8 January 2015

Year	Content                                                         Date 08.01.2015
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S2
S3	**NEW ITEM** 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.
S4	**NEW ITEM** S4 – Modern Studies Trip to New York & Washington Reminder – 3rd payment due 1st January Please pass to Mrs Sinclair in the Classroom Assistants Office, Warrender or the Modern Studies Dept.
S5	South Africa Trip 2016 Reminder that the deposit (and post-dated cheques) are due in this week to secure a place on the trip next year. Please pass payment to Mrs Sinclair, Classroom Assistants Office, Warrender
S6
All years	**NEW ITEM** Word of the week from 2K2 flabbergasted: (adjective) Definition: to overcome with surprise and bewilderment, astound Context: Matthew was flabbergasted when he heard the Manchester United score.   Well done to 2K2 as I think that this is the second time that their word has been selected. Let’s get a rich selection of words for next week’s word. All words beginning with G to be submitted to me for this Friday.   **NEW ITEM** Senior Wind Band - will start next Monday (Monday 12th Jan) after school in B3. New members are welcome to join. Please see Mr Hodge on Friday if you have questions.     **NEW ITEM** There will be no guitar lessons this week. Lessons will commence on Thursday 15th, and Friday 16th January.   **NEW ITEM** Edinburgh Youth Gaitherin band recruitment The Big Band aims to bring 20 high-school aged musicians together approximately once a month during term time to learn new music, make group arrangements, and perform gigs. It's an informal tutored session, led by the fantastic musician and composer Mike Vass (www.mikevas.com).   With the Big Band we aim to take part in artistically exciting projects and have so far collaborated with the Tinderbox Orchestra, the EYG Archive Project and have supported the Remembered/Imagined project (from Mr McFall's Chamber), performing a BBC Performing Arts Fellowship Commission by Ailie Robertson. This year Mike Vass was commissioned to write a suite of new music especially for the band as part of a larger cross-arts project.   We feel it's important for EYG to exist as a community outside of our main events, giving our older participants opportunities for advanced learning, socialising, performing and volunteering. We encourage band members to take the lead themselves - putting forward ideas for arrangements, gigs, and new projects.   You can find out more information and term dates here: http://www.eyg.org.uk/index.php?lang=eng&location=big_band And watch videos of the band performing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGDQjzs6Glo and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OwYkdDr94   Scottish Schools AA Indoor Track and Field Championships If you would like to participate in the above competition can you please bring your name forward to Miss Falconer or Mr Wallace in the PE Dept. with your event and personal bests no later than Friday 9th January.  Final entries close on Wednesday 12th January.  Please note there are personal bests standards in place in order to compete in this competition. Instrumental lessons have commenced this week. All pupils should ensure they look at their instrumental timetable to find out their lesson time. After this week please give class teachers three days’ notice prior to your lesson. Training String Orchestra This will start next Tuesday (13th January) in B3. All new members are welcome, please see Miss Millar if you have any questions.   OPEN AUDITIONS  Captivate Drama are delighted to announce that our 2015 Easter School is JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. The music is fantastic and it’s a great ensemble piece. We are looking forward to giving it the Captivate treatment! The Easter School is open to those aged between 8 and 18, and will run from Monday 6th - Saturday 18th April at Edinburgh's Broughton High School. The participation fee for the two weeks is £200.00.   Informal auditions in the style of a workshop will take place this month (January). To register your interest, or if you have any questions, please email captivatedrama@gmail.com.    Why not visit our website to see photos from our past productions - visit www.captivatedrama.com We look forward to hearing from you. Sally & Tommie Captivate Drama   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.