Congratulations to: Annie, Verity, Jordan, Sarah and Nerida for their recent success at the John Byrne award. This year’s theme was Alienation and the pupils produced some fantastic pieces to make the final.The Award allows pupils to engage in contemporary art practice beyond the confines of the SQA. The picture shows Sarah, Annie, Verity and Jordan at the awards ceremony at the Playfair Library infront of their Artwork a visual art and Sound piece. Well done to all.
Scholar
Heriot W
att university provides interactive content on-line for over 30 SQA courses.
Regular on-line homework sessions give pupils the chance to ask questions and recieve instant answers.
All S5/6 pupils in Boroughmuir have login details that they can use to access the materials in school and at home. These provide excellent opportunities for revision and exam prepartion.
Scholar Login
Young Enterprise Xmas Market
The Boroughmuir YE group – Green Glasses – sold candles and glasses at the Xmas fair on Saturday. They were awarded a shield for ‘Best Product’.
The glasses were made by the group from recycled bottles and the fragranced candles were made in recycled jars of different types and sizes.
Mr Dempster presented the shield and trophy to members of the team on Friday in the staffroom.
More information on the Lothian Young Enterprise website.
Edinburgh schools rock Holyrood
The Edinburgh Schools Rock Ensemble (ESRE) performed at Holyrood on 7 October, at an event sponsored by Anne McTaggart MSP, to celebrate the important contribution made to the economy by musicians. You can read about the event here
P.T.A. Quiz Night
Tickets are now on sale for the quiz night hosted by the Head Team.
Priced at £3 each this is a fun evening for all the family.
Teams should be 2 to 6 people although you don’t have to come as a team to join in.
Please note tickets are only available from the school office and when buying tickets you / your child will be asked to submit a team name.
Cheques for tickets should be made payable to Boroughmuir High School Parent Council
S4/5/6 students can attend unaccompanied although those in lower years don’t have to sit or be in the same team as a parent but there needs to be one with them.
We look forward to seeing you all then.
Holocaust Educational Trust
Boroughmuir staff and 2014-15 S6 pupil Alice (pictured) pose with the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, during the Holocaust Educational Trust’s reception at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 3rd November. HET Ambassadors from across Scotland were present to hear reflections from current regional ambassadors who’d made the one day trip to Auschwitz last year. Their talks reminded everyone of the educational importance of the annual trips. The FM made it as clear as she could that government subsidy funding would continue in future years. This year, a further two S6 pupils from Boroughmuir, Lauren and Oliwia, travelled to Auschwitz as part of the HET project, Learning from Auschwitz.
Engage with tourism food and drink
Engage with Tourism Food and Drink- Tuesday 10th November, 6.30pm – 8pm The Boroughmuir Engage Forum is a series of events aimed to give senior pupils
(S5 & S6) and parents/carers the opportunity to hear about careers in industries which might be less familiar to them. The second event takes place next weekYou may view the latest post at
http://www.boroughmuir.org/news/engage-with-tourism-food-and-drink-tuesday-10th-november-6-30pm-8pm/
Quiz Night
Donations are now being sought for the food and drink prize hampers for quiz night. There are two winning teams; one adult and one children’s.
We are also seeking donations for a raffle – do you work for / own a company which would be willing to donate something? All contributions are gratefully received.
Donations for the hampers and raffle can be handed into the school office or contact a PTA member and we will collect it.
Boroughmuir’s Disney Dancers
Well done to all of the girls from the Angela Watson School of Dance who took part in the International Festival of Dance and Performing Arts at Disneyland Paris last month. Over 40 girls took part in the event which included a 20 minute performance, dance competitions and dancing in the Disney pre-parade. Almost a quarter of the girls where from Boroughmuir; Alice, Ailsa, Carys, Lauryn, Rebecca, Laura, Rachael, Ciara, Meghan and Beth. They were brilliant and did their school proud.
Boroughmuir Skiing Success
Team did very well yesterday taking 4th place in their group.
Some great skiing all round in what can only be described as a freezer environment at Braehead.
They were up against some fabulous racers, especially from the West Coast and Aberdeen, but raced really hard.
So a well done to the Boroughmuir A team.
