PUPIL OTICES Monday 29 th October 2018 o. 43 1 October Respect Definition: Respect is treating peers and staff fairly and how you would want to be treated. It is also about appreciating and looking after our environment. We can show respect by: Being fair Being kind ot saying or doing offensive things Looking after our school and community 1 2 3 UCAS MEETIG A list of pupils is displayed on the bulletin noticeboard, they will be released from class TODAY at the following time to attend a short UCAS meeting in the Harris base. S1&S4 PHOTOS Tempest photos are now available to collect at school reception. S1 GIDEOS ASSEMBLY TUESDAY 6 TH OVEMBER P2 1E1, 1H1, 1H2, 1L1, (practical sets a-f) P3 1S1, 1S2, 1T1, 1T2 (practical sets g-l) Pupils should register with their class teacher before being accompanied to the hall. Please leave jackets, bags etc. in class. A McGoldrick Office C Ross 4 S2 / S3 PUPILS All S2 and S3 pupils going on the Italy Ski / Snowboard in February must attend a short meeting on Tuesday 30 th October at 1.50pm to collect a letter. 5 SCHOOL SHOW ROCK OF AGES! The first rehearsal for the school show will take place on Thursday 1 st ovember from 3pm 4pm in the music department. Everyone who signed up should attend as we will be starting the first big musical number in preparation for the Christmas concert! Looking forward to seeing you all there. 6 RUGBY FESTIVAL The Ayrshire schools rugby festival has been rescheduled for Thursday 1 st ovember. Any pupils S1/2 & U16 s wishing to take part in a schools rugby Festival, please give your name to Miss McBride by TODAY J Sinclair F Dippie/ L Hunter L McBride Pupils that had previously shown interest in this event, please come down to PE to let Miss McBride know your availability for this fixture. 7 GAME CLUB - HALLOWEE PREVIEW This Friday, 26th October we are playing Ultimate Werewolf, a massive card/role play game in which up to 48 players have to solve a mystery in a countryside town involving werewolves, full moons and witches. Everyone is welcome to participate and you can bring your packed lunch! Due to the nature of Ultimate Werewolf, this Friday only a small selection of the library games will be available to play."
8 SCOTTISH YOUTH PARLIAMET Joining the Scottish Youth Parliament means you will be able to influence the decisions of government, parliament, local councils and lots more services like the police and HS. JP McCabe Your role will be to help make sure young people in Scotland are not ignored by decision makers and that your view is heard. At a local and national level you will be supported in all you do and can have some very life changing opportunities in Scotland and abroad You must be 14 by March 2019 to stand but everyone from S1 to S6 will be able to vote. If you would like to register your interest in becoming a candidate for the SYP elections 2019 then you can register online at https://elections.syp.org.uk/elections/ by 31st October 2018 If you would like more information or have any questions then you can visit Mr McCabe in Social Subjects 1
Cheerleading Club The cheerleading club starts at Lunchtime (Wednesday) any S1-3s wishing to take part & compete in this year s dance competition should come to PE at lunchtime or add their name to the sign-up sheet at PE. A Alexander GEOGRAPHICAL FILM CLUB Come along to the Geographical Film Club on the last Friday of every month, starting Friday 28 th of September. Bring your lunch to Social Studies 3 and watch some dramatic and inspirational films about adventures, landscapes and issues around the world. HOCKEY CLUB REMIDER Hockey club is on Thursday after school (3:50PM 4PM). SCHOOL ETBALL TRAIIG Any S1- S6 pupils who would like to play a game of etball please come along to School etball Training on Wednesdays after school 3-4pm. Beginners most welcome. E Miller etball Every Wednesday lunchtime there is a meeting for all girls participating in the Ayrshire Schools etball League to discuss tactics for the forthcoming matches. All S3-4 and S4-5 girls welcome. Please bring along your lunch and we will meet in Music Room 4. Mrs Miller S1 MUSIC CLUB Are you interested in joining the music department? Do you want time to chill out and sing, play Keyboard, Ukulele or Guitar? If so, come along to the department and hang out every Thursday lunchtime starting 27 th September J If you are interested, please give your name to Miss Brown. MOVIE CLUB Open to all students. Movie Club premieres this Thursday 13 th Sept! Enjoy a range of movies from different genres every Thursday in Eng 7. Bring your lunch and unwind in front of the big screen. C Andrews F Coyle E Miller L Brown G Kenny
A McGoldrick COMMUITY S1-S6 LGBT GROUP Community will start today in the library 3:50pm 5:00pm. All LGBT pupils and supporters/allies are welcome, even if you do not identify as LGB or T. The group meets every Tuesday 3:50pm -5:00pm ECO CLUB MEETIG Do you care about environmental issues? Want to do something about it? Come and join Eco club. Meeting every Monday at lunchtime in Science 7. Bring your lunch along. If you want more details see Mrs Clark in Science 7 or Miss Irvine in SS4 ew and old members welcome- all year groups. RUGBY CLUB S1-6 Rugby clubs starts on Wednesday after school 2.50-4pm on the astro. Come along on Wednesday to join the first training night. JUIOR CHOIR S1 and S2 Junior Choir will start up Monday at lunchtime in Music Room 2. Feel free to bring your lunch along. Rehearsal will start at 1:35pm. ew members always welcome. Lots of great new songs to learn! For more details see Mrs Dippie or Ms Auld. S1/2 LUCHTIME CLUB Mindfulness Lunchtime club will be starting in Pupil Support every Thursday. Come along and bring your lunch with you. A bit of time for you to chill for 20 mins or so. GAME CLUB To all students, and staff! Game club is back! Come to unwind, make new friends and play fantastic games in the library! Every Friday at lunch time we are playing board games like Munchkin, Taboo, Fluxx, Zombies and many, many more! Moreover, Friday 7 th September, Ross from Unboxed Game Café is going to join us and bring some new games to try. Every Friday, during Lunch time in the library. You can bring your lunch! There will be no general access during these times. WRITIG CLUB To S1 and S2. The library wants you! We are starting a rebellious writing club on Thursday at Lunch time! Come up with ideas about what is rebellion for you, and bring any ideas for a short story you would like to write! A creative writing instructor is coming to help us making our writing even more rebellious, helping us to write a captivating piece. We will also be running a competition and the first JP McCabe L Clark A Alexander F Dippie C Elliot
three best stories are going to win amazing prizes! So, come and join us Thursday 6 th September in the library at lunch time, bring your lunch, your imagination and your stories (we have pencils)! There will be no general access during these events. POST-CARD CLUB The International Captains are starting a Post-Card Club - the club is open to all pupils across the school. You will write short messages and send postcards to young people in Greece, Italy, France and many other countries in Europe and beyond. The Post-card Club will take place in ML2 on Wednesday lunchtime - everyone welcome! S1 Youth Club J B J McGarry