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Upper School pupils help re-establish Scottish ecosystem on neglected land.
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College News is written this term by Alistair Pugh - Co-Chair of College. It is emailed out to all parents of enrolled children, as well as 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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Class 4 Trip To Edinburgh Castle
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Having learned much of the history of Edinburgh's most famous monument,
Class 4 walked along the canal to the foot of Castle Rock and the Grassmarket,
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then climbed the hundred-and-fifty-odd steps to the chilly Esplanade. We toured the Castle's sights, from the gentle delights of the St Margaret's Chapel, to the treasures of the Honours of Scotland and the splendour of the Royal Apartments, to the darkness of the Prison of War.
The Class is looking forward to a number of future trips exploring the city... in the spring.
Words by Mr Houldsworth, Class 4 Teacher.
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Photo above by former pupil, Jacob Murray, taken as part of his portfolio for his 2021 calendar. See the below Tuesday Notice advert section for a link to his calendar for next year.
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Spring Term Online Bookings Begin
With less than a month to go until the end of term, bookings for Extra Curricular Clubs next term are now underway. You can view the programme of activities offered during school lunchtimes and after the end of the school day here.
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All bookings are taken through the online School Shop.
Resources will be focused on those Clubs with the highest demand. To note interest in a proposed club or suggest one, follow the link here.
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Spring Toddler Groups Continue In Local Marquee
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Running Mondays to Thursdays, in both the mornings and afternoons, the toddler group sessions will continue in the beautiful private gardens of the Christian Community on Napier Road, which has access to toilets and the use of an erected marquee.
Every day is a waterproofs day: All the sessions will comprise a walk from the canal to the venue, seasonal craft, snack and circle time (seasonal songs, verses and story). Spending a good portion of time in nature, warm and waterproof clothing is required.
Booked in termly (£88 for 11 sessions) or half-termly blocks (£40 for 5 sessions / £48 for 6 sessions), the Spring Term bookings are now open.
These can be bought as a gift (and the day changed to suit the bearer, availability depending).
Read Toddler introduction to early years for more information on the Groups. See edsteiner.org/toddlers for times.
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Warm, Nourishing School Lunches For Winter
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To go straight to the booking system, follow the link here.
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Advent Craft Sessions For Parents
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Yifat Leiber is offering three craft gatherings on Tuesdays during advent for any interested parents. The sessions will be from 1pm - 2.30pm at the nearby marquee in the gardens.
Crafts will include:
30th November: Kite paper folded stars
7th December: star candle holders
14th December: rose windows and another kind of stars
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Upper School Pupils Plant Up A Hedge Of Hawthorn
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Classes 11 and 12 volunteered today, planting 2- and 3-year-old Hawthorns about a foot high, coppicing willows (for constructing a fence), weeding out potted seedlings and forestry work.
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The purpose of the visit was to volunteer alongside Malcolm Le Maistre, a 'multi-cultural tree planter', who has been reclaiming a neglected bit of land near Caldercruix near Airdrie for the last 10 years, re-establishing an original Scottish ecosystem with around
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10,000 trees and more than 30 species in his woodland, an hour from school.
On a walk round the loch, the pupils also took in the sight of mature Hawthorn
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trees growing by the water, which have a mythical, spiritual significance in Scotland - thought to bring bad luck to the person who cuts one down. These thorny shrubs are native to Scotland.
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They learnt about the edible berries and plants in the wild, such as hogweed, being smelt by the pupils (right), hawthorn berries, tasted from the surrounding trees, dock into ingredients such as flour, from experienced forager Jamima, who conducts workshops on the subject.
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And heard from Malcolm about the pros and cons of agri-forrestry as they experienced the mono-culture of a nearby cultural citrus spruce plantation, that in a few years will be entirely cut down for commercial use.
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Packed with waterproof boots, garden gloves, spades and loppers, this first trip is intended to be the first of an ongoing termly project involving the various Classes in the Upper School, raising environmental awareness and doing a little towards the effects of climate change.
The pupils travelled by an environmentally-friendly coach, with Class 11 Guardian and veteran school gardener, Foppe Jellema as well as the Guardian for Class 12, Deirdre Hill.
They ended with a bonfire and food in the forrest.
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Pupils Adorn Ethically-Sourced ESS Hoodies
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ESS hoodies are now being worn on campus; and can be bought in various sizes from the online school shop.
Hoodies will be delivered to your child's classroom. If your child's size is out-of stock, you can pre-order for the next batch.
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No School This Thursday & Friday
The 25th - 26th November are school holidays for pupils, whilst teachers prepare for the special period ahead in the school calendar. (You can follow the link to learn more about ESS Advent Preparation).
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Half price Scots attractions tickets to boost tourism
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The Great Day Out campaign aims to encourage people to make the most of some of Scotland's highlights to boost the tourism sector, hit severely by the pandemic.
Running until February 18th, 2022, the campaign aims to inspire exploration of the country on a day out or short break, allowing visitors up to 50% off admission per ticket up to the value of £20. With most pupils in Scotland in school this Thursday and Friday, this upcoming break provides a great opportunity to utilise this offer in Edinburgh or further afield.
Visit Great Days Out on Visit Scotland's website.
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Road Safety Survey Goes Live
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ESS urgently needs a new lollipop person
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Our long-term School Crossing Patrol Guide is currently absent; and our School has been without a lollipop person for more than nine weeks.
Whilst neither teachers nor adults in the Steiner community working on a rota system would be permitted to take on the role of lollipop person on a voluntary basis, interested parents, former pupils and ESS staff could apply to the Council officially to become a SCP Guide, receive on-the-job first-morning training and be paid to ensure the safety of children crossing the road at our school gates between specified times below, amounting to 16 hours a week:
8am - 9am
12.45pm - 1.45pm
3.05pm - 4.20pm
Read article, dated November 19, 2021, on School's news page here.
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Petition
Improve the original/current traffic calming measures at 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, to make them fit for purpose for this 20mph school & kindergarten zone.
Edinburgh Steiner School submitted a petition to The City of Edinburgh Council on 11th November. Whilst ordinarily it takes three days to process, it awaits validation.
The School's Campaign to Improve Road Safety at School Gates will be updated as and when this petition goes live.
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Fun-raising For Children On Friday
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The event at the end of last week was a great success, with pupils each bringing in a suggested £1 donation, totalling £138 for Children in Need.
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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 720 recipients’ 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 (paid through the online School Shop here), ordered in first-come-first-appears. 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.
Submission Forms are downloaded here. Once completed, this can be emailed back to communications@edinburghsteinerschool.org.uk by Friday noon before the first edition you would like your Notice to appear in.
Future publication dates for the Autumn Term 2021 are:
November 30th
Dec 7th, 14th
Edinburgh Steiner School Session Dates
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Care Staff Vacancies
Garvald, West Linton are recruiting for Care Staff. If you are interested in improving the lives of people with a learning disability, providing a caring and nurturing environment whilst supporting our residents to take part in our on-site Workshop activities and leisure/social activities, please phone Donna Chisholm on 01968 682211 for an informal chat and further information.
For more information on the work that we do at Garvald and to apply online, please visit our website. Alternatively e-mail to request an application pack and job description.
Please feel free to share this information to anyone you think may be interested.
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Calendar By Former ESS Scholar
I have just released my 2022 Calendars, featuring 12 of my favourite photos taken over the last year from Scotland and England.
Every calendar is hand printed on high quality gloss paper in Leith, Edinburgh and is wire bound ready to be hung up. Each picture can be cut out and kept as a print at the end of the year. Every purchase helps me out massively and allows me to keep travelling and creating content!
Calendars can be purchased from my website: www.jacobmurray.co.uk/shop. They will begin shipping during the first week of November and should arrive with plenty of time before Christmas. Shipping is £2.50 to the UK and £7.99 worldwide. See pdf
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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)
Classical: Advanced Certificate LRSM
Flamenco: 4 years study, concerts and TV appearances in Spain
Electric: Guitar Institute Certificate, London
From October 27th there will be the opportunity to change to a time slot during the School day on campus (with appropriate lesson time discussed with pupil's Class Teacher ahead of booking). 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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