Burns Supper
Our annual Burns Supper will take place on Tuesday 5th February. This event is entirely organised by senior pupils as part of their Leadership award. This year both Findlay Sword and Ewan Chalmers are leading what will be a very enjoyable event. Tickets are now on sale priced at £12 and can be purchased from Findlay Sword.
Dance
Three junior school pupils recently attended a Dance workshop run by the world famous Pineapple Dance Studios at Greenfaulds High School. Samantha Graham, Gracie Currie and Aimee MacDonald experienced some creative choreography and a fantastic opportunity to improve their technique. In addition to this, four of our junior Dance Leaders in the school are linking with Balmalloch Primary school to take their Primary 2 and 3 pupils for dance sessions.
Inter-house competition
House Captains will be visiting classes across this week to encourage pupils to sign up to compete in the next Inter-house event, our annual Cross Country Championships. We ask for your support as parents to encourage as many pupils to sign up as possible remembering pupils that points will also be awarded to houses for the highest level of participation as well as for race places. You don’t have to be the best runner, participation counts and this is a great opportunity for all of our pupils to be involved in a healthy pursuit and the wider life of the school.
Sports clubs
This term a number of new clubs will start up the week beginning the 4th February. Activities on offer include Badminton, Tennis, Volleyball, Junior Netball, Handball and Indoor Football. There are posters promoting these around the school and further information is available by looking on the Active Schools Noticeboard outside the back gym.
Girls football
Girls are invited to come and join our girls’ football club which takes place in the back gym every Thursday from 4.00 to 5.00pm. This is a great opportunity for our girls to become involved in the national sport, learn new skills and make new friends, all under the guidance of SFA coach and former professional Robert McGraw.
Library news
The library is open at lunch time Mon-Thurs for personal reading, writing, drawing, board games, homework, study, research and more. As of Monday 21st January, entry to the library at lunch time for S1-S4 is by pass only. You can pick up a pass in the morning before school and at break time. Seniors do not need to collect a pass.
Our first ever Inter-house Reading Challenge starts Monday 4th Feb 2019. Everyone can get involved and participate in winning points for your house and the house that reads the most books wins. Teachers can also get involved as everything they read can count towards final totals as well. This is an event that everyone, pupils and staff can take part in with the challenge running until the 31st May, so you have plenty time to read lots and lots of books. Progress in the challenge will be on display outside the library so everyone can keep up to date. See Mrs Smith in the Library for challenge rules and information on how to participate.
Paris Trip
The next instalment of £75 for the Paris Trip is due by the end of January. If you are unsure of what you have left to pay, please come and see Miss McFarlane.
Dates for your diary
S2 Parent evening – Thursday 7th February 2019 – 4.15 – 6.45pm
S3/4 tracking reports issued – Friday 9th February 2019
February mid-term break – Please note that the school will close for the mid-term break from Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th February. Pupils return to school on Thursday 14th February.
