Staffing

Interviews for the Art post are on Monday 18 November. 

Congratulations to Ms Holmes, Teacher of PE, who moves to a new life and career in January! Her post is now advertised on a full time temporary basis from January to March 2025. 

Parent Council dates 

Thursday 21 Nov: MGS PC Online briefing 7-8pm meet.google.com/oxc-fwdh-pmz 

Thursday 23 Jan: MGS PC Online briefing 7-8pm meet.google.com/vnh-jkwe-kkd 

Thursday 13 Mar: MGS PC full meeting – in person, in school 7-9pm

Tuesday 20 May: MGS PC Online briefing 7-8pm  meet.google.com/tkd-rakc-dor 

Monday 16 June: MGS PC full meeting – in person, in school 7-8pm 

Bingo and a Quiz 2024 

A big thank you to Tesco’s Communities Champion and the staff from Musselburgh Grammar who generously donated prizes for this year’s cross generation project. The event was organised by Mme Dreon-Goold’s Personal Development class as part of their national assessment.

The elderly residents of Mansfield Court Sheltered Housing were entertained to 3 games of Bingo and a quiz on Scotland in the 1960s. Codey, Hayden, Aleesha and Thomas had also baked scones and took part in some “Bingo Lingo Banter” with their captive audience.

It was a pleasure to see the residents rewarding our pupils with a standing ovation.

    Musselburgh Rotary Club’s Young Musician of the Year Competition

   MGS was well represented by 7 wonderful musicians at this year’s Young Musician of the Year  competition. The night was filled with music  

    ranging from contemporary pop, musical theatre, classical and so much more. Congratulations  to Kira Meszaros for coming second in the vocal

    category! A special thank you to Ms Aspley who accompanied many of our performers. All of our pupils performed brilliantly and should be proud      of their hard work. 

    Well done everyone!

Head Pupils Primary visits 

Ailsa and Summer visited Whitecraig Primary School this week to speak to the primary Seven class as part of Ailsa’s strategic role focusing on strengthening our links with our associated primary schools. 

Ms Queen, Whitecraig’s P7 teacher emailed Ailsa and I to say: 

 'I wanted to extend a huge thank you for taking the time to speak with the P7 pupils yesterday about their upcoming transition to high school. Your support  and insights made it a valuable experience for them.'

'I was especially impressed with the confidence and warmth that both you and Summer displayed in your presentation—you both represented MGS brilliantly and set a fantastic example.'

Here is some of the feedback directly from the P7s:

 “10 out of 10 stars”

“Good information from them.”

“They were good at explaining stuff.”

“Really kind and they answered all of our questions.”

“We’d love to have them back.”

 Thank you again for your time and effort; it made a real difference.

Very well done to Ailsa and Summer for a good job well done! They are very much looking forward to visiting the other primary schools to speak to the P7s who will be joining us in August 2025.

Reminder

If you don't already, please encourage your child to bring a water bottle with them - there are water fountains around the school for pupils to refill bottles.