10 June 2014

Year	Content                                                         Date 10.06.2014
S1
S2	Urgent:  S1 Alton Towers trip on the 26 June 2014. To secure your place on the trip, please return the second information letter and payment directly to Mr Digance of the Design and Technology Department by the 10 June or you will not be going!  Extra letters can be collected from the reception at the dining centre.   Thank you Mr Digance. Lockers Locker keys need to be returned to the welfare office as soon as possible.
S3	Lockers Locker keys need to be returned to the welfare office as soon as possible.
S4	Modern Studies Trip to New York & Washington   Please return completed EE2 forms to Mrs Sinclair, Classroom Assistant ASAP.
S5	**New Item** Visit to Whitelee Wind Farm Could all pupils going to Whitelee Windfarm on Monday 16th June, meet Miss Lyall in S15 at 10.45 am on Monday.  Anyone who has not handed in an EE2 form should see Miss Lyall as soon as possible. CERN Trip   Any students who are going on the CERN trip in the last week in June are required to attend a meeting next Tuesday (10/6/14) in room S5 starting at 4pm. The meeting is to go over final details before the trip. All students MUST attend.   Mr Martin
S6	CERN Trip   Any students who are going on the CERN trip in the last week in June are required to attend a meeting next Tuesday (10/6/14) in room S5 starting at 4pm. The meeting is to go over final details before the trip. All students MUST attend.   Mr Martin
All years	**New Items ** Sponsored Fun Run   If you participated in the Fun Run and you haven’t handed in your money to Mr Newall can you please do this ASAP so that he can let everyone know the total amount raised.   Diversecity 2014   Friday 13th & Saturday 14th June Tickets: £7.50 - Adult £5 – Children   There will be performances from dancers, singers, instrumentalists, comedians and much more.  It will be a fun packed performance showing the diverse talents present in our school.     The Dloko High School Choir   The Dloko High School Choir from Umlazi Township are performing this year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!   JGHS Chamber Choir will be joining them on stage for the finale and one other item.  The Chamber Choir would like to invite any pupil past or present to join them for this event with the Dloko Choir.  Rehearsals will be happening in the next few weeks.  If you would like to be involved please come to a meeting during lunchtime on Thursday.   The publicity blurb says that the choir’s performance will ‘move you to tears of sadness and joy.’ This statement is absolutely true and those staff and pupils who have been involved in the South Africa project can testify to this statement.   It has been discussed that JGHS staff and pupils can get tickets at the concession rate.  The money raised from ticket sales will fund local community projects tackling poverty through the Jabulani Charity.   Date 12-14 August 2014 Time 19:55 Duration 1 hour Venue The Assembly Rooms 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.