FERRYHILL School are looking for any children’s clothes you may have that you would happily donate to school. Particularly socks/tights or trousers/joggers.
We are encouraging all our pupils to be outside for breaks and lunches but are finding that if children are wet from the rain, we have run out of clothes for them to change in to.
Please hand any donations to the school office.
Coming up at Ferryhill:
Ferryhill Christmas fair is different this year:
Adult raffle tickets will now be sold every morning Between 8:30am to 9.00am look out for a parent council member in the playground (with the quality street tin) starts Monday the 21st November until Friday, 2nd of December.
Prizes Include: various bottles of alcohol, Family Day tickets, Child care vouchers, list goes on … watch Facebook page for more updates
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre are looking to appoint a Project Co-ordinator to devise and deliver a Warm Hub at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre on a freelance basis from December 2022 – March 2023 (4 months).
Role Description
Project Co-ordinator
To organise Community Hub events at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre: two evenings per week and a Sunday (open to the public 6 – 8pm evenings and 12 -2pm on Sunday)
– Prepare for the events and programme of activities – Organise food and refreshments (likely number of attendees up to 20 families) – Advertise the events using social media and local networks – Recruit and organise Volunteers – Work with other organisations in North Edinburgh, to put together a programme of activities at the events – Organise tavel (for participants) – Set up, attend, oversee, and take down at the events, – Review the events after one month and report to the Board with any changes needed.
21 hours per week, Fee: £1,250 per month for four months
Proposed allocation of weekly hours:
– Setting up programme, advertising, working with other organisations, appointing volunteers and other necessary jobs to ensure attendance at the events: 7 hours – Preparation for events: 3 hours – Setting up events, attending events, take down and closing building: 10 hours – Monitoring the activity and reporting to the Board, to include written reports for funders: 1 hour.
Please return your CV with a covering letter, to the email below, stating relevant skills and experience, by 21st November 2022.
Interviews will be held on the morning of Friday 25th November at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre with a quick start date thereafter.
Exhibition now on display at the Museum of Edinburgh
The Put Your Thinking Cap On Exhibition, a collaboration between youth Samba band Pulse of the Place and Ferryhill Primary School, is now on display at the Museum of Edinburgh.
Inspired by the drumming sessions hosted by Rohan Seilman at Ferryhill Primary School and spurned on by an invitation to perform in a music video for the Edinburgh Festival Carnival, the exhibition shows portraits of students wearing their ‘thinking caps’ that were used at the Pulse of the Place performance.
The headgear was designed and fashioned by students with guidance and oversight from teacher and art specialist Dr Anke-Beate Stahl. The materials used were papier mâché, paper, wire, straws, pipe cleaners, pompoms, and glue. This provided an opportunity for pupils to express themselves creatively and experiment with different designs.
Many more pupils performed for Pulse of the Place than those whose portraits are displayed at the exhibition and their contribution should also be recognised. The portraits were shot in the school dining hall with this being the first experience of its kind for many students.
Councillor Val Walker, Culture and Communities Convener said: This exhibition represents an important addition to our collection of community-led displays and showcases the innovation and talent of our young people here in Edinburgh.
“I am sure this exhibition will be well-received by visitors to the Museum of Edinburgh. I would like to thank the pupils and teachers of Ferryhill Primary School and Pulse of the Place for undertaking this dynamic project, Councillor for Inverleith Ward, Hal Osler for her brokering and championing of this exhibition and to Museums & Galleries colleagues for their ongoing hard work.
Dr Anke-Beate Stahl, art specialist and teacher at Ferryhill Primary School said: “This exhibition highlights the creativity that our pupils can demonstrate when given the extra time, space, and specialist support.
“Connecting music and visual arts with the bonus of a public display is a great learning experience for the children.”
Inverleith councillor Hal Osler said: “I am so unbelievably proud of the pupils of @Ferryhill_PS who are presently appearing in an exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh. Thanks to all involved – the exhibition looks fantastic and it’s well worth a view”
The exhibition runs until February 26, 2023 and is located in the community display area of the Museum of Edinburgh on the ground floor.
Due to road closures and early school closures in our area, Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre has had to cancel our P1-P2 Junior youth group today (Tuesday 13th September).
Apologies for any inconvenience caused and we look forward to seeing you all again next week.
Our other youth groups this week will continue as planned.
