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As part of our Junior Duke Award, some of us chose to do the puncture repair activity. For this, we had to remove a tyre from a bike, find the puncture, patch it up and put the bike together again. It sounded easy but it was actually quite hard – and very oily – thank goodness we had plastic gloves! Remy’s Dad, who owns Leith Cycle Co. and Caitlin’s Dad very kindly ran a workshop to teach us.
They showed us how to take the wheel off by turning the bike over and releasing the brake cable. Then we used a special tool to take out the inner tube. We checked if the thing that had made the puncture was still in the tyre rim – apparently lots of people get another puncture straight away if they haven’t done this! Then we pumped up the inner tube to find the hole where the air was escaping. This was quite easy because we could feel and hear the air coming out – and it stank of fish! To fix it, we were shown the glue and the patch, and we did this later on with Mrs. Sinclair.
Mr. Dowcett and Mr. Shields then taught us how to re-assemble the bike, connecting the tyre back to the forks. We are really grateful for Mr. Dowcett and Mr. Shields for the workshop and we now know what to do if we get a puncture! Another Bike Workshop will run this term for the next group of Junior Dukers.
Caitlin, Katia, Sophie, Niamh & Amber
January
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Primary 1 Learn the 'ng' Digraph
Primary 3 Rainforest Explorers
U6 Enrichment Programme – 13 January 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - 20 January 2021
February
Start of Spring Term in Nursery
St George’s School & Shree Bhagawati Basic School, Nepal
P1 learn the ‘ou’ and ‘wh’ digraphs
A Change to the Entry Age to St George's Nursery
Final School Kilometre Challenge Results
Anna James Virtual Author Visit
Preventing Mental Health Problems in Children: Webinar with Dr Aric Sigman
Careers Newsletter February 2021
March
U6 Enrichment Programme - 17 February 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - Cooking on a Student Budget
Shree Bhagawati Basic School Fundraising - £1000 raised!
Primary 2: Spring Walk and More!
Neurodiversity - It Takes all Kinds of Different Minds
Distance Learning... 8000 Miles Away!
Primary 3’s First Week Back at School
#BeYou House Challenge in Junior School
St George's School Extends Provision for Boys in Younger Primary Years
U6 Enrichment Programme - Blood Transfusion Service
U6 Enrichment Programme - Mercy Corps
The Great St George's Bake Off
Celebrating Red Nose Day in Junior School
April
May
Learning about the Digestive System
U6 Enrichment - Looking Ahead to June
Update from Shree Bhagawati School, Nepal
Join us at Scotland's Virtual Boarding Schools Fair
Houldsworth's Weekend, 8 & 9 May
P2 investigate ‘Can seeds germinate without any soil?’
A Day in the Life of a Victorian School Girl
June
Careers Newsletter - June 2021
Women of the Future Conference
St George’s School, Edinburgh Model UN Conference
Highland Dancing for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Sport Leaders and Judy Murray Team up to Coach Junior School Students
Houldsworth Weekend 19 & 20 June
Primary 3 Visit Murrayfield Church
Reduced Nursery Fees from August 2021
Senior Netball v George Watson’s College
P4 Tennis Activities with Judy Murray
Netball Scotland launches Academic Partnership with St George’s School
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