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Wow wow wow 🤩 Here’s a photograph with the man himself
#DavidAttenborough
An absolute pleasure to have been present this evening at such a prestigious event. Now time for ‘action’ back at school. 🌳🌍☀️🗑
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
#article12
#learnervoice
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We are saddened today to hear of Kathleen's loss. Thanks to everyone in our school community for their kind words and thoughts at this time.
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Good to see our senior pupils taking up the opportunity to get a Covid vaccination at
@DewarsCentre
today along with
@PerthHighSchool
@perthacademy
@st_johnsacademy
. Details of drop-in clinics can be found on NHS Tayside website.
#improvinglivestogether
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A Parent Council meeting certainly to remember... Our first one remotely and made extra special by a surprise guest
@JohnSwinney
who dropped in to wish
@Lethameatcake
all the very best in his forthcoming retirement.
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
#parentengagement
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Today would've been Kathleen's 16th Birthday so we recognised this by unveiling a display of her art work along with a balloon release. 🎈☺️💫
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So that’s it Tweeps... Session 2019-20 has come to a close. ☀️ Here’s our tribute to Mr Farrell, DHT, who retires today: ‘Farrell’s Final Fling’ composed by
@GaryInnes
and accompanied by Ewen Robertson and Megan Henderson. Enjoy. 🎶
@Lethameatcake
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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We have changed the flag for today’s match. 🏴⚽️ C’mon Scotland.
#EURO2020
#SCO
@ScotlandNT
#yessirwecanboogie
⚽️🏴⚽️🏴⚽️🏴⚽️🏴
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Our thoughts are with Kathleen's family and friends following her death. The school community have come together in mutual support.
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Drum roll... 🥁🧐👁🙌🏻 🥁 We’re thrilled to announce our Pupil
#Leadership
Team for session 2020-21! 👏🏻 So looking forward to seeing them build on the legacy of this year’s Team. No better a time to demonstrate
#leadership
and
#Article12
as we move to
#blendedlearning
in August.
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So proud of our fantastic young people to win this national competition and excited too for our co-winners
@DennyHighSchool
@DennyHighSTEM
and
@George_Heriots
#cantwaittomeetyousirdavid
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Delighted to share with you our pupils' video on the challenges of the
#ClimateEmergency
which has won us a table at the charity dinner of
@THunterF
w
#SirDavidAttenborough
#sirdaviddinner
#pride
#respect
#ambition
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What an audience tonight at our P7 Parent Contact Evening! Great turnout.
#transition
#parentsaspartners
#pride
#respect
#ambition
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Legend alert... We wished Mr Martin (Maths) farewell today. He’s retiring to play golf but we know he’ll be busy with family and maybe some new ventures too. All the best and we look forward to visits to check on our progression in Maths
@pgs_maths
😅
#pride
#respect
📊📐🧮➕⛳️
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We think this ‘Apprenticeships in a Nutshell’ document from
@parentforumscot
is so brilliant at explaining
#FoundationApprenticeships
#ModernApprenticeships
and
#GraduateApprenticeships
it had to be shared for pupils, parents and partners first thing today 🤩
#pride
#ambition
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On 24 August 1971 the secondary school on Gowans Terrace, Perth officially changed from
@PerthHighSchool
to Perth Grammar. Today marks the start of a year-long celebration for us. Former pupils are encouraged to get in touch with the school to share their memories.
#alumni
#pride
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A former
@PerthGrammar
pupil who signed
@AnthonyNolan
register has gone on to donate their stem cells giving someone a 2nd chance. Congratulations to this young person, to all pupils who have signed the register since 2016 & to
@fire_scot
who have supported it.
#partnership
#RRSA
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Our award winning
#ClimateChampions
are on their way to
@SirTomhunter
@THunterF
#sirdaviddinner
#cantwaittomeetyousirdavid
#Sustainability
#solutions
#excited
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Today
@judymurray_
visited Perth Grammar School to promote her new
#tennis
resources she has developed for
@education_scotland
. The resource supports teachers and coaches to deliver tennis through games and exercises to develop skills for children and young people age 5 to 18. 🎾
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We’re excited to
#team
up with
@johnstonmediatv
to produce our Prizegiving which will be streamed on 22 June 🏆 Looking forward to reflecting on and celebrating the successes of our young people.
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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Delighted to lift the Perth & Kinross Cup in a 3-0 Final tonight. Great performance from our friends
@Perthhigh_pe
@PerthHighSchool
and congratulations to both teams for demonstrating their shared value of
#Respect
in abundance. An impressive turnout to cheer the teams along. 🏆
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2
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Christmas Concert was awesome! A magnificent
#teamPGS
performance involving 75 S1-S6
@ArtsPgs
pupils. Congratulations to all involved.
#learning
#excellence
#ambition
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
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Some of our amazing
#TeamPGS
women who show
#Pride
#Respect
and
#Ambition
in all that they do for our learning community
@PerthGrammar
.
#IWD2022
#BreakTheBias
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Superb buzz in the atmosphere at the opening night of our 2019 school production, Grease! Here’s a glimpse of some of our cast who have already received brilliant feedback from members of the audience.
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
#soldout
🎫 💫 ❤️
@ArtsPgs
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Remembrance Sunday Service at St John’s Kirk. ‘We will remember them’.
#Ambition
#Compassion
#Integrity
@PKCEducation
@PerthandKinross
@PerthHighSchool
@BerthaParkHigh
@perthacademy
@st_johnsacademy
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Allen Shepherd, Senior Technician, who worked at Perth Grammar for 36 years and has been with
@PerthandKinross
for 44 years hung up his lab coat today! 🥼 Thanks for supporting our pupils and staff for all these years. 💛 Enjoy your retirement! 🧬 🧫 🧪
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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We love hearing how former pupils are progressing. Congratulations Emma Borrie on gaining a 2:1 in Finance and Accounting
@AbertayUni
with a job in Dundee too! 🧑🏻🎓Here she is with
@Lethameatcake
@PGSPupilSupport
Mrs J when Emma was Commonwealth Games Torch bearer back in the day!
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Good night from all in the
@PerthGrammar
community. An excellent first week of
#online
#learning
. Amazing efforts from our young people, staff, parents, carers & partners. Have a well-deserved weekend everyone, stay safe.
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
#pkcremotelearning
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There’s no better time than the night before Term 2 to announce that we’ve taken the first step towards digital education transformation with the
#Microsoft
#Showcase
School Program. 🎉
@MSEducationUK
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
💻📱
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We surprised Mr Hunter with a lunchtime farewell concert to wish him all the best for his retirement. 33 years service
@PerthGrammar
👌🏻👏🏻🎉
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What an exciting morning we had when
@JudyMurray
and
@mbenson111
visited us again this time launching Judy’s new tennis resource! Find out more on
@STVNews
tonight. Everyone and anywhere for tennis! 🎥 📺 🎾
#pride
#respect
#ambition
@andy_murray
@HWB1410
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And, they’re off! 💛 44
@PerthGrammar
pupils on their way to
@Etihad_Stadium
for
@ManCity
v
@WatfordFC
today. Our first school trip since the pandemic started. Great to see so much excitement. A long but exciting day ahead and what a beautiful day for it.
@PremExperience
@HWB1410
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What a treat! When a former pupil
@malcolm_mackinnon_23
welcomes staff
@perthgrammar
to session 2021-22 with biscuits sporting the school’s 50th anniversary tartan... Surely a sign that it’s going to be a great year. 🤩
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
#skills
#alumni
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After 3 weeks of online learning, 428
@PerthGrammar
pupils received recognition from House Teams for their hard work during January. Congratulations everyone! Now to maintain and build on this in for a fabulous
#February
.
#learning360
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
#pkcremotelearning
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Our very own Mr Spalding in Science trying out
#remotelearning
with senior pupils today. A big success and lots of quality learning.
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
#attainment
#achievement
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A sneak preview ahead of our 50th anniversary tomorrow. A golden celebration just like one of our main school colours.
#PerthGrammarTartan
#anniversary
#history
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
🖤💛🤍
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And, congratulations to our Senior Phase (SP S4-6)
#Pride
💚
#Respect
💙
#Ambition
❤️ Award Winners. 🎉
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
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Great start to our Easter Study School Programme with 60 pupils enjoying N5 and Higher English today. And, a sample of the study support packs that participants receive. 🤓 📚
#ambition
#Article12
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Thrilled that our
@PGSModLangs
team in association with our cluster primary schools are finalists in The 1+2 Languages Award category - sponsored by British Council Scotland
@BritishCouncil
@EducationScot
#ScotEdAwards
#YOYP2018
@DHTPGS
Très bien 🤩👏🏻
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⭐️ And before signing off for the weekend we need to give a special shout out to our S6 pupils who had a first class Winter Ball last night. 💫 They were an absolute credit to all
@PerthGrammar
Super impressed.
#pride
#respect
🎅🏼
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Thanks Mr Lochhead for training us up. Couch to 5k in one term! A great team effort. Always good to see a healthy
@PerthGrammar
turnout
@perthparkrun
on a Saturday morning. Well done, everyone. 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ ❄️ 👟
#teamPGS
#pride
#ambition
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Here’s an
@sqanews
message from Mr Reid, Depute Headteacher, seeking to reassure senior pupils about where things are at, and next steps, in relation to
#coronavirusuk
@PKCEducation
#ambition
#achievement
#pride
#respect
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🤩Today pupils were awarded with their Pride, Respect & Ambition certificates. Congratulations to all that received one! 🙌🏼
Here’s some of our senior pupils receiving theirs this afternoon. You can view our full ceremony recording on our YouTube channel via the parent bulletin.
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We’re wishing all pupils the best of luck for their upcoming exams. ⏰ Remember to arrive on time and at the📍correct location. 🤫 Pupils should move around the school quietly during the exam period. If you have any questions about your exams please contact the school office.⭐️
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And, to finish off here are a selection of photographs showing some Term 3 highlights (pre-
#coronavirusuk
closure). A nice way to remember some of the many great things that we do. Stay safe, stay well. 🤜🏻🦠
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
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Here are some of our inspiring and innovative Digital Leaders being photographed for a forthcoming edition of
@PKCEducation
News as early adopters of
@microsofteduk
#Office365
Almost all of our staff are
#CertifiedMIE
and we also have two
#MIEExpert
members (lots of badges!).💻📱
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Delighted to announce that we are now recognised as a Digital School
@Schools_Digital
. Congratulations to our learning community for achieving this award. Excellent progress by our digital leaders and mentors.
#ambition
@HP
@MicrosoftUK
@intel
@EducationScot
@skillsdevscot
👏🏻
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Thanks to Brooke for taking this photo of the moon today. 🌝 Sunset was at the same time as the end of our school day (well 15:36 to be exact). Tuesday will be Winter Solstice, so we finish term on Wednesday looking to brighter days. We’ve had a great Term 2.
#holidaysarecoming
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Today's Kirking of the Council
@PerthHighSchool
@BlairgowrieHS
@st_johnsacademy
@perthacademy
@PerthandKinross
@JohnSwinney
@sheenadevlin
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🗑 ♻️ Thanks to our Facilities Team
@TaysideContract
for installing our new litter and recycling bins across the school. When we return full time we’ll be having a greater focus on being waste aware and recycling.
#wasteaware
#recycling
#SDG13
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We really like this clear description, advice, reassurance and illustrations from
@YoungScot
with regards all things
#coronavirusuk
#respect
#teamPGS
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Following this week’s national
#coronavirusuk
news and developments our Headteacher, Miss Robertson, sets out
@PerthGrammar
support and plans at this time
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
#teamPGS
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Today we said farewell to Alfie, Facilities Assistant
@TaysideContract
who retires after 29 years service. Enjoy your retirement. 🎉
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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What a fitting way to end Term 3 with members of our Pupil Leadership Team featuring on
@BBCNews
this evening to mark the opening of
@PerthMuseumUK
recognising The Stone of Destiny’s return to the city. Enjoy the Spring break and we’ll bounce back on 16th April. 🏫 🦄
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Our very own admin staff participating in
@SocialBite_
Sleepout in Edinburgh this evening. Keep cosy Gill and Linda! 🧤🧣🧦
#respect
#RRSA
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Excellent! A successful application for £1500 from
#PerthDecides
@PerthandKinross
towards our reflective garden
#Intergenerational
project.
@GenerationsWT
Great
#participatorybudgeting
in practice and
#teamwork
from Parent Council, staff and volunteers.
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Great to see everyone back at school this week looking smart. We kick-started our house competition today by awarding points to everyone in uniform. Thanks to Parent Council for purchasing our new house point display and tokens.
#parentengagement
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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Wakey, wakey, rise and shine! The first day of a brand new session. We’re looking forward to welcoming our learners back to school and excited about getting to know our S1 cohort. Wishing young people across
@PKCEducation
and beyond the best of starts.
#pride
#respect
#ambition
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🇹🇿* PERTH GRAMMAR IN TANZANIA *🇹🇿
Our senior pupils have arrived in Tanzania and they've already been busy, visiting the TAWREF offices and starting work with the local team at the sites for the new homes. More photos and updates to come soon!
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A privilege to congratulate Matthew, Kian, Ethan, Jay, Ruaridh and Mr McIntosh today on completion of their
@RLSSUK
National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications in partnership with Perth Grammar Community Trust.
#lifeskills
#DYW
#achievement
#pride
#ambition
🏊♂️ 💦
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Happy Retirement to
@JF_DCEPKC
@PerthandKinross
who visited
@PerthGrammar
today. Always great to have him back with us. A huge advocate of our young people and an inspiration to many.
#pride
#respect
#ambition
👏🏻
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Congratulations
@EilidhDoyle
from all
@PerthGrammar
on being selected as the
@BritAthletics
Team Captain for
#London2017
#team
#leadership
👟
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Soooo proud of our very own Ailsa Gourlay. She will now represent GB in the World and European championships in July in Poland and Slovakia.
#hardworkreapsrewards
#pride
#respect
#ambition
GB Junior and U23 Slalom Teams Selected
British Canoeing is pleased to announce the Junior and U23 slalom paddlers who have been selected to represent Great Britain for the 2019 international season.
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All set for our first assembly since the start of the pandemic.
@HTPGS
is so excited to meet S1 together for the first time. We’re going to learn about the importance of living our values. Here’s our
@TaysideContract
team getting us all set up. 🤩
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
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We’re on a roll! Not only are we
#ScotEdAwards
finalists for
@PGSModLangs
#ScotEdAwards
1+2 Cluster working & recently had a super article about
#intergenerational
working with
@GenerationsWT
in
@TESScotland
but we heard yesterday that
@Challenge2Chang
will feature at
#SLF18
🤩
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We already knew he was amazing but
@PGS_PE
’s Mr Lochhead has become a
@GWR
record holder for running the virtual
@VirginMoney
#LondonMarathon
in October. The event has the title for the most users to run a remote marathon in 24 hours. Our congratulations to all 37966 finishers!👏🏻
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Here’s more about our competition success at the end of last week. Having received the news during inservice, staff can’t wait to see how super excited our winning group of young people are tomorrow 🤩
#Pride
#Respect
#Ambition
@EdScotLfS
@THunterF
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Mrs Fergusson & Mr Carmichael also retired today. We said goodbye to Mrs Cowan, Mrs Elder, Mr Collins, Ms MacDonald, Miss Bonthrone & Kathryn Aviss
@skillsdevscot
We’re looking forward to being together again in August. Happy summer. ☀️
#WithPrideWeRespectWithAmbitionWeStrive
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Wishing all of our young people receiving their results tomorrow, and the thousands across
@PKCEducation
and beyond, all the very best.
@skillsdevscot
helpline will open at 8am with advisers from across Scotland working remotely Call 0808 100 8000
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A glorious Sports Day. Whole school activities in the morning with football, ⚽️ capture the flag, rounders, ultimate frisbee, arts & crafts, boccia and tug of war followed by competitive sports in the afternoon. Something for everyone. 😎 Have a bright weekend, Tweeps. 🤍 🖤 💛
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Exciting moment for our
#YPI
finalists today
@horsecross
@ypi_scotland
national event, meeting
#EmiliSande
#respect
#citizenship
#proudteacher
#GetInvolved
#MakeADifference
#DreamBig
#YOYP2018
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Today we say cheerio to Mr Douglas
@PGSPupilSupport
. Here he is having been presented with our first Perth Grammar tartan tie as a leaving gift by
@HTPGS
. He has loved being here since 2013 and feels privileged to have worked with wonderful young people and staff.
#Pride
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@PerthHighSchool
Hear, hear! Thank you so much to the seven
@PerthHighSchool
staff who complemented
#teamPGS
today to ensure lesson delivery for the young people of
@PerthGrammar
#collaboration
#partnership
#respect
🤓😊
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Christmas lunch and jumper day
@PerthGrammar
. 🍽 🦃 🎄 SLT dropped by
@PGSCDT
to visit
#PGSElfieSelfie
❄️ ⛄️ 🎉
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Our S6 pupils loved ‘Cooking for Life’ in their Senior Phase Induction day. For some they hadn’t been in
@PerthGrammar_HE
for two years but were delighted to return and made a range of breakfasts to ease transition to adulthood!
#skillsforlife
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Thanks to
@DHTPGS
and
@ramills73
for organising Leaver Certificates for S1 pupils going to
@BerthaParkHigh
after the summer. A unique cohort. We wish them all the best in their new school. In friendship and recognition of our year together.
#partnership
#pride
#respect
#ambition
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#SCOW16s
| FULL TIME: Scotland 7-0 Azerbaijan.
⚽️ Abigail Ferguson – 8'
⚽️⚽️ Tiree Burchill – 26', 30'
⚽️ Eilidh Martin – 60'
⚽️ Sophia Martin – 79'
⚽️ Hannah Robinson – 81'
⚽️ Rosie Slater – 90'
Well done, girls 🏴👊
#YoungTeam
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Many of our pupils officiated in their various roles today to mark Remembrance Sunday at St John's Kirk of Perth
@PerthandKinross
#respect
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We thought we’d hold off until
#WorldTeachersDay
to wish everyone a lovely October break and as a fitting way to celebrate the work of all our learners throughout Term 1. This year’s theme is “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession.”
@UNESCO
@ilo
#Article28
#SDG4
👩🏫 👨🏻🏫
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Our
#learning
#community
fell silent today at 11am to mark
#ArmisticeDay
, to stop and reflect on those who lost their lives in times of conflict.
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceDay
#TeamPGS
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