Assemblies for This Week
Monday – S1 Assembly
Tuesday – S2 Assembly
Wednesday – S3 Assembly
Thursday – S4 Assembly
Friday – S5/S6 Assembly
Values Focus Week
This week we will be focusing on Instilling Resilience – “We
persevere when faced with challenge. We know that when we make mistakes we are
encouraged to learn from them”.
Mr Hunter
S6 pupils who attended Young Drivers Event
Can all pupils who attended the Young Drivers Event at the Corn
Exchange last Tuesday, please complete the following survey monkey link. The
organisers are keen to get the views of young people so that they can improve
the event each year.
Mrs
Ellis
S4-
S6 Pupils – Important Dates for your Diary!
Interested
in starting a course at Edinburgh College in 2019? Come along to the following
Edinburgh campus open days in November and December to speak to teaching staff
about the courses they offer, entry requirements, application advice and
finding the right course for you.
22 November at Midlothian
Campus
27 November at Sighthill Campus
29 November at Granton Campus
4 December at Milton Road
Campus
3
– 7 pm
Staff
will be on hand to give you guidance on funding, fees and student support
during your time at college. You will also be invited to take a tour of the
campus, including classrooms, workshops, libraries and social areas, giving you
an idea of what it’s really like to be a student at Edinburgh College.
Mrs O’ConnellOgwini Team
There will be a meeting at lunchtime today (Monday 8th
October 2018) for all pupils going to Ogwini in Feb 2019. Please arrive
promptly for 1.15pm.
Miss
Greig
Theatre Trips
Please have
money paid in for Macbeth and The Unreturning theatre trips with the Drama
department by TOMORROW to secure your place. Payment to be made by ParentPay (see
office if you need help with this.)
Mrs Whyte
Alton
Towers 2019
This trip is open to all S4-S6 with
attendance over 85% and will take place on Friday 14th June 2019. 40 spaces are available, if there is more
demand, then a selection process will take place.
Please see Mr Gregor for a letter and
permission form.
Mr
Gregor
S1 Pupils
Medical Forms and Medication
Any S1 pupils who have received medical forms please return them with any
medication ASAP to Mrs Fraser (Welfare). If your child has a medical condition
that requires medication for example Asthma, it is imperative that the
appropriate medication /forms are handed into school.
Mrs Fraser
S2 HFT
Revision Session
There will be a revision session for the S2 HFT
assessment on Monday lunchtime at 1.25pm
HFT
Department
STEM
Club
Thursday lunchtime in Science 3
Mr
Wallis
Physics
Club
Tuesday lunchtime in Science 1
Mr
Wallis
Expressive
Arts Show
Do you have a talent? Are you a dancer, singer, in a
band, good at drama? Auditions for the Expressive Arts show are on Wednesday 24th
October at 3.30pm in the drama studio. Please speak to Miss Grisdale or Miss
McCreadie for more information.
Miss
Grisdale/Miss McCreadie
Drama
Careers Advice
Wednesdays after-school (3:35-4:05pm) in ICT3.
This new group ran by S3 student, Shawny
Baillie, will have a different focus every week
e.g. drama schools, audition technique, careers advice.
Mrs Whyte
Music Department
Edinburgh Schools Central Choir
Anyone in S3
or above with an interest in singing is invited to attend rehearsals at St
Thomas of Aquinas on Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30.
Senior GASS
Tuesdays
after school in the music department.
Music Clubs
Keyboard
Club – Monday lunchtime
Rock Band –
Monday after school
Guitar Group
– Wednesday lunchtime
All Instrumental Pupils
Please make
sure to check the notice board each week for lesson times. If you cannot make a
lesson for any reason, speak to someone in the music department.
Mr Kilday
