Assemblies for Next Week
Order of Assembly:
Scottish Book Week Tutor Group QR Literacy Quiz Winners
The top three tutor groups were:
Lewis 1: Morgan Smith & David Harrold
Tiree 1: Chloe Yeung & Finlay Ellis
Get Caught Reading Photographic Competition
We are still looking for photos of pupils and staff reading. So whether you read books, ereaders, newspapers or magazines, GET CAUGHT READING!!!!!
S2 Art Winners
In S2 Ly Art with Ms McKenzie there has been a competition called ‘Pimp My Ride’ to design a car and race it. I am pleased to announce that Eila Tether, Millie Lawrie, Jack Hartley and Denver Wood’s group won the race. Bradley Bryce, Chantal Cameron and Lewis Barnes also won Best Design for their monster car creation, voted for by the class. Congratulations to both teams!
Ms McKenzie
Christmas Wrapping Service
The Charities Committee are offering their popular Christmas Wrapping Service. Drop off your unwrapped presents to Miss Livingston or Mrs Whyte, and have your items transformed into beautiful packages! All donations will go towards 'Hand in Hand for Syria.'
Charities Committee
'Edinburgh has the highest proportion of people sleeping rough in Scotland. Streetwork help 4000 people who have been forced to leave their homes for reasons outwith their control.'
Next week, please bring in any items off the following list:
The Charities Committee will be round every morning next week to collect items you've brought in. Alternatively, bring your items to Mrs Whyte or Miss Livingston.
Ms Sinclair
Order of Assembly:
Tuesday - Skye
Wednesday - Lewis
Thursday – Tiree
Scottish Book Week Tutor Group QR Literacy Quiz Winners
The top three tutor groups were:
·
L10
·
T9
·
S5
They
got all the questions correct and displayed some great teamwork.
Mrs Brown
Gracie’s
Got Talent
Thank you to all acts who auditioned this week, the standards were very high. The successful acts moving through to the heats are as follows:
Thank you to all acts who auditioned this week, the standards were very high. The successful acts moving through to the heats are as follows:
Skye 1: Chloe Eaton
Skye 2: Emmanuel and Clinton Ogayemi
Lewis 2: Senior Dancers
Tiree 2: Chloe Pow & Shannon Murray
Live heats will take place at the end of lunch in the Dining Hall
next week and all pupils will be able to vote for their winner! One act
from each house will go through to Fridays Final.
Mr
Gregor/Mr MackenzieWe are still looking for photos of pupils and staff reading. So whether you read books, ereaders, newspapers or magazines, GET CAUGHT READING!!!!!
Strictly one entry per
pupil, so make it a good one. All entries to be brought to Mrs Brown -
she will download them for you.
Mrs Brown
Skiing
If you are in S1 – 5 and you signed up for skiing, please come to
the PE department for a confirmation letter asap. S2 group will be going on
Tuesday, while S1 & 3 group will be going on Wednesday.
Mr
Else
Numbers Day - Winners
of Quiz
This time last week Ms Neill was irrational, Miss Grisdale was perfect and Mr King was in his prime. How things change in a week! Thanks to everyone for taking part in Number Day 2014. £381.55 was raised for the NSPCC. The winners of the quiz were Claire Calvert 6L4 and Martin Ng 3L3- well done, they can collect their prizes from the Maths department.
Mrs KellyThis time last week Ms Neill was irrational, Miss Grisdale was perfect and Mr King was in his prime. How things change in a week! Thanks to everyone for taking part in Number Day 2014. £381.55 was raised for the NSPCC. The winners of the quiz were Claire Calvert 6L4 and Martin Ng 3L3- well done, they can collect their prizes from the Maths department.
S2 Art Winners
In S2 Ly Art with Ms McKenzie there has been a competition called ‘Pimp My Ride’ to design a car and race it. I am pleased to announce that Eila Tether, Millie Lawrie, Jack Hartley and Denver Wood’s group won the race. Bradley Bryce, Chantal Cameron and Lewis Barnes also won Best Design for their monster car creation, voted for by the class. Congratulations to both teams!
Ms McKenzie
The Charities Committee are offering their popular Christmas Wrapping Service. Drop off your unwrapped presents to Miss Livingston or Mrs Whyte, and have your items transformed into beautiful packages! All donations will go towards 'Hand in Hand for Syria.'
Charities Committee
CHRISTMAS
APPEAL - HOMELESS CHARITY STREETWORK
Thanks
to everyone who voted for the Christmas Appeal options. The school has
chosen to collect items for the homeless.'Edinburgh has the highest proportion of people sleeping rough in Scotland. Streetwork help 4000 people who have been forced to leave their homes for reasons outwith their control.'
Next week, please bring in any items off the following list:
·
Travel size toiletries with either shower gel, shampoo, shaving foam,
deodorant.
·
Toothbrush, toothpaste
· Hat,
gloves, scarf (for men and women)
· Socks
(for men and women)
·
Chocolate
· Small
torch
· Baby
wipes
The Charities Committee will be round every morning next week to collect items you've brought in. Alternatively, bring your items to Mrs Whyte or Miss Livingston.
We will award a prize to
the most charitable Tutor Group and Individual! Good luck!
Charities Committee
Arrangements
for the end of Term - Friday 19 December
Registration
and period 1: all pupils in tutor groups for the Inter-house challenge.
More details from Mr Gregor and Mr Mackenzie to follow.
Period
2 Normal timetabled class
10am
Optional Christmas service with the chaplaincy team in the drama studio
Break
as normal
Period
3 Normal timetable d classes
Period
4 Whole school assembly
PUPILS WILL BE CALLED DOWN TO THE DINING HALL BY YEAR GROUP Only
S6 pupils should be seated on the Balcony. Thank you. School will dismiss around the usual time.
Ms
Sinclair
Christ-mess (part 11)
The chaplains would like to invite pupils and staff to join them
for a Christian celebration of Christmas on Friday 19 December at 10 am in the
drama studio. This is an optional
celebration and any pupil wishing to attend Must give their names to Group tutors no later than end of Registration on Tuesday 16 December. Lists of those attending will be circulated
to staff in advance of the service and only pupils who are on the list will be
allowed out of class to attend.Ms Sinclair
Dress Down Day
The last day of term, Friday 19th December, will be a
dress down day in aid of 'Hand in Hand for Syria.'
If you would like to dress down on that day, please bring a donation
(suggested donation £1).
As you will know from the news, the situation has worsened in
Syria. 3.32
million Syrian refuges have had to seek asylum in other countries as a result
of conflict. Refugee camps are closing due to high numbers, and many
Syrian refugees have nowhere to go in the extreme winter conditions.
Money raised will go towards food, water, baby
milk, warm clothing for the people of Syria.
Charities
Committee