Archive for September, 2008

Jeans for Genes day - Friday 3rd October

Friday 3rd October 2008 is Jeans for Genes day! 1st Dress Down Day
Come into school wearing jeans (school uniform not needed on top) - pay £1
Come into school wearing anything but jeans (e.g. ‘trackies’) - pay £1.50
All money raised is going to the Jeans for Genes trust:
changing the world for children with genetic disorders
www.jeansforgenes.com

S4 returning from work experience.

If you are intending to participate in the assessed expedition please ensure your consent form is returned ASAP.
If you have lost it come and get a replacement as a matter of urgency.
The D of E team

North West England Trip

The price for the 2009 trip is announced at £185.  The first deposit of £50 will be payable on TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER AT BREAK.  Please come to the Business Education Dept.  No payments will be taken before that time.  First come, first served!

Assemblies for S3 - S6: SQA Information

Over the next two weeks we will be providing important information about SQA Coursework to S3, S4, S5 and S6. This will be done at year group assemblies as shown below.
S5/6 - Friday 3rd October - Period 3
S4 - Tuesday 7th October - Registration (plus 10mins) 8.39 - 8.55
S3 - Wednesday 8th October - Registration [...]

Assemblies week beginning Monday 29 September

The following assemblies will take place week beginning Monday 29 September:
Wednesday - Gosford
Thursday - Seton
There will be NO Grange assembly this week.

Small Change Club

Does your pocket or purse have odd small coins you’d rather not carry?  You know. The 1p, 2p and 5p coins that often seem to find themselves lying in corridors and on the ground outside.  Why not do something worthwhile with them.  Schools in the Sudan are desperate for boreholes (clean water to drink) and [...]

College courses - Wednesday 24 September 2008

All pupils attending college on Wednesday 24 September will remain in school.  Due to industrial action College courses will not be running.
Friday courses will run as normal.

PLTV

Staff: Now that we have a screen up in the dining hall, we have PLTV up and running! So, if you have any photos, videos or news that you’d like displayed in the canteen (and eventually around the entire school…), send them to Euan Doidge at pl03doide@prestonlodge.e-lothian.sch.uk or pltv@prestonlodge.e-lothian.sch.uk.
Currently displaying: Duke of Edinburgh photos, photos [...]

Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award - Assessed expeditions.

Not long now until the expeditions start. Please complete and return you consent forms as soon as possible.

Mathematical Challenge

The deadline for the Mathematical Challenge is fast approaching.  If you have not had a set of problems and would like to enter please see your Maths teacher straight away.  All completed entries must be returned to Ms Fulford by Friday 26 September.

S3 Assembly - Thursday 18 September

There will be a S3 Assembly on Thursday 18 September.

S1/2 Social Area Snack Bar

The S1/2 Social Area Snack Bar will reopen as from Tuesday 16 September.

Friday Afternoon College Courses - Friday 12 September

There will be no Friday Afternoon College Courses on Friday 12 September due to the holiday weekend.




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    DEFINITION: (adjective) Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. SYNONYMS: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed. USAGE: The class performed an extempore skit that condensed the complex plot of Shakespeare's <i>Hamlet</i> into a single, 15-minute act.
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