PUPIL BULLETIN Thursday 12 January 2017
Orchestra Please note there will be NO orchestra until after study leave due to exams. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
French café on Thursdays from 3.20 until 4.20 in B17: Support group for French, any year group and any level. You can just pop in for a few minutes to ask a question, get help with your homework or get some supervised study time. Any questions see Mrs Stewart in B17.
DEBATE CLUB Sssh! It’s back but unless you’ve received the secret handshake and the nod in the corridor whilst walking pass don’t come to the first meeting of 2017 in G08 (Mr Terron’s room) at lunchtime on Tuesday 17th January and every Tuesday thereafter unless we change it to confuse people.
Debate Club. The first rule is to win the debate, the second is to tell no one about debate club. If you really DO want to come then do so at your own risk……
Brand New and Very Exciting Lunchtime Club Launches next Tuesday the 17th January – Comic Characters Club
Our new Graphic Novel Book Club will meet for the first time on Tuesday at lunchtime in the library, to discuss graphic novels and comics. We shall also be taking part, for the first time, in The Excelsior Award. This is the only nationwide book award for graphic novels and manga - where young people aged 11-16 decide the winner by rating each book as they read it! Eight graphic novels are selected for the shortlist and it now attracts over 250 schools from all over the UK and Ireland. Our new club will be a fantastic way to pick up new graphic novels and try out different styles, writers, and stories. YOU are invited to Join Mrs Toonen and Mrs Bodiam on Tuesday in The Comic Characters Book Club for the books, the banter and a chance to read something new. From 1.10pm in the library on Tuesday.
Speaker’s Corner returns this week with Morgan Conti in S1. Morgan’s talk is: Chernobyl Children and will be in the library from 1.20pm.
Please come along and hear Morgan in Speaker’s Corner.
If you would like to share your hobby or interest, please consider giving it a go, either for the first time, or for a repeat performance.
S1–S3
S3 Residential – Camping Trip Could any pupils who have an interest in the Camping Trip please meet Mr Davidson in B47 at 1.20 this Friday.
Tiree Trip: Anyone interested should bring their completed consent form to a brief meeting in G09 at 1pm on Friday (AR)
S3 Activity Days – all pupil interested in the Theme Park Trip must collect a form from the HE department and return it by the end of the week.
S3 pupils – Just a reminder that your residential forms need to be returned to the party leaders by Friday 13th Jan. Where a pupil has returned more than one form can they please see Mrs Munro ASAP to clarify an order of preference.
S3 Residential – PLG Multi-activity centre in Shropshire Could all S3 pupils who may be interested in going to the PGL adventure centre in Shropshire for activity days please attend a short meeting in B01 on Friday at 1.10pm. There is a short DVD for you to watch and I can answer any questions that you may have. (SK)
S1/S2 Cookery Club - cookery club will run on Thursday this week 3.20pm – 4.20pm. Anyone interested in attending must sign up in the HE department asap. It will cost £1.00 and you need to bring a tub.
S1-S3 lunchtime Badminton – Lunchtime badminton will start this Friday from 1pm in the games hall. All welcome!!
S4-S6
S4 Tracking Reports: Reports issued today via registration
Prelim Timetables: Another copy of prelim timetables has been issued to pupils today via registration.
Ground Control Ltd, Elgin (Senior Winter Maintenance Coordinator) - has a job vacancy which may be suited to a “school leaver”. For more information, please see the job description on the Career Noticeboard by Guidance / get a copy from your Guidance teacher. CVs should be emailed to or contact Karen on 01343 551980 if you are interested. (CF)
Free places available on the prestigious Headstart (STEM) programme The national Headstart programme, run by EDT, offers S5 students under the age of 18 who are interested in studying a degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths) field, the opportunity to spend up to a week at one of the top universities in the UK. They can experience what life at university is really like and understand what exciting career opportunities a degree course might lead to. They’ll be able to connect with professionals in specific STEM industries, as well as other students from across the UK, whilst developing essential skills like problem-solving and team work.
Places on this programme normally cost £360.00 however there are 25 available places free of charge
The internship will take place during the weeks from the 21st June to the 21 July 2017 however there are other dates available.
If you are interested in this please collect an application form from Mrs Grant in G21 or your Guidance Teacher.
Applications have to be returned no later than 1 February 2017. (KJG)