On Thursday P1 set off on their first field trip of the year on a Cargilfield minibus – what excitement for a ten minute drive! Once at Cammo we spent the morning climbing on logs, tree stumps, fallen branches and rocks to collect leaves, twigs, pebbles, flowers and other natural treasures. We then used these to create a piece of environmental art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy, one of the artists we have been looking at in this half of term. The children had great fun and the general public we met were delighted to see the youngsters out and about in the community.

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On Thursday P1 set off on their first field trip of the year on a Cargilfield minibus – what excitement for a ten minute drive! Once at Cammo we spent the morning climbing on logs, tree stumps, fallen branches and rocks to collect leaves, twigs, pebbles, flowers and other natural treasures. We then used these to create a piece of environmental art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy, one of the artists we have been looking at in this half of term. The children had great fun and the general public we met were delighted to see the youngsters out and about in the community.

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8D have completed their Classical board games and enjoyed playing each other at them this morning. Classics is fun at Cargilfield!

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8D have completed their Classical board games and enjoyed playing each other at them this morning. Classics is fun at Cargilfield!

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Many congratulations to Rory on being awarded a Sports Scholarship to Rugby School. He is an outstanding all round sportsman and has huge potential as a cricketer, a member of the Grange CC Academy, and plays in representative age group sides. Watch this space!  A richly deserved recognition for his talent, and he is an excellent role model for our other athletes at Cargilfield

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Many congratulations to Rory on being awarded a Sports Scholarship to Rugby School. He is an outstanding all round sportsman and has huge potential as a cricketer, a member of the Grange CC Academy, and plays in representative age group sides. Watch this space!  A richly deserved recognition for his talent, and he is an excellent role model for our other athletes at Cargilfield

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Many congratulations to Glen who has been awarded a sports scholarship to Fettes College.  He is an outstanding athlete and has huge potential in cricket, rugby and hockey as well as being a fabulous role model to our younger athletes. 

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Many congratulations to Glen who has been awarded a sports scholarship to Fettes College.  He is an outstanding athlete and has huge potential in cricket, rugby and hockey as well as being a fabulous role model to our younger athletes. 

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As part of our Pirate topic, P3 were treated to a fantastic presentation all about Alice’s ancestor Admiral John Benbow. Admiral Benbow was a privateer and part of the Royal Navy at different times during his career. A wonderful story and fascinating for the children in P3 to hear all about it!  A big thank you to Alice’s Dad for a fascinating talk. 

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As part of our Pirate topic, P3 were treated to a fantastic presentation all about Alice’s ancestor Admiral John Benbow. Admiral Benbow was a privateer and part of the Royal Navy at different times during his career. A wonderful story and fascinating for the children in P3 to hear all about it!  A big thank you to Alice’s Dad for a fascinating talk. 

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The mighty Under 9 cricket squad returned to action today against a strong Merchiston team. Cargilfield started strongly, due to fine batting performances from Arthur, James M, Caspian, James S, Edward and Jamie who scored 98 runs without loss during the first six overs. Fionn, Leo, Michael, Theo, Oliver and Toby then added a further 52 runs for the loss of just two wickets, setting Merchiston the target of 151 to win. From the moment Caspian and then Edward steamed down the bowling crease at break neck speed it became clear that Merchiston would find it difficult to reach such a daunting total. Backed up by some excellent bowling from the rest of the team and some intelligent captaincy from Edward, Merchiston battled hard but were only able to reach a total of 75 runs, making Cargilfield comfortable and well deserved winners.

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The mighty Under 9 cricket squad returned to action today against a strong Merchiston team. Cargilfield started strongly, due to fine batting performances from Arthur, James M, Caspian, James S, Edward and Jamie who scored 98 runs without loss during the first six overs. Fionn, Leo, Michael, Theo, Oliver and Toby then added a further 52 runs for the loss of just two wickets, setting Merchiston the target of 151 to win. From the moment Caspian and then Edward steamed down the bowling crease at break neck speed it became clear that Merchiston would find it difficult to reach such a daunting total. Backed up by some excellent bowling from the rest of the team and some intelligent captaincy from Edward, Merchiston battled hard but were only able to reach a total of 75 runs, making Cargilfield comfortable and well deserved winners.

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In between heavy downpours of rain, we luckily hit upon some warm, dry weather to play an enjoyable, competitive game of soft ball cricket. Cargilfield batted first and despite quite a few wickets (which count for -5 in this format), we scored some good runs from some solid hits. Albie swung majestically and smashed some magnificent leg shots and Austin also looked confident with the bat. Matthew called expertly with Diederik and avoided some would-be runouts well. After our innings we scored 134.

While the Merchiston boys batted, our fielding was excellent. Everyone encouraged each other and there was a positive atmosphere on the field. Adam took a great catch, as did James. Angus was bowler of the day with some lovely left-arm medium pace bowling. Duncan bowled a lofty, steady length and Max looked to be moving the ball with some clever spin. The Merchiston boys managed some good hits and scored 167.

Regardless of the result, this was a vey enjoyable afternoon with a delightful, polite and fun group of boys; even being stuck on the bypass for an hour and a half was made bearable with this tremendous bunch of young men!

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In between heavy downpours of rain, we luckily hit upon some warm, dry weather to play an enjoyable, competitive game of soft ball cricket. Cargilfield batted first and despite quite a few wickets (which count for -5 in this format), we scored some good runs from some solid hits. Albie swung majestically and smashed some magnificent leg shots and Austin also looked confident with the bat. Matthew called expertly with Diederik and avoided some would-be runouts well. After our innings we scored 134.

While the Merchiston boys batted, our fielding was excellent. Everyone encouraged each other and there was a positive atmosphere on the field. Adam took a great catch, as did James. Angus was bowler of the day with some lovely left-arm medium pace bowling. Duncan bowled a lofty, steady length and Max looked to be moving the ball with some clever spin. The Merchiston boys managed some good hits and scored 167.

Regardless of the result, this was a vey enjoyable afternoon with a delightful, polite and fun group of boys; even being stuck on the bypass for an hour and a half was made bearable with this tremendous bunch of young men!

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The under 9 girls were so excited to play their first fixture since the beginning of lockdown. Our captain Emily won the toss and chose to field first. Belhaven began batting with some confidence scoring regular half rounders and a super rounder from Isabella after a very strong hit. Cargilfield were a little nervous, dropping balls and giving away half rounders for obstructions. However, Marianna did manage to get two hesitant runners out at first post. Belhaven managed to score 4 and a half rounders off 15 balls. Cargilfield went in to bat but unfortunately very few of the girls managed to hit the ball so there was little opportunity to score. Emily was caught out on one of the few hits and we only achieved 2 rounders.

In the second innings Cargilfield looked sharper. Wendy scored a super rounder for Belhaven but was later caught out by Emily, revenge for Emily’s earlier catch.  We held Belhaven to 1 ½ rounders. We went into bat needing 5 rounders to win. Athena got us off to a flying start with a superb hit and a fast run round. This seemed to life the girls and several rounders and half rounders followed. We achieved a much-improved total of 6 ½ rounders bringing our total to 8 ½ rounders. Athena was player of the match with 4 rounders.

Final score Cargilfield 8 ½  : Belhaven 6 ½ P 

Well done on this first match girls! We do need to work hard on our striking off the ball but we all tried hard and we had fun!

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The under 9 girls were so excited to play their first fixture since the beginning of lockdown. Our captain Emily won the toss and chose to field first. Belhaven began batting with some confidence scoring regular half rounders and a super rounder from Isabella after a very strong hit. Cargilfield were a little nervous, dropping balls and giving away half rounders for obstructions. However, Marianna did manage to get two hesitant runners out at first post. Belhaven managed to score 4 and a half rounders off 15 balls. Cargilfield went in to bat but unfortunately very few of the girls managed to hit the ball so there was little opportunity to score. Emily was caught out on one of the few hits and we only achieved 2 rounders.

In the second innings Cargilfield looked sharper. Wendy scored a super rounder for Belhaven but was later caught out by Emily, revenge for Emily’s earlier catch.  We held Belhaven to 1 ½ rounders. We went into bat needing 5 rounders to win. Athena got us off to a flying start with a superb hit and a fast run round. This seemed to life the girls and several rounders and half rounders followed. We achieved a much-improved total of 6 ½ rounders bringing our total to 8 ½ rounders. Athena was player of the match with 4 rounders.

Final score Cargilfield 8 ½  : Belhaven 6 ½ P 

Well done on this first match girls! We do need to work hard on our striking off the ball but we all tried hard and we had fun!

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The Form 8 A Team played Merchiston 1stXI and managed to dodge the showers and got a game in before the heavens opened at 4.15pm as we were jumping on the bus to head home!  We only had nine players and half the 1stXI team who played on Saturday against the Grange were unable to play whilst our hosts put out their very best side, so we would be in for a battle.

We decided to play a 100 ball game, a new format of cricket which is about to start in earnest down in England and will be broadcast on the BBC, so it should attract a wide following. 10 ten ball overs, everyone bowling one over and two bowling a second.  It turned out to be a terrific format which both teams enjoyed and is one we shall repeat, especially when pushed for time, trying to avoid the rain and when there is not enough time to play a 25 over game.

We bowled first, and generally, we bowled a pretty good line, although we found wickets hard to come by.  They scored 116-4 in their 100 balls and what was disappointing was that some poor fielding gifted Merchiston at least 20 runs by conceding  a number of feeble boundaries; putting your body on the line rather than watching the ball run past you is important and I was really upset that one or two of us did not reach the required standard in the field for playing at this level.

In reply, the soft and unpredictable bounce of the wet pitch caused problems.  Oliver and Rory fell cheaply and it did not look as though we would get anywhere near our target; however, in cam Glen, and although he struggled at the start of his innings to get used to the conditions, he played a fabulous innings, full of swashbuckling shots all around the wicket, but proper cricket shots and suddenly we were right back in the game, needing 50 runs off 40 balls. It couldn’t happen, could it? Sadly, Glen was caught after scoring an excellent 36 and then we found scoring more difficult and ended up 20 runs short of our required target. Those fielding mishaps the difference. Pure and simple  

When our Form 8 team loses to Merchiston’s 1stXI, there is no shame in that.  Our 1stXI would be more than a match for them and I would certainly fancy our chances with our very strong bowling line up and much stronger batting team, but we are where we are and today it was our F8 team who had to do battle.  We did not bowl in the right areas to their key batsman, we also dropped him and our fielding left much to be desired if truth be told - that was the difference and a reminder as to how important fielding is.  Some valuable and important lessons learned, but at least we got a game in, we played some cricket and I certainly enjoyed the new format, which is coming to your screens on the BBC later this summer.

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The Form 8 A Team played Merchiston 1stXI and managed to dodge the showers and got a game in before the heavens opened at 4.15pm as we were jumping on the bus to head home!  We only had nine players and half the 1stXI team who played on Saturday against the Grange were unable to play whilst our hosts put out their very best side, so we would be in for a battle.

We decided to play a 100 ball game, a new format of cricket which is about to start in earnest down in England and will be broadcast on the BBC, so it should attract a wide following. 10 ten ball overs, everyone bowling one over and two bowling a second.  It turned out to be a terrific format which both teams enjoyed and is one we shall repeat, especially when pushed for time, trying to avoid the rain and when there is not enough time to play a 25 over game.

We bowled first, and generally, we bowled a pretty good line, although we found wickets hard to come by.  They scored 116-4 in their 100 balls and what was disappointing was that some poor fielding gifted Merchiston at least 20 runs by conceding  a number of feeble boundaries; putting your body on the line rather than watching the ball run past you is important and I was really upset that one or two of us did not reach the required standard in the field for playing at this level.

In reply, the soft and unpredictable bounce of the wet pitch caused problems.  Oliver and Rory fell cheaply and it did not look as though we would get anywhere near our target; however, in cam Glen, and although he struggled at the start of his innings to get used to the conditions, he played a fabulous innings, full of swashbuckling shots all around the wicket, but proper cricket shots and suddenly we were right back in the game, needing 50 runs off 40 balls. It couldn’t happen, could it? Sadly, Glen was caught after scoring an excellent 36 and then we found scoring more difficult and ended up 20 runs short of our required target. Those fielding mishaps the difference. Pure and simple  

When our Form 8 team loses to Merchiston’s 1stXI, there is no shame in that.  Our 1stXI would be more than a match for them and I would certainly fancy our chances with our very strong bowling line up and much stronger batting team, but we are where we are and today it was our F8 team who had to do battle.  We did not bowl in the right areas to their key batsman, we also dropped him and our fielding left much to be desired if truth be told - that was the difference and a reminder as to how important fielding is.  Some valuable and important lessons learned, but at least we got a game in, we played some cricket and I certainly enjoyed the new format, which is coming to your screens on the BBC later this summer.

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As this was the first Cargilfield fixture for these girls in well over a year, you can imagine there was much excitement as we boarded the bus and headed for the short journey to ESMS at Ravelston.

The girls were split into two 8 a side teams for a game of softball pairs with both teams starting on 200 runs.

The A team lost the toss and were put into field first.  The girls bowled incredibly well with the pick of the bunch being Esme who took a hat trick in her first over!  Our fielding at first was a little sloppy as we got used to the bounce of the ball on the astroturf surface but after a few mis-fields, the girls soon got into it.  Lottie stopped many boundaries by fielding bravely and Lucy and Annika took two terrific catches.  Further wickets fell through the bowling of Lucy, Isabella, Judith and Mariella with the final ball of the innings, leaving Mary Erskine with 209 runs.

With the bat, all of the girls played with a sense of freedom and let the bat swing, playing some fierce shots scoring lots of boundaries.  Top scorers were Isabella and Mariella with 16 each but nearly all of the girls scored in the teens.  We only lost 3 wickets in total and therefore came out on top with a tremendous score of 124.  Player of the match goes to Esme for her 4 wickets, including the hat trick and for scoring a solid 12 runs from 11 balls.

Bea captained the B team and opened the batting with Lily.  The pair got off to a positive start with a partnership of 16, and they particularly impressed with their running between the wickets, even running 4 on one delivery. Next in were Emilia and Lyla who were the pick of the batters, with Lyla contributing 3 boundaries through some powerful leg-side hitting; Emilia also played a beautiful straight drive for 4 as they made 24 off their 2 overs. The tail of the innings was very competent and careful, with just one wicket lost and boundaries for Sophia, Amenah, Lara, and Amalia. This left us with a very impressive total of 68 runs from the 8 overs.

However, where the girls really shone was in the field. They began strong with a run out by Lily in the first over, her first of 3 which were all amazing pieces of fielding, direct hits from midwicket. Lily was definitely the player of the match as she also got a wicket with her bowling, crashing the ball straight into middle stump. The excellent fielding continued with Amenah creating a run out and Lyla taking a superb catch off her own bowling, giving her a phenomenal wicket maiden and an incredibly strong overall performance. Lara was able to finish it off with a clean bowled off the last over, holding MES to just 13 runs.

Overall, there were outstanding performances  from all the girls, who have lots to be proud of.  It was lovely to be out playing in matches again and thankfully we avoided the rain and the traffic back!  Well done to all the girls on their play and enthusiasm throughout the afternoon.

As this was the first Cargilfield fixture for these girls in well over a year, you can imagine there was much excitement as we boarded the bus and headed for the short journey to ESMS at Ravelston.

The girls were split into two 8 a side teams for a game of softball pairs with both teams starting on 200 runs.

The A team lost the toss and were put into field first.  The girls bowled incredibly well with the pick of the bunch being Esme who took a hat trick in her first over!  Our fielding at first was a little sloppy as we got used to the bounce of the ball on the astroturf surface but after a few mis-fields, the girls soon got into it.  Lottie stopped many boundaries by fielding bravely and Lucy and Annika took two terrific catches.  Further wickets fell through the bowling of Lucy, Isabella, Judith and Mariella with the final ball of the innings, leaving Mary Erskine with 209 runs.

With the bat, all of the girls played with a sense of freedom and let the bat swing, playing some fierce shots scoring lots of boundaries.  Top scorers were Isabella and Mariella with 16 each but nearly all of the girls scored in the teens.  We only lost 3 wickets in total and therefore came out on top with a tremendous score of 124.  Player of the match goes to Esme for her 4 wickets, including the hat trick and for scoring a solid 12 runs from 11 balls.

Bea captained the B team and opened the batting with Lily.  The pair got off to a positive start with a partnership of 16, and they particularly impressed with their running between the wickets, even running 4 on one delivery. Next in were Emilia and Lyla who were the pick of the batters, with Lyla contributing 3 boundaries through some powerful leg-side hitting; Emilia also played a beautiful straight drive for 4 as they made 24 off their 2 overs. The tail of the innings was very competent and careful, with just one wicket lost and boundaries for Sophia, Amenah, Lara, and Amalia. This left us with a very impressive total of 68 runs from the 8 overs.

However, where the girls really shone was in the field. They began strong with a run out by Lily in the first over, her first of 3 which were all amazing pieces of fielding, direct hits from midwicket. Lily was definitely the player of the match as she also got a wicket with her bowling, crashing the ball straight into middle stump. The excellent fielding continued with Amenah creating a run out and Lyla taking a superb catch off her own bowling, giving her a phenomenal wicket maiden and an incredibly strong overall performance. Lara was able to finish it off with a clean bowled off the last over, holding MES to just 13 runs.

Overall, there were outstanding performances  from all the girls, who have lots to be proud of.  It was lovely to be out playing in matches again and thankfully we avoided the rain and the traffic back!  Well done to all the girls on their play and enthusiasm throughout the afternoon.

Last week 13 children from Form 5 to Form 8 took Music Theory exams in school and now we are enjoying getting back to some more practical learning.  This week the focus has been on understanding rhythms in compound time for most of the groups and the Form 5 theorists did particularly well with creating and clapping rhythms using dots to represent the beats of the bar.

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Last week 13 children from Form 5 to Form 8 took Music Theory exams in school and now we are enjoying getting back to some more practical learning.  This week the focus has been on understanding rhythms in compound time for most of the groups and the Form 5 theorists did particularly well with creating and clapping rhythms using dots to represent the beats of the bar.

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Form 4 have been learning about electrical circuits and have made some lanterns in Technology

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Form 4 have been learning about electrical circuits and have made some lanterns in Technology

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P3 have been creating their own crew for their very own pirate ships! They made spinners with; colours, items of pirate clothing and names to help them create some creatively named pirates!! Well done P3!

P3 have been creating their own crew for their very own pirate ships! They made spinners with; colours, items of pirate clothing and names to help them create some creatively named pirates!! Well done P3!

Today Form Five attended a presentation and a questions and answer session with Derek Harris from the Edinburgh based space company Skyrora.  

This was part of the Glasgow Science Centre’s Curious about Innovation programme. 

Skyrora's aim is to be the leading UK launch vehicle provider into space and to become the number one commercial provider of access to space in the UK. Skyrora are 

developing innovative technologies all with environmental priority. This includes an RP-1 rocket fuel equivalent known as Ecosene made from unrecyclable plastic waste and Skyrora's Space Tug which will remove space debris and defunct satellites from orbit. The children asked lots of great questions. Thanks to Mr Tinkler for handling the chat function. 

Today Form Five attended a presentation and a questions and answer session with Derek Harris from the Edinburgh based space company Skyrora.  

This was part of the Glasgow Science Centre’s Curious about Innovation programme. 

Skyrora's aim is to be the leading UK launch vehicle provider into space and to become the number one commercial provider of access to space in the UK. Skyrora are 

developing innovative technologies all with environmental priority. This includes an RP-1 rocket fuel equivalent known as Ecosene made from unrecyclable plastic waste and Skyrora's Space Tug which will remove space debris and defunct satellites from orbit. The children asked lots of great questions. Thanks to Mr Tinkler for handling the chat function. 

It’s been a while! 696 days since our last match, the 1stXI played again; it was so good to get back playing a match, and in the glorious setting of Grange Cricket Club on Saturday morning. Fielding first, we bowled and fielded really well considering it was our first game for a long time and we had the whole side representing the 1stXI for the first time. We bowled very consistent line and lengths throughout their innings and the fielding was pretty sharp with three excellent run outs and some catches. Charles was the pick of the nine bowlers, picking up three well deserved wickets, as we restricted Grange to 115-8 in their 25 overs.  It was good to see us keep concentrating throughout the 25 overs as well encouraging and supporting each other throughout  

In reply, we batted with real purpose, running well between the wickets and Rory and Ollie set the foundations for our reply with a very good partnership for the 2nd wicket which put us in the driving position. Rory was retired at 30 but it was left to Harry and good support from Cody, to comfortably see us home in the penultimate over and a six wicket win  

A great way to begin the season; very well played indeed, boys!

It’s been a while! 696 days since our last match, the 1stXI played again; it was so good to get back playing a match, and in the glorious setting of Grange Cricket Club on Saturday morning. Fielding first, we bowled and fielded really well considering it was our first game for a long time and we had the whole side representing the 1stXI for the first time. We bowled very consistent line and lengths throughout their innings and the fielding was pretty sharp with three excellent run outs and some catches. Charles was the pick of the nine bowlers, picking up three well deserved wickets, as we restricted Grange to 115-8 in their 25 overs.  It was good to see us keep concentrating throughout the 25 overs as well encouraging and supporting each other throughout  

In reply, we batted with real purpose, running well between the wickets and Rory and Ollie set the foundations for our reply with a very good partnership for the 2nd wicket which put us in the driving position. Rory was retired at 30 but it was left to Harry and good support from Cody, to comfortably see us home in the penultimate over and a six wicket win  

A great way to begin the season; very well played indeed, boys!

Form 4 have been learning about special places in their RS lessons.  Having explored churches last week, today involved a look at Jewish syngogues.  We looked at certain items often associated with synagogues, such as the Torah holy book and its mantel, but also what was often worn by Jews.  The children enjoyed trying on the kippah skull-cap and the tallith shawl, to make it all the more real.

Form 4 have been learning about special places in their RS lessons.  Having explored churches last week, today involved a look at Jewish syngogues.  We looked at certain items often associated with synagogues, such as the Torah holy book and its mantel, but also what was often worn by Jews.  The children enjoyed trying on the kippah skull-cap and the tallith shawl, to make it all the more real.

In blustery, chilly conditions, the girls weren’t put off by the weather and they enjoyed a really fun and exciting game of soft ball cricket against the welcoming girls of Mary Erskine. Both teams showed a lot of promise and, most importantly, enjoyment of the sport and a good afternoon was had by all. The Mary Erskine girls batted first and managed to hit some good shots. The bowling from Cargilfield was accurate and a few wickets were taken. Catch of the day from Julia who took a high ball that looked like it may go right over her head but she managed to reach just high enough for it. After their two overs each pair, the Mary Erskine girls hit 13 runs. The Cargilfield innings didn’t start that well as Sav and Julia were out for both of the first two balls. They recovered well though and hit some good shots. Lucy and Izzy managed to pile on a lot of runs, both hitting some strong boundaries. Beth and Anne also looked very strong with the bat. Hattie and Rowan did very well and their communication really improved over the game. Jess and Natasha batted well together, hitting some good shots and not giving away any wickets. After their two overs each, the Cargilfield girls managed to score 49 runs.

In blustery, chilly conditions, the girls weren’t put off by the weather and they enjoyed a really fun and exciting game of soft ball cricket against the welcoming girls of Mary Erskine. Both teams showed a lot of promise and, most importantly, enjoyment of the sport and a good afternoon was had by all. The Mary Erskine girls batted first and managed to hit some good shots. The bowling from Cargilfield was accurate and a few wickets were taken. Catch of the day from Julia who took a high ball that looked like it may go right over her head but she managed to reach just high enough for it. After their two overs each pair, the Mary Erskine girls hit 13 runs. The Cargilfield innings didn’t start that well as Sav and Julia were out for both of the first two balls. They recovered well though and hit some good shots. Lucy and Izzy managed to pile on a lot of runs, both hitting some strong boundaries. Beth and Anne also looked very strong with the bat. Hattie and Rowan did very well and their communication really improved over the game. Jess and Natasha batted well together, hitting some good shots and not giving away any wickets. After their two overs each, the Cargilfield girls managed to score 49 runs.

Last weekend, a group of 8 Form 7 pupils ventured out to the Pentland Hills to complete the training for their NNAS Bronze Navigator Award. Over the weekend, they developed the skills to orientate the map using ground features and a compass, estimate distance using both timing and pacing, and recognise contour features, alongside learning about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and emergency procedures. On Tuesday, following the completion of a theory paper, the pupils went back out into the Pentlands for their practical assessment. Congratulations to all those who passed!

Last weekend, a group of 8 Form 7 pupils ventured out to the Pentland Hills to complete the training for their NNAS Bronze Navigator Award. Over the weekend, they developed the skills to orientate the map using ground features and a compass, estimate distance using both timing and pacing, and recognise contour features, alongside learning about the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and emergency procedures. On Tuesday, following the completion of a theory paper, the pupils went back out into the Pentlands for their practical assessment. Congratulations to all those who passed!

The latest edition of The Publiciser has been published. To keep up to date with all that is going on at school, click on the link and subscribe to receive future editions! #cargilfieldconnected #cargilfield 

https://mailchi.mp/f79d0fec2f18/publiciser-13416223

The latest edition of The Publiciser has been published. To keep up to date with all that is going on at school, click on the link and subscribe to receive future editions! #cargilfieldconnected #cargilfield 

https://mailchi.mp/f79d0fec2f18/publiciser-13416223

On a cold and blustery day our U11 cricket team took the short trip across town to play ESMS. Captain Athena won the toss and elected to bat. Opening the batting she and Izzy put on a solid 14 off the first two overs. Tessa and Dulcie who had pestered the coach into batting together followed and to their credit proceeded to crash the ESMS attack to all parts. Dulcie finishing on 13* from 7 balls. Our powerful middle order followed with Scarlett, Bella, Miranda and Tunrayo all reaching double figures and setting ESMS 56 to win off their 10 overs.

Izzy opened the bowling and contained the ESMS openers nicely. She worked nicely in tandem with Nadia who squeezed the ESMS middle order conceding only 3 runs from her afternoon’s work. Scarlett and Bella came on to finish off the ESMS at the death and contributed to a narrow win for the Cargilfield outfit. A great afternoon of cricket and Bella and Scarlett deservedly shared the player of the match title for their powerful hitting, fielding and bowling. Well done girls!

On a cold and blustery day our U11 cricket team took the short trip across town to play ESMS. Captain Athena won the toss and elected to bat. Opening the batting she and Izzy put on a solid 14 off the first two overs. Tessa and Dulcie who had pestered the coach into batting together followed and to their credit proceeded to crash the ESMS attack to all parts. Dulcie finishing on 13* from 7 balls. Our powerful middle order followed with Scarlett, Bella, Miranda and Tunrayo all reaching double figures and setting ESMS 56 to win off their 10 overs.

Izzy opened the bowling and contained the ESMS openers nicely. She worked nicely in tandem with Nadia who squeezed the ESMS middle order conceding only 3 runs from her afternoon’s work. Scarlett and Bella came on to finish off the ESMS at the death and contributed to a narrow win for the Cargilfield outfit. A great afternoon of cricket and Bella and Scarlett deservedly shared the player of the match title for their powerful hitting, fielding and bowling. Well done girls!

At last, a cricket match. Over 700 days since the 1stXI last played back in June 2019, and we welcomed Merchiston who came over for a Form 7 pairs cricket match. The weather played ball and the sun shone and it was lovely to hear the sound of leather against will at long last!

We batted first, and everyone bowled two overs and everyone bowled really well showing how hard they had worked in the nets. Charlie, James, Xander and Alexander were probably the pick of the bowlers, but they were backed up with some pretty good fielding although we dropped a few catches and missed one or two runs outs. That said, we took ten wickets which meant they lost 50 runs. Valuing your wicket is so important and Merchiston would come to rue some injudicious shots and running between wickets at the end of the game.  They scored 133 runs in their 24 overs, which set us a target of 83 runs to win the game.

Cody and Thomas got us off to a good start with 21 runs in their 4 overs without losing a wicket; Milo and Ewan scored 25 getting out just once; Charlie and Oliver scored 23 getting out once and then Xander and James and James and Charlie batted really well for the final 8 overs.  They were up against some accurate and fast Merchiston bowling, and without any fuss or drama, picked off the singles, punished the bad balls and we ended up winning by a comfortable 9 runs. 

All in all, a very promising performance and after such a long time without playing a cricket match, I was pleased how we slowly adapted to how to play the game, how to concentrate for long periods in the field and how sensibly we batted, valuing our wicket and being patient.  Cricket is a game that tests you mentally, that battle of bat against ball, a determination to occupy the crease and play each ball on its merit….it takes time to get back in to this way of thinking but some important first steps were made today.

Well played, boys. A very encouraging performance.

At last, a cricket match. Over 700 days since the 1stXI last played back in June 2019, and we welcomed Merchiston who came over for a Form 7 pairs cricket match. The weather played ball and the sun shone and it was lovely to hear the sound of leather against will at long last!

We batted first, and everyone bowled two overs and everyone bowled really well showing how hard they had worked in the nets. Charlie, James, Xander and Alexander were probably the pick of the bowlers, but they were backed up with some pretty good fielding although we dropped a few catches and missed one or two runs outs. That said, we took ten wickets which meant they lost 50 runs. Valuing your wicket is so important and Merchiston would come to rue some injudicious shots and running between wickets at the end of the game.  They scored 133 runs in their 24 overs, which set us a target of 83 runs to win the game.

Cody and Thomas got us off to a good start with 21 runs in their 4 overs without losing a wicket; Milo and Ewan scored 25 getting out just once; Charlie and Oliver scored 23 getting out once and then Xander and James and James and Charlie batted really well for the final 8 overs.  They were up against some accurate and fast Merchiston bowling, and without any fuss or drama, picked off the singles, punished the bad balls and we ended up winning by a comfortable 9 runs. 

All in all, a very promising performance and after such a long time without playing a cricket match, I was pleased how we slowly adapted to how to play the game, how to concentrate for long periods in the field and how sensibly we batted, valuing our wicket and being patient.  Cricket is a game that tests you mentally, that battle of bat against ball, a determination to occupy the crease and play each ball on its merit….it takes time to get back in to this way of thinking but some important first steps were made today.

Well played, boys. A very encouraging performance.

P3 have been creating story paths of the story Sayeeda the Pirate Princess using Pie Corbett’s Talk For Writing programme! We have created some fantastic illustrated story paths.  

P3 have been creating story paths of the story Sayeeda the Pirate Princess using Pie Corbett’s Talk For Writing programme! We have created some fantastic illustrated story paths.  

On an afternoon at Cargilfield where the sun came and went, Harry captained the boys in an impressive first outing in nearly 2 years. Merchiston won the toss and elected to bat and began strong with an opening partnership of 34 runs, however a few wickets allowed us to get back in the game. Harry took a nice catch off his own bowling and then next over Cameron took the bails off with a lovely delivery. We also took advantage in the field with 3 run outs, by Leo, Arthur and Otis. However, the opposition did not lose hope and some excellent late bowling, which included Zain taking a wicket and the pick of the bowlers Oscar taking a superb catch into the sun from his own bowling, could not prevent Merchiston from reaching an impressive total of 115 off their 24 overs.

When we came into bat there were many impressive shots played, Leo hit an exquisite 1 bounce 4 at the square leg boundary and Otis played a couple excellent pull shots for 4. Cameron was the highest scoring batsman with 19 runs from his time at the crease, including 3 boundaries. Otis and Theo both also made double figures. However unfortunately it was not to be our day as a late innings collapse gave Merchiston a 22-run victory.

Overall everyone who took part should be very pleased with their performances, and look forward to the next match with lots of positives, as well as one or two areas of improvement.

On an afternoon at Cargilfield where the sun came and went, Harry captained the boys in an impressive first outing in nearly 2 years. Merchiston won the toss and elected to bat and began strong with an opening partnership of 34 runs, however a few wickets allowed us to get back in the game. Harry took a nice catch off his own bowling and then next over Cameron took the bails off with a lovely delivery. We also took advantage in the field with 3 run outs, by Leo, Arthur and Otis. However, the opposition did not lose hope and some excellent late bowling, which included Zain taking a wicket and the pick of the bowlers Oscar taking a superb catch into the sun from his own bowling, could not prevent Merchiston from reaching an impressive total of 115 off their 24 overs.

When we came into bat there were many impressive shots played, Leo hit an exquisite 1 bounce 4 at the square leg boundary and Otis played a couple excellent pull shots for 4. Cameron was the highest scoring batsman with 19 runs from his time at the crease, including 3 boundaries. Otis and Theo both also made double figures. However unfortunately it was not to be our day as a late innings collapse gave Merchiston a 22-run victory.

Overall everyone who took part should be very pleased with their performances, and look forward to the next match with lots of positives, as well as one or two areas of improvement.