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Thursday 26 January 2006 |
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Welcome
to the This newsletter is published every two weeks for staff in the Children and Families Department. It is available online at the Edinburgh Grid for Learning at http://egfl.net Send
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the news
Viola Mysteries
combined the forces of RSNO musicians and sixty Primary six and seven pupils
from the Queensferry, Currie and Balerno areas. Solos were performed by
senior pupils from Edinburgh Secondary Schools Orchestra, and the work also
incorporated the electric guitar and the clarsach. Find
out more. Walter Smith opens new
pitch at Braidburn Full and complete accessibility is vital to
the activities at Braidburn as the school caters for many young people with
physical, medical, learning, sensory and complex needs. The new pitch has
been designed so pupils can access it straight from their playground with no
steps or barriers to contend with. Forrester’s assembly hall was transformed into a mini science centre for the day, complete with giant bubble, plasma globe, human circuit, bike generator and many more exciting, hands-on science exhibits. More info. What
do they do? We provide arts and learning services from opera for four year olds, Composer Laureate for Schools, to star gazing with the Royal Observatory and samba drumming in the school holidays. We can work with you to design and deliver creative programmes that support the cultural dimension in learning and enhance and support the school curriculum, out of school learning and community learning and development. We initiate, develop and deliver learning
opportunities for children, young people, families and communities that
promote achievement, attainment and creativity, and develop skills,
knowledge, confidence and self esteem. In addition, the Instrumental Music Service
(the largest in Scotland), provides direct support for the music curriculum
and activities in schools, and delivers a wide range of opportunities
through city wide bands and ensembles. The team includes: To find out more visit our website on EGFL Learning and Teaching www.artsandleaningunit.ik.org Are you up for a challenge? Councillor Brian Meek Memorial Essay
Prize Councillor Meek's widow, Frances Horsburgh, has kindly agreed to donate the prizes - £200 worth of book tokens for the winner and £200 worth of book tokens for the winner’s school. The winner will also receive a framed certificate and trophy and the prize will be presented at the Full Council Meeting which is closest to the anniversary of Cllr Meek’s death. The title of the essay is My Edinburgh. For
more details and entry requirements, click
here. Success
stories John Steven, Depute
Principal (Care) at Edinburgh Secure Services was part of a Scottish
delegation invited to the Czech Republic to attend an international
conference in May 2005. They gave a presentation on the ‘Scottish Model’
of Secure Accommodation and how it fits into the Scottish childcare
system. In December 2005, in continuing to foster relationships with their European partners, representatives visited and spent 3 days visiting secure accommodation provision throughout Scotland. Their visit to Edinburgh Secure Services was the highlight of their tour where the focus was how to care for the most vulnerable young people within our society without impinging on their rights.
In November, smiling
children could be seen going home from school clutching large bags of toys
and goodies after our Toy Sale which raised £400. The last week of the Christmas term is always busy and this year was no exception! Our Christmas Carol concert and raffle raised £256.20 for Cancer Research UK (Scotland). As a school, Clovenstone
Primary tries to encourage good citizenship and care and kindness for others
and so everyone at the school would like to thank all the people who helped
them to achieve this AMAZING total. I spent a delightful morning out at Ferryhill Primary School earlier this month to mark the end of the Royal Bank Supergrounds Project. I attended the launch of this project some 3 years ago at Craigentinny Primary School. 24 playgrounds and £168,000 later, the project has been so outstandingly innovative that the Royal Bank has rolled it out all over Britain to the tune of £3 million. It’s nice to know we‘ve helped others as well as ourselves. It was a great relief also to be able to announce last week that the PPP2 part of our smart schools programme is back on track. Important news for the eight schools involved. Interestingly, the difficulties we found ourselves in last September have meant we have consulted even more than we would otherwise have done and as a result I am told schools are very excited about the designs being presented. For those who have not yet seen the designs and had a chance to comment on them, fear not. We want these new schools to become a focus for local communities so now need to talk more widely about how facilities can be best developed. Once we formally reach the preferred tenderer stage, which I hope will be very soon, schools will exhibit the designs. As well as staff and students, schools will invite neighbours and local organisations to come in and talk about the plans. I spent time last week with one such community
project, The Forrestine’s Project, and was very impressed by the wide
range of activities on offer there. The project clearly provides valuable
support through its varied programme of groupwork, sport and community
activities. For
your information Ahoy there! Celebrity Cruise Lines are sailing 2 sampler mini cruises in June for UK customers to sample a premium ship. Sailings are from Dover to the Channel Islands and there is a choice of 2 or 3 night sailings. 11 June 2 nights from £199 p/p (extra
£80 gets a balcony!) These are selling FAST and are ideal for groups and special occasions so get onboard quick! See attached for further details and give Gary a call! Gary - About2travel
Phoenix/Ingres
Project - user workshops
Before Christmas, we invited interested volunteers to participate in a series of workshops to help define the way forward for the new pupil/school administration system. Thanks to all of you who responded. Based on the responses received, we have put together a workshop schedule which runs from the beginning of February, where the SEEMIS software will be demonstrated in different areas. These sessions will be followed up at later dates with discussions on how we will match the software to our own processes (further dates to be arranged).
If you have not yet registered your interest but would still like to do so, it's not too late - just let us know which workshops you would like to be involved in. If you have already registered, you will be contacted shortly to confirm attendance at the relevant session(s).
Contact Jodi on 4693161 or email her at: ppctemp@educ.edin.gov.uk in the first instance.
Kids eat free at Hard Rock Café
Edinburgh! Hard Rock Café Edinburgh is proud to
announce it’s first ever Super Bowl Party! Sunday 5 February, we’ll
be opening our doors and watching the big game all night live from Detroit
on our 6 plasma screens and special event large screen. Food and drink
promotions all night at the bar! For bookings or general enquiries, please
contact Jennifer on 0131-260-3000
or edinburgh_sales@hardrock.com BBC
programme looking for contestants The 100 people will be given a brain-teasing tests at home via the internet, then undergo a personalised workout plan of brain improving exercises, healthy living and healthy eating. One week later our contestant will be invited to the studio to take a second test along with the viewers playing along interactively and see the improvement live on air! This is a unique opportunity, to find out about how your brain works and how you can dramatically improve your lifestyle, enabling you to feel better, work better and more efficiently. We plan to record the programme during Feb/March 2006. 100 contestants will take part in the experiment, but not all 100 people will be featured in the show or be asked to take part in the films/video diaries. We are looking for contestant over the age of 16 from all different background, and occupations for contrast. You may apply as a group or family. Please e-mail sarah@wild-rover.com for an application form or call 028 9050 0851.
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