Monday 7 October 2019

Friday 4 October


  1. In the interests of others’ safety, we would request that  unless there are significant mobility issues, car drivers should not enter school grounds to drop off or collect pupils.
  2. On Friday 4 October pupils ran a bake-sale at beak, in the Forum, to raise funds for Amnesty International.
  3. On Monday 7 October, the author Michel Faber will visit JGHS to talk to Higher Pupils studying his novel ‘Under The Skin’.
  4. The JGHS Parent Council would like to invite everyone from our school community to our next PC meeting, which will be our AGM, on Tues 8th Oct @ 7pm in the Library in the Malala building.    Ian Porter, DHT, will be reviewing Key Adult Time and we will have updates on WiFi,  rising rolls and capacity .  Everyone is very welcome but if you can't make that date our minutes will be online at http://jghscouncil.btck.co.uk
  5. On Thursday 10 October there will be a bucket shake collection to raise funds and awareness of Young Minds World Mental Health Day.  The theme of this year’s event is suicide prevention.
  6. This year's MusicFest (Thursday 10th October) will feature 14 exceptionally talented acts! Our audience will be treated to performances by pupils from S1-S6, who are budding songwriters, singers, or musicians, performing as soloists and in bands. We are lucky to be joined this year by our school Jazz Band, and our amazing headliners CHAOS AND SELENA. The evening will start at 7pm with tickets priced at just £3 (doors from 6.30pm). Tickets will be available to purchase from Monday 7 October in the Performing Arts Base at lunchtimes. Tickets will also be available on the door on the night. Please come along and support our extremely talented pupils as they showcase their exceptional musicality!
  7. On Wed Oct 23rd, to mark Black History Month, we will be hosting Lisa Williams of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association and some colleagues from the Caribbean, who will be running music, dance, poetry and cookery workshops throughout the day.  S2 will be a main focus during the day, though other year groups will also be involved. 
  8. Food collected in our Foodbank will be picked up on Friday November 1st after school between 13:30-14:00. Donations should be dropped off in the foyer area by Reception where there will be crates for the food.
  9. As per last year, between now and Christmas, our lovely S1s will be engaged in little acts of kindness throughout the school as part of our RME curriculum.
  10. The deadline is looming for those who wish to apply for an Oxbridge start in 2020. Further details are available from Mr Warden, who coordinates support for students who wish to apply.
  11. Thanks to the following S2 pupils who helped out at last week’s S3 parents’ evening:
    1. Hoja Gaye
    2. Ben Cadger
    3. Matthew Dickson
    4. Chloe Watson
    5. Ella Robertson

Congratulations to

  1. Antonina Porsch (S2) who was runner up in last week’s Scottish U13 girls table tennis.
  2. Louis Opit (S6) and Robert Lightfoot (S6) who have been successful in applying for a work/research placement with the United Kingdom Astronomy and Technology Centre at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. The placement is for one week beginning on 28th October, 2019.
  3. S1 Residential - Thank you to those parents who have already signed their children up for our 2020 excursion. For any children still interested in attending, the £30 deposit must be paid via ParentPay by Friday 11 October.
  4. Two teams competed at last week’s Enterprising Maths (Lothians) competition. The team consisting of Fedya Cheltsov (S4), Ruaridh Usher (S4), Chirag Shetty (S3) and Rachel Allan (S3) came 1st and have qualified for the national final. The second team consisting of Josie Reid (S3), Pia Rogers (S3), Alasdair Scott (S3), Andrew Wright (S3) came 11th, despite only having a few days notice to prepare and having no S4s in the team. Abi Hossell (S6) acted as a team supervisor for the day to help enable the smooth running of the event. All 9 pupils had a great day and were a credit to the school in their performance and the way they carried themselves throughout. We won the national final in 2018 so no pressure on the team that will represent us in the final!
  5. The October holiday begins at 1255 Pm on Friday 11 October. Pupils resume on Wednesday 23 October.



My quote for the week: “You can’t tell just by looking at someone what they are dealing with inside.”



I hope all have a lovely week.
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