school, before moving into the Master of Works post which he has made his own. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr McKellar and will be celebrating with him his well earned retirement after Half Term.

There was a very busy weekend which saw the Norway/Sweden canoe expedition conduct training in strong weather conditions at Loch Tay. I am grateful to Miss Dudley and Mr Dodson for leading this with our outdoor education partners, Beyond Adventure. In addition, the Former Pupils who left in 1999 met on Saturday afternoon allowing them to see the new Sports Hall. This year group were very warm in their memories of the school and were among the first to use the new school following its rebuild after the fire in 1997.

Amongst these returning Former Pupils (FPs) was Samantha Lamb, who is also coming to speak to the S6 pupils on ‘Modern financial systems – what went wrong’ this Friday. It is excellent to welcome back former pupils to address our most senior pupils on very topical issues and we are grateful for this input. We remain very keen to hear the news of our Former Pupils and to meet again returning FPs. Mr Minnis is a key contact for Lomond Alumni and we do offer a virtual network to assist FPs to stay in touch. There will be a London FP gathering later in the year for those working in the Home Counties.

Congratulations to ........Giles Calder, Douglas Jagger, and Craig Stewart. They have been invited to join the Scottish Rugby Union’s U16 Inter-District Training Squad. The boys have already shown perseverance and determination to achieve this and the training they will receive should allow them to develop their game to a higher level.

AMENDMENT TO THE NEWSLETTER

Wednesday 7 October 2009

The official opening of the Sports Hall is on Saturday 10 October at 2.15pm. All parents and pupils are warmly invited to attend from 2pm. Would ladies please note that stiletto heels should not be worn as they will cause permanent damage to the flooring. Please bear in mind that car parking at the Sports Hall will be limited and there will be overflow car parking at school on Stafford Street and in the rear playground or Clarendon playground on Millig Street. A shuttle bus service from school to the Sports Hall will be provided.

From the Depute Headmaster

There will be individual photographs of all pupils in Nursery-T2, plus S3 and S6, as well as new pupils in all other years, on Monday 12 October. These photos are for our school records.
The school will close for half term on Friday 16 October at 3.25pm and re-open to pupils on Tuesday 27 October at 8.30am. (Monday 26 October is a staff INSET day).

Primary News

Lunch w/c 12 October 2009 – Mon – Chicken fajitas and tortilla chips, chocolate and orange gâteaux:Tues – Penne pasta with tomato and chilli sauce, garlic bread, fruit platter: Wed– Jumbo fish fingers, chipped potatoes and peas and carrots, rice pudding and fruit: Thurs – Gammon, pineapple, creamed potato and sweetcorn, apple and strawberry sponge with custard: Fri – Cheese and tomato pizza, beans and croquette potatoes, pears and butterscotch sauce. A selection of fresh fruit and vegetables are available daily.

This week’s Transitus Assembly was led by Reverend Clark who discussed the dangers of playing with matches.
At the Clarendon Assemblies Mr Calder discussed the fact that you never know what is round the corner and should therefore show persistence and perseverance in following a dream. He used the example of Australia’s first ever Winter-Olympic champion Steve Bradbury. In the other assembly Mr Calder read Aesop’s Fable about the Fox and the Swan.
Individual Photographs. The individual photographs will be taken for all Nursery and Primary pupils on Monday 12 October. Could I politely request that all pupils come dressed in full winter uniform on that day. (G A Calder)
J1-J5 Parent Consultations. The Clarendon Parental consultations will be taking place in the classrooms on Tuesday 13 October (7pm-9 pm) and Thursday 15 October (4pm-6 pm). Appointments can be made in the front hall of Clarendon from Monday 5 October. A childcare service will be available on Tuesday 13th.
Harvest Thanksgiving. J3 will shortly be sending out a letter requesting harvest gifts that they may give to some of those in need in the local community, as they will be leading next week’s Harvest Assembly. This will take place at 10.45am next Friday (16 October). All J3 parents are invited to attend. The Clarendon Singers and assorted guests will entertain the local lunch club and distribute the gifts after the assembly.
Road Safety. I have registered us to take part in the National School Road Safety Week in November. I would appreciate any suggestions as to how we can increase awareness of this very important topic. (G A Calder)

If you need to contact the After School Club the new number is 01436 675647. This number is available between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. If you are calling before 3.30pm please use the school number 01436 672476. Thank you.

Nursery News

Superhero Play Policy Meeting: Thursday 8 October. Parents are welcome to offer suggestions and opinions regarding superhero play in the nursery, and join in discussion as we develop our policy. We will meet as soon as all the children have been collected at lunchtime - there will be no charge for children staying for packed lunch whose parent is at the meeting.
Individual Photograph arrangements: Monday 12 October. Please could the children be taken straight to the Gym at the main school between 8.30am-9am instead of going to the nursery. Any children who arrive in nursery between 8am-8.30am for early morning child-care will be taken to the Gym by a member of staff. After the photographs have been taken, the nursery staff will take the children back to the nursery. Any children who do not usually attend Nursery on a Monday are welcome to have their photograph taken, but we ask that you wait with us and take your child home afterwards. Please see Mrs Reynolds if you have any queries. Please note there will be no PE for nursery children on this day.
A very big thank you to Sarah Selman, one of our very talented mums who spent last Friday morning helping the nursery children experience the joys of bread making - the aroma in the nursery was mouth-watering!

SIXTH YEAR PEER MENTORS

A small group of volunteer pupils in S6 have been trained by Childline to offer support and guidance to younger pupils. This year’s scheme will be launched at assembly on Monday 12 October.Two members of the team will be available for pupils on a ‘drop in’ basis on Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunchtime in Room 21. Additionally, the team can be contacted by e-mail p.mentoring@lomond-school.org

The team: Iain Cameron Peter Scholarios

Zoe Canty Ginny Scott-Park

Chantelle Fry Nicola Skrastin

Rebecca Lightfoot Heather Wylie

S2 EURO SPACE CENTRE TRIP (2-8 JANUARY 2010)....The final instalment of £250 is due by Friday 16 October. Cheques should be made payable to Lomond School and handed in, either to Dr Tully or to Mrs Carroll in the General Office.

PTA NEWS

PTA Family Ceilidh. Please note that the date of the Family Ceilidh has changed from the date set out in the School Calendar. It will now take place on Saturday 28 November in St Joseph's Church Hall with the band Crowded Croft. Tickets will be on sale after the October holiday.
Saturday morning catering in the Sports Hall. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to man the kitchen on Saturday mornings. The rota is now full until Christmas. If you can cover a morning in the new year, please call Linda Pender on 01436 820479 who will slot your name into the rota. No parent should have to be on duty more than once a year and we would ask that all parents (dads and mums) with children playing for the school teams, particularly those with children in the first teams, volunteer for one Saturday.
Use of the Games Hall by parents. The school have made the Sports Hall available for exclusive use by parents on Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings and the PTA hope to have this facility up and running after the October holiday. So far badminton on Wednesday evenings and aerobics/yoga/pilates classes on Friday mornings are the most requested. We would still welcome the views of as many parents as possible so please continue to let us have your input either via your year rep or directly to Helen Etchells by email on helenetchells@mac.com. In addition, if you would like to run a class or sport at the Sports Hall during these times or know someone who would, please let us know.
New Year Representative for J5. Aileen Cameron has very kindly volunteered to act as year rep for J5 and she will be assisted by Vivien Monteith who has also offered to help out. We hope that all J5 parents will give them their support.
With the winter months in mind we now have a full range of sizes in crested waterproof jackets with a warm fleece lining, soft fleece crested scarves for Clarendon pupils and wool striped scarves for Seniors.

The School Shop is situated at the back door of Clarendon and is open every Friday of term between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. For parents who prefer to pre-order, there is an updated copy of the pre-order sheet on the Lomond School website.

PE

The PE department will be using a phone system for cancellation on a Saturday morning.

The Girls have to phone 0751 843 0319 to find out if any matches are cancelled and, if there are any delays in the travel arrangements, there will be a message left on this mobile.
The Boys number to phone is 0751 843 0155.

Please note - these phones will only be used as an answer machine.

Hockey

Wednesday 7 October Lomond v Craigholme School

1st XI 3.15pm at Ardencaple, finish at 4.45pm.
2nd XI starts 2.15pm at Ardencaple, finish at 3.20pm.
3rd XI and 4th XI meet bus at School for 12.30pm to travel to Craigholme playing fields. Matches both at 2.15pm, return 4.45pm. Bring a packed lunch.

Rugby

Wednesday 7 October

T2 Rugby team travelling to St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm. Leaving 12 noon, returning 5.15pm.

Bring a packed lunch.

Ist XV, U16 v St Aloysius’. KO 2pm. Depart 12.30pm, return 5.30pm.

Friendly matches - Thursday 8 October – Hockey

Lomond’s 3rd Yr ‘A’ v Lomond’s 2nd Yr ‘A’, 4pm at Ardencaple, finish 5pm down at the Sports Hall.

Saturday 10 October

No Hockey or Rugby matches on Saturday morning.

Senior 4th year match at 2.30pm until 3.30pm on astro at Ardencaple.

Opening of new Sports Hall

Pupils have been given a letter about the activities taking place 12.15pm-1.45pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm. Any Problems contact Mrs Taylor (PE)

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