10th September 2015

James Gillespie’s High School Tutor Time Bulletin

   

 

 

 

Year	Content                                                         Date 11.09.2015
S1	Gaelic Learners Club   The Gaelic learners club is open to all pupils s1 – s3 whatever their knowledge of Gaelic, so whether you want to build on the language you learned in primary or would like to learn more about one of Scotland’s native languages then come along and join the class which runs every Monday lunch time in room 2.24.
S2	Gaelic Learners Club   The Gaelic learners club is open to all pupils s1 – s3 whatever their knowledge of Gaelic, so whether you want to build on the language you learned in primary or would like to learn more about one of Scotland’s native languages then come along and join the class which runs every Monday lunch time in room 2.24.
S3	Gaelic Learners Club   The Gaelic learners club is open to all pupils s1 – s3 whatever their knowledge of Gaelic, so whether you want to build on the language you learned in primary or would like to learn more about one of Scotland’s native languages then come along and join the class which runs every Monday lunch time in room 2.24.   S3 Technologies London Trip:   Unfortunately this trip will not be running this month.  Instead we hope to run this trip in September 2016.  Pupils who handed in an initial deposit will not have their cheques cashed.   Mr McGinley   Football Trip.   Trans-World Soccer will be providing yet another fantastic opportunity for all football fans in S3-4 from Saturday 21st November to Sunday 22nd November. The trip includes tickets to see Manchester City vs Liverpool, a 5-a-side tournament and training with Newcastle United coaches amongst other things. The cost is £215pp. If you are interested and would like a letter, please see Mr. Carstairs in the PE department. Places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
S4	Football Trip.   Trans-World Soccer will be providing yet another fantastic opportunity for all football fans in S3-4 from Saturday 21st November to Sunday 22nd November. The trip includes tickets to see Manchester City vs Liverpool, a 5-a-side tournament and training with Newcastle United coaches amongst other things. The cost is £215pp. If you are interested and would like a letter, please see Mr. Carstairs in the PE department. Places will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Football Training   All information about school football such as team selections and training will now be found via a blog on the school website. This can be accessed through the PE page under a section called ‘sporting blogs’. For more information, please see Mr. Carstairs in the PE department.
S5	Football Training   All information about school football such as team selections and training will now be found via a blog on the school website. This can be accessed through the PE page under a section called ‘sporting blogs’. For more information, please see Mr. Carstairs in the PE department.
S6	Football Training   All information about school football such as team selections and training will now be found via a blog on the school website. This can be accessed through the PE page under a section called ‘sporting blogs’. For more information, please see Mr. Carstairs in the PE department.
All years	Shinty Club   Shinty Club takes place on Monday after school.  Meet outside PE base.  All years welcome and all equipment is provided.   Music Workshops   There will be a host of workshops for children and young people aged from 5 - 25 to try their hand at •             samba drumming with Leith based samba band Pulse of the Place (9 - 18 yrs) •             song-writing workshops from youth music project Totally Sound (12 - 19 yrs) •             drop in DJ workshops (13 - 25 yrs) •             ukulele workshops from the City of Edinburgh Council’s Sounds Like Friday/Saturday project (7 - 12 yrs) •             talks on careers in the music industry •             singing workshop with Edinburgh School of Music (12 - 19 yrs) •             a Frozen sing-a-long! (5 - 10 yrs) •             and a marketplace with information about youth music projects and opportunities throughout the city. In addition, the festival is a chance for everyone to see some of Scotland’s freshest young talent perform on stage with bands and musicians covering the full musical range - from hip hop to traditional, from new folk to R ‘n’ B to pop. We hope to see you there! For more details on the programme and to sign up to workshops, check out our website at: http://edinburghyouthmusicfestival.org/       Pupil Voice meetings with senior and Junior school:     9th  Wednesday  September :  period 6 Junior ( School Library  Malala )                                                             Period 6 senior ( Meeting room)   24th Thursday September :     Period 1  Juniors ( School Library Malala)                                                           Period 3 seniors (Meeting room Darroch)   Thursday 8th October   :           Period 2    Juniors ( School Library Malala)                                                           Period 2  Seniors ( Meeting room Darroch)   Friday  23rd October  :               Period 1      Juniors (School Library Malala)                                                           Period 1      Seniors ( Meeting Room Darroch)   Monday 2nd of Nov                    Period 6    Juniors ( School Malala)                                                           Period 6     Seniors ( Meeting room Darroch)    Wednesday 18th  of Nov          period 6 Juniors ( school Library Malala)                                                            Period 6 seniors ( Meeting room Malala)   Thursday 3rd December           Period 1  Juniors ( School Library Malala) Thursday 3rd December           Period 3 seniors  ( Meeting room Darroch)   Thursday 17th December         Period 2  Juniors ( School Library Malala )                                                           Period 2  Seniors ( Meeting room Darroch              FREE TENNIS SESSIONS   If you are interested in tennis and would like a free session then please go down to the Meadows Tennis centre on Friday at 2.30pm. You must first sign up for this so that they can manage numbers. The website link is http://doodle.com/poll/remh22w79fhnn79i   Club FilmG (s1-s6)   Club FilmG is a club for fluent Gaelic speakers s1-s6 with an interest in the media who would like to take part in this year’s FilmG short film competition. As well as an opportunity to create your own film the club will give you the chance to work with professionals from the television industry and learn about filming and editing. We will meet after school on Wednesdays in room 2.24.   MUSIC REHEARSALS   ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTAL GROUPS AND CHOIRS WILL START REHEARSALS IN SEPTEMBER.         PLEASE CHECK THE SCHOOL WEBSITE FOR ALL UPDATES AND INFO.     LOCKERS   Locker forms are available from welfare, reception and school website. Return applications to welfare office.