Having got everyone back safely from Activities’ Week, the new timetable has started, and the school is buzzing with young people getting to grips with new courses.

On Tuesday I popped up to visit one of Mr McSwan’s Computing classes where I encountered senior pupils coding to produce computer games of varying complexity.  The pupils were all so confident with what they were doing and yet, to me, it was a foreign language!  The speed with which they were able to produce graphics was astonishing.  The more advanced pupils were working out how to make a game of “Stone, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock”  - and those “Big Bang Theory” fans among you will know how complicated that will be!

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of interviewing for a full time, permanent post in PE.  We have a preferred candidate and await completion of references.  It was a strong leet and the discussions afterwards regarding the appointment were protracted!  Thanks to Mr Hunton from the PSP for helping us out with the observation part of the process.

Whilst I was interviewing, two of our senior pupils were competing in the Disability Sports at Grangemouth.  I think that they should have been renamed the “Aquatic Athletics”!  Congratulations to Ashleigh and Josh for not only representing the school, but being the only East Lothian senior pupils to be there.  Thanks also to Mrs Little for accompanying and supporting them.

Last night I enjoyed a night out at the theatre – the East Lothian Dance Annual Showcase to be precise.  There were 24 dance groups performing ranging from “Musselburgh Mini Movers Nursery” to participants from a seated exercise class.  Two of our pupils: Holly Morton and Ben Scott appeared with the East Lothian Youth Dance Company who performed three numbers.  Both Holly and Ben danced with grace and attack and I was delighted to see the school represented.  It was also fabulous to see so many young people keeping fit and getting up and performing in front of their peers and families.

A reminder for the seniors who are leaving us that there will be a short ceremony to mark their time in school next week – on the 13th June at 12.05pm in the Hall.  It’s an opportunity to mark the end of an era, and I look forward to seeing those who can make it.
 

Have a great week.
S Ingham