21 November 2018

Year	Content                                                         Date 21.11.2018
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S6	**NEW ITEM** S6 Photographs Photographs will be taken on Tuesday 27 November of individual pupils, S6 group photos and South Africa trip group. The individual photos will be taken in the Forum from 8:30am and then the Group photos outside the PE building.  We have been lucky with the weather in the past but if the weather is bad, photographs will be taken in the Gym Hall.
All years	**NEW ITEM** Environment and Sustainability Group Interested in the environment and sustainability? - Join the pupil group in room 233 on Wednesday lunchtimes. All ideas and conversation welcome. Right now we are looking to upcycle old textbooks into Christmas decorations. BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND Celebrate Book Week Scotland - get a new book without spending a penny! Book Swap Do you have a good book in your bookshelf that you are ready to send to another home? Why not bring it in and swap for another! @ breaktime Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd (Forum) Friday 23rd (Library) Career Appointments for W/C 19th Nov with Ailsa/Maya from SDS Located in Careers Room in Library Wednesday Careers Adviser not in school Thursday 08:50 Connor McCann S6 Ailsa Morgan 09:40 Nadya Clarkson S6 Ailsa Morgan 11:05 Sean Harper S6 Ailsa Morgan 12:05 Joan Caraballo S5 Ailsa Morgan 13:45 Yuan Fang S6 Ailsa Morgan 14:45 Kenza Ross S6 Ailsa Morgan Friday TBC 09:40 Connor Gilbert (tbc) Maya Stone 11:05 Sophie Misslin Maya Stone Maya Stone Boyd Anderson Ski Race This is being held at Hillend on Wednesday 12th December. If anyone is interested in representing the school in this event then please let Mr Newall know (PE Dept). Pupils who sign up must be competent skiers. 1st Minister’s Reading Challenge The school has signed up to participate in this year’s 1st Minister’s Reading Challenge.  This is the first year it has been rolled out to the secondary schools and we are very excited to be taking part.   Ms  Brown and Mrs Fairhurst are going to be running monthly reading challenges and the first one starts on November 1st.  At any point during November we are inviting pupils to email the school office with a photo of themselves reading to a younger child.  Include a bit of detail as to what you are reading and who you are reading to and send it to admin@jamesgillespies.edin.sch.uk The photos will go on display in the library and there will be certificates and prizes throughout the year.   Speak to Ms Brown in the library or Mrs Fairhurst in 1.25 for more details.  You will also find 1st Minister’s Reading Challenge book shelf recommendation cards in the library to slot into any really good reads you come across this year.