At break and lunchtime, if pupils do not use the bins for their rubbish in the social area, it is likely that the area will be closed.  Janitorial staff cannot take up all afternoon collecting other people's rubbish.  Please use the bins provided.  Mrs Falconer

Are you interested in studying Law, Medicine or Veterinary Medicine? If so, please see the attached flyer which gives details about how to register with Pathways to the Professions along with upcoming events.

You must register with Pathways in order to attend.

Register with Pathways

Pathways to the Professions Flyer

There are 6 Italian Explorers who have not registered their raffle tickets - please do so this week!  There are also a few outstanding payments (recent payment date was Wednesday 24 January) - as indicated at the start of the process, if there are difficulties at any point please contact us in advance so that arrangements can be put in place and/or support provided as required.

By the end of this week (Friday 2 February 2018) you should have returned the following documentation:

• Consent Form (some had missed out elements)
• Code of Conduct (some new Explorers were recently issued with this)
• Collective Passport Form
• 3 x Passport Approved Photographs
• An idea of rooming wishes - use the form provided - speak with Mrs Ball if required

We will be holding a meeting before the February Break - watch out for further information.  It is vital that all documentation is returned on time to avoid delays to the whole team of Italian Explorers.

Employer: Van Ameyde

Report to: Admin Section Leader/Supervisor

Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm with 1 hour for lunch. Salary is £13,500.

CV’s should be sent to pauline.white@vanameyde.com

Full Job Description can be viewed on School Library Website

For those that attending the Manchester City trip on Wednesday 7th March, can you please ensure your PC1s and payment are made my Friday 2nd February at the latest. If you can no longer attend please come and let the PE department know.

There will be a meeting TODAY (Tuesday) during lunch for all PGL Explorers in the PE classroom at 1:30.

Everyone must attend to discuss very important information. If you cannot make the meeting you must speak to Mr Elms at some point today.

Mr Elms.

You can view job and training opportunities in:

Support Workers

Apprenticeships at IBM

Civil Engineering

Nursing and Midwifery

and

People's Energy

on the Recruitment page of the School Library Website

Research Scotland is undertaking a vital Pupil Activity Survey to evaluate Activity levels within Schools across the country. It’s important for every S1-S4 pupil to undertake the survey, but we are pleased to say it’s straight forward and only take approx. 10mins. The survey targets S1 to S4 pupils.

Our S4’s will be the 1st to do the survey - Lesson 3 this Thursday.

S1-S3 will do the survey next week during class time tbc.
This engagement will enable Research Scotland to get the most accurate picture of East Lothian and National Activity levels as possible.

This is another reminder that the next instalement of £100 for the Paris Trip is due by Wednesday 31st January. Any issues please speak to Miss McBride ASAP.  

As part of Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 all S5/S6 pupils should go to the Assembly Hall at the start of Period 2 on Friday 26 January to hear a survivor webcast.  The event will be led by Phoebe Hayman and Fergus Dickson who visited Auschwitz and Birkenau earlier in the session.

Could all S6 pupils who would like a Yearbook please pay your deposits of £10. You must use the school online payment system. And pay using the YB18 reference.

The Yearbook Committee

This is a reminder that the 3rd installement of £100 for the Paris Trip 2018 is due by Wednesday 31st of January. Any issues please see Miss McBride asap.

Eco-Committee Meeting. Tuesday lunch time. Miss Laudi's room. 1:20pm. 

After an extremely successful first year, Dundee Dental School are opening their doors again to potential undergraduate applicants who are hoping to gain further insight and experience into the world of dentistry.  

This unique 3 day programme will be running from 25th-27th June and will give S5 students the opportunity to shadow current students within the dental hospital, gain hands on experience in the phantom head room and labs, and also receive talks about the application process with current students reflecting on their experiences of applying to dental school.  

Eligibility

To be eligible the pupil MUST:

·         Be a secondary school pupil studying in Scotland  

·         Be in S5  

·         Be on track to achieve the minimum entrance requirements to study dentistry at the  University of Dundee which can be found at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/ug/dentistry/#info-entry-requirements

·         Provide a suitable reference from a teacher stating why this pupil would be a good candidate for this course which should be emailed directly at dentalinsight@dundee.ac.uk

·         Show a keen interest in attending dental insight and motivation to study dentistry. 

Applications will be opening on Monday 12th February at 6pm and will close on Sunday 18th February at 6pm.

To  apply,  pupils  must  complete  an  application  form  which  can  be found at http://goo.gl/forms/vS0wWT79W8Yd8oKc2

Sample kit (AKUMA) has arrived and is in the Active Schools Office. Make sure to come in today, or Thurs, to make sure you get the right size / fit. The junior kit is the same design as shown but in Blue predominantly.

The Kit order is being sent to Akuma on Friday get this done asap!

Would you like to learn how to make games, animations and websites, using the Code Club HTML/CSS, Python and Micro:bit projects?

If you do, we are starting a coding club, every Thursday lunchtime, from 1:15, in M1.12.

If you have any questions please ask Mrs Stewart.

On March 7th, Mr MacDonald will be taking 45 lucky pupils down to Manchester to watch Machester City vs Basel in the last 16 of the Champions League. If you are interested please go to the PE classroom at break time this Wednesday 17th Januray for more details.

All Italian Explorers must attend a meeting at break on Wednesday 17 January 2018.  Further information including collective passport documentation and rooming requests will be issued.  Be prompt, you don't want to be late!

Volleyball club starts back on Monday from 4.10-5.15.

Everyone is welcome no matter what year or what level. Bring PE kit and be ready to give it a go!

All S6 pupils should go to the Assembly Hall at the start of Period 1 on Thursday 11 January.  The following changes to S5/6 Core classes will start on Thursday 11 January:

Thursday Period 1

• 5G1 YPI (A Redford) change to S5 SE (L Adam) in T1.5
• 5L1 YPI (N Stobie) change to S5 SE (S Meekison) in T1.6
• 5T1 YPI (D Rice) change to S5 SE (W Doig) in T1.7
• 5G2 PE change to RME (L Montgomery) in RME2
• 5L2 RME change to PE (L Borwick)
• 5T2 RME change to PE (J MacDonald)
• S6 Garleton (L Adam) change to College/Employability Skills (A Redford) in DR.3
• S6 Lammerlaw (S Meekison) change to College/Employability Skills (N Stobie) in M.9
• S6 Traprain (W Doig) change to College/Employability Skills (D Rice) in M.4

Friday Period 2

• 5G2 YPI (K Anderson) change to S5 SE (L Adam) in T1.5
• 5L2 YPI (N Stobie) change to S5 SE (S Meekison) in T1.6
• 5T2 YPI (D Rice) change to S5 SE (W Doig) in T1.7
• 5G1 PE change to RME (E Elder Smith) in RME1
• 5L1 RME change to PE (S Elms)
• 5T1 RME change to PE (S Elms) S6 Employability Skills (L Adam) change to College/Employability Skills (K Anderson) in M.7
• S6 Online Learning (W Doig) change to D Rice in M.5

The Year of Young People Ambassadors and Saltire Awards Ambassadors from East Lothian would like to invite young people from East Lothian to STRIVE Tranent on Thursday 25th January at 5pm to discuss the potential for a Year of Young People celebration event in November 2018 at The Brunton, Musselburgh! As part of the meeting, we will be asking for young people’s input to what they want the event to be about. We hope this will be a chance for like-minded young people from across East Lothian to come together and have fun planning the potential for an event that is for them and by them.

 If you are interested, please email lara@strive.me.uk or call 0131 665 3300 to confirm your attendance.

After our massive achievement and effort at Sleep In The Park 2017, our charity monies are now due. Please either hand in your monies raised to either Mr Kelly (PE) or Mrs Fraser (SFL). Then I can calculate how much we have raised as a group and forward our donation on.

Those that attend girl's rugby please note there are no sessions running this week: this includes curriculum time rugby (Tues); morning fitness (Wed); and after school session  (Thurs).

There will be a meeting for all those that attend on Thursday after school (this will run for around 10-15 minutes) in the PE classroom.

Trampling club starts back soon and as always places will be given out this term on a 1st come 1st serve basis. Letter can be collected from Mr Wands in the Active Schools Office or you can complete the attached forms and reply with full payment (ideally be cheque)
Best wishes
Active Schools and CETC