http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge Preston Lodge High School goes global Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:46:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A reminder to all Mrs K's S5 Intermediate and Higher pupils that unless they have submitted both critical design studies (historic & contemporary) by 4pm on Monday 24th Nov, they will be unable to sit their up-coming NAB. Please see Mrs K if you have any concerns. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/11/21/s5-critical-art-and-design-studies/ The S4 pupils will begin their diet of Prelim Examinations on the 12th November. Pupils will sit examinations in most but not all subjects at this time. Many of our S4 Intermediate courses will not have Prelim examinations until February. A copy of the timetable can be downloaded here. All pupils should ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/10/29/s4-prelim-exam-timetable/ Lots happening in the Home Economics department. Available on the website - recipes, competition opportunities and information about recent events. Don't miss out, take this chance to visit and find out more. Keep in touch for regular updates. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/10/10/visit-the-home-economics-page/ Many thanks to the Edinburgh University team for a stunning show as well as high quality presentations. The optical illusions proved very popular indeed! Check out the link below to see the presentations including the superb illusions. Scifun presentations To view the video required for the 'Observation' task, the password is easy to remember ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/10/08/sci-fun-roadshow-hits-preston-lodge/ Are you interested in spending activities week in Paris. We are offering an extra foreign trip for all year groups Any pupil interested in finding out more about this trip should attend a meeting in ML5 (Mrs Fitzpatrick's room) on Wednesday 8 October at break - be punctual! You may collect a letter ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/10/01/paris-trip-activities-week-june-2009/ You may remember that in May, a group of pupils built three traditional coracles, as part of the "On Our Doorstep" project. We have decided to offer two of these for sale in order to reinvest the money raised in similar projects for pupils this session. The coracles are great fun and ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/09/26/for-sale-coracle-ancient-fishing-boat/ We have received notification that members of Unison, GMB and T & G Unite will undertake industrial action against the proposed Local Government pay offer. This action is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 24th Sept 2008. It is likely that non-teaching members of staff may undertake strike action. While this dispute does ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/09/23/industrial-action-wed-24th-sept-2008-school-open/ You can read about the wide range of activities offered at Preston Lodge here or on the "School Info" tab. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/09/22/out-of-school-hours-activities-20089/ Congratulation to Ashley Buchanan and Christie Sinclair on winning the East Lothian Food Festival "Young Chef of the Year" on Friday afternoon. They worked extremely hard and thoroughly deserved their win. This is the fourth year in a row that Preston Lodge have won the competition. The Home Economics department is really ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/09/22/east-lothian-food-festival-winners-again/ Places still available! See the powerpoint below for an idea of some places we hope to visit. See Mrs Hunter and get the paperwork! Rhineland PowerPoint http://edubuzz.org/blogs/prestonlodge/2008/09/17/rhineland-trip-2009/