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News Items September 2010

Pakistan Flood/House Assemblies

Everyone is aware of the suffering and devastation caused to millions of people by the flood in Pakistan. Supplies and aid continue to be urgently needed and the Charities Committee is organising a collection for this very good cause this week.

House Assemblies are taking place this week and at the end of each a collection will be taken with all proceeds going to the disaster appeal.

This advance notice should allow everyone a chance to be organised with change for the morning of House Assemblies – all offerings, no matter how small will be gratefully received.

Dundee Schools Music Theatre

Very well done to all of our pupils and all the other Dundee School pupils involved in the Dundee Schools Music Theatre production of Godspell showing at The Space last week.   

This was another excellent production and the singing, dancing and acting was again superb – well done once again to all those Morgan pupils taking part.

They were:

Alex Malone 6C1, Maria MacKay 4A2, Natalie McKnight 5A2, Paul Strachan 6C1 and Andrew Waghorn 6C1.

Good luck to  our pupils taking part in this week’s  Dundee Schools Music Theatre production of Crazy For You which takes place  at the Whitehall Theatre – tickets are still available.

McIntosh Patrick Award

The annual McIntosh Patrick Art Awards for Dundee Schools pupils took place last week in the McManus Gallery.

A superb setting for these Awards and the work on display from pupils from across the city was of a very high standard. The awards were presented by the Director of Education and the daughter of McIntosh Patrick (McIntosh Patrick himself was a former pupil of Morgan).

Very well done to our own pupils Laura Marshall and Lisa Ballie whose work was commended and particularly well done to Shannon Laing who was a very worthy runner up for the main Award. All three girls were in S6 last year.

Discovery Film Festival

This takes place from 16th October – 3rd November 2010 and provides an opportunity for young people to enjoy international films. Film tickets are £3.00/pupil. 400 Dundee pupils attended last year.

Two booklets outlining the Schools Programme during this period have been received. One copy has been passed to Mrs Anderson, PT English and the 2nd copy of the programme has been placed in the staffroom for any staff who may wish to find out more about the Festival.

Former Pupil

Congratulations to former pupil Simon Bree (a former Cortachy pupil) who graduated this year from Heriot Watt University with an MA in Accountancy and Finance.

Baccalaureate Award Ceremony

There was an award ceremony in the City Chamber last night for all those pupils in the City who received the new Baccalaureate Award and passes in the related  interdisciplinary project awards. In their absence (both on holiday), Mrs Herd, who coordinated the work of our Baccalaureate candidates, picked up certificates for Harjinder Bains who obtained the full Baccalaureate and Samantha Christie who passed the interdisciplinary project – very well done to both of these former pupils (S6 last year).

Staffing

A warm welcome to the following new members of staff. We hope they all enjoy working in Morgan Academy.

Mr G Kiddie               PT PE

Mrs L Cameron          PE teacher

Mr R Nisbett               English teacher

Mr N Mackay              Biology/Science teacher

Mrs L Stevens            Classroom Assistant in the ASD Provision

Mr S Crawford            CDT (0.6)

Miss C Donaldson        Art  (0.4)

Ms A Kata                   Bilingual Support (part time)

Mrs J Munro                Multi Sensory service

Welcome to six newly qualified teachers who join us:

Miss A Gunning           English

Mr R Hanlon                Maths

Miss G Martin              HE

Miss G Mackintosh       Physics

Mr G Shepherd           PE

Miss K Whyte              Music

 

NewPhotographs

New photographs added: Rock&Pop Awards, Halloween, Ceilidh and Chris Hoy Challenge

 

Term Dates

Wk Beginning 6th September
S1 photo


17th-19th  September
Music Trip

Wk Beginning 27th September
S4=S6 Inter House Football


30th September
Rock & Pop Awards


Friday 1st October
Last day of term

Pupils return after  October holiday on 18th October.

 

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