The Induction morning for all new S6 students will take place on Friday 31 May. Mrs Dewar and Pupil Support staff are looking forward to seeing you all and welcoming you into S6. There will be teambuilding and leadership sessions, the first House challenge and an extra session P5 will help you prepare for interviews.

Another fantastic sumdog competition this week. Over 95,000 numeracy questions answered since last Wednesday.

There were a couple of classes that could not participate due to end of year assessments but we still had 66% engagement in S1 and 78% engagement in S2. The classes that did not participate this week are having their own wee competition next week.

A huge thank you to all the maths department for spurring their classes on. We do love a bit of competition in the department.

The overall winners were;
Elley  in S1 and Brandon in S2

Hannah Price in S5 had her artwork exhibited recently in Summerlee Museum as part of the Creative Residency Exhibition. This work was created during a week long residental trip to Kilbowie in June 2018.

Well done Hannah, it looks fantastic!

Our trip to the WW1 wargraves for S6 students will take place in September this year, 24th – 29th. We are all really excited and looking forward to planning the itinerary.

The payment schedule is as follows and students have been issued with payment cards to record payments:
£100 December 2018
£100 1 February 2019
£100 29 March 2019
£125 7 June 2019
£100 23 August 2019

With the potential changes connected to Brexit can I also remind you that it is now recommended that you should have six months left on your passportfrom our date of departure. Because of the Brexit extension to 31 October 2019, EHIC cards will still be valid.

In June I will meet with the students to keep them up-to-date and organise rooming – always fun!!

If you have any questions or would like more information in the meantime please contact Mrs Baird.

You can apply to SAAS now at https://www.saas.gov.uk/
You should apply to your FIRM choice course – if you don’t get on the course this can be changed later. All applications must be completed by 30 June at the very latest.

Apply early to ensure funding is in place for September!

This link will take you to the funding guide on the SAAS website https://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/funding_guide.pdf

If you have applied to UCAS and received offers you MUST reply by 1 May.

Your FIRM choice should be your preferred course and your INSURANCE choice is your back-up.

This should, ideally, have lower entry requirements than your FIRM choice.

DECLINE the offers you do not intend to consider.

Are you interested in a career in the STEM areas? Do you want to find out what university life is like?
Heriot Watt University (Edinburgh) are offering a summer school event for pupils who will be S5 in August. You will have the chance to experience student life, explore the campus and take part in STEM workshops.
The whole week is free and includes all accommodation, food, transport on campus and social activities.

Check the link below. More information & application forms from Mrs Baird. Deadline is 5 May.

https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/meet-us/brightest-watts-summer-week.htm

Club365 provides fun activities and lunch for children entitled to free school meals. No need to book – just turn up and join in the fun!

Please find below a list of the Club 365 Hubs which will be used for weekend delivery, beginning this weekend (April 27th and 28th) .

The club will run on the following weekends:
April 27th and April 28th
May 11th and May 18th
May 18th and May 19th
June 1st and June 2nd
June 8th and June 9th
June 15th and June 16th
June 22nd and June 23rd

Please note that Club 365 will also run over both May holiday weekends over 23 hubs as per previous holiday periods. Venues to be confirmed.

Please note that, for reasons of transport, the times of the SQA Exams may vary slightly in school; therefore, candidates must check the school timetable below:

School Exam Timetable 2019

Please see the following timetables for exam planning and tutorial support:

Support TT 2019 N5

Support TT 2019 Highers

Our annual parent council quiz night, Friday 10th May, is nearly upon us once again. Tickets are now ready for sale, priced at £5, from myself. I urge you all to come along and join us in a night of fun as the Parent Council fundraisers do a great job supporting departments in the school. Also, if anyone has any donations for our raffle, they will be gratefully received.

E McGuire