THURSDAY 28 AUGUST
Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Fish Fingers or Scottish Breaded Haddock served with Chips, Southern Style Chicken Goujon Fajita, Quorn Fajita. Chicken Fries at breaktime.
Culture Month Celebration (Mrs Gibb)
To celebrate everything China, we will be hosting our monthly celebration event in the War Memorial area today at lunchtime.
Please come along to sample some fortune cookies – to see what the future holds!
Remember, you need to say hello in chinese – Google Search – Nǐ hǎo – to be given one!
MVP Mentors (Mentors in Violence Prevention – Mrs Dempsey)
All S5 and S6 who are interested in signing up to be a MVP Mentor please use the QR Code that will be shared with you in PSE from your Guidance Teacher. Mr F has the QR Code if you miss PSE or give your name to Mrs Dempsey.
It is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a peer mentoring programme, and you will be trained over 2 days to deliver a couple of lessons to the younger year groups on preventing and responding to all forms of gender based violence. If this is something you would like to be involved in but not keen for delivering lessons, there are other areas and jobs you can do too, just get signed up.
Community Food Bank (Mrs Smith)
Pupils are invited to come along at the end of period 7 to D2 and take whatever food has been donated that was cooked in the department that day.
Rights Respecting Schools Group – new members (Mrs Young)
S6 interviews will be held on Monday – make sure you have spoken to Miss Young for a time at lunchtime. See the year group teams page for names.
S1 should sign up either when the S2 visit classes or using the QR code that will be around the school – interviews will be the following Monday (8th) at lunchtime.
Social Subjects Ambassadors (Mrs Young)
We will get to work on Wednesday lunchtime (3rd September) on our exiting new school newspaper in Miss Reston’s room – B11 so come along with your lunch and your ideas and be ready to get started!
Gardening Club – Thursday Lunchtime (Mrs Brown)
This is our school garden. It is located at the back of the Science block. I’m delighted that the netting helped to protect most of the flowers from the rabbit, over the holidays!
If you enjoy being in nature, and would like to be involved with looking after the school garden then join Gardening Club – Thursday lunchtimes! Meet me at the garden, with your lunch, asap after the bell.
S3-S4 Enterprising Maths Challenge (Miss Barclay)
It’s time for the annual Enterprising Maths Challenge! The competition includes: design a poster, maths challenge, practical activity and relay race, and you will be guided through the process by a maths teacher. Each team consists of two S3 students and two S4 students. The Fife heat is in September. Please let Miss Barclay (B4) know before Friday if you are in S3 or S4 and are interested in taking part.
Return of Art Folios (Mrs Cowie)
If you sat National 5 or Higher Art and Design last session and you would like your folios returned from the SQA can you, please see Mrs Cowie in the Art Department by Friday 12th Sept.
The cost for the return of the folios is £3.91 payable at the office.
Folios will be returned some time after the October break.
Quadcopter Club (Miss Barclay)
We will have one meeting before the Build and Fly stage to get familiar with the CAA Regulations. Please attend B4 after school either on Monday 1st September or Wednesday 3rd September 3:30pm-4pm. Congratulations on your first round success!
Culture Month (Mrs Gibb)
Continuing our celebration of the different cultures and languages within out school, for the month of August we are focussing on…China!
When greeting staff and each other, instead of saying “hiya”, please say 你好 (Ni hao). The link to hear it pronounced is: Click here
Facts for this week:
China is ancient! It was first discovered in the year 221BC
China is massive – with a population of 1.4 billion people
The Chinese New Year lasts… 15 days
Classics Film Club (Mrs Brown)
Classics Film Club will be on Tuesday lunchtimes this session. This, Oscar winning, classic is available for all pupils age 15+ to watch, in C11! See me in advance for a pass. Bring your lunch to C11 asap after the bell.
S6 Lift Off (Mrs Nessel)
If anyone would like to apply to join the Abertay Uni Lift Off programme, please apply using the link below.
https://forms.office.com/e/V1Lda3DyF1
Fitzgerald Trust Award 2025/26 (School Office)
Applications are now open to all S5 and S6 pupils, with the exception those who live outwith Kirkcaldy. The application should be completed by Friday 5th September 2025 by completing either the link or QR code below. Further information regarding the trust along with the links has been emailed to parents on 30th June 2025.
School Pupils only (pupils who are leaving school to go to University or College of Further Education should email fitzgeraldtrust@fife.gov.uk to apply)
https://forms.office.com/e/55CWD249hN
Word of the Week (Mrs MacKenzie)
Convoluted
Definition: Something described as convoluted is very complicated and difficult to understand, or has many curves and turns.
Example: The speaker’s argument was so convoluted that most of the audience had trouble determining whether they were for or against the new policy.
TODAYS STANDING NOTICES
School Nurse Service (School Nursing Team)
The school nurse service runs in Meeting Room 1 every Friday at break time. You can see them for all issues health related. Please use the QR code below to request an appointment.
Chemistry Study Support (KHS Chemistry Team)
Are you baffled by bonding, addled by atoms, or flummoxed by formulae? If so, Chemistry Study Support is available Thursday after school in A4/A5/A6. Bring all your problems to the lab bench. You could even use it as a quiet space to get some homework done. Everyone is welcome!
FRIDAY 29 AUGUST
Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Cheesy Beano served with Chips and Chicken Fries all served at breaktime.
