13 January 2015

Year	Content                                                         Date 13.01.2015
S1	ECO Group   The ECO group takes place every Monday in the library at break time- new members are very welcome.  If you are concerned about the environment, fed up with all the litter and would like to make ‘Gillespie’s Greener’ please come along and share your views and thoughts.  Let’s make a difference -The ECO group.
S2	ECO Group   The ECO group takes place every Monday in the library at break time- new members are very welcome.  If you are concerned about the environment, fed up with all the litter and would like to make ‘Gillespie’s Greener’ please come along and share your views and thoughts.  Let’s make a difference -The ECO group.
S3	ECO Group   The ECO group takes place every Monday in the library at break time- new members are very welcome.  If you are concerned about the environment, fed up with all the litter and would like to make ‘Gillespie’s Greener’ please come along and share your views and thoughts.  Let’s make a difference -The ECO group. S3 Football Training will now take place on Tuesdays at Tynecastle High School on their 2G Astroturf. A bus will take players there at 16:00 and bring them back to school for 18:00. This will commence on the 13th January. Please ensure you have appropriate footwear. If you have any questions, please speak to Mr Carstairs in the PE Department.
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All years	**NEW ITEM** Anti-Bullying Initiatives   There will be a short meeting at lunchtime in W8 today at lunch (Tuesday) for anyone interested in supporting our anti-bullying initiatives and to foster positive pupil relations. Please be there by 1:10.   Thanks   Mr Warden **NEW ITEM**   Composition competition from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and National Trust for Scotland   We’re inviting young composers, aged 12-18, to write a two-minute piece of music for an instrumental trio, quartet or quintet of their choice inspired by one of five National Trust venues: Pollok House, Glasgow; Threave Estate, Dumfries and Galloway; Culloden Battlefield, Inverness; J M Barrie’s Birthplace, Kirriemuir and Georgian House, Edinburgh. The overall winner will be announced on Wednesday 17 June 2015 at Perth Concert Hall during a concert performance, where all five semi-finalists will have their pieces performed and recorded. Full details on the competition and how to enter can be found at www.notesfromscotland.co.uk. Closing date for entries is 31 May 2015.   **NEW ITEM**   Composing workshop   For 12-18 year olds with Matilda Brown - Georgian House, National Trust for Scotland, Saturday 7 March 2015: 2pm-4pm Spend time taking inspiration from Georgian House with an NTS guide before joining composer Matilda Brown for an introductory look at writing music on a theme. Spaces on the workshop are free, but must be reserved in advance. Contact the RSNO Engage team on 0141 225 3557 or email engage@rsno.org.uk to book your space.   Word of the week from 2K2   gasteromycetes: (noun) Definition: name often given to a subgroup of fungi consisting of more than 700 species in the phylum Basidiomycota (kingdom fungi) Context: There was a gasteromycetes in my garden.     South Africa Trip: Football strips and Dresses   Do you have any football strips, shorts, shinguards or formal/party dresses that you no longer use? If so, please bring them in!  Donations can be left at W22 in Warrender, or 2.5 in Darroch, or with any of the staff involved in the trip.  Thank you. S Charity     Training String Orchestra This will start on Tuesday (13th January) in B3. All new members are welcome, please see Miss Millar if you have any questions.    ALL PUPILS All pupils that have an instrumental lesson at 8.50am MUST report to the office at the bottom of Bruntsfield House to register they are present.  Absence calls will go home to parents if pupils do not register.