29 May 2014

Year	Content                                                         Date 29.05.2014
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S4	Modern Studies Trip to New York & Washington   Please return completed EE2 forms to Mrs Sinclair, Classroom Assistant ASAP.
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All years	**New Items** Commonwealth Games Event:   Any pupils who have been issued with a letter for the Commonwealth Games Event MUST attend a meeting on Monday 9th June at 4pm in the Dinning Centre (Lauderdale campus).   Mr Sievwright Sporting Celebration – Thursday 5th June Active Schools and The P.E. Department would like to invite all pupils, parents and friends to this year’s celebration of James Gillespie’s High School Sporting Achievement. This year’s awards will once again recognise our junior and senior girl and boy sports personalities, Team of the Year and Special Recognition Awards, in addition to presenting a host of sport specific player of the year gongs. The event takes place at Craigmillar Park Golf Club on Thursday 5th June. Doors open at 7pm with the celebrations due to start at 7.30pm. A disco will follow the presentations from 9pm onwards.  Tickets cost £1 and must be purchased from the P.E. Base before the event.  We look forward to seeing you all there.  Mr Wallace 3K Fun Run   As part of our school’s ‘Health Week’, the Health and Wellbeing working party are organising our first 3K ‘Fun Run’. This is a fundraising event for the JGHS Trust which provides support and funding for educational and extra-curricular activities within the school.   The event supports athletes of all ages and abilities and invites pupils, staff and parents to participate. The race will take place at 2.30pm on Thursday 29th May at the Meadows (start position at the whalebone arch). There will be prizes for the winners of each age category, a prize for the best ‘fancy dress’ and a special prize for the pupil who raises the most amount of money.   If you would like to participate please collect a sponsorship form and EE2 from Mr Newall and hand them back into the PE Department before Tuesday 20th May.   Lauderdale Street Site Works - Health and Safety Notice   From Wednesday 14th May there will be an increase in concrete deliveries during the day at ALL times. Please be aware of these lorries and act accordingly for your own and others safety. They will be entering the site from either Warrender Park Road or Lauderdale Street. There will be site personnel guiding the lorries on and off the site – Please do as asked by the site personnel at ALL times as it is for everyone’s safety during the construction work.     S1 – S6   Edinburgh Schools Mountain Bike Championships   Anyone interested to take part in the inaugural Edinburgh Schools Mountain Bike Championships on Sunday 15th June, at Liberton High Schools new mountain bike track, please come and pick up a flyer with entry details from the P.E. Base at Lauderdale.    Thank you.