Order of Assembly:
Tuesday - Skye
Wednesday – Lewis
Thursday – Tiree
Congratulations Jamie Lee Aquino and David
Harrold
Congratulations to Jamie-Lee Aquino and David Harrold who
performed outstandingly in the Usher Hall on Monday 7th March at a prestigious
concert. They performed on guitar along with others and a choir of 300 members
and to an audience of 950!!! Well done!Mike McGeary (Guitar teacher)
Third Green Flag
Gracemount High School has this
week been awarded its third green flag. Thank you to all pupils who continue
to make the school, local and global environments a better place to live.
Special thanks must be made to past and present members of the eco committee,
especially Katie Kovacs, Jane Collins, Courtney Woodhouse and Shannon Mc Neil
who have put a great of effort into the eco committee. Can everyone
within the school please continue to make the effort to keep using the
appropriate bins and put only bottles in the new dining room bottle bins. Mr King
Course
Choice Sheets
Please can any pupils
who have not returned their Course Choice Sheets, hand them into the school
office as soon as possible.The Office Team
Expressive Arts Trip
Any Expressive Arts pupils wanting to go on the trip next week please return your EE2 forms before Tuesday, 15 March 2016.
Ms Grisdale
PE Practical Assessment
A reminder to all National 5 and
Higher pupils, that your ‘One Off’ Performance Assessment will take place next
Tuesday 15th March. All pupils must attend this, it is worth
60% of your overall grade. Make sure you are thinking about the
challenges you will face when performing so you are prepared to answer you
planning questions. Mr Gregor
Nice Trip
Please can all pupils going on the Nice trip return their EE2 forms and final payments to Ms Davies ASAP.
Ms Davies
HE Money
Any pupils that have outstanding
HE fees must make these payments ASAP. Letters have been sent home to
remind parents. Any pupil who has not paid by the end of next week will
not be taking part in the practical cooking lessons.Mr Gregor
Basketball Trip to Rocks Match – Friday 19th
March
All pupils who still wish to attend
this trip must return their EE2 and £10 by Monday so we can confirm ticket
numbers.Mr Gregor
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers
The Health and Well Being Faculty
are collecting Sainsburys Active Schools vouchers. If anyone at home
shops in Sainsburys please ask them to take the vouchers when offered.
You can then bring them in to your registration teacher!Mr Gregor
Summer Ball
The final payment of £15 is now
due. This must be paid by Friday 5th May. Anyone who has
yet to return their contract must also do so asap. Mr Gregor
Senior Pupils - Summer
Playschemes
INC is a charity partnership currently
recruiting Playworkers and Volunteers across 4 venues in Edinburgh during the
summer holidays (4th July – 13th August 2016),
supporting children and young people with disabilities to participate in a
range of fun holiday activities & outings.
They are looking for responsible, energetic
and enthusiastic individuals who can easily relate to children and young people
and have the right attitude and values along with communication skills,
patience, reliability, commitment, and a sense of fun. Full training will be
provided.
Paid positions (£6.70–£8.00 + annual leave)
are available for those with the required skills and attitude. However, this is
not required for those seeking voluntary positions. Please note that the
minimum age for volunteers is 16.
See the school website or Mrs O’Connell
for further details.
Mrs O’Connell
A reminder to all Senior Artists
It is two weeks until the deadline for all
practical work to be completed. GASS is
running every night after school. Miss Grisdale
HPV Immunisation Forms
Please can any pupils who have not returned
their HPV Immunisation Forms, hand them into the school office as soon as
possible. Office Team
Photography Exhibition on Thursday, 24 March
2016
On Thursday, 24 March 2016, the last day of term, a Photography Exhibition
will be held in the library during Period 3.
The Exhibition will showcase all of the Photography students work for
the Year. All students are welcome to
come along with their class teacher. Ms Grisdale
Lost Property
The PE department has amassed a
large volume of lost property. If any
pupils have lost PE kit/school uniform since Christmas, please see Mrs Fraser.
It
would be most helpful if Parents/Carers or pupils could put names on their
clothing as this would allow clothes to be returned to pupils.
Mr Gregor
Quidditch!!
Are you
interested in representing Gracemount in an inter-school Quidditch match?
Are you
in S1-S3?
If so, see Mrs Brown for more information.
Ms Brown