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Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh

05 Dec 2019

Primary 1 Bookbug Party

On Friday 29 November, the Primary 1 girls and their parents met in the Junior School Hall. Suddenly a prince and a witch appeared! The girls were amazed but soon realised that it was Mr Wright and Miss Barr, our school librarians, dressed up! The ev...

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05 Dec 2019

1st XI progress in Scottish CupOn Thursday 21st November the 1st XI travelled to Kelvinside Academy for their second-round Scottish Cup tie. After a very long journey and late arrival due to traffic, the girls did well to start the game strongly. St ...

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05 Dec 2019

Anna James Visit – Pages & Co

'Pages & Co' author, Anna James, came to St George's on the 25th of November to talk to the Remove girls.First Anna told us a bit about herself: she is thirty-two years old and was a school librarian and a journalist before she became a writer. She f...

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06 Dec 2019

Independent Women: Remembrance Issue

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05 Dec 2019

Katherine (Remove) took part in the Scottish Primary Schools Table Tennis Championship and finished 4th in the Girls Singles category, qualifying to represent Scotland in the Isle of Man in April 2020. Katherine also came 2nd in the girls doubles at ...

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Alex Hems' Blog

06 Dec 2019

Alex Hems: Head's Blog December 6 2019

Seeing Clearly in a 'post-truth' World How do we help young people to identify fake news, in a world of memes, misinformation and in which ‘deep faking’ is becoming a serious security concern? This was the question put to us at the recent GSA Heads’ ...

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News Archive

2019

January

January Entrance Assessments 2019

My first Week in Scotland

Hockey - High School of Dundee

Request for Tenors and Basses

Lower School Welcomes New Students

Houldsworth Open House Evening

The Big Owls visit Houldsworth House

The Big Owls are looking for birds!

CyberFirst Girls Competition

Remove Outdoor Education Week at Lagganlia

Birds in Sketch Club

Germantown Friends School Students Arrive

Sixth Form Subject Choices Open Evening

St George's Spring Concerts

A Voice of One’s Own - 130 Years of Women in Literature

Netball Success

Exam leave at Houldsworth

Choral Concert at Greyfriars Kirk

Detox Smoothie Evening

Waitressing at the U6 Burns Supper

My Weekend at Houldsworth

Primary 1 Active Maths

Primary 2 Visit Pizza Express

Primary 5 Burns Assembly

Primary 6 Burns Supper

Primary 6 Friday Activities

Fencing Success

Cyberfirst Girls Competition

Senior Mathematics Challenge

GFS Exchange Burns Supper

February

Spa Night at Houldsworth

Women Who Photo

Healthy Living Award

Think Out of the Box

P6 Gods and Goddesses Party

Table Tennis News

Bamboo Fruit Cups

Lower School Buddy Breakfast

Choral Concert at Greyfriars Kirk

Lower 4 Digital Exchange with Austria

Look After Your Teeth!

Talent 2030 National Engineering Competition

European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

Primary 1 Playground Development

Primary 4 Learn about WWII

Art Apparel 2019 - A Social Sculpture

Upper 6 Writers

March

New Breakfast at Houldsworth

SheRallies Easter Tennis Camp

St George’s Welcomed Deputy First Minister

Biology's British Biology Olympiad 2019

Junior School and Nursery Activity Open Morning

Travelling Book Fair

Primary Three Trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens

Pancakes and Sleepovers

Under 13 Kilgraston Hockey Tournament

S1 East District Hockey Tournament

S2 East District Hockey Tournament

Primary 3 Trip to Murrayfield Church

Primary 5 Documentaries

Architects in the Making

Dickson Minto W.S 2nd XI Hockey Tournament

S3 East District Hockey Tournament

Did You Hear the Eggs Crack?

Save our Rainforests! Save the Orangutans!

International Women’s Day 2019

Oxford Schools Debating: Finals Day

The TCS Oxford Computing Challenge

130th Anniversary Edition of Independent Women Magazine

April

Under 13 Scottish Schools Lacrosse Tournament

Under 14 Scottish Schools Lacrosse Tournament

Under 15 Scottish Schools Lacrosse Tournament

Lothian League Cross Country

Edinburgh Primary School Sport Association Cross Country

Eco Day of Action

Baking Hot Cross Buns

Scotland vs Wales Rugby Match

Vibha - My Success Story

Deepti - Badminton

Netball Scottish Cup Round Up

Six Things We Love About Houldsworth

Ad Hoc Boarding at Houldsworth

Helping at Junior School Open Morning

Honey Pot Creative Cafe: Making Bath Bombs

Many Hands Make Light Work

Our New Playground

The Magical World of Henri Rousseau

Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools

Our Visit to the Lower School

Primary 5 Visit the Scottish Parliament

Big Owls Love Taking Part in ‘Loose Parts’ Play

Lower 4 Ceilidh at Merchiston

Primary 6 Science

Havergal College Exchange Students

Multilingual Debate at Heriot-Watt University

Lothian Area Team Young Enterprise Scotland Awards Evening

Why An All-girls Education Could Be The Answer

Chocolate Fondue Night

My Sleepover at Houldsworth

May

Flowers Under the Microscope

Merchiston's Friday Afternoon Club Experience

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Primary 2 Visit the Glasgow Science Centre

Primary 1 Swimming

Primary 1 Visit the Zoo

Remove Games Evening

Canadian Exchange

A Voice of One's Own

Meetings of the Medics-to-be - MedSoc

Congratulations to Alice - European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad

Nursery Open Afternoon: Friday 31 May 1.30 - 3.00 pm

Sleepover at Houldsworth

Mocktail Making

My First Week at Houldsworth

Primary 3 Visit Hopetoun House

Lower 4 World of Work Day

P6 Science - Genetics

The Remove Lunchtime Challenge

Lower School Form Captains

Trip To The School Kitchen

Germantown Friends School Exchange

Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth Exchange

RSNO and Murrayfield House Care Home

The Sports Celebration Evening 2019 Barbecue

June

New Housemistress Appointed at Houldsworth House

An invitation to our P5 - S1 (9 - 13 years) Open Afternoon: Friday 14 June 2.00 - 4.00 pm

Athletics versus George Watson’s College

Scottish Schools Relays

High School of Glasgow Tennis Tournament

St George’s Primary 7 Netball Tournament

The Beating of the Retreat

Using Technology for Learning and Teaching at St George's Information Evening

Ratho Clip and Climb

Lower 4 Outdoor Education Trip

Remove History Trip

P6 Go to the Oscars

L4 Camp Activities

L4 Camp – Isle of Bute

Author, Justin Davies, visits Primary 4 and 5

Primary 3 Traffic Trails

Katie Morag Day in Primary 2

Primary 1 Visit to Butterfly World and The Secret Garden

Big Owls Trip to the Secret Herb Garden

Inaugural Model UN Conference

Lower 5 Geography Fieldtrip to Arran

National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools

Scottish Cricket Festival

Cricket v Craigclowan

Scottish Schools Athletics

Primary 3 Have A Taste of Victorian Education

Junior School Sports Day

Primary 5 Farewell

Browns Book Bus

The Lower 4 Ball

Trip to Spain 2019

The First Minister's Reading Challenge

New College of the Humanities Essay Competition 2019

August

Impressive Higher and Advanced Higher Exam Results 2019

Excellent GCSE Results 2019

My Cyber Security Work Experience

St George's Open Mornings

St George's and Merchiston Drinks Reception

Hong Kong Drinks Reception

September

Interviews with new Lower School Girls

Chocolate Fondue

Making Dream Catchers

Welcome to new Lower School Students

Return to Houldsworth House

First Week Back in Primary 4

Top Tips for Being a Shadow to new Girls

Rugby Scotland vs France

How to Catch a Crocodile!

My First Week in Lower School

Primary 5 House Captains

Lower School House & Form Captains

Primary 4 Drama Project

Settling in at Houldsworth

Our First Weeks at Nursery

91% of our Upper Sixth Students Gained Admission to Their First Choice of University in 2019

Sew Your Own Plush Toy

Boarding Zoo Trip

What Makes a Great Friend?

Primary 1 Go on a Bear Hunt!

Primary 3 Celebrate Roald Dahl Day

Primary 5 Climb Scald Law

Lower 4 Games Evening at Merchiston

Glasgow Shopping Trip

Hockey: Inter-district Tournament

Hockey: St George's vs Paarl

Netball: Inter-district Tournament

Tennis: Champions Bowl Finals

Artwork of the Week: Life Drawing Classes

Young Musician of St George's 2019

European Day of Languages in Junior School

October

Moving into Remove!

Choose your Favourite Fruit and Vegetable!

Science Club Explore the Phases of the Moon

Music Trip to the Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Grandparents’ and Parents’ Tea Party

My trip to Arnhem Marches

Lower School European Day of Languages

OGA Sixth Form Research Award

Young Enterprise Training Event

European Day of Languages in Upper school

MUN: Solutions not Sides

Lessons from Auschwitz

The Honey Pot Creative Café – Soap Making

Baskin Robbins Trip

Champions Bowl Tennis Tournament

National 5 PE Trip

Internationalisation: Preparing for the Working World

Young Writers Award

November

P4X Visit Edinburgh Zoo

Zoolab Visit Primary 4

Kids Lit Quiz - East Scotland UK 2019

P6 Visit Dynamic Earth & Arthur's Seat

Fresh Start Assembly

The Inaugural Model UN Conference

Spotlight on Social Sciences

Top Tips for Reducing Single-Use Plastic

Hong Kong Exhibitions

Gallery of Modern Art Trip

UK Space Design Competition

Experience Lower School Afternoon

Glasgow Drinks Reception with Merchiston Castle School

Looking Ahead to Primary 1

Empowering Future Generations of Women Leaders

The SQA Star Award for Academic Excellence

Remove Trip to the Risk Factory

My Wembley Experience

Children in Need

Performers Platform

Augmented Reality Comes to P6

Junior School Charities Committee

Primary 3 - 5 House Quiz

Dion Leonard - Finding Gobi

Pupil Council lead Junior School Assembly

Bonfires in Big Owls!

Primary 3 Roald Dahl Assembly

Planetarium Visit

Trekking in Annapurna

A Story from our Tibetan Hosts

Local Women’s Handicraft

Shree Bhagawati Basic School

Meeting the Gurkhas

Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge

Young Musician Competition Final

Independent Women Magazine

Nursery Open Afternoon

Edinburgh Schools Swimming

12 Days Of Eco-Friendly Christmas

Little Women Tickets Now Available

Entrance Assessments for Autumn Term 2020 Entry

December

Charities Committee Visit the Food bank

Primary 5 Filming

Anna James Visit – Pages & Co

Sports Champions

Fundraising in Lower School

Geologist in the House!

Primary 1 and 2 House Christmas Art Competition

Book Week Scotland

Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge Results

Halloween Party

Sparklers on Bonfire Night

Escape Room, Houdini's Workshop

Christmas Market and Shopping

Murrayfield Ice Skating Trip

Primary 1 Bookbug Party

Independent Women: Remembrance Issue

2018

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