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Tuesday Notice no 7 autumn 2008
14 October 2008 in Tuesday Notice
CLASS 12 LUNCHES - Please complete your lunch order forms and return them to your child’s class teacher by Friday 17th October at the latest. Please note that in order to ensure the quality and consistency of the lunches this is the final date that we can accept lunch orders.
A HUGE THANK YOU to all who contributed time and goods to Class 8’s Grand Jumble Sale. We raised over £1500, with some items to still be auctioned for class funds.
INSIDE PIZZA ONLY THIS WEEK
Unfortunately, the outside pizza oven will not be running this week. “Inside” pizzas as normal.
HALLOWEEN CEILIDH Friday 31st October at 7pm in the Hall
Come and join the ghosts and goblins, witches and wizards at class 12’s Halloween Ceilidh. Live Ceilidh Music, Stories and Magic, Raffle, Games and refreshments and a special appearance of the Ghost Bus from London.
Tickets: Child £4, Adult £5, Family £15.
£1 off if you dress up. Best Pumpkin competition, Best costume competition
The PTA has elected a new committee! We say goodbye to Kailash Cooke with many thanks for her past commitment and welcome Audrey Kerbage and Tariq Islam! Your new committee line-up is as follows: Mute Brownlee (chair), Jane Dewar, Michele Goldie (treasurer), Deirdre Hill, Tariq Islam, Audrey Kerbage, Sonia Theilen and Kevin White. At the same meeting, the Spending Group was elected as follows: Catrina Valentien, Jennifer Stephens, Ina Donat, Jane Dewar and Mute Brownlee.
Please note: The School does not necessarily endorse or warrant the following information relating to activities or articles for sale. All notices for inclusion should be signed and dated and handed into the office, with appropriate payment, before 10.30am the preceding Friday. £2.00 for school ads, £3.00 out with
PISHWANTEN Biodynamic Pork and Beef for sale
Can be delivered to school. Contact: Office Life Science Trust on 01620810259 or e-mail admin@pishwanton.com
CHRISTMAS HOUSE EXCHANGE in California! Would anyone in Edinburgh like to trade houses with us? We can offer a newly renovated spacious 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath house and garden in Berkeley, 20th December – 1st January. Real chef’s kitchen, local organic farmer’s market, easy public transit into San Francisco and easy drive to wine country, skiing, Pacific coast. We are two adults and two daughters age 11 and 15. Car trade possible. Please contact Carey at 477 7437 or e-mail owner at kimduir@duircastle.com
BABYSITTER WANTED – We are looking for a babysitter to look after our 4 year old son on occasional evenings. He would mainly be asleep during babysitting but we would like his babysitter to get to know him first. We live in Polwarth/Merchiston area. If interested please call Nicky Broekhuizen on 0131 466 6114.
FOR SALE – 1 metre Cube Glass Tank. Can be used for small animals/fish £20. Plastic House home/ bowl/ water bottle £5. Must collect. Phone Anne Jardine on 337 1772
PEEBLES & BIGGER branch of Cat Protection have a good choice of cats and kittens looking for safe loving homes (with gardens) in Borders & Edinburgh. All cats & kittens are micro chipped, vaccinated, vet checked, wormed and neutered if old enough. All prospective owners are home visited. Please ring The Cat line 07074357228.
PTA – Our school’s Parents, Carers and Teachers Association (PTA) meets during the first week of each month. These meetings are open to all parents, carers and teachers of the school, not just committee members- check the Tuesday Notice for dates. Committee: Mute Brownlee (chair), Kailash Cooke, Jane Dewar, Michele Goldie (treasurer), Deirdre Hill, Sonia Theilen and Kevin White. Please feel free to contact any committee member with ideas, suggestions and issues for the PTA, and do come along to meetings! For more information, contact Mute Brownlee on 0131 447 5314.