MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER
Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Crispy Dipper Fajita or Italian Chicken Meatballs served with Pasta Spirals
Remembrance Assemblies (Mrs Harrower)
The annual KHS Remembrance Assemblies will take place TODAY. These will be HOUSE assemblies, as follows:
Period 2 – Adam Smith
Period 4 – Caryle
Period 5 – Oswald
Register with your teacher before coming to the hall. Please leave your jackets and bags in the classroom.
2 Minute Silence (Mrs Harrower)
Period 3, TODAY, the school will fall silent at 11am for 2 minutes. A bell will ring to begin the silence and to end the silence across the school. At this time, the Head Boy and Head Girl will lay a wreath at the War Memorial on behalf of all pupils at KHS.
House Points(Mr Spink)
This weeks total:
Adam Smith – 156
Carlyle – 136
Oswald – 143
Overall total:
Adam Smith – 1865
Carlyle – 1780
Oswald – 1885
Bullying Week (Mrs Gibb)
Monday 11th November to Friday 15th November is anti-bullying week. To recognise and raise awareness, our Peer Mediators will be in the War Memorial area on Tuesday and Thursday next week to discuss any concerns young people have in this area and to highlight the processes for reporting alleged bullying behaviour. Please pop along to see them if you have anything you would like to discuss.
U15 Football (Mr Mooney)
There will be no training tonight after school.
MVP Mentors (Mr Farquharson)
The lesson packs, powerpoints and badges are ready to collect. Please collect your group pack from the Inclusion Hub (across from B17) at lunchtime today. The PSE class schedule will be uploaded to the MVP Team today. Please ensure you check when your classes are.
Dress Down Day for Children in Need (Travel & Tourism Class & Miss Samfat)
On Thursday 14th November 2024, Kirkcaldy High School will be having a dress down day in aid of Children in Need. The usual rules apply – no football colours and be sensible about keeping your clothing “school appropriate”. Please give £1 during Period 1, or whatever you can afford.
Dress to impress!
Madrid Trip 2025 (Mr Spink)
Can those going to Madrid, next year, please attend an important meeting on Thursday (14th Nov) at 1:15, C14 – you can bring your lunch with you. If you will not be able to attend, please see Mr Spink asap!
S5/6 Lift Off Core Pupils (Miss Nessel)
You have a personal statement session in Miss Nessel’s room on Monday P6. Please bring along your draft/s so far. If you aren’t sure if this applies to you, see Miss Nessel.
Calculator Orders (Mr Cromb)
The Maths Department bulk calculator order has finally arrived. Sorry for the delay, it took a lot longer for them to get here than expected. If you ordered, and have already paid for a calculator, please see Mr Cromb in B1 to collect it. If your parents/carers indicated that they would like to purchase a calculator for you but haven’t paid for it yet, further information will be sent out regarding this. Once existing orders have been fulfilled, any surplus calculators will be made available for people to buy.
Tempest Photographs (Mrs Spence)
If you (or your parent/carer) ordered a photograph from Tempest, please collect it from the school office either during breaktime or lunchtime, or after school. Thank you.
Right of the Fortnight: Article 38 Protection in War (Miss Young)
Fact: there are currently over 300,000 children across the world who are actively engaged in fighting in wars.
TODAY’S STANDING NOTICES
Mental Health Ambassadors (Miss Johnston)
Mental Health Ambassadors meeting in B15 at Lunchtime.
Rights Respecting Schools Group and Ambassadors (Miss Young)
Can all existing members and anyone keen to join come along to B14 and anyone who expressed interest in being an ambassador. The meeting will be about new projects coming up this year as well as discussing membership, badges and choice of meeting days. (feel free to bring lunch).
Calm Colouring Club (Ms Geddes)
If you are looking for a quiet space to enjoy your lunch and do a bit of colouring, then head along to A3 from 1:10pm every Monday lunchtime.
S1-S6 Basketball (Mr Stewart)
Basketball for all year groups will be running on a Monday from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
Japanese Club (Mrs Morris)
Japanese club will return on a Monday lunch time in C9 with Mrs Morris. Come along with your lunch and learn about the Japanese culture and language.
S1 Football (Mr Geissler)
S1 boys football training after school Monday (3.30-4.15pm). Meet in the PE department.
U15 Boys Football (Mr Mooney)
U15 Football will run on Mondays after school. All welcome.
Fitness Suite Mondays (Mrs Steedman)
Every Monday lunch time the fitness Suite will be open to all pupils S1-S6. Grab a quick lunch and come down to use the equipment, you can do whatever workout you like, some cardio or some weights, entirely up to you!
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Rainbow Sausage & Onions with Mashed Potatoes, Gravy and Yorkshire Pudding or Pork Sausage with Onions, Gravy and Yorkshire Pudding.
LGBT+ Group (Dr Murray) 🏳️⚧️
The LGBT+ Group meets on Tuesday lunchtime in A4 (Dr Murray’s room in Science). It is a social space open to EVERYONE whether you are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, any other identity, or an ally of the community. See Dr Murray for a pass if you want to come. Bring your lunch!
Creative Well-being Club (PSO Team)
There is a new opportunity open to pupils to join the Creative Well-being Club. The group will be creating and designing a new school poster to showcase the well-being indicators and what they are. This will run on Tuesday lunchtimes in the Inclusion Hub. There will be a house point incentive for participating.
Enterprising Maths Club (Mr Jones & Ms Barclay)
Are you a maths whiz looking for a club where you can really challenge yourself? Join our Enterprising Maths Club and tackle mind-bending problems with other students. There’s even a chance to represent the school in maths competitions, so get involved! Come to B4 every Tuesday lunchtime.
School Netball (Miss Johnston & Mrs Poynter)
School netball is for all age groups, where you will have the opportunity to train on a weekly basis and compete in competitive matches against other schools. All school netball is FREE and there are no match fees. S1/S2 will train on Tuesday night 3:30 – 4:15pm
S1-S6 Dance Club (Miss Johnston & Mrs Poynter)
Dance Club will be running for all S1 to S6 after school on Tuesdays at 3.25pm
S1-3 Study Club (Dr Black)
If you need a place to complete your homework or get some extra practice in come along to D10 on Tuesday lunchtimes (1:15-1:45)
Chemistry Study Support (Chemistry Teachers)
If you need help with any aspect of Chemistry or S1-S2 science, at any level then Chemistry Study Support is the place to get it. One of your happy, smiling chemistry teachers will be available Tuesday 3.30pm-4.30pm in either of A4, A5, or A6 for all your questions, queries and conundrums. You could also simply use this as a quiet place to study, or even get that homework task completed that you’ve been putting off since the dawn of time. All welcome!
