MONDAY 9 DECEMBER
Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Crispy Dipper Fajita or Italian Chicken Meatballs served with Pasta Spirals.
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY TO MR FLEMING!!!
House Points (Mr Spink)
This weeks total:
Adam Smith – 52
Carlyle – 93
Oswald – 94
Overall total:
Adam Smith – 2086
Carlyle – 2190
Oswald – 2149
Christmas Lunch – Wednesday 11 December (Mrs Taylor)
Starters: Soup or Fanned melon with berry coulis or Haggis ball with chilli sauce.
Main: Turkey with trimmings and veg or Steak pie and veg or Roasted cauliflower and veg.
Dessert: Christmas trifle, Strawberry/vanilla ice cream with chocolate treat or Chocolate/vanilla ice cream with Chocolate treat.
S1 Boys Football Training (Mr Geissler)
S1 boys football training is cancelled today. Information to follow on upcoming matches
Brass Lessons (Mrs Simpson)
There are no brass lessons on Monday. Please remain in class. Wind Band should still be on.
String Quarter Masterclass (Mrs Simpson)
All music pupils who are taking part in the String Quartet Masterclass on Wed 11th Dec, please remember to go to the assembly hall at the start of period 6.
S5 Pupils (Miss Nessel)
If anyone in S5 is interested in attending a Summer School in America during the 2025 summer school holidays, please see Miss Nessel for more information or you can apply directly via the Sutton Trust website: https://us.suttontrust.com/how-to-apply/
Summer School is free and covers travel, food, activities etc. Applications close on 14 January 2025.
Right of the Fortnight (Miss Young)
Article 27 – Food, Clothing and a Safe Home: 60 children a day become homeless on Scotland.
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 Badminton (Mr Harrower)
S1-S6 Badminton in the Games Hall on a Monday from 3:30-4:15pm.
S1-S6 Basketball (Mr Stewart)
Basketball for all year groups on Monday from 3.30-4.30pm.
Japanese Club (Mrs Morris)
Japanese club will run on a Monday lunchtime 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 lunchtime 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 10 DECEMBER
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.
Glee Choir (Mr Wilkie)
Glee will now run a Tuesday lunchtime rehearsal in Music from 1:20pm.
S1-S2 Netball (Miss Johnston & Mrs Poynter)
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-S6 after school on Tuesdays at 3.25pm.
S1-S3 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 (1:15-1:45pm).
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 3:30-4:30pm 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!
