11 October 2017

Year	Content                                                         Date 11.10.2017
S1	S1 Parents’ Evenings – 31 October (non-practical) & 2 November (practical) An email will be sent to Parents/Carers today with information on how to book online. Parent/carers are able to access and book appointments from Monday 9 October. S1 Girls’ Football Team The JGHS S1 Girls’ Football Team train on a Saturday morning at Thirlestane Road from 9-10am. Any girls that are interested in playing football should see Mr. Carruthers in the PE department or head along to training on a Saturday morning. All levels of ability and experience are welcome. Hope to see you there! 85th Braid Scout Group Cubs and Scouts want you! Our Cub Pack is currently looking for new recruits aged 8-10½.  We meet every Monday evening during term-time, from 7.00-8.15pm, at the Reid Memorial Church Hall (on West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY).  Activities are an energetic mixture of games and working towards badges.  There are also outdoor activities when the weather permits, e.g. games and orienteering on Blackford Hill, and we aim to have at least one trip further afield (e.g. hike or indoor climbing) once a term too.  If you are interested, please contact 85blackfordcubs@gmail.com for more information. For older boys and girls aged 10½-13 (inclusive), our new Scout Troop also has a few places.  We meet every Wednesday during term-time, 7.30-9.00 pm, at Craigmillar Park Church Hall (on Craigmillar Park, EH16 5LZ).  We can offer at least 2 camps a year, plenty of exciting indoor and outdoor activities, and lots of badges.  To find out more, please contact 85thbraidscouts@gmail.com. S1 Photographs If you have recently ordered S1 photographs from Tempest Photography, please ask your son/daughter to collect from Mrs Sinclair in the Classroom Assistants Office, Bruntsfield House.
S2	85th Braid Scout Group Cubs and Scouts want you! Our Cub Pack is currently looking for new recruits aged 8-10½.  We meet every Monday evening during term-time, from 7.00-8.15pm, at the Reid Memorial Church Hall (on West Savile Terrace, EH9 3HY).  Activities are an energetic mixture of games and working towards badges.  There are also outdoor activities when the weather permits, e.g. games and orienteering on Blackford Hill, and we aim to have at least one trip further afield (e.g. hike or indoor climbing) once a term too.  If you are interested, please contact 85blackfordcubs@gmail.com for more information. For older boys and girls aged 10½-13 (inclusive), our new Scout Troop also has a few places.  We meet every Wednesday during term-time, 7.30-9.00 pm, at Craigmillar Park Church Hall (on Craigmillar Park, EH16 5LZ).  We can offer at least 2 camps a year, plenty of exciting indoor and outdoor activities, and lots of badges.  To find out more, please contact 85thbraidscouts@gmail.com.
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All years	**NEW ITEM** Gardening Clubs Green Plant It Challenge – The Coconut Bug team meets on Wednesdays Lunch Time in Science Lab 1 Gardening Club - on Thursdays Lunch Time in Science Lab 1 – All Welcome Careers Appointments In the Careers Room in the Library with Ailsa Morgan, Careers Coach, Skills Development Scotland. Wednesday 11th Ailsa Janice P3 11:05 11:30 Rosie McClintock Jack McLean Lucien OKoth P4 12:05 12:35 Ben Simon Bonnie Kerr Campbell Keating P5 13:45 Jack Wright P6 14:45 Hanzala Saraj Thursday 12th P1 08:40 Lewis Pritchett P2 09:40 Elie Robertson P3 11:05 11:35 Alex Sinclair Bryony Hare P4 12:05 Chloe Wood            13:00-13:45 Lunchtime drop in open Sustainability Group Sustainability Group meets on Thursday lunchtime in room 233. Share your ideas. Make JGHS an eco-school. Build a bug hotel Start campaigns and lots more. CHOIR REHEARSALS All choirs will start rehearsing for this year’s Christmas Concert at the Usher Hall on Tuesday 19 December as follows: S1 choir:  starts Wednesday 20 September at 1.15pm in the theatre S2/3 choir: starts Tuesday 19 September at 1.15pm in the theatre Senior choir (S4-6): starts Wednesday 20 September at 3.45pm in the theatre These are weekly rehearsal times and we expect all who join choirs to attend each week. Any pupil who has missed the first rehearsal is welcome to come along and register at the next rehearsal the following week. Please note that choirs are open to all young people with no auditions, and no previous experience required – just an enjoyment of singing! We hope to see many of our young people involved in these, and participating in the concert! Mrs Deirdre O’Brien and Miss Tassie McMorran CL Performing Arts (job-share)