FRIDAY 11 MARCH
Hot Meal: Vegetable soup, Breaded fish or salmon fish fingers, chips, peas or beans or Vegetable chilli, rice and salad.
Assembly: S5/6
Music Department (Mrs Simpson)
Only SQA music pupils should be in the department. On Friday SQA pupils and wind band pupils are allowed in the department. For all other pupils, the department is closed.
Little Shop Rehearsals (Mr McPherson)
Little Shop rehearsals are cancelled after school today.
S1/S2 First Chances (Miss Nessel)
You will have received a permission slip in tutor for a First Chances trip on Thursday 24 March. Please return the permission slip to Miss Nessel in D8 ASAP. You can also return this via the tutor folder.
S3 First Chances (Miss Nessel)
You will have received a letter in tutor about your first in person event with First Chances. Please return the slip to me ASAP, either in D8 or via the tutor folder. Also, you will be presenting your power points on Wednesday 23 March between 9-12. You will be doing this in the library. It will be closed to everyone except us. Any issues, see me, Mrs Dempsey or Ms Bruce.
Aerosol Sprays (Mr Allan)
Please be reminded that these are not allowed in school. Do not bring deodorant or hair sprays etc to school. Thank you.
Dance Study Support (Miss Kirkwood)
There is Dance study support available for National 5 and Higher pupils with SQA exams to work on choreography. Please feel free to come down to PE at lunch and after school any day prior to your exam.
S1/S2 First Chances (Mr Spink)
The First Chances Coordinator from University of St Andrews is coming into school on Tuesday 15 March to talk to S1 and S2 pupils at the following times/places:
S2 – Period 6, C14 (Mr Spink)
S1 – Period 7, C12 (Ms Mahr)
Please make sure you go to register with your class teacher first and arrive promptly!
Tutor Quiz Calendar – WIN points for your House! (Miss Hay)
Pi Day – Deadline Monday 14 March – Competition to see who can correctly remember the most digits of Pi (3.14….) – Tutor teacher will show the competition brief slide and record a video of anyone who thinks they can win this competition! Tutor teachers will email their videos with your Tutor class name to Miss Hay! The person who recites the most will win 20 points for their house! 2nd Place will win 10 points and 3rd place 5 points! There will be a bonus 20 points for the Tutor class with the best explanation of what Pi is in their video – Google must not be used!
World Book Day (retrospective quiz from 3 March) – Deadline Friday 18 March World Book Day Quiz Link
Riddle 1 – Deadline Friday 18 March Riddle 1 Link
World Math’s Day – Deadline Wednesday 23 March
Riddle 2 – Deadline Friday 25 March
Easter Quiz – Deadline Friday 1 April
Riddle 3 – Deadline Friday 1 April
Thanks for taking part and Good Luck!
Red Nose Day Fundraising (S3 Personal Development Class)
The S3 Personal Development class are doing some fundraising for Red Nose Day 2022, which is on Friday 18 March. We have organised a whole school quiz that will take place on Monday 14 March, and Friday 18 March. Prizes for the winners will include vouchers from McDonald’s, Bob and Bert’s, Subway and Greens. Answer sheets will be given out on the 2 days the quiz is taken place and winners announced the following week. If you wish to take part then you can pay the entry fee of £1 to your tutor teacher on Monday 14 March.
We are also running a raffle for the chance to win a walk with Lexi which will happen period 4 at the end of the week, this raffle is only available to S1 & S2 pupils and tickets can be bought for 50p each, every morning break time Monday-Thursday outside the dinner hall. The winners will be announced on in tutor Friday 18 March and the 12 lucky people will meet in Mr Geissler’s room (B2 Maths corridor) at the start of period 4.
A guess the cupcake competition will also be running at the same time as the raffle. It will be £2 a turn with the winner receiving a prize of £30 cash!
S6 Leavers Hoodies (Gillian Wood, PSO)
I now have samples which are in the PSO base. You can come and try these on before tutor and at the end of the school day. I have extended the deadline for payments and orders to Friday 11 March. Any problems come see me at PSO base.
TODAY’S STANDING NOTICES
Brass Lessons (Mrs Simpson)
Lessons are on today in the music department. You can find your time on Teams or on the department timetable board in E11.
Woodwind Lessons (Mrs Simpson)
Woodwind lessons on today. Please check Teams for your lesson time.
Wind Band (Mrs Simpson)
Wind Band will run on Friday at lunchtime.
Health Zone (School Nurse)
You can access the confidential drop in service for any reason at all, including support with sexual health and contraception. The nurses also offer mental health support and will “signpost” to other services. This will run today at lunchtime behind Community Use.
Little Shop of Horrors (Ms McMahon)
Puppet making for the Little Shop of Horrors will run at lunchtime in B3.
Have Lunch with A Hero! (Mrs Brown)
An unusual hero this week – Dr Who! All are welcome to come along to C11 with their lunch to see him defeat fire-loving aliens who are powered by the heat of Mt. Vesuvius.
Club Period (Mrs Rae)
Come to the PSO base either during lunch or after school to collect a bag of sanitary products to take home. At Kirkcaldy High we believe no person should have to pay for these products so save your money to treat yourself and come and get them for free at the PSO base, as well as a range of other hygiene products.
MONDAY 14 MARCH
Hot Meal: Broccoli soup, Macaroni cheese, garlic bread, vegetables or Quorn Chilli and rice, vegetables.
Percussion Lessons (Mrs Simpson)
Lessons are on today in the music department. You can find your time on Teams or on the department timetable board in E11.
Basketball Club (Mr Harrower)
Basketball club will run on Monday afterschool (3:15-4:15pm) in the Games Hall.
S2 Football (Mr Pennel)
S2 Football will run on Monday afterschool (3:30-4:30pm). Training will be on the Astro so bring appropriate footwear if possible.
Little Shop of Horrors (Ms McMahon)
Puppet making for the Little Shop of Horrors will run at lunchtime in B3.
