{"id":4881,"date":"2022-12-01T08:22:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T08:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2022-12-01T08:39:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T08:39:41","slug":"64-blue-bulletin-thursday-1-12-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2022\/12\/01\/64-blue-bulletin-thursday-1-12-22\/","title":{"rendered":"64. Blue Bulletin &#8211; Thursday 1.12.22"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Hot Meal: <\/strong>Soup of the day, Steak mince and potatoes or vegetable curry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S4 Parents&#8217;\/Carers&#8217; Evening &#8211; In School &#8211; Thursday 15 December &#8211; PEBS (Mrs Noone)<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are pleased to inform you that the S4 Parents&#8217;\/Carers&#8217; Evening will now take place on Thursday 15 December. Any previous bookings made for the original evening (24 November) will remain in place but can be amended\/adjusted\/cancelled, if necessary, by logging in to the PEBS system as before. Instructions were emailed to Parents&#8217;\/Carers&#8217; yesterday on how to access the on-line booking system which will go live tonight, Thursday 1 December at 6:00pm. Booking closes at 11:55pm on Tuesday 13 December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passes (Mrs Kerek)<\/strong><br \/>\nCould all pupils awaiting passes from Mrs Kerek see her in Guidance today as there is a pile of them awaiting collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ski Trip Meeting (Mr Stewart)<\/strong><br \/>\nReminder to all pupils going on this trip, there is a parent\/carer meeting <strong>tonight (1 Dec) at 6:00pm<\/strong> in the school Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Return of the Calm Colouring Lunch Club (Ms Geddes\/Miss Millar)<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you would like a calm space to have lunch and do a bit of colouring, with the option to chat through any questions with our Mental Health Ambassadors, then this is the club for you! Head along to A3 (Science) where Miss Millar and Ms Geddes will have all the resources you need to chill out and recharge for the afternoon ahead. Starting <strong>today from 1:10pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S1 Reading Group (Miss Britton)<\/strong><br \/>\nS1 Reading Group will take place <strong>today<\/strong> instead of Friday for this week only at lunchtime in room B23. It&#8217;s a chance to practice reading out loud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirkcaldy Foodbank (Mrs Morris&#8217; S3 YPI Enrichment Class)<\/strong><br \/>\nMrs Morris&#8217; S3 YPI class have had a meeting with Kirkcaldy Foodbank and as a result they have managed to get boxes for donations. We would like the whole school community to get involved. To help support the Foodbank you could donate things like toiletries, tinned foods, chocolate, sweets etc. To donate you should bring your donation into school and drop it off in one of the black crates at the S6 Prefect Base (opposite the main Office). It would mean a lot if you could help our local food bank. Even if you bring in just one thing then a person will have something to eat or something they desperately need. Please leave your donations between now and Monday 19 December. Thanks so much for your support!<\/p>\n<p><strong>S1 Panto Trip (Mrs Patton &amp; Miss Robertson)<\/strong><br \/>\nThank you to those that have returned your permission slips to attend the Cinderella Pantomime trip on Friday 16 December. We are looking forward to it! Please make sure you also return your medical form that you should have received to the office ASAP. It is vital this medical form is returned if you are to attend this trip.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not received your medical form (these should have been handed out in Tutor) then please go to the office at break or lunch to get one and have your parents\/carers fill it out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S5\/6 Getting Girls into STEM (Mx Donaldson)<\/strong><br \/>\nAny S5\/6 girls who are interested in STEM are invited to a day long conference at Perth College on the 8 December. The day will consist of six workshops run by industry professionals including representatives from Standard Life, RAF, Cirrus, and Scottish Universities, and presents and exciting opportunity to get involved in STEM. The sessions are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robot Wars<\/li>\n<li>Problem Solving, Team Working<\/li>\n<li>Construction Tower<\/li>\n<li>Engineering in a safety critical environment<\/li>\n<li>Engineer to Rock: From silicon to sound<\/li>\n<li>Rocket Building\/Launching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested in coming along, please come see myself in A2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S6 Prom Payments (Miss Lipton)<\/strong><br \/>\nCan all S6 attending Prom please pay the next \u00a310 towards the total due before the end of term 21\/12\/22. Payments via iPayimpact preferred &#8211; if you need to set this up, please see the office for instructions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signed Rangers Top Raffle (Mr Sanderson)<\/strong><br \/>\nMr Sanderson is raffling off a Rangers top signed by the current 22\/23 season first team to raise funds for the Washington Trip. Raffle tickets will be on sale at break in B14 for \u00a33. Tickets will then be on sale every Tuesday and Thursday at break. The winner will be announced the last week of term. Any questions please see Mr Sanderson or Miss Young.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DYW Padlet (Mrs Whyte)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Padlet has been updated with more local jobs &#8211; lots of local places are taking on Christmas temps. Remember the first place to start with applying for a job is to write a CV. There is a great guide on my World of Work to help with this. Speak to the Careers Advisors if you are not sure about where to start. If you are in S5 and starting to think about applying to University, in particular Edinburgh University &#8211; please let Mrs Whyte know as there is a great opportunity coming up!<\/p>\n<h1><strong>TODAYS STANDING NOTICES<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Piano and Upper Strings Lessons (Mrs Simpson)<\/strong><br \/>\nLessons are on today in the Music department. You can find your time on Teams or on the department timetable board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S2-S4 Music Lunch Club (Mrs Duckett)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis now takes place in E10 every day of the week, except Wednesdays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>String Group (Mrs Simpson)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe String Group will take place on Thursday lunchtime in E13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Club (Mrs Donaldson)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe club will have different projects to take part in such as creating artwork for displays, competitions and seasonal activities. Bring your packed\/cold lunch to D15, Art Department 1pm, Thursdays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S1 &amp; S2 Netball (Mrs Steedman)<\/strong><br \/>\nTraining will be afterschool every Thursday starting this week from 3:30-4:15pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S4 Admin &amp; IT Study Support (Mrs Wood)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis starts, Thursday 10 November in Mrs Wood&#8217;s room, D10, 3:15-4:15 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Film &amp; Media Study Support (Mr McPherson)<\/strong><br \/>\nFilm and Media study support for S3 is on today after school in Studio 1.<\/p>\n<h1>FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Hot Meal: <\/strong>Soup of the day, Breaded fish or Salmon fish fingers and chips or Vegetable pasta bake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodwind and Brass Lessons (Mrs Simpson)<\/strong><br \/>\nLessons are on today in the Music department. You can find your time on Teams or on the department timetable board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S2-S4 Music Lunch Club (Mrs Duckett)<\/strong><br \/>\nThis now takes place in E10 every day of the week, except Wednesdays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wind Band (Mrs Simpson)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Wind Band will take place on Friday lunchtime in E13\/Dance Studio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health Zone Drop In (Mrs Davidson)<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery Friday lunchtime, the school nurse team run a confidential drop in session. They are situated behind the careers room opposite the main office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have Lunch with A Hero! (Mrs Brown)<\/strong><br \/>\nBy popular request, we are watching Ben Hur (the chariot racing one). Bring your lunch along to C11, if you&#8217;d like this 2016 remake.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4709\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/12475\/2022\/11\/11080122\/Ben-hur.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER Hot Meal: Soup of the day, Steak mince and potatoes or vegetable curry. 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