8 May 2015

Despite it being a shorter week here in school, we have managed to pack a lot in.

On the sporting front: this week I was informed that Georgia Greenan in S2 has been selected for the Under 14 East District Outdoor Hockey Girls Team for 2015. Georgia will now take part in the squad that will represent East at the Inter-district competition held in May. This is a really good achievement as there are a lot of girls that are already quite well known in the Edinburgh area and she was up against over 100 girls in S1 and S2. Alexander Riddell in S2 has made it into the East of Scotland final training squad in Hockey as well – no mean feat. And, in golf, Fraser Leonard (S4) was the winner of the East Lothian Handicap Order of Merit. This is a fantastic achievement by Fraser who has only been playing golf for a couple of years and has already smashed his handicap down to 18. My sincere congratulations to everyone mentioned, and thanks to the parents, coaches and teachers who have supported them.

On Wednesday I took the opportunity to visit a couple of classes. I was particularly impressed by Ms Anderson’s S1 Inter-Disciplinary Learning class (S1). They were giving presentations on factors that adversely affect the environment and then looking for possible solutions. The class was very supportive of each other whilst they were presenting – listening attentively, making good eye contact, and recognising when good points were made. Mrs Montgomery had a third year class as well at that time that was looking at the existence of god. The class had split into teams to look at arguments for and against – no easy task given that theologians have been wrestling with this one for a few hundred years. Again, the class was working well together, with pupils helping each other get the best arguments together.

Last week I received the following email from the BBC and have been asked to circulate it:

“Crash my Kitchen is a new and exciting online mini-series that will change the way families eat and give them the chance to taste and learn about food from across the world from the comfort of their own home. We are looking for 8 – 13 year olds and their families to take part. A mystery chef heads to their home to crash their kitchen for the day! Anyone who wants to apply should head to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/cbbc-dish-up-be-on-a-show “

It sounds like fun – good luck to anyone who applies – let me know how you get on.

Have a very good week.

S Ingham