Welcome to 2012-13 — from the Parent Council Chair
Welcome, especially to you new parents and carers, to Broughton High School’s 2012-2013 academic year.
Your Parent Council seeks to keep you informed and supported as your child journeys through Broughton High School. We have meetings, a blog on our website, a regular e-news system, a Facebook page, and a Twitter profile, all managed by a team of volunteers like you, to give everyone the opportunity to be part of the life of our school.
We hope that you will sign up to our blog posts, register to receive e-mails, ‘Like’ us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
Do you have news stories to share? Please get in touch. We aim to raise the profile of the school, and we look forward to anything you would like to spread to other parents and carers.
Would you care to volunteer? Our school values and welcomes the help of parents and other family members with activities and events, and in supporting the management of the school. There are formal school organisations, such as the Parent Council, that encourage parental involvement, but there are also many informal ways of helping out. We invite you to join us in any way you can. You can devote as much or as little time as you can spare.
Our AGM and first Parent Council meeting of the year is Tuesday 18 September at 6.30pm, in the school. You are warmly invited to come.
Do help spread the word with fellow parents and help us build a truly engaged parental community.
The Parent Council and I look forward to working with you.
Best wishes from Harald Tobermann, Chair
Septemberfest 2012!
Saturday 22nd September
11am – 4pm
Free Entry
Septemberfest is the Community Festival at Broughton High School, Comely Bank, Edinburgh.
Come join us for lots of fun for all ages. The festival includes music and dance, with pipers, a samba band, and a rock choir, and capoeira too, with drumming and dance workshops and displays. There are lots of sports tasters and competitions as well, in football, rugby, fencing, judo, tennis, basketball, table tennis and more. British Military Fitness will be running assault courses. There will be bouncy castles and inflatables for all ages, plus the star attraction: a climbing tower! Don’t miss the huge craft fair, either, with loads of fantastic handcrafted goods. Plus, come and have a go at wet felting, leather working, jewellery making or decopatch. Want more? Get your bike fixed for free, and have a go at the bicycle obstacle course. You might try Tandem bike racing! There’s plenty of other things to do. Sit in a fire engine and ring the siren. Get your face painted, or visit the nail bar, the coconut shy, the chemistry capers, or the balloons and ‘tattoo’ and booths. The village café will be selling tea and cakes, and there will be a BBQ, with pizza and ice cream.
Want to support the Septemberfest? Consider being a volunteer on the day — there’s a rota, so it’s only for a couple hours.
Contact Naomi on naomicrowley@blueyonder.co.uk for more details.
Check out Facebook for ‘Septemberfest 2012’!
Broughton Thespian New York-bound
Former Head Boy (2007-08) Steven McMahon has been offered the chance to study acting for 2 years in New York beginning January 2013. He’s hoping to follow in the footsteps of Robert Redford, Kim Cattrall and Danny DeVito and study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the heart of Manhattan and is currently fundraising to meet the large costs of living and studying there. You can find out more at the links below to his fundraising page and an article about him by STV.
June Newsletter from the Parent Council
The June newsletter is out! If you haven’t got yours by e-mail yet, or found a paper copy, why not click here and have a catch-up on all the year’s great news?
SQA Exam Results
Exam results will be issued on August 7th.
Students or parents with queries about course choices can contact Ms Cumming after results are known.
In addition, appointments can be made with Guidance staff on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th August to investigate re-coursing options if these are required.
To discuss any concerns or make an appointment, please call 332 7805.
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