PUPIL BULLETIN
MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2015
Year Assemblies: Assemblies will be held as follows. Pupils and staff should go straight to the Assembly
Hall on their allocated day where the class will be registered. All pupils should be seated together in their
registration class.
Monday 14th – S5
Tuesday 15th – S6
S2 Parents Evening – Online Booking: Letters and instructions for the S2 Parents’ Evening on-line
booking system are being issued to pupils today via registration. Appointments can be booked online as of
today and therefore it is essential that parents receive the letters tonight. (AW)
Woolly craft club: Our crochet and knitting club meets on Monday lunchtimes at 1:05 in B21. All welcome,
beginners and experts alike!
The Great Moray Sewing Bee : Are you creative? Are you crafty? Then enter The Great Moray Sewing
Bee. collect an entry form and more information from Miss Ainslie, the deadline to enter is 27th of
September. You have got to be in it to win it, give it a try! (KA)
International Week - is next week, from Monday 21 September; Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames
et Messieurs, Girls and Boys! Guten Abend, bonsoir, wie geht's? Comment ca va? Do you feel good? We bet
you do when you read this! Lots of activities and events have been planned for next week, including:
Speak To Me – Staff will wear badges asking YOU to speak to them in a foreign language. If you speak in
French, German or Spanish to a member of staff, they will sign your planner. There will be a prize for the
pupil who speaks to the most teachers and collects the most signatures.
The Library and the canteen will be festooned with bunting and flags and there will be European music
playing at intervals and lunchtimes during the week.
There will be a treasure hunt to collect information about European countries.
S2 pupils will complete an Around the World in Books challenge during English Library periods.
The canteen staff will be cooking up a storm of international dishes for all in school.
And, the fantastical amazing ending of the week, on Friday at lunchtime in the library, will be our now annual
and hugely popular Eurovision Song Contest. This will have even more glamour and glitz than before, with
three pupil acts, including a spot the staff member in the Bucks Fizz group. We will also have a very special
staff act and French, German and Spanish judges, assisted by S6 and staff translators. Our own version of
Graham Norton will be in charge of proceedings, with two sparkling assistants, who aim to ensure that this
Eurofun event goes Boom Bang a Boom. Not to be missed!!
Thank you Mr Dugdale: We had an insightful, informative and entertaining talk from Mr Dugdale on Friday
about cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, his achievements and the conspiracy theories surrounding his death. If
anyone would like to find out more, there are display boards in the library.
S1-S3
S2 Rotation: S2 rotation starts today for Drama/Art/Music – new timetables issued via registration.
For S1 and S2: Novelties Book Group will meet tomorrow, TUESDAY, this week, instead of Wednesday.
Usual time and place. Hope you can make it.
S3 Interhouse Football: S3 boys football Tuesday 1pm on the astro. Wear your house colours.
1/S2 Cookery Club: Cookery Club will run on THURSDAY this week from 3.20pm to 4.20pm please sign up
in the HE dept ASAP. it will cost £1.00 and you should bring a container. (KA)
S1 – S4 Girls: Girls football team training on a Monday 15.30 till 16.30pm. Meet outside the PE
department. Please collect a consent form from the PE department and hand it back in asap.
Art Club: If you enjoy art and want to get involved in entering some great art competitions, as well as earn
points for your house, then come along to B39 Thursday lunchtimes. We will meet every
Thursday lunchtime to work on our first competition. Any questions see Miss Tullis. (MT)
S4-S6
S6 Social Committee: There will be a meeting for all S6 students who have signed up to be on the S6 social
committee on Thursday 17th at 1:10 in B53.
S6 Fundraising Committee: All those who volunteered for the S6 Fundraising Committee are invited to a
quick meeting at 1.10pm on Thursday 17th September in Room G08 (Mr Terron’s classroom). If you are
unable to attend please let Mr Terron know. There will be biscuits. And cake. (DT)
Nat 5 Chemistry Lunchtime study is on every Wednesday in G27.
Higher Chemistry: lunchtime study is on every Thursday in G27.
Oxford University: Oxford University representatives have offered to do a workshop with any Oxford
hopefuls on the morning of Wednesday 16 September between 9.30 and 10.30am at Gordonstoun. This is
the same day as the Gordonstoun UCAS Convention. If you are interested in attending, please see your
Guidance Teacher to book your place. Thank you (CF)
S6 College – PSE Class, Monday P2: Mrs Macrae’s class has changed to room B20
Mrs Grant’s Study Class – Monday P4: Room has changed to B42
S6 Students - Moray UCAS / Career Convention (Wednesday 16 September 2015): Can all students
who attended the Aberdeen University Open Day trip please return your parental consent for the trip to
Gordonstoun to your Guidance teacher asap? Without parental consent, unfortunately you will be unable to
attend. Can any student who would wish to go to the Convention and did not go to Aberdeen University
please collect a parental consent from Mrs Fraser in Guidance. Many thanks (CF)
Eco committee: Could the following pupils who have signed up for the Eco committee attend a meeting on
Monday lunchtime in Mrs Shaw's classroom G16 at 1.10. (TS)
Pinar Tunc, Neil Hawco, Alex Hawco, Andrew Currie, Dani Morrison, Alysanne Shaw, Olo Kiszkurno
Inez Holliday, Kirsty Wynne, Megan McLeod
Vacancy for Apprentice Joiner with The Moray Council:
The above post is currently live with a closing date of 18th September 2015. Any pupil interested in applying
for this post should do so via the Myjobscotlandwebsite and quote MOR00479. The post is based at
Mosstodloch Depot and the hours per week are 37. The salary is that of Craft Apprentice Year 1 rate and
equates to £9,591.14 per annum. Interviews for this position will take place on 8th October 2015.
Further information can be obtained from Brian Anderson on 01343 823048.
Career Appointments - Monday 14 September
P2 Connor McLeod
P3 Eilidh Sandison
P4 Arminas Apyvalas
P5 Sean McHugh