PUPIL BULLETIN TUESDAY 19 MAY2015
Class Displacements –Tuesday 19 May
Period 3 / S4 Skillforce / Class displaced to B42Period 4 / S4 Skillforce / Class displaced to B42
Class Displacements –Wednesday 20 May
Period 2 / 4R PSE – Mrs Macrae / Class displaced to B17Period 3 / 4R PSE – Mrs Macrae / Class displaced to B31
Period 4 / 2.78R PSE – Mrs Macrae / Class displaced to B49
S1-4 Tennis: Could all tennis players who are coming to Wednesday training sessions/Road to Wimbledon/Gordonstoun tournament please attend a brief meeting in B01 today (Tuesday) at 1.30pm. A reminder also that permission slips for Wednesday’s training must be handed in beforehand. (Mrs Phillips)
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.
Raise Money for School Funds: 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)
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.
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 sessiontoday, Tuesday. 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 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
Job Vacancy: Springfield Properties (Commercial Quantity Surveying Team) are looking to recruit a full time commercial assistant. Main responsibilities would be:
- Processing sub-contractor claims
- Assisting in the preparation and issuing of tender documents
- Measuring quantities and assessing resource requirements and costs within a tender
- General administrative duties including copying, filing and folding drawings
The team are looking for someone with strong computing skills, in particular in Microsoft Excel, good interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Application forms which can be downloaded at
Looking for a Career in Engineering?Hendry Hydraulics Ltd is looking to recruit apprentices and is holding its first open day event on Wednesday 20 May 2015 between 3pm and 6pm. The event is being held as part of the Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2015 and you will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from InvernessCollege as well as be taken on a guided factory tour. To reserve a place and for more information, please contact / book your place by phoning 01343 5455207 (CF)
Police Scotland: Police Scotland are actively recruiting and will accept applications from those who are aged 17½ years old and who have a full manual driving licence. Please see the Police Scotland website for further information:
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)