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HEAD TEACHER'S NEWSLETTER
It was lovely to see all House Captains and Prefects badged at House Assemblies this week, and their pride in their achievement.
We are all looking forward to celebrating more achievements at Thursday’s Prize Giving ceremony.
Have a lovely weekend.
Jodie Hannan
Key Dates
Thursday 29 September: Prize Giving 7-9pm
Kayla and Rory’s Weekly Rundown
Hi guys, welcome back to another weekly rundown. We hope everyone has enjoyed their week after a nice holiday weekend. Huge congratulations to all the prefects and house captains who were badged in assemblies this week, we are really looking forward to working with you all. Another big well done to everyone who will be attending the prize giving awards next week, we can’t wait to see you there.
This week we had our extra curricular fayre run on Tuesday to huge success. It was great to see so many of you all signing up and learning about all of the schools amazing clubs and we really enjoyed speaking to many of you about your interests. We are really happy to say that all the clubs have had an uptake in pupils joining, so thank you guys very much.
We hope everyone who came to the fayre enjoyed themselves and we are excited to see you all at future events. Have a nice weekend :)
House Points - Weekly Total
Prize Giving
Our annual Prize Giving ceremony takes place this coming Thursday 29th September. We look forward to welcoming our prize-winners and parents, as well as invited guests, as we celebrate the successes and achievements of our young people during the last year. A reminder that rehearsals for prize-winners will now take place at the following times:
Wednesday 28th period 6: S1-3 prize-winners
Wednesday 28th period 7: S4/5/6 prize-winners
Thursday 29th period 1: All prize-winners.
Equalities Captains
Congratulations to Isaah Majid, Hannah Livingstone and Emelia Duffy on being appointed as our 3 Equalities Captains this session.
All captains went through an application and interview process, demonstrating their passion and ideas for driving our equalities work forward in the school.
Isaah will lead on the equalities remit of race, Emelia will lead on the equalities remit of LGBTQ+ and Hannah will lead general equalities work in the school.
Well done!
Senior Football
It was great to see our senior boy’s football team take to the pitch last week in their NEW strips for their first league match v Newbattle. Lots of talent and effort shown by all. We would like to say a huge thank you to former Musselburgh Grammar School parent Andrew Slater, a key contributor and supporter of our school football who very generously funded our senior boy’s football team strips again this year, in memory of his late son Steven Slater. Our team were also kitted out with some new match balls from Scott Robertson, former Musselburgh Football Coach. We are extremely grateful for all the support and look forward to seeing what the season has in store for our players!
Senior Drama Performances - Tuesday 27th September 2022
The National 5 and Higher Drama Performance Evening will take place on Tuesday 27th September at 6pm in the school assembly hall.
Parents, carers, friends and family of the pupils involved are invited to attend the practical performance assessments.
The pupils involved have written, directed, performed and designed all elements of the production and would love you to come and support them and evaluate the performances.
This will last no longer than an hour and you are guaranteed to be entertained and moved by these ideas and performances.
It would be great to see you there celebrating achievement in Drama.
Literacy
Another successful week with the Superpower Agency. Our S3 pupils have started to plan their guidebook of Musselburgh in earnest. Some great examples of discussion, delegation and design.
European Day of Languages 2022
Monday 26th September is European Day of Languages! This is a great opportunity to learn about and celebrate other languages and cultures. As part of our celebrations, our Senior Language Ambassadors have been organising a range of exciting events for all year groups to take part in next week.
We will be holding a Staff vs Seniors Bake off, The Masked Singer 2022 and a Scavenger hunt for S1 and S2, as well as doing some cultural activities in language classes.
The mystery teachers have been warming up and are ready to sing behind the mask! Pupils will then have to guess the teacher and the language they are singing in to be in with a chance of winning. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect next week…
The Modern Languages Department
S1 Cookery Club
S1 Cookery Club is starting back!
Starting Wednesday 5th October for 6 weeks, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. As part of this 6 week block you will have the opportunity to make: Chocolate Truffles, Pizza Pinwheels, French Breakfast Muffins and more.
There will be a £1 donation for each week.
Please let your food, fabric and care teacher know you would like to sign up or come see Miss Higginson. Deadline for block 1 sign ups is Wednesday 29th September.
Spaces are already filling up!
Street League
Please see the attached flyer for anyone interested in being part of this amazing programme. This is a paid placement, £85 per week and you will take part in employability sessions, college applications and interview skills. You will be supported into a positive destination and receive an SQA qualification. You need to be 16-19 years of age to apply. If interested see Ms Hoffman, Rm B16
Macmillan Cancer Support - Bake Sale
Hello Everyone!
Just a reminder to let all students and parents know that on Friday the 30th of September at break and after school there will be a bake sale held in the assembly hall to raise money for Macmillan Cancer charity. We are asking teachers and students to bake and bring in their creations to the assembly hall before and at the start of registration on Friday. We ask that you please label your baking and avoid using nuts (for allergies). There will also be a dress down day and ask that you try to wear green (this is Macmillan's colour) and pay 50p. There will be a "Guess the number of sweets in the jar" competition. The entry donation is 50p and the guesses can be given to your child's registration teacher. The competition closes after registration on Friday the 30th. There is a photo below to aid your guesses.
Thanks everyone and I hope you have a nice weekend!
Rebecca Ritchie
New Youth Club
Blythswood Shoebox Appeal
LEAFLETS HAVE ARRIVED!
Collect your leaflets from D10 to find out more about what you can put in your shoebox. Or you can donate items to help fill a box. Boxes can be made up for an adult or child - check out the photo below for ideas!
Future Pathways Evening
Flu Vaccine
Timetable now up around school. Please check your class time. Thank you, Ms Harvey
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