LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/CLUBS INFORMATION

Wednesday 14th November 2018

House Assemblies

Wednesday 14th November (ME) 8.30 – 8.40

Friday 16th November (MK) 8.30 – 8.40

All students – dress comfy for Pudsey! Friday 16th November

£1 donation- 2/3 of proceeds going to Children

in Need! This is still a regular teaching day so all

equipment and P.E kit etc, should be brought to school.

Anti-Bullying Week 12th – 16th Nov

What does it mean to #Choose Respect?

Lets kick off a journey towards respect,

inclusion and positive relationships at

Lasswade High School!

https://www.chooserespect.scot/

Come and see Mr Tennet, Mr McKay and Mrs Struthers eat insects and other disgusting things for Children in Need! Wednesday 14th at 1.20pm (Lunchtime) £1 Entrance fee

S1 Take 10 Wellbeing Survey

The following students should go to Meeting Room 2 (2nd floor)

Period 2 today

to meet with Mr Shields

Zunaira Amir 1MK1

Adele McDougall 1MK1

Kara Fraser 1MK2

Stella Scott 1MK2

Aaron Jones 1MK2

McKenzie Ferguson 1MK3

Gabbi Martinez 1MK3

Josh Forrest 1MK4

Amy Johnson 1MK4

Magnus Muir 1MK4

S1 Take 10 Wellbeing Survey

The following students should go to Meeting Room 2 (2nd floor)

Period 5 today

to meet with Mr Dewar

Josh Bain 1ME1

Jenna Masson 1ME1

Sophie Smith 1ME1

Hayden Henvey 1ME3

Ryan Laidlaw 1ME3

Kirstie Phillips 1ME3

Boyd Smith 1ME3

Rhys Mackenzie 1ME2

Erin Noble 1ME2

Noah Telfer 1ME2

S2 Talks Wednesday Period 6

The classes below have a talk from Teenage Cancer Trust Period 6 on Wednesday.

Students please go to your usual class and be

registered . Your teacher will bring you down. Period 6: 2ME1 – Connections 2SA1 – Home Ec 2ME3 – Science 2SA3 - CDT 2ME4 – Connections 2SL1 - PSE 2MK4 - Connections

S2 Talks Wednesday Period 7

The classes below have a talk from Teenage Cancer Trust Period 7 on Wednesday.

Students please go to your usual class and be

registered . Your teacher will bring you down. Period 7: 2ME2 – PSE 2SA2 - PSE 2MK1 – Art 2SL2 – Home Ec 2MK2 – PSE 2SL3 – Home Ec 2MK3 – Science 2SL4 – Home Ec

library lunchtime club - Wednesday readers (this week with added pom-poms)

Where and when?

Wednesday lunchtimes in the library classroom.

The library classroom will be open for anyone who wants to read quietly.

There will also be pom-pom makers available for anyone who would like to make a pom-pom Christmas decoration for the library’s Christmas Fair stall on Thursday!

S2 Football

Bus departs today at 12:45

You are free to have your lunch at 12:15

Meet Mr McQueen outside PE at

12:35

Teacher/Room Class

Sustainability - G Meikle (115)/K Simpson (114) 2ME4

Enterprise - M Easson (231)/C McIntyre (228) 2MK4

DREAM – S Easton (207) 2ME1

STEM - C McConnell (208) 2ME2

STEM - C McIntyre (228) 2MK3

Enterprise - S Sharp (116) 2ME3

Sustainability - C Dowie (216) 2MK1

DREAM - G Scott-Larsen (209) 2MK2

STEM - L Paton (214) 2SA3

Sustainability - K McDonald (201) 2SL1

Enterprise - E Whittingham (Monday 215/ Tuesday 217) 2SA1

DREAM - J Zhao (213) 2SA2

STEM - B Inglis (222) 2SL4

Enterprise - J Nicolson (Tuesday 113/ Wednesday 115) 2SL2

DREAM - G Scott-Larsen (209) 2SL3

S2 Connections classes will move to their next topic starting Monday 19th November. Classes should go to the teachers/rooms shown below:

English Study Support Higher- Tuesday 3.30- 4.30pm

National 5- No session due to Work Experience

This week’s topic: Reading for U,A & E Word Choice Qs

Student Voice Meeting There will be a meeting P1 on Thursday 15thth November in 113 for all Student Voice Members. All member of Student Voice from last year must attend.

Student Voice Meeting Could the students listed below please attend a meeting in 113 P1 on Thursday 15th November: •Kirsten Mclure 4MK1 •Carys Smith 4ME2 •Aliha Butt 4ME1 •Pheobe Housley-Smith 4SA3 •Josh Jones 4MK2 •Grace Murdock 5MK1 •Nina Kaminski 5SL2 •Louise Hamilton 5SA1

Girls Football

Junior Scottish Cup Match vs Preston Lodge (AWAY)

Thursday 15th November, 3.30pm KO Please excuse yourself from class at 2.20pm and meet Miss Taylor in

PE before heading to the Minibus

Miss Helm & Miss Taylor

Squad Announcement 1. Lucy Bowe

2. Kayla Burgess 3. Cara Chapman 4. Ellie Crawford 5. Abigail Mackay 6. Lisa McDougall

7. Keri McLean 8. Skye McLean 9. Lilly Rawcliffe

10. Gemma Sawyer 11. Beth Wilson

12. Gabbi Martinez

Be a DEAR - Drop Everything And Read coming to a classroom and library near you soon…

National 5 Modern Studies Study Support

Mondays from 3.30-4.30pm, Room 113

Monday 19 Nov: Nuclear Threat

Mon 26 Nov: Conclusion Skills

Mon 3 Dec: Democracy in UK

Mon 10 Dec: Options Skills

Mon 17 Dec: Support and Oppose Skills

Seniors: UCAS DEADLINE

• All final drafts of Personal Statements must be completed and saved onto UCAS

Apply by Friday 23rd November.

• Please avoid leaving this to the last minute as your Student Support teacher also has a deadline for writing the final reference.

• See your Student Support teacher if you need any further guidance with this.

Basketball Club is off this week!

It will be back on again

next week.

Scotland v Israel Hampden Park

Tuesday 20th November There are still a few tickets left

for the final Nations League

match. See Mr. Mitchell

in the Main Office for details.

S4-6 Interhouse Trophy 26th-29th November

See your House Captain to sign up!

Monday – Football Tuesday - Netball

Wednesday – Basketball Thursday – Volleyball

Edinburgh College of Art Opportunities

Free sessions - 13:30 – 16:00 on Fridays

• 7th December: Photography

• 14th December: Sculpture

• 11th January: Graphic Design / Visual Communication Design

• 18th January: Fashion and Textiles (TBC)

• 25th January: Film and TV

• 1st February: Digital creative skills

See Miss Petrie in Design base for further information

Trainee Quantity Surveyor Programme – opportunities in Edinburgh & Glasgow

• Thomson Bethune, a leading Property & Construction Consultancy, has been running a Trainee Quantity Surveyor Recruitment Programme for over 30 years. We have assisted many individuals achieve their BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying with on the job training and support during their time at University.

• Once again we are offering school leavers permanent employment whilst they obtain their Quantity Surveying qualifications at either Edinburgh Napier University or Glasgow Caledonian University, our Higher Education partners.

• The benefits of this programme are that students would be paid during their University studies and given relevant, practical experience (on and off-site) in the working environment. They will work alongside other trainees of a similar age and will be involved in some of very prestigious large scale new build and refurbishment projects across Scotland.

• For any students who are interested, please submit a covering letter outlining why they think they would be suitable for the position and a copy of their CV to careers@thomsonbethune.co.uk.

• For more information, please speak to Debbie McShane on 0131 220 1828.

Job Opportunity

MacDonalds Dalkeith are set to open their doors on 6th December and are recruiting for staff. They

are offering flexible hours to maximise your time to focus on school work!

Applications can find out more information at https:\\people.mcdonalds.co.uk\job-search\

Edinburgh College – Open Days Interested in starting a course in 2019? Come along to our open

days to speak to teaching staff about the courses we offer, entry requirements, application advice and finding the right course for you.

Staff will also be on hand to give you guidance on funding, fees and student support during your time at college. You will also be invited to take a tour of the campus, including classrooms, workshops, libraries and social areas, giving you an idea of what it’s really like to be a student at Edinburgh College.

Campus Open Days: – 22 November at Midlothian Campus – 27 November at Sighthill Campus – 29 November at Granton Campus – 4 December at Milton Road Campus

All events run 3pm – 7pm

Teaching staff from each subject area will be at each campus open day, so there’s no need to travel out of your way to speak to someone.

Edinburgh College Campus Open Days

Interested in starting a course at Edinburgh College in January or August 2019? Come along to our campus open days in

November and December to speak to teaching staff about the courses we offer, entry requirements, application advice and

finding the right course for you.

Thursday 22 November Midlothian Tuesday 27 November Sighthill Thursday 29 November Granton Tuesday 4 December Milton Road

3pm to 7 pm

Staff will be on hand to give you guidance on funding, fees and

student support during your time at college. You will also be invited to take a tour of the campus, including classrooms,

workshops, libraries and social areas, giving you an idea of what it’s really like to be a student at Edinburgh College.

For more information go to

www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk

Lasswade High School

Adults £3 Children £1

(under 5s go free!)

Tickets available from

Student Reception or on the

night