{"id":18704,"date":"2026-02-19T08:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=18704"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:20:26","slug":"108-blue-bulletin-thursday-19-02-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/02\/19\/108-blue-bulletin-thursday-19-02-26\/","title":{"rendered":"108. Blue Bulletin &#8211; Thursday 19-02-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong> THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Hot Meal: <\/strong> Soup of the day, Roast Chicken in Gravy with Yorkshire Pudding and Oven Roasted Herby Diced Potatoes, Roast Quorn Fillet in Gravy with Herby Diced Potatoes, Fish Fingers or Scottish Breaded Haddock served with Chips. Chicken Fries at breaktime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SQA Exam Countdown (S4\/5\/6)<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery day is a chance to improve &#8211; only <strong>31<\/strong>\u00a0school days to go.<\/p>\n<p><em>Revision tip of the day:<\/em><br \/>\nFocus on exam command words: evaluate, explain, compare, analyse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fife Schools Swimming Championships (Mr Stewart)<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are a Club Swimmer and would like to enter this years Championship, please come down to the PE Department to see Mr Stewart any Break or Lunchtime this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ramadan &amp; Lent (Mrs Whyte)<\/strong><br \/>\nRamadan starts this week. If you\u2019re fasting and want a quiet place to go at break or lunchtime, the RME classrooms will be open for you. Please speak to an RME teacher to let them know.<\/p>\n<p>Lent, a Christian festival also begins this week for anyone taking part.<\/p>\n<p>Please just look out for each other during this time. If you\u2019ve got any questions, come and chat to any RME teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S4 &amp; S5 Law Students (Mrs Nessel)<\/strong><br \/>\nDiscover Law\u00a0is an interactive taster day for S4 and S5 pupils who are planning to apply to university to study Law in 2027 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\"><a id=\"OWA64e04515-6792-464b-d701-c5a9e885f216\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/subjects\/law\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/subjects\/law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Get more information about our Undergraduate Law courses<\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">Hosted at the University of Dundee, this event is designed to give pupils an early insight into what studying Law at university is really like both academically and socially.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">During the day, pupils will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"671\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">Take part in a student-led moot (mock trial), including a live demonstration and interactive session<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">Hear directly from current Law students\u00a0about studying Law and university life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\"><span class=\"x_elementToProof\">Learn about future study and career pathways\u00a0linked to a Law degree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/events\/discover-law-s4-and-s5-pupils-only\">Discover Law Registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Culture Month (Mrs Gibb)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our country of the month for February is&#8230; Romania!<\/p>\n<p>When you see a member of staff or another young person, please greet them with the Romanian word for &#8220;hello&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>Buna ziua\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.co.uk\/?sl=auto&amp;tl=ro&amp;text=hello&amp;op=translate\">Google Translate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><em>Did you know:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> Romania has a 3,500 year old glacier &#8211; which sits underground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Word of the Week (Mrs MacKenzie)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Facetious<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition:\u00a0<\/strong> <em>Facetious<\/em> is used to describe something, such as a remark or behaviour, that is meant to be humorous or funny but is sometimes instead annoying, silly, or improper. It can also be used to describe someone who is joking, often implying that they are doing so inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:\u00a0<\/strong> The emcee delivered several <em>facetious<\/em> quips throughout the night that the audience found in poor taste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rights of the Fortnight (Mrs Young)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Article 30:\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 Minority Culture, Language and Religion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fact:\u00a0 <\/em>Christianity is the largest religion in the world with 2.4 billion followers. The second largest is Islam with 1.9 billion.<\/p>\n<h2>TODAY\u2019S STANDING NOTICES<\/h2>\n<p><strong>School Nurse Service (School Nursing Team)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe school nurse service runs in Meeting Room 1 every Thursday at break time. You can see them for all issues health related. Please use the QR code below to request an appointment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-16041\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool?longdesc=16041&#038;referrer=18704\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2025\/08\/26125038\/Nurses-Bulletin-300x151.png\" alt=\"WANT TO CHAT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH? If you are aged 12\u201319 years old and enrolled in a Fife School, you can access free confidential health and wellbeing advice by scanning the QR code and filling out our self-referral form. For more information, visit nhsfife.org\/schoolhealthhub\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2025\/08\/26125038\/Nurses-Bulletin-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2025\/08\/26125038\/Nurses-Bulletin.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chemistry Study Support (KHS Chemistry Team)<\/strong><br \/>\nAre 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!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japanese Club (Mr Stewart)<\/strong><br \/>\nCome and join us in C9 after school for Japanese Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drama Club (Mr McPherson)<\/strong><br \/>\nDrama club every Thursday after school in Mr McPherson&#8217;s Drama Studio 15:30 to 16:25.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indoor &#8216;Gardening&#8217; Club (Mrs Brown\ud83c\udf40)<\/strong><br \/>\nFor winter, Gardening Club is moving inside. Pupils who would like to draw, paint, or research, garden plants are welcome to attend C11, with their lunch. \ud83c\udf43<br \/>\nSee me in advance for a pass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netball (Mrs Poynter)<\/strong><br \/>\nNetball training is going to start this Thursday lunch time for S1 &#8211; S4. Anyone is welcome to come along. Please make sure you finish your lunch before coming down.<\/p>\n<h2><strong> FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hot Meal:\u00a0<\/strong> Soup of the day, Beef Chilli or Veg Chilli served with Rice or Pasta and Chicken Fries all served at breaktime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Roast Chicken in Gravy with Yorkshire Pudding and Oven Roasted Herby Diced Potatoes, Roast Quorn Fillet in Gravy with Herby Diced Potatoes, Fish Fingers or Scottish Breaded Haddock served with Chips. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2026\/02\/19\/108-blue-bulletin-thursday-19-02-26\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23887,"featured_media":13356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blue-bulletin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2025\/01\/07170548\/square.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23887"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18704"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18724,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18704\/revisions\/18724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}