On Thursday evening it was great to be able to welcome to EHS the parents of P7 pupils who will be joining us in August.  If everything goes according to plan, they will be in the start of their second year when the new building is opened.  That means that they will experience most of their education in the new facilities.  Parents seemed to enjoy seeing the architects pictures of the new build.  If that is for the next generation, the current senior pupils have been across at Moray College for their Prelims.  The arrangements seem to have gone very well and it has been good practice for the actual exam diet in May.

Meanwhile a lot of preparation work is ongoing.  On Monday there was a meeting with the Roads Department and staff from Greenwards to consider safety and access issues during the construction period.  Further talks will need to be held, but parents can be reassured that everything possible will be done to support pupils in both schools over the next couple of years when construction work is underway.  A Value Engineering report has been received and this is now being examined so that final decisions can be made about the plans.  Within the school, there have been conversations with a number of members of staff about chucking out the accumulation of resources that have been gathering dust over the last 36 years.  For some there will be a lot of work!  A few folk have even started asking about the turf cutting ceremony!