Hello to all you musicians! This is a message on behalf of all the Instrumental Music Staff.
Alongside all the other departments across the school, the Instrumental Music Service and its Music Teachers have been working out how to best communicate with their pupils, in order to maintain contact and to encourage and support them in their music-making.
By the end of Friday 24th April, every pupil who receives a music instrumental lesson in school should have been contacted by their instrumental teacher. They will be making weekly contact with their pupils and as far as is possible, they will be doing this on the days that they would usually have been teaching them. It would be very helpful if you could remind your child to check their emails and encourage them to respond to their teachers. It might be helpful to keep a diary of what you are playing and anything you might want some help with.
In times such as we currently find ourselves in, Music has great potential for creating joy and maintaining positive mental health. Keep playing!
If you have any further questions, please just email Anna Beynon – CL Expressive Arts: Anna.Beynon@portobello.edin.sch.uk

Calling all our young Portobello musicians.

This Thursday evening at 8pm there is a mass play and sing along of ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ being planned by the Music Education Partnership Group Scotland. It will coincide with the clapping for all our fantastic frontline heroes. You can join in by performing from the safety of your front door or garden. The following link will take you to more information and also the music parts and backing tracks: https://wemakemusicfornhs.weebly.com/

Have fun and support our keyworkers!

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Please find below information about lots of different supports and online activities that are happening in our local community to help families.

Support for Families NE Spring 2020

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Weekly Update 03.04.20

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If you’re having trouble accessing any aspects of the remote digital learning we are providing, the links below may help.

• Setting up Outlook for school email on an iPad https://clickv.ie/w/fYrm
• Installing and using Office 365 apps on an iPad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C-G9Rno0f8
• Opening a OneNote Class Notebook (S3-6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGHlCsWP2Wk
• Resolving OneNote Class Notebook sync issues (S3-6): https://clickv.ie/w/-Srm
• Installing Office onto a home PC or Mac: https://clickv.ie/w/DYrm
• Accessing Office 365 in a browser on any device: go to http://office365.edin.org

Please click the link below to see the latest information on free school meals from City of Edinburgh Council.

• FSM FAQs

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Please click the link below to read this week’s update.

All previous updates can be found here

Click HERE to read the school’s advice on Distance Learning during closure.

Learning activities can be accessed remotely as follows:

For S1/2 pupils

All learning content will be distributed to you via OneNote Notebooks. This can be accessed via a web browser on any internet-connected device using the following links:

• S1: https://tinyurl.com/S1PHS
• S2: https://tinyurl.com/S2PHS

Click HERE to watch a video with help on how to do this.

For S3-6 pupils

All activities will be communicated to pupils via their existing OneNote Class Notebooks. Pupils should also monitor their email for any additional instructions.

NB: S4 -6 pupils have also been emailed information about using Scholar. Scholar can be used to access learning materials for many current and future courses.

For reference, the whole Office 365 suite can be accessed via a browser using the link http://office365.edin.org