Rector’s Bulletin: 23rd January 2015
Staffing
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Mr Oliver in Maths is leaving us today for a promoted post. Mrs Dupraz has been
appointed to this post.
We have a Maths vacancy for a Maternity Cover which is currently being advertised.
Mr Todd in CDT is leaving us for a 23 month secondment to a promoted post at the
end of January. Our new teacher will be Miss Dick who will be joining us after the
February break.
Mr Allan in CDT is absent just now. His post is being covered by Mr Williamson,
teacher of CDT who is normally with us on a Monday.
Dates to Note
Please note you can now subscribe to our school iCal calendar via the website
www.royalhigh.edin.sch.uk . Please click on the button on the right hand side of the front
page.
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Week beginning 26th January – S3 in to S4 Course Choice materials available on the
website
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Thursday 29th January – S2 course choice forms issued to pupils
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Thursday 29th January – S2 Parents evening (meeting with subject staff)
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Wednesday 4th February – S2 Parents Information Evening (to give information and
support about the S2 in to S3 Course Choice process)
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Wednesday 4th March 7pm – S1 & S2 Parents Future Curriculum (Consultation
evening on new curricular proposals for 2016/17 session)
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**NEW**Thursday 5th March 6.30pm : 7.30pm– S4 Parents Information Evening
(to give information and support about the S4 in to S5 Course Choice process)
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**NEW**Thursday 5th March 7.30pm : 8.30pm– S5 Parents Information Evening
(to give information and support about the S5 in to S6 Course Choice process)
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Wednesday 1st April – Growing Confidence Parents Session (more details to
follow)
Art Deadlines
S4 –
Final deadline for submission of Design folio = Monday 2nd February
S5/6 – Final deadline for submission of Expressive folio = Monday 2nd February
Outdoor Learning
We are currently developing an outdoor Learning area to the rear of the school. This will be a
very exciting space where different types of learning can take place to enhance our
curriculum. I have attached a copy of our plans for your information. This is already well
under way with clearing work being done by our Duke of Edinburgh volunteers and the
orchard being planted on Monday by a group of our S1 pupils. If you feel you could help
with this project you would be very welcome. We aim to open the Outdoor Learning area
after Easter.
For more information click here
PE Facilities Upgrade
We have been advised our PE changing facilities will be extensively upgraded in May. I will
advise you all of the final plans once I have these.
Pauline Walker
Rector
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Rector’s Bulletin: 19th January 2015
New Website
Our new website is now live! Updates will be done over the next few weeks as we get all our
features in place. We hope you find the new site useful and informative.
www.royalhigh.edin.sch.uk
Staffing
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Mr Oliver in Maths is leaving us for a promoted post at the end of January. Mrs
Dupraz has been appointed to this post.
We have a Maths vacancy for a Maternity Cover which is currently being advertised.
Mr Todd in CDT is leaving us for a 23 month secondment to a promoted post at the
end of January. Our new teacher will be Miss Dick who will be joining us after the
February break.
Dates to Note
Please note you can now subscribe to our school iCal calendar via the website
www.royalhigh.edin.sch.uk . Please click on the button on the right hand side of the front
page.
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Tuesday 20th January – HPV vaccinations
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Wednesday 21st January – School photos
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Thursday 29th January – S2 course choice forms issued to pupils
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Thursday 29th January – S2 Parents evening (meeting with subject staff)
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Wednesday 4th February – S2 Parents Information Evening (to give information and
support about the S2 in to S3 Course Choice process)
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Wednesday 4th March 7pm – S1 & S2 Parents Future Curriculum (Consultation
evening on new curricular proposals for 2016/17 session)
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**NEW**Thursday 5th March – S4 Parents Information Evening (to give
information and support about the S4 in to S5 Course Choice process)
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**NEW**Wednesday 1st April – Growing Confidence Parents Session (more
details to follow)
New Positive Behaviour Management Policy
A parent leaflet explaining our policy can be downloaded from the link below
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Positive Behaviour Management Policy
We will continue to work with parents with the Growing Confidence program which all our
staff are currently engaging with. This promotes positive relationships with students and give
strong strategies based on current educational and physiological research. Our current S1
parents had an evening on this earlier this session and we now have our second group of S1
parents taking part in the Growing Confident Teens program. We are delighted to be able to
expand this to all parents with a launch session on the 1st April. More information to follow.
Free Microsoft Office for Students
The Digital Learning Team have had a number of enquiries about the exact terms and
conditions of this licence, including some parents asking for access to the software.
They have clarified this with Microsoft and they say this software is being provided for use
by the licensed user only (i.e. the pupil), not for other members of their family.
Microsoft Office is now available FREE for all Students (P3 upwards)
All students can:
1. Download the latest version of Microsoft Office (for Mac and PC) onto up to 5
computers at home.
2. Make full use of the Microsoft Office apps for iPad.
See General Resources page under Pupil section of school website for details on how to do
this.
In-Service Speaker
During our in-service day on Monday 5th January we had a guest speaker, John Carnochan.
John spoke to us about how positive interventions throughout a young person’s life can
change their outcomes significantly. He gave some really powerful examples and a lot of
food for thought. Some of our Parent Council members joined us for this and have suggested
we share his links with the wider parents group. John’s website is:
www.respondingdifferently.co.uk
Pauline Walker
Rector