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Dyeing to show you: Handwork pupils colouring local yarn with onion peels.
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School Calendar Dates
2022
- 3rd & 4th February - Kings Play (Class 6+)
- 11th February - Half Term - (Session Dates)
- 7th - 15th March - Prelims
- 11th March - Class 7 play, Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 23rd & 24th March - Class 8 play Romeo & Juliet
- 31st March - Defer Entry To P1 application deadline
- 21st May - Spring Fair with Raffle
Click on any link above to learn more.
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College News is written this term by Hester Machin - Co-Chair of College. It is linked to here each week.
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Appointments can be booked during the above times through the School Office. Please give the Office Staff your details and when and how you would prefer to be contacted.
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To book school lunches, extra curricular clubs, ESS Wraparound, Waldorf stationery, toddler groups and ESS hoodies: edsteiner.org/shop |
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School Gates Meet Benchmark For Crossing, Despite 4/5 Pupils Entering Uncounted.
The online petition, in which concerned parents and teachers are calling for a pedestrian crossing to be put in place, collected hundreds of signatures before it was brought to the Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday.
Florian Fusseis, whose children aged ten and six attend the school, helped launch the campaign after witnessing several near-misses due to speeding and the amount of traffic that flood at drop off and pick up times.
“It’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt”, he said, following meetings with both Scottish Green Councillor Melanie Main and Merchiston Community Council with Lib Dem Councillor, Neil Ross.
“Councillor Main said the Council usually only acted if there has been an accident – but that is unacceptable. I’d not want to be the Councillor who must explain that policy to the parent whose kid is first hit,” Florian reports.
A second parent's letter to the Council requesting a crossing sparked the road outside the school gates being assessed for a crossing. The results, given to ESS last week, shows it exceeded the requirements to be considered for a suite of measures that include a zebra crossing, a refuge island or pavement build-outs.
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This is despite the number of children recorded by camera crossing the road in the two-hours window before the start of school equating to less than 21% of the number of pupils who attended Edinburgh Steiner School that day.
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An ESS re-calculation, counting all pupils, staff and accompanying parents for pupils 11 and under (factoring in siblings and adults who are both work at the school and have children enrolled; but not pedestrians walking to nearby 2.5k roll George Watsons) would give a result that would make it eligible for a signalled crossing; however the PV2 assessment can only use factual data recorded by a PV2 survey.
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A noteworthy alternative calculation, based on the pedestrians recorded in the survey, but factoring in the temporary widening of the road seen here, reduces the carriageway width by 1.6m; and would mean the school gates would not be eligible for any crossing at all.
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Have your say about our children's safety:
If you haven't already, ESS encourages all pupils aged 11+, parents and employees to complete the Council’s Road Safety Survey by 22nd February.
“This is the forum to get the changes you’d like,” says Road Safety and Active Travel Liaison Officer, Mark Symonds.
Parents/Carers
Pupils (Class 6 upwards):
ESS Staff
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Dyeing To Show You...
Class 5 Handwork pupils coloured local yarn with onion peels on Friday.
Exploring both cold and hot water dyeing over the past three weeks, this experiential project brings a bit of spark and interest to the subject as many pupils are sewing up their cross stitch cases, which can be
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quite challenging and frustrating before the excitement of putting in the zip.
Exploring both cold and hot water dyeing over the past three weeks, this experiential project brings a bit of spark and interest to the subject as many pupils are sewing up their cross stitch cases, which can be quite challenging and frustrating before the excitement of putting in the zip.
Straining the onion peels through a cloth produced a clear, natural dye that is able to colour the yarn to different shades.
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Edinburgh Steiner School's social media pages for the School, Early Years, Growing Spaces, Teacher Training Course and Christmas Market can be found here.
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Putting An Advert In The Tuesday Notice
Edinburgh Steiner School’s weekly news ezine is sent out to over 800 subscribers’ inboxes every term-time Tuesday. (View the most recent Tuesday Notices here).
Anyone sharing a relationship with the School is welcome to submit a Notice for the upcoming edition(s) at £5 per edition (submitted and paid through the online school shop here). Submissions are up to 100 words and can include link(s) to an external website and/or social media page(s).
Steiner Waldorf education acknowledges pupils are profoundly affected by their built environment. All proceeds from Notices go towards the School’s Growing Spaces Project, benefiting all current and future ESS pupils.
Future publication dates for the Spring Term 2022 are:
February 8th, 22nd
March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
Edinburgh Steiner School Session Dates
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Guitar/Song-writing Tutor
Guitar/song writing lessons in your own home. £25 hour class
20 years experience of working with young people (PVG registered.) I am a professional songwriter and you’ll recognise me from playing ceilidhs with Roland Fraser ! I teach guitar and help and support with song writing and kids’ bands, from composing to recording.
Music is sometimes taught in a very dry and classical way that doesn’t excite young people. I focus on the individual: writing and recording original songs and learning material they like. Neil S Barber Contact: Mobile 07986 183977 website Email |
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Flat for rent
Looking for a furnished 2-3-bedroom apartment from 25th April until 8th July 2022, possibly near ESS.
Kind family (parents, two children, 14 and 16 years, living in Coburg/Germany) would like to spend the summer term 2022 in Edinburgh. Our children will attend ESS.
Please contact: christof_bock@yahoo.de
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Free Sibling Workshop
Are your children bickering and fighting a lot? Do you worry that they’ll never get along?
Come to my FREE WORKSHOP - Register here
3 Reasons Siblings fight and how to handle it.
Thursday 3rd February 8.15pm.
I’ll show you why they fight, and what you can do about it.
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Peripatetic Guitar Lessons On Campus
From a teacher with a huge amount of experience, both teaching and performing (as well as a parent of the School, and PVG registered).
Classical: Advanced Certificate LRSM
Flamenco: 4 years study, concerts and TV appearances in Spain
Electric: Guitar Institute Certificate, London
Mobile: 07425388992
Email douglasanderson0602@yahoo.com
30 min lessons (£15)
Lessons can be taught on campus, during the school day. Flyer |
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Sarah Miller works alongside Alistair Pugh (Co-Chair of College), and Trustee Layla Tree.
The Tuesday Notice is produced by the Communications Team and edited by Helen Newton - School Coordinator and Alistair Pugh.
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Tel: 0131 337 3410 Ext 3
Email: communications@edinburghsteinerschool.org.uk
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