I hope all enjoyed
the long weekend and managed to take advantage of the continuing good weather.
The number of Covid cases in our school community during the past 7 days is 10.
This is the same number as the previous week. Thanks to all for your support in
minimising opportunities for virus transmission.
- Our next Parent Council meeting is our AGM on Wednesday 13th
October. As we are still unable to meet in person, please email us
at jghscouncilcomms@gmail.comahead of the AGM if you would like to join the Parent Council or
would like to find out more about what the PC does. Membership is
open to all parents and carers within the JGHS community and our role is
to represent parents’ views and to work with the school to create a school
which is welcoming for all parents. More information is also available on
the PC website https://jghsparentcouncil.org/including a recording of our last meeting on Tuesday 7th September.
- As we prepare for the continued rollout of the CEC Empowered
Learning 1:1 device project, we are working hard to recover the IT
equipment which was borrowed during the school closures of the past
year. It is essential that all of these devices are returned for annual
maintenance and more importantly, that they may be used across the
faculties throughout the school day. If your child still has one of the
iPads with a black label on the back marked W-JAM-***** or a silver HP
laptop with a similar black label on the front, these must be returned to
the school reception along with their chargers immediately.
- Thanks to Mr Andrews who is starting up the homework club again. It
is going to be on Thursdays after school for about an hour in the library.
It has been targeted mostly at S1s in the past but we can get a variety of
students coming along. We will be inviting S6 to help out. Pupils
are invited to come along and get help with homework, preparation for
tests etc.
- Due to current national supply chain issues, we may need to change
our dining room menus at short notice as we adapt to the changing
situation. Pupils with special diets will continue to be catered
for, but menus may differ from those on ParentPay.
- Last year we raised over £400 when students took part in our
5km challenge for the YoungMinds charity. This year,
hopefully, we can raise even more. We will send details out next week to
explain what you can do to contribute. https://youngminds.org.uk/
- S1 and S2 Instrumental Music Auditions: Many thanks to all who have applied for an instrumental music
audition. We have had many applications and guarantee every pupil will
receive an audition. However, due to the number of spaces we have
available and number of applicants, we are unable to guarantee everyone a
place in instrumental lessons. Pupils should check the Performing Arts
noticeboard (ground floor of Muriel Spark) on Friday 1 October for
audition times.
- Next week we are starting a pilot programme called ‘School of
Basketball’ alongside the local community basketball club Boroughmuir
Blaze. This will be led by coaches from Blaze and will involve pupils from
S2 and S3. The programme aims to improve confidence, leadership,
engagement and wellbeing through the means of basketball.
- A reminder to parents to ensure that bags, items of clothing
etc. have names on them. This will help us in returning these to the
rightful owners when they are ‘lost’
- Parents and carers of S1 pupils: If you would like to know
more about careers support for your young person throughout their
time at school then please sign up to hear about the role of Skills
Development Scotland (SDS) careers advisers in schools, including
information to support career planning. https://s1parentsandcarers.eventbrite.co.uk
(29 September)
- The Council is pleased to announce a new Parental Engagement
Locality Group for the parents of children and young people with Additional
Support Needs in mainstream schools. This group will ensure that
parents of these learners are able to meet to discuss specific issues
related to meeting additional support needs in a mainstream setting. The
group will meet four times over the school year and will feed in to the
CEC Consultative Committee with Parents (CCwP). The first meeting will be
held on Monday the 27th of September 18:30-20:30. Click here to join the meeting
- Covid-19: we should all continue to be vigilant
towards minimising opportunities for transmission.
- The number of positive cases in our school community in the past
week was: 10. (compared with 10 last week)
- Please continue to access the NHS Guidance so that you will know when you
should get tested for Covid19.
- Details of how to access Covid vaccination clinics for all aged
12 or over can be found here.
- Remember to tell us the results of the Covid19 test and any advice
you have received in regard to attendance at school.
- As always, email or phone the school if your child Is absent and
do tell us if your family is waiting to be tested for Covid19. This is
recorded differently in the school’s attendance register.
- Please encourage your son/daughter to dress appropriately for the unpredictable
Scottish weather. Classroom windows will be opened to allow air
circulation and, other than in really wet weather, pupils should be
outdoors at breaks and lunchtimes.
- Dates:
- 29 September Careers introduction and information (online session)
for S1 parents
- 30 September Staff Flu vaccinations (postponed from this week)
- 30 September Pupil Flu vaccinations
- 5 October S3 Parents evening (Details of how to book appointments
were emailed earlier this week)
- 15 October Mid-term break
Warmest
congratulations to:
- Sorcha Thompson (S6) recently achieved a Distinction for her Grade 8 Trinity
Clarsach Exam.
- Josh Daunt (1R1) received a bronze medal in the u13 race and Dylan Daunt (3R1)
received the silver medal in the U15 race, both running for Edinburgh
Athletics Club at last weekend’s Oriam Trail Race over 2.7 Km.
- Laurence Ward (S3) who won the Scottish Cup junior orienteering league 2021 last
weekend, and has been selected to run for Scotland at this weekend’s
Junior Inter Regional competition in Tyneside, and also at the Junior Home
International competition in October in Surrey.
My quote for the
week: ‘Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to
those who prepare for it today’.(Malcolm X)
Best wishes to all
for a delightful weekend.
My weekly emails
are available to view on my Headteacher
Blog.
Donald j Macdonald (Headteacher)
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