FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER

Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Breaded fish or Salmon fish fingers and chips or Vegetable pasta bake.

Lunchtime Closure of School Office Today (Mrs Waddell)
The office will be closed today between 1:20-1:50pm, pupils should order pins at tutor and collect them at interval. Any other queries should be made promptly at 1:00pm.

Dress Down Day (Mrs Wood)
Please hand any donations for dress down day to your tutor teacher. All money raised will go towards Paige’s Musical Butterflies charity.

S5/6 Parents’/Carers’ Evening – In School – Tuesday 25 October – PEBS (Mrs Noone)
The parent/carer on-line booking system is open. Booking closes at 11:55pm on Monday 24 October.

S1 CSI (Miss Hay)
Thanks to all our S1’s for your participation in our S1 Maths CSI throughout this term and yesterday afternoon. We were all impressed with your teamwork and attitude in the hall to help us solve the crime! Well done and have a great holiday!

S1 Survey (Miss Hay)
All S1’s should have been given the opportunity to complete a survey in the Business Department after the Fordell Firs trip. If you have not completed this yet, please scan the QR Code below to complete it as soon as possible! Thanks!

House Taskmaster Challenge (S6 House Leaders)
Huge thank you to everyone who come along to take part in our taskmaster challenges yesterday – great effort from everyone involved & we’re pleased to announce the results:

Scavenger Hunt
1st place – Carlyle – 100 points
2nd place – Adam Smith – 50 points
3rd place – Oswald – 25 points

Chubby Bunny
1st place – Oswald – 100 points
2nd place – Carlyle – 50 points
3rd place – Adam Smith – 25 points

Paper Tower
1st place – Adam Smith – 100 points
2nd place – Oswald – 50 points
3rd place – Carlyle – 25 points

Over the 3 challenges the points were tied – each house will receive 175 points. Congratulations.

Fife Schools LGBT+ Hallowe’en Party (LGBT+ Group)
On Sunday 30 October from 11:00am-2:00pm, we are having a Hallowe’en Party with the other Fife School LGBT+ Groups. All are welcome – if you’d like to come along, see Dr Murray in A4 for a permission slip. There will be games, food, and the chance to meet other folk from across The Kingdom! 🎃 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

Senior Netball (Miss Kirkwood)
The Senior A & B Netball match is now on Tuesday 22 November at Woodmill HS. Please make sure you attend after school training after the October holidays so that we can sort out the teams. This will be followed by the Senior tournament on Friday 25 November. See Miss Kirkwood if you have any questions or are unable to play in either of these.

S6 Prom (Miss Lipton)
Prom deposits can now be paid from via iPayimpact preferably or cash at the till. Min £10 to be paid before the end of term.

Big Breakfast Break (Miss Lister, Kitchen)
Various hot rolls available for £1.30:

Chicken Lorne Roll
Vegan Lorne Roll
Scrambled Egg Roll
Quorn Sausage Roll

Regular items also available. 7 October only:
Beef Lorne Roll
Bacon Roll

Pupil Learning Council (Mrs Hamilton)
At Kirkcaldy High School we are keen to give learners the opportunity to have a real say in issues that affect them and to know that their opinions count. Being part of the KHS Learning Council, will allow you to express your opinions and have your views considered in terms of the curriculum and learning, teaching and assessment. We believe that our learners are the experts on how you learn best, and this is your chance to be heard. Being part of the Learning Council will improve your leadership and communication skills and it is a fantastic opportunity to represent your peers in helping to improve our school. The Learning Council is likely to meet a couple of times per month and it is likely to be during lunch time. If you would like to be part of the Learning Council, please scan this QR code and complete a short form by Friday 7 October. There is also a copy of the QR code outside guidance and outside Mrs Hamilton’s office.

DYW Padlet (Mrs Whyte)
Padlet has a few local jobs such as many seasonal workers at the Retail Park if you are looking for a part time job.
S5 pupils are invited to apply for Career Ready – an opportunity to get career input and mentoring from a local business. This will lead to 4 weeks paid employment next summer and the chance to build upon your employability skills. If you are interested, please speak to Mrs Whyte in C13. More information on the padlet.

Hispanic Heritage Month (Alisha Ahmad – Equalities Group)
From the 15 September to 15 October, it is Hispanic Heritage Month. If you have time in tutor over the next month you might want to ask your teacher to watch the following video (or you could watch yourself) which explain Hispanic Heritage Month and the history behind it. You’ll want to watch from the start up to 3 minutes 30 seconds.

TODAY’S STANDING NOTICES

Woodwind and 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.

S2-S4 Music Lunch Club (Mrs Duckett)
This now takes place in E10 every day of the week, except Wednesdays.

Wind Band (Mrs Simpson)
The Wind Band will take place on Friday lunchtime in E13/Dance Studio.

Health Zone Drop In (J Davidson)
Every Friday lunchtime, the school nurse team run a confidential drop in session. They are situated behind the careers room opposite the main office.

Have Lunch with A Hero! (Mrs Brown)
“Who put the GLAD in Gladiator? HERC-U-LES! Bring your lunch along to C11, if you’d like to watch this Disney classic.