Tynecastle High School - Newsletter June 2013

Contents

Page 3 Head Teacher’s page Page 4 Whole School News Page 5 S1/2 Round-up Page 8 S3/4 Round-up Page 10 S 5/6 Round-up Page 12 Extra-Curricular Page 23 Faculty news Page 31 Active Schools & Primary Transition Page 33 Information for Parents/Carers

June 2013

Dear Parent / Carer,

We have just had a successful P7 visit and our excellent new S1 will be the biggest intake in recent years. We also said farewell to our fantastic S6 at the prom recently. As a group they have contributed so much to the school in their time here and we wish them well as they set off for university, college and work. I would also like to thank the Parent Council for their hard work in organising the excellent Summer Fair recently. This was well attended, helped to really promote the school, and, as well as raising a lot of money, was very good fun. – even the sponging of the heidi!

In May, whilst the SQA exams were on and running smoothly, all S1-3 students took part in the Health & Wellbeing Week activities which offered many opportunities for personal achievement and enjoyment, key aspects of the new curriculum. This was a real term highlight for me.

The other major development this term has been our decision to issue all S3- & S4 students with iPads in the new session. You will hear a lot more about this exciting initiative in August. Meanwhile, I wish you a very relaxing summer break and look forward to meeting you all after the holidays.

Mr T Rae, (Head Teacher)

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Whole School News and development. These important meetings pave the S6 House Captains way for arranging Continuing Professional Development in Braemar: Lara Clyde & Jack line with School Improvement Brown needs. Dunvegan: Sarah Nisbet & Kirsty Davidson Timetabling and Staff Cover Tantallon: Lauren Archibald, Many readers will be aware that Claire Grant Tynecastle’s new 2013-14 timetable kicked off on Monday 3 June. The school is one of the first in the City of Edinburgh to adopt a new electronic form of timetabling, which now ‘speaks’ to a similarly new Staff Cover system. Exciting times, and great progress for the school in line with Tynecastle’s aim of At the prom leading innovation in the city.

Our House Captains have been Student Council Achievements fantastic to work with this session, reliable, creative and The 2012-13 Student Council great to work with. I wish them achieved a great deal! Class well as they embark on the next representatives from senior stage of their education at classes compiled a power point University/College. presentation on these achievements which was shown Professional Review and during Tutor Group time prior to Development the election of our new representatives for Session The busy summer term is also 2013-14. We’re really proud of the season for staff to undergo the strong voice of our Student meetings with line managers to Council! discuss their professional review T Rae

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S1/2 round up curricular area, for example biology within science or This has been another busy term modern studies within social for our S1/2 students. Full studies. Students will however reports for S2 were issued to continue with many aspects of parents / carers mid May and to all subjects in S3. There will be a S1 parents / carers at the start of further Review of Learning in June. We hope you have found Spring 2014 of S3, when these reports informative and students will decide which 6 invite you to return the subjects they wish to continue acknowledgement slip at the into the Senior Phase and back of the report with any exams. comments you or your child would like to make, if you have Interdisciplinary Learning not already done so. Throughout this year, all S1/2 S1/2 started their new timetable students have experienced at the beginning of June, which different Interdisciplinary can mean new teachers and also Learning projects. This is when new subjects. S2 now have a learning about a topic covers dedicated period of Design two or more subject areas. every week. This highly popular Teachers plan to teach the course is planned and taught by knowledge and understanding teachers in our art and CDT at the same time to enable departments and explores students to make connections topics and skills across both between their learning. For subjects, creating final products example, in S1 in the Spring which link with the design term, the project on Product industry. With the change of Design was taught through timetable, S2 students have also Information Literacy, Art and now moved into S3 and have Home Economics and focused embarked on the third year of on learning about the their Broad General Education, marketing, design and making which has meant opting to focus of a chocolate bar and its on a particular subject within a wrapper. Each student then

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produced their own bar with completed their Junior Award their individually created Scheme Scotland Gold level. This wrapper. This term in S1, the has involved them participating project has been ‘Eating for in 18 hours of the three units – Health and Fitness’ and involved Get Active, Stay Active; My PE, Science, Home Economics Interests and Me and My World and Maths. Students learned and also finally taking part in an about the importance of healthy Adventure Day in May, which eating and regular exercise and involved them spending the day learned about our metabolism at John Muir Country Park near and how to calculate their own Dunbar. The Awards Ceremony Body Mass Index. This to celebrate their achievements culminated in the students took place on Thursday 20 June. making one ‘pledge’ to improve The awards were presented by their health and fitness over the MSP Marco Biaggi, Gavin next year. These pledges are Corbett, Green Councillor for displayed in the PE department Fountainbridge–Craiglockhart, and we intend to revisit them Denis Dixon, SNP Councillor for with the students at various Sighthill /Gorgie and Councillor points throughout next year. In Catherine Fullerton, Vice- S2, in addition to the timetabled Convener of the Education, period of design every week, Children & Families Committee. there is also an Interdisciplinary Representatives of the Project on Marketing and organisations which our JASS Packaging taught in the CDT and projects supported – The Home Economics departments, Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home, which looks at the food Blenheim House for the Elderly, manufacturing process from the Redhall Special School and The factory to the supermarket Sick Kids Foundation were also shelf. present. I particularly enjoyed watching the film our S3 media Junior Award Scheme Scotland students made to celebrate all (JASS) the different projects. However, the stars of the show were I am delighted to say that all our undoubtedly the two kittens S1 students have now from The Edinburgh Dog and

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Cat Home, who came along to collect their hand-knitted pet blankets.

E-portfolios All our S1/2 students have continued to develop their own e-portfolio. The e-portfolio aims to provide our students with the opportunity to record their successes from both in and out of school and encourages them to reflect on their JASS students ran 5 kilometres achievements and the skills they and raised £200 for the Royal have developed as a result of Hospital for Sick Children in their experiences by putting up Edinburgh. regular 'posts' . You can access your son / daughter's own e- portfolio from home by asking them to log onto their GLOW account. There is a space for parents / carers to respond to the post or to add a new post. Please feel free to make a contribution.

Mrs Ramsay , S1-2 Year Head

The successful runners

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very much a feature of the S3 / 4 Round-Up Curriculum for Excellence, and S3 have recorded such experiences in their online e- The Summer Term has been portfolios. The culmination of busy for S3 and S4, with the their Broad General Education older group beginning their first was celebrated by S3 (now S4!) experience of ‘real SQA exams’, in Celebrations of Achievement and the younger students held on the afternoons of reviewing their learning in order Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 to select courses to continue June. It was great to see into their S4. This was a very parents and carers in school to interesting and smooth process, enjoy the proceedings; we all with extremely high levels of enjoyed the cup of tea satisfaction among students. afterwards!

S3 students participated Mrs Bell , S3-4 Year Head brilliantly in our Health and Wellbeing Days and, with senior S4 Added Value Event- students out of ‘normal school’ on exam business, some S3 Our students had a fantastic students stepped very ably into experience at this event on the ‘ambassadorial role’, helping out 21st June at Forrester & St at Primary sports days and the Augustine’s High Schools. The like. We always hear great Added Value Event is a things from the community compulsory part of the new about our students! National qualifications and it aims to further develop student Many S3 and S4 students have understanding of their also participated in performance in a competitive opportunities such as The Duke setting. of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Youth Vision and learning The Tynecastle students experiences at Colleges and competed in four activity areas Universities. Enriching wider achievement experiences are  Gymnastics & Dance

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 Football  Basketball  Badminton

The students competed to an extremely high level in all activities with some fantastic performances, they interacted well with those from others schools and all events were played in the correct sporting manner.

The Physical Education Junior dancers department were delighted with the effort, conduct & behaviour of all the students involved in the event. There were a credit to the school and themselves.

Mr Connell, PE

Duke of Edinburgh Expedition returns

Footballers

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Forrester, St. Augustine’s and S5 / 6 Round-up Royal High schools working together to find out about different charitable The 2012-13 S6 Charities organisations and working in committee raised a staggering teams of six to represent the £1000 through dress down days charity by making and delivering etc for a variety of charities a presentation to their peers. including Dreamz 4 U, Fresh Both of the winning charities Start and the British Heart Hopscotch and RNLI will Foundation. become adopted by Tynecastle High School and the other The new S5/6 students have just neighbourhood schools during completed their SQA exams. As next session. All monies raised in their prelims the students’ will be presented to the attendance, punctuality and charities at the next S6 conduct during the exams was Conference in June 14. exceptionally good and I am confident that this will New S5/6 Wider Achievement contribute to excellent final Challenge 2013-14 results From our work with employers, They returned from study leave careers staff and what we read on Thursday 6th June and in the media we know that the undertook a varied Induction competition for jobs, places on Programme designed to apprenticeships, places at develop their ability to work as colleges and Universities is part of a team, their leadership great. We aim to prepare our skills and contribute to the Tynecastle students to have the wider life of the school. edge over others when they leave school by ensuring that S6 Conference took place at during the year they have Napier University on 10th & 11th undertaken a substantial wider June. This involved five hundred achievement opportunity which and seventy S6 students from they will be able to proudly use Tynecastle, Craigmount, on their CV’ / application forms

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and talk confidently about in an I am delighted to share with you interview. The wider that after winning the Scotland achievement opportunities and Ireland regional final in this available in school are endless prestigious UK award, Hollie but here are a few examples: was recently announced in Paired Reading, being a Buddy, a London as one of two UK overall Restorative Practice mediator, a prefect, a House Captain, Wednesday lunchtime club assistant, a sports ambassador, Eco Group leader, Student Council leader.

Personal Achievement through internships

I am delighted to announce that Rhona Lloyd, Karolina Rut and Sanish Maharjan have been selected to attend a two week winners. residential internship at the Scottish Government organised She wins an all expenses paid by Social Mobility Foundation in business trip to New York in July. They will each receive a September and £500 each year mentor, an action packed for 3 years to support study at placement and university university. The award is for the workshops as well as social young person who has travelled activities. I wish them every the greatest distance in terms of success. development since starting the scheme. Career Academies Hollie is a worthy winner and we Hollie Sword - Career are all very proud of her and her Academies Sir Win Bischoff achievements. Award

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Mrs Turnbull, Struan McCall (S4) who despite S5-6 Year Head being a competitive golfer lost

Extra-Curricular Highlights to Miss Gardner in the putting competition.

Friday 15th March saw the first Although this event was the first Staff v Student Olympics. This of its kind it was well supported event was organised by two S4 and there was healthy students, Struan McCall and competition between all who Steven Nicolson, who wanted to took part. Many thanks to contribute towards fundraising those who supported the event. for the Florida science trip. Miss L Moyes

The games included: Mr Aitchison and Craig McKay

 High Jump  Shot Putt  Golf – Putting  Long Jump  Illinois Agility Test  3 Point Competition  Cross Bar Challenge  Beat the Goalie

After a very tense and close competition those in the staff team were the overall victors by just two events. They won 40 Duke of Edinburgh Award events but the students were very close behind with 38 wins. Tynecastle has had two The individual student who won successful D0E Training trips most events was Craig McKay in S4 and the best individual staff member was Mr Aitchison. The consolation prize went to

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recently. The Silver/Gold group “I thought you were bringing travelled to Arrochar, involving the tent?!” a circular trip up Glen Loin, back “Mr Harrison I can’t go without via the Rest and be Thankful and my shampoo and my a brave attempt on the Cobbler onesie…..” which failed as a result of the snow. The Bronze group went The DoE Bronze group have also the following weekend to the successfully completed their Pentlands and climbed assessed expedition from Tibbie Caerketton, Allermuir and Shiels Inn, along the Southern Harbour Hill, and camped at Upland Way to Traquair. They Bonaly Scout Ground. Special were impressively self-sufficient thanks to Ms Dolan for walking and very quick too – well done into town to fetch team! DoE meets every Tuesday marshmallows and Ms Campbell lunchtime and is open to for being a very positive role students aged 14 and up. New model for the students. Both members are always welcome. groups impressed with their navigation, team work and Mr Harrison, Science camping skills and have learned a few important lessons along the way too as these anonymous quotes show….

“Do I need a sleeping bag for this trip?”

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Green Achievers places including Cammo Estate in Edinburgh, and Hopetoun Green Achievers is a new House and Vogrie Country Park programme from the Green in Midlothian. Team which began in January, despite the snow! Emily The young people have been Sanderson, Project Co-ordinator, building igloos, felling trees, supports young people to removing invasive plant species, succeed at school through meeting deer, toasting learning and developing marshmallows and battling the outdoor skills in team-work, wild winter weather.

Business Game

On Wednesday 10th April, five KPMG employees came to the school to run a 2 hour business game with 5th and 6th year accounts and business studies students. The session involved finding out about K-Electrical (a fictitious kettle manufacturing company). In groups of three students were asked to discuss communication, conservation some of the business decisions and even camp fire cooking. made by K-Electrical; whether During this learning, personal they were good or bad and the confidence and skills increase advantages and disadvantages and lots of fun is had by all. The of each. All groups were 10 young people from allocated one of the key Tynecastle High School have decisions on which they then been working towards a John presented their findings. The Muir Award throughout the 8 session included a brief skills weeks by discovering and workshop which provided hints exploring a wide variety of wild and tips on how best to prepare

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off on our journey south to

Sunderland. We were greeted and deliver effective by Sunderland Academy presentations. We saw coaches who took us on a excellent drawings, illustrations, stadium tour around the and jokes in the students’ magnificent Stadium of Light presentations, which ensured before then challenging the S1 that they grabbed the attention football team with a fantastic of those watching, got the key coaching session. points across and were very memorable. We received many thanks from the KPMG team for the hard work of all the students taking part.

Ms Mech, Business

S1 Football Trip to Sunderland AFC This was a brilliant start to the On Saturday 20th of April the S1 day where we were able to learn Football team travelled to the lots about Sunderland AFC’s Stadium of Light for a full day of History as well as have a taster exciting football activities. Our of what it like being part of day began bright and early at Paolo Di Canio’s team. The day 5.45am when we met at ended with us watching Tynecastle High School and set Sunderland AFC vs Everton FC as

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the red and whites continued their battle against relegation. With the sun shining down on us we had a tremendous trip and were all able to leave having learnt something new!

Mr Rahimian and Mr Nisbet

Health and Wellbeing week

Edinburgh Castle, Jupiter Artland, In May all S1-3 students National Museum of Scotland, Go participated in a week of Health Ape and many other places. and Wellbeing activities. These Students enjoyed their activities consisted of a Health opportunity to spend two days Fair, Activity Days, S1 health learning outside the classroom, project, S2 rugby tournament and all the while experiencing new S3 sports day. During the week activities with students from students opted into activities different year groups. such as paintballing, trampolining, football, surfing, cycling, rock climbing and visiting

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Below please find the winners of the shops! We then saw a the house competitions which performance of Billy Elliott in took place throughout Health Victoria Palace Theatre which and Wellbeing Week: was outstanding and the girls

 S1 Sports Challenge - Dunvegan  S3 Sports Day – Braemar  S2 Rugby Tournament  Winning team – Tahmith Ahmed, Brandon Anderson, Bradley Forbes, Ali Ghafoor, Amber Lee, were amazed by the dancing Michael Robertson, involved. To finish the trip, the Nathan Salkeld, Greg girls visited Pineapple Dance Thomson Studios where they took part in  Fair play award – a jazz class which they all Moftah Ali, Iain Bladen, seemed to really enjoy and Lewis Howard, Kieran worked very hard in. All the girls McCready, Gavin who went on the trip were a Rennie, Levi Russell, credit to themselves and the Mateusz Rybakowski, school . David Weddell  MVP – Mikalai Malinski The Dance Club performed at various events over the last few weeks including the Summer London Dance Trip Performance Showcase, the school fair and at the Annual Girls from S1-S3 visited London schools awards night. for two days as part of their Ms Moultray, PE Health and Wellbeing week. This trip was a great success, with the girls visiting Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and of course

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Crime Scene Investigation paper chromatography and (Primary 6) finger printing. Students also presented their final findings to The annual interdisciplinary CSI the whole group. primary transition event started in May with P6s from our cluster Ms Davie, English putting their detective skills to good use. Students worked in teams to solve a fictitious Project Linus Quilting Group crime, using scientific data and their literacy skills to make Members of the group have deductions about prime been very busy this term suspects. We were once again producing a number of impressed with the level of skill displayed on the day with some teams putting forward cases which would have convinced the wariest of judges. The Crime of the Missing Guitar called for students to work with peers from different Primary schools and S3 Tynecastle students in the English and Science departments. The students participated in a range of activities through the day

patchwork quilts for terminally ill and severely disadvantaged children. Many of the quilts are given to children in the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh or Rachel House in Kinross. Aiming to be including statement writing, and eco-friendly, the main parts of practical experiments such as the quilts have been

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constructed out of scrap pieces secondary schools to take of fabric. Any tiny scraps of an action against lunchtime litter. unusable size have also been That said, however, our school is donated to Marie Curie Cancer one of the cleanest within the Care where they receive money city and is often used as an for textile recycling. The group example of good practice. meets on Wednesday and Therefore, one of the aims of Thursday lunchtimes, and the this project is for our school to pupils have worked very become litter free. enthusiastically to donate their The competition involved time and energy for those less students thinking about what fortunate than themselves. would stop them dropping Mrs Campbell, HE litter, and coming up with an awareness campaign to engage the whole school in reducing the Litter Less Lunchtimes litter problem, both inside and Competition Winners outside the school grounds. It is a two part project with the first On May 8th our team were stage being to develop a litter chosen as the winners of the awareness campaign with a City of Edinburgh Councils, in video and materials to engage partnership with Zero Waste the schools and local Scotland, Litter Less Lunchtimes Competition.

We entered this competition as part of our progress towards achieving Green Flag status at Tynecastle High School. The Eco- Warriors helped organise and support a small group of S1 students in their attempt to win a City of Edinburgh Council community. The team shot the Competition. The Litter Less video over the February half Lunchtimes Competition was term and are in the process of designed to encourage producing materials to

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encourage the school as well as at Meadowbank Sports Centre. the local community to use litter Caley participated in the 100m bins and recycle where possible. and this was the first time she We hope you will support us in has ever competed in an our efforts. athletics event. Caley performed extremely well and The team won £500 and a video finished third. Well done Caley. camera for the school BUT the best part of the prize was the film being produced by a John Muir Expedition: June 2013 professional team from Screen Edinburgh as part of the councils litter information campaign.

I am immensely proud of all the students who were involved in this project.

Miss Moyes, Eco Co-ordinator

Edinburgh Schools Athletics We left on Sunday afternoon Competition and headed to Braeleny near Callander. We were all kitted Caley Hutchison recently out in full mountain gear and competed in the Edinburgh given our rucksacks. Our Schools Althletics Competition intended destination for the evening was a reservoir 3km to the north. We successfully crossed two rivers above the missing bridge and made good time to the reservoir. There we discussed how to camp and we got to choose our own sites. Dylan Barnes had a beautiful view from his tent – a perfect

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view of the reservoir and Afterwards we continued on, surrounding hills. slowly rising above the valley floor into the head of the valley Tea of spaghetti bolognaise was where herds of deer were prepared together and then spotted. As we neared our some of the boys had Pot destination the cloud lifted and Noodles as pudding! After tea everything became brighter – we washed up using stream but not for long! We also passed water and moss. In the evening a patch of snow. Finding we huddled under the group suitable ground for camping shelter and read some of was not easy due to the wet ‘Kidnapped’. We also learnt ground and the wind. However about the camp loos ……we we pitched camp at the Bealach were given a small spade and and quickly put the shelter up anti-bacterial hand wash! and got the stoves on. The boys were amazing. Everyone It rained for the full day on worked together to get tents up Monday. This meant several and food organised. Despite the streams were in full flow. We very difficult conditions, the still needed to cross them but boys kept going. We all care was taken to ensure that managed to get some sleep as we found safe places to do so. we were all exhausted from the Lunch was held under the group day’s walking. shelter with Pepperoni, cuppa soup, cereal bars and chocolate. On Tuesday morning we awoke to find ourselves in the clouds. It was a source of great delight that we were breakfasting in the clouds! After packing up our tents, we followed the ridge to Beinn Each. We were now in proper high mountain terrain. Hence we talked a lot about how to walk safely and also to watch out for each other. This section involved much steeper

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ascents than the day before and we worked hard to keep the Transition Cycle Ride group together without anyone feeling left behind. At one point Our hugely enjoyable cycle ride the cloud lifted and we could took place on Thursday 6th see the other side of the valley June. where we had been the day before. Looking at the view, Seven Stenhouse pupils joined Kurt exclaimed “I feel like the us for lunch at the High School king of the world!” before setting back off to Stenhouse on what will be their route to school, should they choose to cycle to school in S1.

I'd like to say a big thank you to Ms Ashling Dolan for organising and supporting this event, and to Mr John DuPuy for introducing the pupils to bike Once we reached Loch Lubnaig maintenance and encouraging we were picked up by the them to join bike club in S1. service bus to Callander where ice cream was consumed, the Four of our own S1 pupils took cars retrieved and a safe return part in the day, helping to to Edinburgh was made. We encourage their new peers on arrived in school exhausted, the cycle. We had great very smelly and with a huge weather and went on to enjoy a sense of achievement. Well nice afternoon with the P7s in done to Dylan Barnes, Dylan their garden at Stenhouse Peterkin, Michal Protasiuk, Ian before coming back to the high Gourlay and Kurt Robertson- school. Christie. - Ms Semple, Drama

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Reply: 1 horse sized duck because ducks, on average, tend to be less intelligent that horses so I would have a better chance of outsmarting it.

2. What would be your weapon of choice for this fight?

Reply: Breadcrumbs .

It was an excellent transition 3. What are your guilty pleasure event all round for everyone songs? involved. Ms Brown, Active Schools Reply: AHA, Take on me The Dawsons Creek Soundtrack, Season 1 Faculty news B*witched, C’est la vie

4. Where do you hope to be in 10 years time?

Reply: Living in a mansion in Dunbar, teaching advanced higher maths and driving a Mini Cooper.

5. Milk or cereal in the bowl first?

Interview with Ms Dolan Reply: Cereal first, to gauge how

much milk is required.

1. What would you rather fight, 6. What 3 pieces of equipment 100 duck sized horses or 1 horse would you take if you were sized duck?

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do not know who your opponent will be. going to be stranded on a desert island? Reply: Spiderman because he would be ably to blind our Reply: a compass and a map opponents with his spider web. (these things count as one piece of equipment), a solar powered 12. If you could choose, what iPhone and a Swiss army knife. would your superpower be?

7. Which celebrity/famous Reply: time travel/manipulation . person would you like to have dinner with and why? 13. What is the most useless fact you know? Reply: Pythagoras, so she could feed him beans (he had a phobia Reply: The definition of a of beans). kilogram is the weight of the international prototype 8. Why do you hate Pythagoras? kilogram (IPK) which is a piece of very dense metal. 3 Reply: I like beans, he does not. independent, separate keys are So just a general disagreement. required to access it and it is also referred to as ‘Le Grand K’. 9. What made you want to become a maths teacher? 14. What is your favourite university and why? Reply: I always loved maths and philosophy. I saw the best way Reply: Cork uni where I studied of continuing with both of these maths and philosophy. I was things would be to become a there for 3 years and it was my maths teacher while running a first experience of philosophy club. independence. I also discovered my love for philosophy and 11. Who would you want by your maths. side in a wrestling match? You

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15. What do you feel will be your team, made up of Alastair greatest achievement? Nicholson, Karolina Rut, Steven Dick and Ludwik Bacmaga, Reply: I will soon be sitting my produce a working model of an driving test! ultrasonic sound sensor. They left with enhanced teamwork, Ms Dolan was interviewed by scientific report writing, Sanish Maharjan and Alastair problem solving and Nicholson presentation skills, and managed to enjoy the challenging problems with Science which they were faced.

EES (Engineering Education Scheme) Group – Engineering Florida science trip Design Challenge 2013 On Saturday 8th June the Florida The EES group went to group held a Race Night to raise Strathclyde University to funds for our trip. The event, present to a panel, Dragons Den held at Longstone Hearts Club style, their final Engineering was a brilliant evening full of Sound Sensing Project. Students winning for a few, losing for had to deliver a 15 minute most and a lot of hilarity. The evening was a great success and raised £785. Thank you to all who supported us. Miss Moyes

English

Recently, S1 English students entered a Young Writers competition called ‘The Poetry presentation behind closed Games’. doors as well as answer plenty of questions from the judges and other guests. Our crack

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Of thousands of entrants from David Leslie 1D1 all over the UK and overseas, Azizur Loskar 1D2 nine of our Tynecastle students have been chosen to have their Miss Farrelly, English poems published within a Visit to Jupiter Artland special anthology. Work was selected for publication based Higher and Advanced Higher on perception, imagination, candidates had a great expression and creative use of opportunity to explore their language. creative sides on a recent visit to the awe-inspiring park. Students A copy of the book ‘The poetry benefited from a poet led Games - Scotland and Wales’ will workshop based on the poem be kept at the British library and ‘Sweeney’s Bothy’. Poet Ken further libraries across the UK Cockburn illustrated the and Republic of Ireland, importance of precision and providing a lasting record of differentiation in word choice their achievement. The school when writing and asked will also receive a students to experiment with complimentary copy for the ideas inspired by their school library. surroundings.

The students received a Extracts from our Students’ bookmark and a certificate for Pieces: their achievement.

I would like to congratulate the following budding poets on their great achievement: Chloe Hogg 1D2 Holly Murray 1B1 Katie-Anne Walker 1T1 Megan Douglas 1B1 Connie Quinn 1D2

Ross Anderson 1D1 I settle on a verge of grass and Alen Volozenoks 1D2 lie in nature’s hand

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But the trees close in on me like S Davie, English a twisted wooden army Art I suddenly feel so alone and dark The light isn’t where it used to Paolozzi Prize for Art Awards be… Ceremony

Matthew Scott In April two of our senior students took part in the first When I step into the centre of the temple, I feel like a god. Almost as if all the power was in my hands.

Ashleigh King

Paolozzi Prize for Art Awards Ceremony. This award is hosted by the National Galleries of Scotland to acknowledge and celebrate the artistic achievements of Edinburgh Schools Art Students. 120 Students attended from 13 high Media schools across Edinburgh.

The S3 Media class will bring The art department is delighted their year’s work to a close with to announce that Maks a showing of their most Michalski in S5 received a Highly substantial project, a five minute Commended award. This award film. Presentations will involve recognises students who have students offering their faced challenges in learning and experiences of planning, who have shown resilience and producing, making and editing determination. their completed projects.

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Kirsty Davidson in S6 was highlight was the presentation nominated for the ‘New by costume design graduates Directions’ category which which proved as theatrical and acknowledges students who exciting as ever. The students have excelled in showing loved the experience and it independence and ingenuity provided an insight into further through exploring new ideas or learning and career methods in their art practice. opportunities in the arts. To see highlights of this years Further information, photos and show you can watch this video a video can be found using the from your front row seats! link below; http://m.youtube.com/watch?v= http://edinburghbrightfutures.c KKqFbGSBsz8 om/2013/04/18/paolozzi-prize- for-art-winners-announced/

ECA Fashion Show April 2013

Some of our S4 and S5 students went to this years ECA fashion show held at the McEwan hall. Students saw a catwalk display by this year’s graduates and some projects from 1st and 2nd year students. A particular

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Modern Languages Paris in the Springtime

Meeting Mandarin The end of May saw 31 students In June, S2 and S3 students have and 4 members of staff heading been enjoying taster classes in off for the third annual S1/S2 Mandarin Chinese as part of France trip. This year we their Broad General Education in decided to once again take the Modern Languages. Students train to Paris for 4 days of have been able to exchange cultural activities and an personal information and learn opportunity to experience life in the numbers as well as the capital of the French-

developing some background cultural knowledge. Highlights have included practising writing symbols using paintbrushes and working on chopsticks technique. speaking world. Highlights of this year’s trip identified by students included the view of Paris by night from the Eiffel Tower, exploring the shops in Montmartre and of course travelling by Métro, where there

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There were lots of edible options for those attending, with coffee, tea and cake provided by our Home Economics Department, and World Challenge students selling hot dogs, smoothies and ‘a Nepalese taster’.

is never a dull moment. We also found time for a market treasure hunt, a Seine cruise, walking the Champs Elysées, seeing the Mona Lisa in the Louvre and climbing the Arc de Triomphe. It may be exhausting, but we look forward to doing it all over again next year. One brilliant feature of this year’s Fair was the first Mr Oswald appearance of our very own Tynecastle Bunting! Parent Parent Council Summer Fair Council members and students worked with Mrs Jane Campbell On Saturday 15 June students, (Design Faculty) to make parents, staff and community hundreds of metres of beautiful neighbours enjoyed a wonderful bunting. Sewing contributions Summer Fair, the school’s came from many sources, second in recent years. Stalls including an 88 year old lady included plants, baking, books, who lives in Thurso! We look raffle and Holiday Hamper, and forward to our brilliant bunting activities such as Beat the Goalie adorning many more happy and Coconut Shy were school occasions. extremely popular.

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The weather was extremely Active Schools and Transition kind to us, and many of those attending commented on the very happy atmosphere. Our congratulations and thanks to I am very excited to announce Parent Council Chair Mrs our first attendance at an Active Brownlee and her fantastic team Schools High School Mixed of helpers. Hockey Festival! Mrs Bell, DHT

Bendo Cup

Friday 14th June saw the annual S5 V S6 Bendo Cup. This football match is in memory of David Bendo.

After a tense opening 10 Well done to Bethany Ferguson, minutes the S5 team began to Ellie Thomson, Rachel Hall, Kay dominate and create chances Patterson and Heather Burns for leading to the first of their 7 their fantastic performance goals. yesterday at Meggetland. Our girls were amazing, this The match raised £108 which will being the first time they had all be donated to a suitable charity. played together as a team. Of the four games, we drew two Tom Griffin & Miss Moyes and the girls played exceptionally well, with a goal from Kay!

I am very proud of them all and am very much looking forward to more hockey at Tynecastle. Watch this space!

Ms Brown , Active Schools

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Edinburgh High Schools Golf impressive 43 points. Well done League Craig!

The first round of the Edinburgh High Schools Golf League took place at Carrick Knowe golf Girls Golf course on Friday 12th April. There were 25 competitors from If any girls are interested in 7 schools across Edinburgh. getting involved in golf, please Considering the weather, the see Pam, your Active Schools course was in excellent Co-ordinator for more details. condition and the scoring was of a superb standard on a testing day. Volunteer Lunch There are three divisions; Individual Handicap, Individual Staff and senior students were Scratch and a Team Division. invited to attend a ‘Volunteer After the first round only 7 shots Lunch’ to thank them for their separates the top 4 schools in commitment and dedication to the Team Division! physical activity lunchtime and extra curricular clubs with the Active Schools and PE programme.

We currently have eleven staff members and twelve senior pupils who regularly give up their time to volunteer at with lunchtime and extra curricular clubs and events. Without this weekly help, physical activity rd Tynecastle came 3 in the Team provision within the high school Division with an impressive would be very limited. 208– well done! The leading handicap score was shot by Craig McKay (S4) from Tynecastle with an

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A big thank you to all who If you want to get involved, regularly commit their time; it is come and see Pam, your Active greatly appreciated. Schools Co-ordinator, in the music base. Want to get involved next year? Contact Pam, your Active Information for Parents/Carers Schools Co-ordinator to help out. The more people who help, Parent Council News the less you have to volunteer! Student Planners Pam Brown Active Schools Co-ordinator Look out next term for our Tynecastle HS and Cluster 2013-14 Student Learning Primaries Planners, issued free of charge [email protected] to all students, courtesy of our Parent Council kindly requesting P7 Transition Day a donation from North British Distillers. Customised elements Active Schools held a fun filled of the planner include pages on transition festival at Tynecastle Health and Fitness, Active High School for all P7 pupils Schools, Learning and Social within the cluster primaries. The Goals, Home Study and Reading event, which took place on the Strategies. We also arrange for astro turf pitch, involved eight our P7 pupils at Dalry, Balgreen, different activity stations. Over Stenhouse and Craiglockhart 160 P7 pupils enjoyed trying out Primary Schools to receive a variety of activities including Tynecastle Cluster Planners. orienteering, hockey, bike maintenance and dance. The tasters are a great insight into Communication some of the extra curricular activities that they can join Effective when they come to the high communication is school in S1. vital to the successful running of a

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school. Tynecastle High School Updating Information prides itself on being open and approachable to all parents, It is vital that the school holds pupils and visitors. up-to-date contact information for all students and their The school regularly provides parents/carers. Please notify the feedback to parents and carers school if emergency contact on the progress of their child details change, if there is a and their achievements and change of address, or a change successes, not just when there of phone number. are concerns. Parents should feel confident in contacting the Please notify the school of your school with any concerns they email address if you are happy may have. The first point of to be contacted in this way. contact is always your child’s The school will send text Support for Pupils Teacher. message alerts to parents/carers However, please do not hesitate prior to important events, such to ask for your child’s Year as Parent Consultation Evenings. Head, or the Head Teacher. Information can also be found on our website. The Support for Pupils Team Please contact the Absence Line House Group Support for on 0131 337 0336 to notify or Pupils Teacher update the school of any Braemar Mr Aitchison student absences. Dunvegan Mr Simpson Tantallon Mrs Reid Tynecastle High School 2 McLeod Street Depute Heads for 2013-2014 Edinburgh ND EH11 2 Year Group Depute Head Telephone: 0131 337 3488 Teacher Email: S1-S3 Mrs Ramsay [email protected] S4-S6 Mrs Bell Website: www.tynecastle.edin.sch.uk Absence line: 0131 337 0336

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Wednesday Lunchtime Clubs Come along, join in and have fun – it’s free!

Activity Time Where Contact

S1/S2 Dance 1 – 1.45pm Assembly Hall Miss Clarke S1 Dodgeball 1 – 1.45pm Small Gym PE staff S1 – S6 Football 1 – 1.45pm Astro Pitch PE Staff S1 – S6 Large Games 1 – 1.45pm PE Staff Badminton Hall

S3 – S6 Fitness 1 – 1.45pm Fitness Gym Mr Revolta

Large Games S1 – S6 Fencing 1 – 1.45pm Mr Love Hall

A similar programme of lunch time clubs and after school activities will run in session 2013-14

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Day Activity Time Where Contact

Monday Volleyball 3.30 – 4.30pm Large games Hall PE staff

S1 – S3 Dance 3.30 – 4.30pm Assembly Hall Miss Clarke

S1 Boys Football 3.30 – 4.45pm Astro Pitch Mr Nisbet/ Mr Rahimian

S1 – S6 Girls Hockey 3.30 – 4.45pm Astro Pitch Hockey coach

S3 – S6 Girls Fitness 3.45 – 4.45pm Fitness Gym PE Staff S1 – S6 Gymnastics 3.30 – 4.30pm Small Games Hall Miss Moultray

Tuesday S1 - S2 Basketball 3.30 – 4.45pm Large Games Hall Tom Griffin and Anas Tahir S3 – S6 Fitness 3.30 – 4.30pm Fitness Gym Mr Revolta

S1 - S6 Badminton 4.00-4.50pm Large Games Hall Sean McKinnon and Ross Anderson S1 – S6 Girls Football 3.30-4.30pm Astro Pitch Miss Moultray

Wednesday S3 – S6 Girls Fitness 3.45 – 4.45pm Fitness Gym PE Staff

S1 Table Tennis 3.45-4.45pm Small Games Hall Table Tennis coach

S1 – S6 Cross 4.00 – 6.00pm PE Base Mr Simpson Country See Mr Simpson for fixtures)

S1 – S2 Netball 3.45-4.45pm Large Games Hall Miss Moultray

Thursday S1 – S3 Rugby 3.30 – 4.45pm Astro Pitch Mr Dennis

S1 – S3 Girls 3.30 – 4.45pm Small Games Hall Miss Gardner and Basketball Kennedy Davidson S3 – S6 Basketball 3.30 – 4.45pm Large Games Hall Mr Mackay

S3 – S6 Fitness 3.30 –4.30pm Fitness Gym Mr Revolta S1 – S3 Dance 3.30-4.30pm Assembly Hall Miss Clarke 36

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End of term assemblies Friday 28th June Term ends Monday 12th August Staff resume Tuesday 13th August Staff only Wednesday 14th August Students Resume S1 Parents’ Transition Meeting 5.30-7pm Monday 26th August Parent Council First Meeting – all welcome Tuesday 3rd September Student Photographs S1,S3 & S5/6 Monday 16th September Autumn Holiday Friday 27th September S4-6 Tracking Reports issued Saturday 28th September Doors Open Day 12-4pm Tuesday 2nd October HPV injections Thursday/Friday 10th/11th October S1-3 Alton Towers Trip Friday 11th October Term Ends Monday 14th October Science trip to Florida leaves Monday 21st October Science trip to Florida returns Monday 21st October Staff resume Tuesday 22nd October Students Resume Thursday 31st October S1 Parents’ Consultation Wednesday 13th November S4 Parents’ Consultation Tuesday 10th December S5/6 Parents’ Consultation Week beginning Monday 16th Pantomime December Thursday 19th December Term Ends

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Staff changes Mr Nisbet, PE Mr Rahimian, Modern Studies Farewell to: On maternity leave:

Mrs Campbell, Home Economics Mrs Brown, History Mrs Clancy, Youth Strategy Mrs Barry, Religious and Moral Ms McAleece, Religious and Education Moral Education Mr Rose, Computing Welcome to: Ms Shearer, Science Ms Zhang, Modern Languages Mrs West, Modern Languages (returning from maternity leave) On secondment: Mr Urquhart, English

Mrs Turnbull, Depute Head, will New probationers: be on a secondment next session Mr Durie, English Mr Glazier, Mathematics Best wishes for a long and Ms MacRae, Science happy retirement to:

Mr Tillie, Curriculum Leader, Religious and Moral Education Mr Whitelaw, CDT technician and Clerical Assistant Mr Wilson, English