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News Update February 2020 ERSKINE STEWART’S MELVILLE SCHOOLS February 2020 SMC win Scottish Schools’ Rugby Cup, page 16 Junior School Greece Trip, page 15 Nursery Nativities, page 6 ESMS Carol Services, page 7 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, page 7 Hockey News, page 16 Contents: Principal’s Letter ~ 2-4 | Music, Drama and Dance ~ 6-7 | Development News ~ 8-9 | News ~ 10-13 | Trips ~ 14-15 | Sport ~ 16-19 Principal’s Letter Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends The autumn term is the longest term of the year and there are many events and activities to report on which have taken place across the three schools. The two week half term in October enables us to run a significant number of residential trips. The Music department organised a trip to Steinway Hall in London, where six ESMS pupils had the opportunity to take part in a Masterclass with a professional musician as well as work on solo pieces. 41 boys and girls from S4-S6 went on a cultural and history trip to Japan. 27 girls and 19 boys travelled to Los Angeles with the SMC Drama department. 46 National 5 and Higher SMC and MES geographers visited Iceland in the October break. The Junior School organised its second cultural trip of the year to Greece for 15 girls and boys from Primary 6 & 7. 12 S5-6 boys and girls took part in the Marseille leg of the work experience exchange, while 20 S4 boys and girls took part in the Marseille leg of the French language exchange with Ecole de Provence from 5-13 October. I am grateful to my colleagues who devote considerable time to organising and accompanying these trips which our children benefit so much from taking part in. AUTUMN TERM EVENTS attract a number of the former parishioners of the Dean Church who appreciate that the space is being used for such uplifting purposes. Other musical events included both the Senior School and Junior School Chamber Concerts in the TFC. The Senior School Chamber Concert filled the TFC. The concert gives younger, less experienced performers a chance to work with older more experienced ones and to hear their glorious music playing. We are blessed with an exceptionally talented bunch of S6 musicians this year. If you get the chance do come along to one of our concerts. Over three nights in November, the Senior School performed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the round in the Mar Hall. The staging, costumes, make-up and comic timing of the cast were all superb! The Solo Piping and Drumming Competition was held across four different venues with over 70 children taking part – the largest number I have known. Evening events in the autumn term included appearance and others have taken part four It is a tribute to instructors Robert Burns and two Music Award Holders Concerts in The or five times over the years. The standard, as Scott Walsh that learning the pipes and drums Dean. The concerts give an opportunity for always, was exceptional and the space allows is so popular. our music award holders to perform in front for all instruments to be played to their best of an audience. For some it was their first – pipes, clarsach, piano, violin, guitar. We also 2 | February 2020 same night we welcomed election guru HALO TRUST AND RUTH DAVIDSON VISIT Professor Sir John Curtice from Strathclyde University to speak at our Academic Forum Ruth Davidson MSP visited ESMS Junior School on Wednesday 9 October. The Junior School shortly before the kick-off for the U18 supports an initiative launched by the Halo Trust to raise awareness of the huge risks land Scottish Schools’ Rugby Final at Murrayfield. mines still pose in previous war torn territories such as Zimbabwe. Ms Davidson met and was Needless to say both events were a huge interviewed with some Junior School and together they swept a dummy mine field wearing all success with vocal audiences appreciating the protective gear. all the performances. A huge thank you to Mrs Molloy, Head of Modern Studies for securing Professor Curtice so close to Election Day and to our 1st XV squad for their powerful and decisive win over George Watson’s College. REVIEW OF THE THREE SCHOOLS’ DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019/2020 1. To develop and promote the Outdoor Education programme for all children at ESMS. This working party was chosen from each of the three schools with experience ranging from Nursery through to S6 and encompassing as much outdoors expertise as possible. The group have used the book by Simon Beames My address at the Remembrance assembly paid and Mike Brown on ‘Adventurous Learning’ tribute to FP William Ward, a bomb aimer in HOUSE MUSIC & HOUSE ROCK as a template for the pedagogy which should WW2 who was killed in action over Holland underpin the way ESMS attempt to deliver this Both fantastic events were played to a packed following a raid. He is buried in Amsterdam wide ranging part of learning and education. TFC. House Music was just before half term and and his headstone bears the SMC school The term ‘Outdoor Education’ is felt to be House Rock on Friday, 8 November. These are motto ‘Never Unprepared’. The Wreath Laying outdated. ‘Outdoor Learning’ (OL) appears the two biggest events in the ESMS challenge ceremony took place at lunchtime and was to be more associated with curriculum and calendar. For House Music each house has to attended by all SMC boys and P6 & 7 from the access for all. This term the group is focused put forward a solo musician, a chamber group Junior School as well as all boys and girls who on producing new literature to promote and a choir (the latter two have to be a mixture are members of the CCF. of girls and boys). All six of the choirs had over Outdoor Learning. 100 children in them. Choirs are prepared and rehearsed by the S5 pupils. Both events are SPORT AND POLITICS 2. To improve cultural literacy taken very seriously; pupils behave extremely and knowledge. well, perform with energy and enthusiasm, and A working party, chaired by Allan McDiarmid, both events are true highlights of the year. is considering ways in which we can develop cultural awareness amongst pupils at ESMS which is sparked by experiences beyond the REMEMBRANCE 2019 classroom. We are keen to foster a culture of curiosity and are looking at co-curricular events This was the first year we separated and additional enrichment activities. Members Remembrance assembly from the Wreath of staff from each of the three schools have Laying ceremony. Both occasions were been meeting and recommendations will be dignified and solemn. Remembrance was made to the school’s Senior Management team moved to Monday, 11 November because later this term. the Kirking of the new Master of the Royal Company of Merchants in St Giles Cathedral What an interesting combination and certainly took place on Friday, 8 November and a one which presented us with a few logistical significant number of the school attended. challenges back in December when on the STAY CONNECTED. You can find us at @esmsedinburgh on: February 2020 | 3 Principal’s Letter continued 3. To consider how the School Vision meetings at the start of session (P4, P6 and P7) 5. To explore the re-introduction of the can be updated and articulated. and through the Up To Date publication for all Middle School structure for S1 and S2. Miranda Banks, Head of Communications Junior School families. A working group has met regularly throughout has been working with senior colleagues the autumn term to explore the re-establishment At Stewart’s Melville College a working group across all three schools to consider how of the ‘Middle School’ to replace the current has been looking at the format and timings the ethos, vision and mission of the schools S1 & S2 structure. Proposals to add of pupil reporting to see if the process can can be articulated and communicated to consistency to our guidance provision have be streamlined to make it less onerous for stakeholders. The final agreed statements been accepted and from August we hope that staff whilst still providing comprehensive will be communicated to pupils, parents and Middle School Tutors will replace S1 Tutors feedback to parents. staff at the start of next session. and Assistant Heads of House. Boys and girls At The Mary Erskine School, two particular will enter their Houses at the start of S1 and areas for consideration were highlighted remain in them until the end of S5. Initially 4. To consider responses to the key issues through the MES results, namely consideration raised in the recent staff surveys. they will be looked after for two years by of staff duties and how lunch, bus and At the Junior School, Mike Kane, Headmaster, their Middle School Tutors under the Head detention duty are organised. A small group is holding a series of meetings with a cross of Middle School and a new Deputy Head of have considered the current situation, audited section of staff to explore in more detail Middle School. The Middle School will develop the views of all teaching staff and have made how training sports teams impacts on its own identity with its own competitions, some recommendations. The other area staff workload. events and activities. Critically new Middle of consideration involved looking at staff School Tutors will be able to develop stronger Junior School Staff requested a visual opportunities and giving consideration of representation of the Junior School vision. relationships with their tutees and their families how to broaden horizons and enhance as they take them through from P7 to the Working with JSMT, the result was a new experience at MES.
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