Assemblies for Next Week
Order of Assembly:
Tuesday - Skye
Wednesday - Lewis
Thursday – Tiree
Number Day
Today is number day, numbers are vitally important to everything you do on a daily basis. This video explains some of the places you use numbers in real life.
http://youtu.be/eU-GvztSaOw
GHS Chess Club
Good luck completing your number quiz and using your number skills
today!
Maths
Department
Gracie’s Got Talent
Today is the last chance to get your act on the
list for the Gracemount’s Got Talent auditions next week. Please see Mr Gregor
or Mr Mackenzie (science) to enter. Remember this is YOUR chance
to participate in the end of term assembly.
Skye auditions are Monday lunch time.
Lewis auditions are Tuesday lunch time.
Tiree auditions are Wednesday lunch time.
Mr Gregor and Mr Mackenzie
GHS Chess Club every Thursday lunch
time with Mr Maclaughland. Club open to
all levels of players, from beginners to Grand Masters. Could those pupils who wish to join please
inform Mr Maclaughland. Start date for club: Thursday, 11 December 2014.
Mr MacLaughlandSkiing:
PE Department
Christmas Concert
Thursday 11th December in the school at 7pm. Tickets
available from Ms Kerr in the music department. Any performers who have
not yet picked up a letter please do so a.s.a.p. D Kerr
Just a
quick reminder that your second Outward Bound payments are
due in on Friday 12th December. For almost all pupils the amount required
is £65.00. As before please hand in your payment to the school office in an envelope
marked Outward Bound 2015 and with your name.
Mr Wyllie
Indoor Cycle Speedway
Any S1 – S6 pupils who are confident and competent bike riders, and would be interested in going along and racing cycle speedway bikes indoors at the Jack Kane Centre between 2pm – 4pm on Friday, 12 December 2014, please see Mr Patterson for further details.
Mr Patterson
Rights Respecting Schools/True Colours Meeting
Meeting will take place at lunchtime Wednesday 17th December in HE 1. New pupils and staff will be very welcome.
Mrs Gillan
Mr Wyllie
Indoor Cycle Speedway
Any S1 – S6 pupils who are confident and competent bike riders, and would be interested in going along and racing cycle speedway bikes indoors at the Jack Kane Centre between 2pm – 4pm on Friday, 12 December 2014, please see Mr Patterson for further details.
Mr Patterson
Rights Respecting Schools/True Colours Meeting
Meeting will take place at lunchtime Wednesday 17th December in HE 1. New pupils and staff will be very welcome.
Mrs Gillan
Scottish Book Week
Final call for the Tutor Group QR Literacy Quiz. All sheets
to be handed into the Library.Mrs Brown
Get Caught Reading
Photographic Competition
We are 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 BrownGracemount Book Group
There will be a meeting of the Gracemount Book Group this week. All pupils who are interested should see Mrs Brown for the date, place and time.
Mrs Brown
Watch out for a new feature 'The Mystery Reader recommends’ ... Coming to a door near you soon.
Mrs Brown
Congratulations to Ben Ferguson in S2 who won our Christmas Card competition! Well done to all those who entered. The standard of entries was very high!
Miss Shannon
School Immunisation Programme
Immunisation helps protect our communities from a wide range of illnesses.
The NHS Lothian school nurse team carry out an annual immunisation programme, which includes:
The teenage booster to ensure protection from tetanus, diphtheria and polio – will be offered to pupils in S3 during March 2015. Pupils will also be offered the MenC booster at this time to protect against meningitis and septicemia (blood poisoning) caused by meningococcal group C bacteria.
The HPV vaccine for girls aged 11 to 13 to protect against cervical cancer – will be offered to girls in S1 and S2 in January 2015.
The MMR vaccine for those who did not start or complete the two doses required in childhood is also offered to pupils.
Mr MackenziePositive Behaviour Rewards
Focus Fortnight
Congratulations to the following students, whose names were drawn from the FF box today. Well done!
Angelika Rowinska 1L6 nominated by: Mrs Kelly
Amy Redpath 2L6 nominated by: Miss Barry
Yeyao Liu 1T10 nominated by: Maths Department
Cekdar Temel 2T6 nominated by: Maths Department
WOW Class
The winners of the Wow class is Dr Burt’s 3D class. Congratulations!
Ms Muir