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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: December 2014
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Monday, 22 December 2014. Well done to Lisa He. Warmest congratulations to Lisa He (S6) who was one 15 candidates chosen to represent the UK Chinese Youth following a selection event held in October in Edinburgh. Earlier this year, whilst in S5, Lisa gained 7 excellent Highers, including Mandarin. Best wishes to Lisa on her trip and for flying the JGHS flag!
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: June 2015
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Sunday, 28 June 2015. Summer hols are here. We wish all of our families a wonderful summer. Relax, spend time together and recharge the batteries for session 15/16. Links to this post. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Exchange trip to Germany. Links to this post. The ballot is stronger than the bullet' (Abraham Lincoln). Links to this post. Warmest congratulations to ...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: February 2015
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Thursday, 5 February 2015. Ian Rankin launches campaign for Muriel Spark archive. This story as carried by the BBC today will be of much interest to those who have an interest in our most famous FP. It would be wonderful to have the opportunity to be able to delve into the archives to find out more about this amazing lady. Links to this post. Links to this post.
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: Cricket success
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Wednesday, 24 June 2015. Warmest congratulations to three of our pupils who recently enjoyed Cricket success. Angus Beattie (capt), Ruairidh Main and Ben d’Ullise - were all key members of the Carlton Cricket Club U15 team that won the Scottish final of the ECB Cup today. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visits since 11 January 2012. I am a parent of two gi...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: Paolozzi winners
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Thursday, 4 June 2015. We were very pleased and exceptionally proud last night when not one but 2 James Gillespie’s Art students won awards at the ‘Paolozzi Prize’ ceremony at the National Galleries. Lucy Gogoliuk S6 – category Winner. For ‘New Directions’. Zora Feesey S6 – Highly Commended. For ‘Spirit of Paolozzi’ *New category for 2015*. I am a parent of tw...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: Athletic success
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Thursday, 4 June 2015. I am delighted to share that two of our pupils also enjoyed success yesterday in athletics. Tom Ireland won the U14, 1500m in a time of 4.44.49 and Paul Ireland won the U17, 800m in a time of 2.04. They are now looking forward to competing for the school in the Scottish Schools Championships at Grangemouth next weekend. Exchange trip to ...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: November 2014
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Sunday, 30 November 2014. St Andrew's day service. A Bow-tow is a native of Newhaven. I was informed by one elderly gentleman that this name derives from when babies in the area were christened over the bows of a boat. Links to this post. Canongate Youth wins £38,000. Links to this post. Names of new school buildings. Our pupil council has, after heated debate...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: Dress Code Survey
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Tuesday, 23 June 2015. Currently, at JGHS, pupils, staff and parents are being asked to give us their views on whether we should continue with our current approach to dress code/uniform or change to a more 'conventional' approach. Our survey is scheduled to close on 13 August. The questions being asked are:. Option 1: No change to dress code. I am a parent of ...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: April 2015
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Friday, 3 April 2015. New 'Malala' teaching building opened today. Earlier today we took ownership of a brand new shiny building. Exciting stuff! Links to this post. Thursday, 2 April 2015. Gillespie's tops Edinburgh schools again. I am very proud of everyone associated with our school community. Links to this post. Wednesday, 1 April 2015. I gazed—and g...
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School: March 2015
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HT/Ceannard at James Gillespie's High School. We do not learn from experiences; we learn from reflecting on our experiences." —— John Dewey, 1933. Monday, 30 March 2015. At today's Maxwell assembly 2M4 were asked to share their achievements over the past few months. I'm sure all in attendance were very pleasantly surprised at how much had been achieved by so few! Included in their achievements were successes in:. Writing an anti-viral computer programme. Links to this post. Tuesday, 24 March 2015. Earlie...
