FRIDAY 18 MARCH
Hot Meal: Carrot and coriander soup, Breaded fish or salmon fish fingers, chips, peas or beans or Chicken peri peri and rice, chips and salad.
TODAY IS “DRESS DOWN” DAY IN SUPPORT OF COMIC RELIEF’S “RED NOSE DAY”. PLEASE MAKE A DONATION (SUGGESTED £1) IN TUTOR. THANK YOU.
Outdoor Servery (Mrs Hardie)
The outdoor servery will be closed today due to staffing issues. If you have pre-ordered food to the outdoor servery, please pick it up at the counter just outside the food servery.
Red Nose Day Fundraising (S3 Personal Development Class)
The S3 Personal Development class are doing some fundraising for Red Nose Day 2022, which is on Friday 18 March. We have organised a whole school quiz that will take place on Monday 14 March, and Friday 18 March. Prizes for the winners will include vouchers from McDonald’s, Bob and Bert’s, Subway and Greens. Answer sheets will be given out on the 2 days the quiz is taken place and winners announced the following week. If you wish to take part then you can pay the entry fee of £1 to your tutor teacher on Monday 14 March.
We are also running a raffle for the chance to win a walk with Lexi which will happen period 4 at the end of the week, this raffle is only available to S1 & S2 pupils and tickets can be bought for 50p each, every morning break time Monday-Thursday outside the dinner hall. The winners will be announced on in tutor Friday 18 March and the 12 lucky people will meet in Mr Geissler’s room (B2 Maths corridor) at the start of period 4.
A guess the cupcake competition will also be running at the same time as the raffle. It will be £2 a turn with the winner receiving a prize of £30 cash!
S4-6 First Chances Pupils (Miss Nessel)
Pupils have been emailed links to register for Summer Schools. Please complete these forms by 31 March. They have also been pasted in your relevant year group Teams. S5 also need to complete the subject choice form, which has also been pasted into your year group team.
Summer Music School – Free Places Available (Dr Murray)
Thanks to a generous benefactor, I have 2 free places at Tinto Summer Music School available. It’s folk/traditional music focussed but you don’t need any experience and all instruments/abilities are welcome. Find out more on the Tinto Website and come by A4 if you’re interested!
S1/S2 First Chances (Miss Nessel)
You will have received a permission slip in tutor for a First Chances trip on Thursday 24 March. Please return the permission slip to Miss Nessel in D8 ASAP. You can also return this via the tutor folder.
S3 First Chances (Miss Nessel)
You will have received a letter in tutor about your first in person event with First Chances. Please return the slip to me ASAP, either in D8 or via the tutor folder. Also, you will be presenting your power points on Wednesday 23 March between 9-12. You will be doing this in the library. It will be closed to everyone except us. Any issues, see me, Mrs Dempsey or Ms Bruce.
Dance Study Support (Miss Kirkwood)
There is Dance study support available for National 5 and Higher pupils with SQA exams to work on choreography. Please feel free to come down to PE at lunch and after school any day prior to your exam.
Tutor Quiz Calendar – WIN points for your House! (Miss Hay)
World Book Day (retrospective quiz from 3 March) – Deadline Friday 18 March World Book Day Quiz Link
Riddle 1 – Deadline Friday 18 March Riddle 1 Link
World Math’s Day – Deadline Wednesday 23 March
Riddle 2 – Deadline Friday 25 March
Easter Quiz – Deadline Friday 1 April
Riddle 3 – Deadline Friday 1 April
Thanks for taking part and Good Luck!
TODAY’S STANDING NOTICES
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 in E11.
Woodwind Lessons (Mrs Simpson)
Woodwind lessons on today. Please check Teams for your lesson time.
Wind Band (Mrs Simpson)
Wind Band will run on Friday at lunchtime.
Health Zone (School Nurse)
You can access the confidential drop in service for any reason at all, including support with sexual health and contraception. The nurses also offer mental health support and will “signpost” to other services. This will run today at lunchtime behind Community Use.
Have Lunch with A Hero! (Mrs Brown)
The Rock stars as Hercules in this tale of good vs evil – but it’s not always easy to tell who is who! All are welcome to come along to C11 with their lunch to see this movie.
MONDAY 21 MARCH
Hot Meal: Broccoli soup, Italian meatballs with spaghetti, vegetables or Cheese panini and salad.
Percussion 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.
Basketball Club (Mr Harrower)
Basketball club will run on Monday afterschool (3:15-4:15pm) in the Games Hall.
S2 Football (Mr Pennel)
S2 Football will run on Monday afterschool (3:30-4:30pm). Training will be on the Astro so bring appropriate footwear if possible.
Little Shop of Horrors (Ms McMahon)
Puppet making for the Little Shop of Horrors will run at lunchtime in B3.
