JUNIOR SCHOOL
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2017 - 2018
HERIOT’S SCHOOLJUNIOR SCHOOL EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – SESSION 2017-2018
All Clubs run from Monday11th Septemberin the first Term unless otherwise stated.
# - not contactable in school
Stage / Activity / Staff in charge / Day / Time / Venue / Notes
P2 / 3D Printing Club / Miss Allan
Mrs Borthwick / Tuesday / 2.30-3.30pm / Room 611 / # - not contactable in school
mobile 0777 231 38 26
Cost: £8.00 per session(payment via ParentPay). All Terms
P3 - P7 / Animation (Stop Motion Animation) / Miss Dougherty / Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday / 3.15 to 4.15pm / G631 (LE room) / # - not contactable in school
Cost: £TBC per session(payment Termly via StopMoGo website).
P1 / Art & Craft Club / Mrs McInnes
Ms Clarke / Monday / 2.15 - 3.15pm / Nursery / All Terms.
3 sessions of 8 weeks
P3 / Art & Craft Club / Miss Bassam
Mrs Rand / Thursday / 3.00 – 3.45pm / Room 602 / Terms 1 & 2.
P4 / Art Club / Mrs Coombs / Wednesday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Art Hut / Term 1.
P5 / Art Club / Mrs Coombs / Wednesday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Art Hut / Term 2.
P6 / Art Club / Miss Littlejohn / Thursday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Art Hut / Term 1.
P7 / Art Club / Miss Littlejohn / Thursday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Art Hut / Term 2.
P6 - 7 / Athletics / Mrs Franklin
Mr Hills
Mrs Kesterton
Mr Mallinson
Miss Brown / Saturday / Various / Various/ Goldenacre / Term 3.
P7 / Basketball (girls) / Mr Clancey / Monday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Sports Hall / All Terms.
P2 - P4 / 7th Braid Beaver Scouts
Also Cub Scouts for P4 – P6 (see under ‘C’) / * C/O
Mr Anderson / Friday / 6.00 - 7.00pm / Room 616 / Age 6 -8:
Boys and Girls
Places available. (Under 6’s can register for a place near their 6th birthday)
668 3264 (eve)
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P6 – P7 / Board Games Club / Mrs Rogatchevskaia / Monday / 3:00 - 4:00pm / Room 526 / All Terms.
P3 - P6 / Brownies / Miss Riddell / Monday / 6:00 - 7:30pm / GMC (Old Gym from Term 3). / # Ages 7 – 10.
Interested pupils contact Miss Riddell or email
P4 - P7 / Chanter Club / Mr McIntyre / Wednesday / 8.30 – 8.55am / Lecture Theatre / No charge.
Participation by invitation only.
P4 - P7 / Drumming Club / Mr Jørgensen / Monday / 12.15 - 12.35pm / Various / No charge.
Participation by invitation only.
P3 - P7 / Chanter/
Piping/
Pipe Band Drumming Lessons / Mr McIntyre (Piping)
Mr Jørgensen (Drumming) / Pupils should see Mr McIntyre to arrange lessons. / Various / Rooms
G433, G434,
G436,
G431,
GMC / Lesson Fee charged.
P4 / Chess Club / Mr Thain / Monday / 3.00 - 4.00pm / Room 605 / Terms 1 and 2
P5 - P7 / Chess Club / Mr Dickson / Monday / 3.15 - 5.00pm / Room 132 / All Terms.
P4 - P5 / Choir
(P4/5 Choir) / Mrs Buttars / Wednesday / 12.35 - 1.15pm / GMC Lecture Theatre / Term 2 and 3
Non-auditioning – all welcome, but NOT compulsory.
P6 - P7 / Choir
(P6/7 Concert Choir) / Mrs Weir
Mrs Rogatchevskaia / Monday / 8.20am / Cupola Room / Entry to all new members in P6/7 by audition only. Info to follow via class teachers. Last year’s P6 members automatically included without audition. All choir members MUST arrive in school ready to start at 8.20am. All Terms. Begins 11th Sept 2017.
P6 - P7 / Choir
(P6/7 Boys’ Choir) / Mr Maclagan
Mr Johnstone / Friday / 8.20am – 9.00am / Cupola Room / Non-auditioning – all welcome. All choir members MUST arrive in school ready to start at 8.20am.
P6 - P7 / Choir
(P6/7 Girls’ Choir) / Mrs Buttars / Friday / 8.20am / Lecture Theatre / Non-auditioning – all welcome. All choir members MUST arrive in school ready to start at 8.20am.
P7 / Classics Lunch Club / Mr Carnegie / Monday / 11.55 - 12.35pm / Room 119 / All Terms.
P5 – P7 / Climbing Club / Mrs Hunt
Mr Weir-Addie / Thursday / 3.15 - 5.45pm / Alien Rock
(by Minibus) / £12.50 per session (1.5hrs) 6 sessions in a block +£5 for NICAS Logbook. Option to collect your child from Alien Rock Newhaven at 5.15pm.
P1 - P2 / Construction Skills Club / Mr Waters / Tuesday / 2.15 - 3.15pm / Room 609 / All Terms.
P7 / Cricket Skills / Mr Tyler
Mr Harrison / Monday
Thursday / 3.15 4.30pm
11:55 – 12:35 / Sports Centre / February break and into the summer Term (it will stop prior to the Holland residential weeks).
P6 - P7 / Cricket / Mr Harrison
Mr Tyler
Mr Thain
Mr McCloghry
Mr Ross / P6 Tuesday
P7 Wednesday
Saturday / 1.15 – 3.00pm
1.15 -3.00pm
(extra practice to 3.45)
Saturday am / Goldenacre/ Various / Term 3.
P6 - P7 / Cross Country / Mrs Milne
Mr Robertson / Wednesday
Saturday / 3.30 - 6.00pm
9.30 -10.30am / Various
Arthur Seat / Various / Terms 1 & 2.Saturday training times are subject to change depending on races. Races / training events will be updated on the cross country webpage.
P4 - P6 / 7th Braid Cub Scouts
Also Beaver Scouts for P4 – P6 (see under ‘B’) / Mr Anderson * / Friday / 6.30 - 8.00pm / School Gym / Age 8 – 11:
Boys and Girls
Limited places – preference given to Beaver Scouts moving up to Cubs.
Tel: 0131 668 3264 (eve)
or
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P5 / Cycle Training
Bikeability 1 / Mr Woolley / Wednesday / 3.15 – 4.15pm / Playground / Term 1.
P6 / Cycle Training
Bikeability 2 / Mr Woolley / Wednesday / 3.15- 4.30pm / Playground/Quartermile / Term 3.
P7 / Debating Society / Mrs Staines
Miss Morgan / Friday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Room 114 / Term 1 only. Then will transfer to Senior Debating Society. Limited places.
P6 / Debating Club / Mrs Staines
Miss Morgan / Friday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Room 114 / Term 2 only. Limited places.
P7 / Debating Society / Mrs Hay / Friday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / Room 129 / Term 2 only.
P2 / Drama Club / Miss Esplin / Monday / 2.30 – 3.30pm / Room 610 / All Terms.
P1 / Mini Eco Club / Mrs Milne / Thursday / 2.15 - 3.15 pm / Room 609 / Term 2
P2 / Mini Eco Club / Mrs Milne / Thursday / 2.30 - 3.30 pm / Room 609 / Term 1
P3 - P7 / Eco Club / Mrs Wilken
Ms Gallacher / Thursday / 3.00 – 4.00 pm / tbc / All Terms
P5 - P7 / Fencing
(limited places) / Don McKenzie
Mrs Clark
Don McKenzie
Mrs Milne / Tuesday
Wednesday
(Thursday tbc) / 3.30 - 4.30pm
3.30 - 4.30pm / Refectory
Refectory / P5 can fence on Thursday, P6 on Wednesday and P7 on Tuesday.
Cost £6.00 per class paid Termly.
P6 - P7 / Football
(boys) / Mr Cockburn
Mr Tyler / Thursday / 3.15 – 4.15pm / Meadows / All Terms (weather permitting).
P7 / Football
(girls) / Mr Grant
Mrs Clark
Miss Anderson / Friday / 3.30 - 4.30pm / Sports Hall / All Terms.
P3 / Fun Ball / Mrs O’Hagan
Mrs Rogatchevskaia / Friday / 3.00 – 4.00pm / Sports Hall
(Dance Studio) / Term 1 and Term 3.
P4 - P7 / Golf / Mrs Clark
Mrs Gilmour
Mrs Happs
Miss Waddell / tbc
dependent on booking / 3.30 - 4.30pm or 4.30 - 5.30pm / Braidhills Golf Driving Range / Term 3.
Times by arrangement.
P3 - P4 / Gardening Club / Mr Woolley
Mrs Wilken
Ms Bassam / Thursday / 12.00 - 12.30pm / TBC / March to Sept.
P3 - P4 / Hama Beading Club / Mrs Evans
Miss McNeill / Tuesday / 12.00 - 12.35pm / Room 607 / Terms 1 and 2.
P4 - P5 / Heriot Hares / Mrs Scott
Mr Santer
Miss Meikle / Thursday / 3.00 - 4.30pm / Meadows / East Lawn. / Term 3.
P4 - P7 / Highland Dancing Returners / Mrs Brenda Ronnie
Miss Wormald / Tuesday / 3.00 - 4.30 pm / Chapel / All Terms.
P3 - P7 / Highland Dancing Beginners / Mrs Mortimer
Mrs Todd / Wednesday / 3.00 - 4.00pm / Chapel / All Terms.
P4-P7 / Competition Group / Mrs Brenda Ronnie
Mrs Mortimer / Friday / 3.00 - 4.30pm / Chapel / All Terms.
P4 / Hockey Club / Mrs Noble
Mrs Reid / Monday / 3.00-4.00pm / Lawns / Term 1 and 3
P5-P6 / Boys Hockey / Mr Harrison / Mr Farooq / Saturday / Saturday
Tue – P6 Extra team practice 3:00 – 3:30pm
P5 - P7 / Girls Hockey / Mrs Nelson
Miss Anderson
Mrs Franklin
Miss Jackson
Mrs McKinnon
Miss Meikle
Mrs O’Hagan
Mr Santer
Mrs Stevens / Saturday / Various
Sat - P5 – P7
Tue – P6 extra practice 3.00 - 3.30pm
Wed - P7 extra practice 3.00 - 3.30pm / Goldenacre/
Various / Terms 1 & 2.
P4 - P7 / Horse Riding / Miss Oliver / Wednesday (Beginners) / 3.15 - 5.00pm / Tower Farm Riding Centre / All Terms. Begins September (£28.50 per session).
Ms Josiffe / Thursday
(Novice) / 3.15 - 5.00pm / Tower Farm Riding Centre / All Terms. Begins September (£28.50 per session).
P1 / iPad Animation Club / Mr McCloghry / Wednesday / 2.15-3.15pm / Room 608 / Term 3.
P2 / iPad Animation Club / Mr McCloghry / Wednesday / 2.30-3.30pm / Room 608 / Term 1.
P6 - P7 / iPad Garageband / Mr Johnstone
Mr Woolley / Thursday / 3.15-4.00pm / Room G640 / Term 3 only.
P5 – P7 / JASS Bronze, Silver and Gold drop in / Mrs Stevens
JASS coordinator
Mrs Reid / Miss Waddell (Silver)
Mr Weir-Addie (Gold) / Thursday / 12.00-12.30pm / Mrs Stevens’ Office / Any child in P5-7 may drop in before or after lunch to speak about JASS or have completed sections signed off.
P5 / JASS Bronze - Me and My World / Mrs Stevens
Miss Attenborough / Tuesday / 12.00 -12.35pm / Various / 3 groups – 1 per Term.
P1 - P7 / Judo / Cusack School / Various / TBC / Greyfriars Church / # - not contactable in school
Full information will be sent from Cusack School. Lorraine Cusack-Brown:
07710 795216
Starts w/b: 28/8/17
P7 / Junior Concert Band / Mr Brownlee / Tuesday / 3.15 - 4.30pm / Cupola Room / Terms 1 and 2 only.
P4 - P7 / Development Pipe Band / Mr Jørgensen
Mr McIntyre / Tuesday / 3.30 – 4.30pm / GMC, Building 3 / Participation by invitation only.
P6 - P7 / Junior School Musical Rehearsals / Mr Johnstone dir.
Miss Waddell
Mrs Weir
Miss Renton / Monday
Thursday
Some Fridays (after Xmas) / 3.15 - 4.30 (after Xmas - 5.30)
3.15 - 4.30
Chorus, Main Characters
4.30 - 5.15 (after Xmas -5.30)
3.15 - 5.00pm / Various Locations:
School Hall
Sports Hall
Castle Hall
Chapel / Auditions and Rehearsals from September.
P4 - P7 / Junior School Wind Ensemble / Mr Maclagan / Thursday / 2.35 - 3.15pm / Cupola Room / All Terms. All members must be able to stay to 3.15pm; For pupils who receive tuition on orchestral brass and woodwind instruments.
P3 - P7 / Junior Strings / Mrs Buttars / Thursday / 2.35 - 3.15pm / Room 309, Music Department / All Terms. All members must be able to stay to 3.15pm; For pupils who receive tuition on orchestral string instruments.
P4 - P7 / KIC - Kids Investigating Christianity / Mrs Hunt
Miss Gordon
Mrs Rogatchevskaia
Mr Weir Addie / Thursday / Lunchtime / TBC / All Terms. Packed lunch to be brought.
P6 / Latin Club / Mrs Palfery* / Wednesday / Lunchtime / Room 125 / Terms 1 & 2.
P7 / Latin Club / Mr Carnegie / Tuesday / Lunchtime / Room 119 / Terms 1 & 2. Open to ‘continuers’ from the P6 Latin Club and pupils new to the School.
P4/5 / Lego Club / Mrs Scott
Mrs Harrod / Friday / Lunchtime drop-in / TBC / Terms 1 and 2
P4 - P7 / Mindful Moments (Mindfulness Drop-in) / Miss Gordon
Mrs Smith
Miss Waddell
Mrs Humphreys / Monday / 12.15 - 12.30pm
Lunchtime / G631 / Term 1 and 2
P1 - P2 / Multi Sports / Mr Mallinson
PE Staff / Friday / 2.30 - 3.30pm / Sports Centre / All Terms.
P5 - P7 / Music Theory Club / Mr Maclagan / Monday / 12.00 - 12.30pm / Room 308, Music Department / All Terms. Open to all pupils wishing help with working towards grades in music theory. Pupils attending should be having lessons in at least one instrument, either in or out of school.
P4-7 / JS Music Club
(lunchtime concert series) / Mrs Weir / Friday / 12.00 – 12.35pm / School Hall (or other venue if stated) / Throughout the year, on designated Fridays as will be advertised. See Mrs Weir for more details.
P7 / Mandarin Club / Ms Zhang / Thursday / 11.55 - 12.35pm / Room 142 / Terms 1 & 2.
No prior experience required.
P4 – P5
Girls & Boys / Netball Skills / Miss McNeill
Mrs Reid / Tuesday / 3.00 - 4.00pm / Room 607 then playground / Terms 1 & 3.
No prior experience required.
P6 – P7 / Netball Club / Mrs McKinnon / Thursday / 3.00 – 4.00pm / Room 149, then playground / Terms 1 & 3
P7 / “Newton’s Apples”
Science Club / Ms Morgan
Mrs Mayo / Tuesday / 3.20 -
4.20pm / 425 Lauriston Building / Terms 1 & 2.
P3 / Oot and Aboot Club / Mr Weir-Addie
Mrs Murphy / Wednesday / 3.00pm-4.00pm / Wildlife Garden / Terms 1 and 3
P3 - P7 / Pupil Staff Liaison Committee / Mrs Franklin / Monday
(monthly) / 12.00 - 12.35pm / Room 120 / 2 Representatives chosen from each class – all Terms. Starts Monday 4th September.
P4 / Recorder Club / Mrs Lovell/Mrs Weir / Friday/
Monday / 12.15pm -12.35pm / Room 309
Music dept / Pupils will be advised in letter for parents about which recorder and book to buy.
P5 - P7 / Recorder Club / Mrs Weir / Wednesday / 12.15pm -
12.35pm / Room 309
Music dept / Pupils will be advised in letter for parents about which recorder and book to buy.
P3 - P7 / Rights Respecting Schools Steering Group / Mrs McKinnon / Thursday Lunchtime, (weekly) / 12.00 - 12.30pm / Room 149 / We will be focusing on raising awareness of global citizenship, including rights, diversity, sustainability, and many other themes. Parent representatives are also warmly welcomed. Please note your interest with Mrs McKinnon.
P5 - P7 / Pop/rock guitar club / Mr Santer / Tuesday / 3.15- 4.00pm / Room 137 / Term 1.
P5 - P7 / Rugby / Mr Harrison
Mr Hills
Mr Mallinson
Mr McCloghry
Mr Ross
Mr Thain
Mr Tyler
Mr Easson
Mr Porteous / Saturday
P6 extra practice- Tuesday
P7 extra practice - Wednesday / Various
P6 and P7 - 3.00 - 3.30pm / Goldenacre/ Various / Terms 1 & 2 (Boys).
P1 – P7 / Mini-Rugby / This activity is run by the Junior Section of Heriot’s Rugby Club. / Sunday - 1.30pm - 3.00pm / Afternoon / Goldenacre/Various / Terms 1 & 2.
P7 / String Sinfonia / Mrs Weir / Tuesday / 3.15 - 4.15pm / 309 (unless otherwise stated) / All orchestral string players welcome from P7
No audition required, Grade 3 standard or above preferable.(Term 1 and 2 only).
P1 / Super Scientists / Miss McNeill / Wednesday / 2.15-3.15pm / Room 607 / Terms 1 and 2.
P4 / Science Club / Mrs Murphy / Monday / 3.00 – 4.00pm / Room 119 / All Terms.
P3 / Sewing Club / Mrs Milne
Mrs Humphreys / Tuesday / 3.00 - 4.00pm / Room 609 / Terms 1 and 2
P6 / Sewing Club / Miss Gordon / Wednesday / 3.00 -
4.00pm / Room G631 / All terms
(There will be a charge for this club to purchase materials)
P3 - P7 / Ski Club / Mrs Gilmour
Mrs Happs / Tuesday / 6.15 - 7.15pm / Hillend / Terms 1 & 2. Begins September.
P2 / Singing Club / Ms Gallacher
Mrs Humphreys / Tuesday / 2.30 - 3.30pm / Room 612 / All Terms.
P3 / Singing Club / Miss Wormald / Thursday / 3 – 3.45pm / Room 639 / Term 1 (may continue depending on interest/demand)
P6-P7 / Ski Race Training Club
(Minors & Seniors) / Mrs A Hughes
Mrs J Blaikie
Mr I Oliphant / Monday / 5.45pm - 7pm / Midlothian Ski Centre, Hillend / All Terms. Begins September.
Open to P6/7 & Senior School.
Pupils must be strong parallel skiers and have passed their level 7 skiing award or equivalent to be eligible for race training.
Consent forms must be collected from JB or AH and payment received before the first lesson of each Term.
P1 / Story Club / Mrs Evans / Thursday / 2.15 - 3:15pm / Room 608 / All Terms.
P7 / Surf Club / Mrs Scott
Miss Meikle
Mr Weir-Addie / Tuesday (Term 1)
Monday (Term 2) / 3.15 – 7.45pm / Belhaven Bay / Term 1 & Term 3 in a block of 4 weeks.
P1 - P2 / Mini-Tennis Club / Mrs Smith / Monday / Tuesday / 8.15 - 9am / Sports Hall / This will be run in blocks across the 3 Terms. Pupils will be collected from their classroom at 8.15am.
P6 - P7 / Tennis Club / Mrs Smith
Mr Waters / Monday / 3.15 – 4.45pm / Meadows / Term 3. Children will be walked to and from the courts by 2 members of staff. They will be ready for collection from the school at 4.45pm.
P2 / Weaving Club / Miss Attenborough / Monday / 2.30- 3.30pm / G632 / Term 1 (2 groups)
Term 2 (1 group)
Term 3 (1 group)
P2 / Yogi Bears (Yoga and Mindful Movement) / Mrs Wilken
Mrs Speedy / Friday / 2.35-3.30pm / Room G631 / From October, Terms 1, 2 and 3
P1 / Young Engineers (Knex) / Mrs Doonan
Mrs Irfan / Friday / 2.15-3.15pm / Room 607 / # - not contactable in school
mobile 07731 657 775
Cost: £8.00 per session(payment via Parent Pay). Term 1 and 3
P2 / Young Engineers (Knex) / Mrs Doonan / Friday / 2.30-3.30pm / Room 610 / # - not contactable in school
mobile 07731 657 775
Cost: £8.00 per session(payment via Parent Pay). Term 2
P3 - P4 / Young Engineers (Lego) / Mrs Doonan / Friday / 3.00 – 4.00pm / Room 603 / # - not contactable in school
mobile 07731 657 775
Cost: £8 per session(payment via Parent Pay). All Terms
George Heriot’s School is governed by George Heriot’s Trust, Scottish Charity number SC011463.