Well done to Marcus (1G2) who won the overall prize for the East Lothian Smoking and Health Partnership poster competition. Also, well done to Aaron (1G2), who has won the prize for S1 in the same competition.

Congratulations boys!!!

Mr Summer’s January Newsletter is now available on-line for parents over on the Head Teachers Letters Page. The newsletter is packed with information from around the school including information on the proposed efficiency savings, staffing changes and recent student success.

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Six of our pupils were a big hit in the Young Musician of the Year Competition held in Loretto School on Thursday. On an evening of breathtaking performances from the pupils of Loretto, the Mansfield, and Musselburgh Grammar School, Sarah McLean(voice) 2G2 took 2nd prize in the Junior Event, whilst Julie Durham(Flute) 5S3 won the Senior Instrumental, with Laura Paterson(Trumpet) 5S3 finishing 2nd equal.
Our other Six-cesses were Emma Rathband(Clarinet) 4C3, Chris Clelland 4M1 and Sharon Kerr 6S (Voice)

Mobex (Mobile Expedition Base) is a project co-ordinated by Volunteer Development East Lothian. Mobex is a mobile training resource for young people aged 12-25, offering outdoor adventure, creative arts and volunteering opportunities.

We are very pleased that Mobex will be working in partnership with Musselburgh Grammar School on Thursday afternoons to support a group of our pupils until the summer term.

During registration every morning Heads of House go around and visit register classes. One of the purposes of this is to hand out positive referrals and to celebrate other student achievement. In S1 the PE department run a short life saving module as part of the swimming course and this morning some students were getting their certificates. Well done to everyone who has passed the lifesaving test!

The new term at Musselburgh Grammar School has got off to a flying start.

For 2008 we will be continuing our clamp down on Internet Safety by working with all of the students at the school and explaining to them why they should be behaving responsibly on-line.

This morning Mr Bray spoke to the whole of S3 about Internet and mobile phone safety and responsible use. He used resources produced by the Child Exploitation On-Line Protection Agency (CEOP) as part of their Think You Know Campaign.

All of the other year groups in the school will receive the Think You Know Training between now and the Easter Holidays. Coincidently, the event coincided with a BBC Panorama Special last night titled, ‘one click from danger’ which also outlined the vulnerability of youngsters online.

We will be running a second Internet Safety Evening for Parents of our associated primary schools on the 5^th February 2008 - more details to follow soon.