PUPIL BULLETIN MONDAY 18 MAY2015

Class Displacements – Monday 18 May

Period 1 / S3 Music – Miss Macphail
S3 Music – Mrs Watson
S2.123I Music – Mr French / Class displaced to B53
Class displaced to G08
Class displaced to G07
Period 2 / S3 Music – Miss Macphail
S3 Music – Mr French / Class displaced to Y41
Class displaced to G07
Period 3 / S4 Music – Mr French / Class displaced to G07
Period 4 / S4 Music – Mrs Watson (Wider Achievement) / Class displaced to B57
Period 6 / S2.45S Music – Miss Macphail
S2.123R Music – Mrs Watson
S2.45G Music – Mr French / Class displaced to G31
Class displaced to G09
Class displaced to G07

Class Displacements –Tuesday 19 May

Period 3 / S4 Skillforce / Class displaced to B42
Period 4 / S4 Skillforce / Class displaced to B42

SQA AHMusicPractical Exams: Final practical exams for AH music will start at 10am and finish about 3pm today. If you require access to the yellow floor during these times, please do not come through the music department if the doors are closed and the no entry signs are up. Instrumental pupils please note that lessons will carry on as usual. (HW)

IMPORTANT – Blue Social Area: Access to the blue social area will be limited on Tuesday 19 May as the Geobus are visiting the school and will be carrying out experiments with S3 pupils in this area. It will be out of bounds at break and lunch time. Sorry for any inconvenience this will cause, please arrange to have your break/lunch elsewhere. Many thanks from the Geography department.

It's time for a Summer Blitz!! Could all staff and pupils please have a look around your homes and see if you have any unwanted CD's, DVD's, mobile phones,games consolesetc that you would be prepared to give to us to swap for hard cash via Music Magpie. Anything and everything will be accepted. Please feel free to tell parents, family members, partners, in-laws and outlaws! The more the merrier. Mr Baker's room of G23 will be the staging point for the invasion. Thanks in advance (MB)

Try Fencing at the Elgin Duellist Fencing Club - Taster Sessions: Fencing is for one and all – children and adults – and is affordable. The Elgin Duellist Fencing Club welcomes all ages and all abilities.

Come and try our Taster sessions which will be held at ElginHigh School, 6.30-8.30pm on Wednesday 27th May, June 3rd and 10th, 2015. To find out more and reserve a place please contact Robin Paterson on 01343-5413012 or email: (Active Schools)

North of Scotland Athletics:This takes place on Wednesday 3 June and we hope to take a large number of pupils to this event. If you would like to sign up for this, please come to a meeting today (Monday) at 1.25pm in the PE department. Youwill need to know your PB for the events you wish to enter. This is open to all pupils in S1-S6. If you are unsure if you should enter, please speak to your PE teacher.(MM)

Children in Need Sponsors: The Elgin Academy cycle team are leaving to go to Aberdeen on Friday 29th May in order to raise money for Children in Need. They need sponsor money from you! The team will be on 4 spin-bikes in the hall/canteen on Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th with a joint cycle target of 150km (distance from Elgin to Aberdeen). Please bring along spare cash to put in the buckets at lunchtime to help them raise as much money as possible for the brilliant cause. (AD)

Can you help? We have planned a collection for the Moray Food Bank. Food banks are used by the less fortunate to be able to eat and drink. We would be very grateful if pupils/staff could generously help us succeed by donating some goods in order to help. We would be very grateful if you could donate plastic bottles of juice, dried foods, canned foods, packets of foods – please no fresh foods as we cannot store these. Donations of toiletries – shampoo, shower gel, tooth paste, tooth brushes etc will also be gratefully received. The collection point will be in the blue floor social area during registration. Staff can also donate items to the collection point in the staffroom. (A big thanks from Mrs Grant’s S4 study group)

New S2-S3

New S2 Farm Visit: All pupils who have not handed in a permission slip must do so ASAP. Those who do not hand in the slip will have to stay in school that day. Please hand it to any member of the HE department. (KA)

New S2: All S2 pupils who have yet to finish their bags for life, please meet in the fabric room at lunchtimes to complete your bag. If you have finished please come up and pick up your bag. Please make sure you have you lunch or bring it up with you. Thank you. (KA)

New S3 Geography/Social Subjects pupils: Don't forget to attend your Geobus sessionon Tuesday 19 May. Check with your teacher which periods you should attend. Please congregate at the blue social area at the beginning of your session. Thanks. (SS)

New S2: Congratulations to the winners of the Modern Languages Brochure competition! Remember to come to B12 (Ms Lyall's room) today (Monday) at the start of lunchtime. Bring your lunch with you and make sure your presentation is prepared. Good luck! (LL)

New S3 Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy: The following students should report to B29on Wednesday 20 May at the start of period 1.

Logan Custer

Rosie McGrath

Emily Clarke

Ewen Ball

Leah Burt

Alisha Cameron

Cara Nally

Daisy McCran

Bruce Burgoyne

Jake Devlin

Kieran Mulloy

Kirk Watson

Melissa Aird

Gregor Coulson

They should bring a pen, pencil and rubber with them. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

S4-S6

New S4 Return of Books: Would the following S4pupils please return their copy of To Kill A Mockingbird to Mrs Havinden immediately. Charlotte Bevan, Logan Simpson, Nio Trujillo, Tom Watson, Frieda Welsh and Courtney Whyte.

S4 – School Blazers: Should anyone wish to purchase a School Blazer, sample sizes are available to try on in the Bridge (beside Reception) during lunch time only. Please note that there are girls and boys sizing samples – girls are green and boys are black. Sizes are labelled on the sleeves and the labels must not be removed. Blazers are £20.00 and are to be paid on collection. If you have any queries, please speak to Mrs Cox (Room B63 – Reprographics). Many thanks. (JC)