Dear Parent\/Carer<\/p>\n
Welcome to the\u00a0first weekly update email after the Christmas break. Happy New Year! All the very best for 2018.<\/p>\n
It’s been good to see our young people back in school this week, eager to learn and happy to catch up with their\u00a0friends\u00a0after the break. For some it has been a testing week (literally), as we have had S5\/6 Prelim exams in the Hall.<\/p>\n
There was also a\u00a0welcome to a new member of staff this week as we were joined by Miss Osborne in History from Monday. Miss Osborne previously taught at Stirling High School and we are very pleased to have her at KHS.<\/p>\n
Those\u00a0Prelims I mentioned are at SQA National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher and they started on Wednesday with English. Yesterday we had Maths, Spanish, Drama, Physics, Classical Studies and History. Today it’s been Physics, Modern Studies, Graphic Communication and Latin. Full details of the timetable are published on “Twitter” @KirkcaldyHigh<\/a>. The exams will help candidates work out what they need to do next to achieve their personal goals in May. Best wishes.<\/p>\n Similarly, our S2 Progress Report, which\u00a0is being\u00a0posted today,\u00a0gives useful progress markers and pointers towards “next steps” in learning. I do hope that you will take time out to discuss the issues raised at home. Please be in touch if you need any clarification. All S2 will be engaging in the course choice process shortly and this is expected to be completed by Friday 9 March. Stand by for more information.<\/p>\n Next week our Prelims are; Music, History, Chemistry, Human Biology and Biology on the\u00a0Monday. Art and Design, Business Management, Design and Manufacture, Chemistry, Physics, Latin and French on Tuesday. On Wednesday we have Biology, Human Biology, Drama, Modern Studies, French and Engineering Science.<\/p>\n On Monday, all S4 will be taking part in special exam preparation tutorials being delivered by “Live’N’Learn”, an educational support agency. Miss Diamond has already invited all S4 parents\/carers in to school at 3.30pm to hear form the Live’N’Learn\u00a0tutors. It will be good for you to be able to reinforce the messages delivered in the run up to the exams in May.\u00a0I hope to see\u00a0many S4 parents\/carers\u00a0after school on Monday<\/strong>\u00a0…. it should only last half an hour or so.<\/p>\n Also after school on Monday, we have arranged a meeting with a wide range of business partners to discuss the next steps in developing our approaches to employability. I am indebted to Miss Nessel for her excellent work in respect of this. Please see our attached jobs bulletin … it’s good that you have an understanding of the local employment market. Helping our kids be ready\u00a0for work is big theme for KHS. In the evening on Monday we’ll have a Friends of Kirkcaldy High School meeting. If you are interested in the work of this excellent support group, please come along at 7pm or call 01592 583405 and ask for Mrs Davidson. The next fundraiser is\u00a0our annual Ceilidh on Friday 9 March – and you can reserve a table\/tickets now! \u00a310 per ticket which includes a great entertainment with Bert Pozzi Ceilidh Band, raffles and a Valentes fish supper. Please call Mrs Davidson, and thanks for your support.<\/p>\n On that theme of fundraising, we\u00a0have been selected by\u00a0ASDA, Carberry Road, for their\u00a0“Green Token” campaign.\u00a0If you shop there\u00a0please support the KHS cause by placing your token in the appropriate container. We are trying to raise funds for outdoor gym equipment in the school grounds\u00a0and this\u00a0is also the focus of ongoing\u00a0FoKHS fundraising.<\/p>\n After school on Tuesday, members of our LGBT support group are attending a Fife wide event at Beath High School to share some of their leading work in helping to build an inclusive school. Then, a little later, Mrs Aitken and I will be joined by S1 pupils and Prefects to deliver our Primary School “Roadshows” at Capshard (5pm) and Fair Isle (6.30pm). Please spread the word. The events are open to any parent\/carer who is considering enrolling their child at KHS from August 2018.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Mrs Hamilton (Head of\u00a0Maths) and Mrs Hume (Head of English) will undergo training about the Scottish National Standardised Assessments which were taken by all S3 in November. These tests are intended to help us plan learning in the run up to the “Nationals”, which are taken in S4.<\/p>\n Then, on Thursday after school, it’s our S4 Parent\/Carer evening, and all parents\/carers of S4 will have received a schedule home, by email and on paper, this week.<\/p>\n The\u00a0menu\u00a0next\u00a0week is;<\/p>\n Monday:\u00a0<\/strong>Lentil soup, Butter Chicken Tikka Masala and Rice, vegetables<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/strong>: Mushroom soup, Grilled Sausage\/burger \u2013 veggie\/beef\/chicken, chips, baked beans<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/strong>: Scotch broth, Roast chicken and gravy, potatoes and vegetables<\/p>\n Thursday<\/strong>: Carrot and coriander soup, Mince pie, potatoes and vegetables<\/p>\n Friday<\/strong>\u00a0Yellow split pea soup, Breaded fish\/Sausage roll, chips, peas<\/p>\n We also have baked potatoes, pizza, pasta, sandwiches and salad available every day as well as our new outdoor snack bar. Please also remember that we offer a free cup of soup with bread for all our young people, regardless of their \u201cfree school meals\u201d status.<\/p>\n Finally, another wee word about those forthcoming\u00a0exams. You will likely know, that for pupils in S4-6, we are laying on a series of “Saturday School” study sessions over the coming weeks;<\/p>\n 20 Jan: Art and Music<\/p>\n 27 Jan; Maths<\/p>\n 03 Feb: History, Geography and Modern Studies<\/p>\n 10 Feb: Business, Administration and Computing<\/p>\n 17 Feb: HOLIDAY WEEKEND<\/p>\n 24 Feb: French, Engineering Science, Graphic Communication and Design & Manufacture<\/p>\n 03 Mar: English<\/p>\n 10\u00a0Mar: Latin, Classical Studies, Engineering Science, Graphic Communication and Design & Manufacture<\/p>\n 17 Mar: Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Drama<\/p>\n 24 Mar: Spanish.<\/p>\n These\u00a0sessions run from 9.45am and last up to four hours. I must thank all the staff who hare giving up their time. There is much evidence that this time can make all the difference for exam preparation and I hope to see a big turnout once again this year.<\/p>\n All the very best to you.<\/p>\n Derek Allan<\/p>\n RECTOR<\/p>\n 12 January\u00a02018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Parent\/Carer Welcome to the\u00a0first weekly update email after the Christmas break. Happy New Year! All the very best for 2018. It’s been good to see our young people back in school this week, eager to learn and happy to … Continue reading