{"id":4485,"date":"2022-10-04T08:07:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T07:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=4485"},"modified":"2022-10-04T08:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T07:37:59","slug":"34-blue-bulletin-tuesday-04-10-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2022\/10\/04\/34-blue-bulletin-tuesday-04-10-22\/","title":{"rendered":"34. Blue Bulletin – Tuesday 04.10.22"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUESDAY 4 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Hot Meal: <\/strong>Soup of the day, Beef or vegan burger and chips.<\/p>\n

S5\/6 Parents’\/Carers’ Evening – In School – Tuesday 25 October – PEBS (Mrs Noone)<\/strong>
\nThe parent\/carer on-line booking system is open. Booking closes at 11:55pm on Monday 24 October.<\/p>\n

Lunchtime Closure of School Office – Friday 7 October (Mrs Waddell)<\/strong>
\nThe office will be closed on Friday between 1:20-1:50pm, pupils should order pins at tutor and collect them at interval. Any other queries should be made promptly at 1:00pm.<\/p>\n

Scotland Woman v Austria Trip (Mrs Steedman)<\/strong>
\nCan all those attending the above trip on Thursday, please attend a meeting in the Girls’ Gym at break today.<\/p>\n

S2 Boys Fife Cup Match (Mr Geissler)<\/strong>
\nThere is a squad list going up at break time in the PE department for the S2 boys Fife Cup match against St Andrews High. There will be a meeting tomorrow in B2 for those selected.<\/p>\n

Home Economics – Tuesday Treats! (Mrs McMahon)<\/strong>
\nS1 pupils don’t forget, if you received the award of ‘CHEF OF THE WEEK’, please attend our Tuesday Treats event in A11 (Home Economics Dept) at breaktime today. We look forward to seeing you for some tasty treats, to celebrate your success!<\/p>\n

S6 Yearbook (Miss Lipton)<\/strong>
\nThe yearbook committee will be meeting after school tomorrow in D9 & will be on hand to help anyone who is struggling with their yearbook statement. Remember this is due this Friday 7 October – there is a template attached to the assignment on Teams with some ideas if you’re really struggling with this. Miss Lipton has printed template copies in D9 if you’d prefer. We also need your baby photos & signatures asap. Thanks for all your help with this.<\/p>\n

U15 Football (Mr Pennel)<\/strong>
\nTraining will start today after school on the Astro from 3:15-4:15pm.<\/p>\n

S4 Helpers (J Davidson)<\/strong>
\nAnyone in S4 who is available to help at the S5\/6 Parents Night on Tues 25 Oct, should add their name to the list outside Mrs Davidson’s office. A rota of duties will be created. Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n

S6 Prefects (J Davidson)<\/strong>
\nAnyone wishing to apply to be an additional prefect after Oct hols, should apply via the form on the school website. Go to Pupil tab, Prefects and the link for the form is there. Deadline Tuesday 4 Oct. Link here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Canteen Doors to Techie and Music (Mrs Duckett)<\/strong>
\nThese doors are locked at lunchtime. Please do not try and push through if you are not a music student. A member of music staff will be on duty at these doors at the beginning of lunchtime to allow music students to attend their lunchtime clubs. Please do not push, kick or lean on doors to try and get through. You need to use the same exits at everyone else. Thank you.<\/p>\n

Lost Property (Mrs Waddell)<\/strong>
\nSeveral valuable and\/or sentimental jewellery items are at the office – please see Mrs Waddell to describe any items you have lost.<\/p>\n

S3-S6 Future Asset Competition (Miss Nessel)<\/strong>
\nIf you signed up for the competition, please attend a meeting on Wednesday 5 October at 1:10pm with Miss Nessel. This is a one off meeting to get us going with the competition. If you have another club on this date, please make an arrangement to catch up with that club at a later time. We can then set a regular meeting day\/time at the meeting. Please also bring your permission slips with you. These were emailed to your Glow accounts a few weeks ago. 1 of you has returned them so far…<\/p>\n

S6 Prom (Miss Lipton)<\/strong>
\nProm deposits can now be paid from via iPayimpact preferably or cash at the till. Min \u00a310 to be paid before the end of term.<\/p>\n

Pupil Learning Council (Mrs Hamilton)<\/strong>
\nAt Kirkcaldy High School we are keen to give learners the opportunity to have a real say in issues that affect them and to know that their opinions count. Being part of the KHS Learning Council, will allow you to express your opinions and have your views considered in terms of the curriculum and learning, teaching and assessment. We believe that our learners are the experts on how you learn best, and this is your chance to be heard. Being part of the Learning Council will improve your leadership and communication skills and it is a fantastic opportunity to represent your peers in helping to improve our school. The Learning Council is likely to meet a couple of times per month and it is likely to be during lunch time. If you would like to be part of the Learning Council, please scan this QR code and complete a short form by Friday 7 October. There is also a copy of the QR code outside guidance and outside Mrs Hamilton’s office.
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DYW Padlet (Mrs Whyte)<\/strong>
\nPadlet has a few local jobs such as many seasonal workers at the Retail Park if you are looking for a part time job.
\nS5 pupils are invited to apply for Career Ready – an opportunity to get career input and mentoring from a local business. This will lead to 4 weeks paid employment next summer and the chance to build upon your employability skills. If you are interested, please speak to Mrs Whyte in C13. More information on the padlet.
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Paige’s Musical Butterflies (Mrs Wood)<\/strong>
\nPaige Dougall’s family have set up a charity called ‘Paige’s Musical Butterflies’ in her memory. You can purchase charity merchandise in the PSO base until the end of this term. At the end of term, we will be having a dress down day which will raise funds for the charity.
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Hispanic Heritage Month (Alisha Ahmad – Equalities Group)<\/strong>
\nFrom the 15 September to 15 October, it is Hispanic Heritage Month. If you have time in tutor over the next month you might want to ask your teacher to watch the following video (or you could watch yourself) which explain Hispanic Heritage Month and the history behind it. You’ll want to watch from the start up to 3 minutes 30 seconds.<\/p>\n