Assemblies for Next Week
Order of Assembly:
Tuesday - Skye
Wednesday – Lewis
Thursday – Tiree
Children and Families Christmas Card
Competition
Congratulations
to Stephanie Davies in S1 as she has won the Children and Families Christmas
Card Competition. This will now be shown on digital bus shelters in Princess
Street from today and will also be shown in bus and train stations across the
UK over the festive period.
Well done Stephanie!
Mr Hunter
S3
Art Exhibition
The S3 Art Exhibition will take place on Friday 4th
December, period 4 and after school, in Art 2. All pupils andteachers
welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Miss
Grisdale
Half Price Book Fair
A
reminder that there will a Scholastic Half-Price Book Fair this week. Head
to the Library for some pre-Christmas bargains.
Mrs Brown
Christmas Concert on Thursday, 10 December
2015
Our
annual Christmas concert
is on Thursday
10th December at 7pm in the school Hall.
Tickets
will be on sale from Monday 23rd November from Ms Kerr.
Adults £4
children (concessions) £2. Family ticket
£12.
Ms Kerr
Senior
Pupils involved in MVP
All
senior pupils involved in MVP to come and see Ms Davies before their session
next week.
Ms Davies
LEAPS – S6 CONFERENCE
On Friday 11 December from 9.30-12.30 LEAPS will be holding
their annual S6 Conference for LEAPS eligiblestudents who are aiming
for university or college next year or beyond. The Conference will be held at
Appleton Tower, University of Edinburgh central campus, and they are
providing free coach travel to and from the Conference from a number of
locations outside Edinburgh.
All LEAPS eligible students who have received a Pre-Application
Interview have been sent an email invitation to the event and they hope to see
you there on day.
Mrs
O’Connell
Polar Academy
Three of our students are taking part in the Polar Academy and are
going through some grilling training to be ready for the expedition in March
2016.
They are raising money for the expedition and will be organising a
series of events around the school and the community.
Iona Somerville and her mum Irene Wilson have created a Justgiving
page to help raise the funds. If you
wish to donate and help our students reach their fundraising target please go
to Iona's page using key words "Irene Wilson polar academy".
To know more about this fantastic opportunity and help it happen
please visit the polar academy website at www.thepolaracademy.org
Mr
Cardiet and Mr Rafferty
Summer
Ball
A reminder for S5 and S6 pupils that Summer Ball contracts can be
collected from the PE Base. This should be returned along with a £20
deposit by Friday 18th December.
Mr
Gregor
Dance-a-thon
Gracemount Dance academy are holding a Sponsored Christmas Dance-a-thon
to raise money for dance and for the polar academy. £5 to entry fee. It will held on the
Friday 18th December 1-3pm. Sign-up sheets in the PE department. All
welcome.
Ms
Wilson
School Immunisation Programme
Immunisation helps protect our
communities from a wide range of illnesses.
Thanks
to immunisation, diseases such as polio have disappeared in the UK. However,
these diseases could come back as they are still seen in many countries
throughout the world - which is why it’s so important to get your jabs.
The NHS Lothian school nurse team
carry out an annual immunisation programme.
The vaccinations will be given in spring term 2016. Consent packs are being issued now. Please discuss the consent pack at home and
return it to school by Friday, 11 December 2015.
The teenage
booster to ensure protection from tetanus, diphtheria and polio will be
offered to pupils in S3. This completes
the programme, begun in infancy, to give life-long protection.
In addition this year all S3 – S6
pupils are recommended a meningitis vaccine (ACWY). This is to protect against the W strain of
meningitis which is on the increase across the UK.
Mr McKenzie
