WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL

Hot Meal: Carrot and lentil soup, Pork sausages, chips and salad or Hot chilli chicken wrap and salad.
Assembly: Oswald – extended to 9:05am

Astroturf during Study Leave (Mr Stewart)
The Astroturf will only be open for PE classes during study leave. Pupils who are on study leave are not permitted to use the Astro during the school day. The Astro will be locked when not in use by the PE department.

Lost Property in PE (Mr Stewart)
There has been a huge amount of lost property collected in the PE department last term. If you have lost something, please ask one of the PE staff to check this week as all clothing left will be given to charity next week.

Prefect Applications (J Davidson)
S5 pupils – reminder the deadline for prefect applications is Wed 20 April.

S3 Prefects (J Davidson)
Can all those who applied to be a prefect along with all S3 pupils who were prefects in January, please attend a short meeting in the assembly hall today at interval. Rotas and groups will be decided.

Our Girls’ Can (Miss Hay)
Our Girls Can will start back tomorrow after school. Please meet in B6 at 3:15pm.

IT Hub (J Davidson)
All S6 who have study periods should go back and use the library this week please. IT Hub is now being used for meetings etc. Usual expectations re NO LITTER in the library please.

Craft Club & Homework Club (Mrs Patton)
Craft club and homework club is not on this week.

Biology Study Support (Mrs Dempsey)
Study support for Biology this week is on Thursday lunch in A18 or after school in A18.

S3 Prefects (J Davidson)

During study leave, we offer an excellent leadership opportunity to S3 who are interested in filling in for prefects. It will involve doing duties a few times per week but is great experience especially for those looking to take on additional responsibility and for those interested in becoming prefects in S6. Please complete the form on the S3 Year group Team by Wed 20 April. You will meet with the Pupil Leadership Team on Thursday to arrange duties etc. S3 Monitor Application

S2 Pupils – First Chances (Mrs Nessel)
If you would be interested in joining the First Chances programme with St Andrews University in S3, please fill in the form via QR code to apply. In the programme you get to take part in trips to University and College, including over night residential stays. They also support you with free tutoring and help with school work from S3-S6. You can also apply for special funding for University/college when you leave school if you are part of the programme.

Apply before Wednesday 27 April. 

Prom 2022 (Mr Fulton)
Can all S6 who are attending the prom please make sure they have done the following by the end of the week:

Paid £40 for your ticket
Read the contract, shared it with your parents and returned it using the QR code at the prefect base.

Failure to do both of these tasks will result in you not being allowed to attend. Please make myself, Mrs Hardie or Mr I’Anson aware if you are having difficulty paying before Friday. Thank you.

Rights Respecting Schools – Ukraine Appeal (Miss Young)
The Rights Respecting School’s group would like to thank KHS for raising a grand total of £1724 for the Ukraine crisis appeal. This will allow 57 large first aid kits to be sent out to health workers in Ukraine or pay for 38 emergency water and hygiene kits for families. We were also overwhelmed by the very generous number of items donated. This has clearly been an issue which has touched us all and your generosity and kindness are appreciated. Thanks for supporting the work of UNICEFF and helping children across the world. Our next project will be start after Easter, look out for the next notice! (please see pictures below, this is only a very small sample of the items we received!).

Multiprint Job Opportunity (J Davidson)
S4-6 pupils – Anyone interested in finding out about jobs in Graphic Design should attend a talk in C4 on Wed at 2:45pm. Multiprint are looking for a Print Finisher and a representative from the company is coming into school to meet with anyone interested.

House Point Questionnaire (Mr Spink)
Can all pupils please make sure they have completed the House Point Questionnaire this week, if they have not already done so? S4-6, it is imperative that you do this before you leave on Friday, it only takes a couple of minutes! Remember, you can access it through the QR code here, or use the ones dotted throughout the building. The current response count is 176 (around 13% of school roll), so let’s see if we can get this higher.

S1-S2 Rwandan African Tea Tasting Session (Mrs McMahon)
Any pupil who wishes to come along to a presentation from David Gasana and a demonstration of how to make Rwandan African Tea (and then drink it) should come along to D2/4 Home Economics to see Mrs McMahon. The session will take place Period 2 on Friday 29 April.   First come first served, 20 pupils max.

The Tilda Street Food Challenge 2022! (Miss Collins)
FDF Scotland have teamed up with Tilda rice to challenge pupils from S1 to S3 to research, design and market a rice based street food dish, based on Tilda ambient rice.

What’s involved?
• Work independently or in groups of up to 3
• Investigate what types of dishes might appeal to young people your age
• Channel your inner chef to design a new street food dish
• Design a marketing campaign to accompany the product
• Research the process of growing, harvesting and producing rice, and it’s economic and health importance across the globe
• Think how the dish can be made sustainable
• Include nutritional information and highlight any allergens

Entries to be submitted by 21 May 2022. (All information is on teams). Please see Miss Collins if you would like to use the school kitchen (after school) to work with your team.

Tutor Quiz Calendar – WIN points for your House! (Miss Hay)
Science Quiz – Deadline Friday 22 April – Link to Science Quiz
Riddle 4 Deadline Friday 22 April – Link to Riddle 4

Thanks for taking part and good luck!

Points update from the quizzes on the last week of term:

Easter Quiz
Adam Smith – 0 points
Carlyle – 8 points
Oswald – 0 points

Riddle 3
Adam Smith – 28
Carlyle – 44
Oswald – 32

TODAY’S STANDING NOTICES

Guitar 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.

Guitar Group (Mrs Simpson)
Guitar group is on today in E13. Please bring your lunch and be ready to play for 1:15pm.

Keyboard Group (Mrs Simpson)
Keyboard group is on today in E10 with Mr Duncan.

S1-S3 Maths Homework Support (Mr Jones)
Maths homework club with Mr Jones will run weekly every Wednesday lunchtime (1:15-1:40pm) for pupils in S1 to S3. Grab your lunch first and come along to C3 for homework support.

Equalities Group (Ms Mahr)
Come along and meet the Equalities Group on Wednesday lunchtimes at 1pm (bring your lunch) in C12! Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you all!

S4-S6 Senior Netball (Mrs Little)
Senior netball will run on Wednesday after school in the Games Hall from 3:15-4:30pm. All new and experienced players welcome.

Fashion & Textiles Study Support (Mrs Donaldson)
Wednesday 3:15-5pm in D15 for Higher & N5.

Little Shop of Horrors (Mr McPherson)
Rehearsals are on after school tonight. All cast members check the schedule and attend the rehearsals you are called for.

For anyone who put their name down for any other production area, please look out for blue bulletin messages from your team leaders in the coming weeks.

THURSDAY 21 APRIL

Hot Meal: Leek and potato soup, Steak Pie, mashed potatoes and vegetables or Vegetable pasta bake.
Assembly: Adam Smith – extended to 9:05am

Piano/Keyboard 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.

Upper and Lower String 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.

String Group (Mrs Simpson)
String group is on today in E13. Please bring your lunch and be ready to play for 1:15pm.

KHS Radio Show on K107FM (Kirsty Brown, S6)
Are you interested in becoming a radio presenter and presenting on a local radio station? If this sounds like something you seem interested in, then head along to Dr Murray’s Room A4 in science on Thursday at lunch, to find out more information! This is open to all years, we hope to see some new faces!

Calm Colouring (Mrs Dempsey)
Every Thursday (at lunchtime) in A18. Bring your own mindful colouring books or borrow from my collection. Feel free to bring your lunch.

Chemistry Study Support (Dr Black)
Chemistry Study Support is on 3:15-4:15pm in A6. All levels welcome – bring your problems and have them sorted!

S1-S3 Netball (Miss Steedman)
S1-S3 netball will run on Thursday after school from 3:30-4:15pm.

Rugby (Mr Stewart)
Thursday after school from 3:15-4.15pm on the school Astro pitch. This new club is open to all year groups and is being run in partnership with Kirkcaldy Rugby Club. Please bring warm gear and report to the PE dept.