LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/ CLUBS INFORMATION Wednesday 21 September 2016

Assemblies Topic: Respect TODAY S3 Thursday 22 September S4 Friday 23 September S5/ S6

Meeting Wednesday 21ST September Could all MVP Mentors meet at 1 Meeting Wednesday 21ST September Could all MVP Mentors meet at 1.15pm in Room 111 MVP team Lasswade High School

The club will start on Wednesday 28th September 3.30pm-4.30pm. Gymnastics Club If you are interested in joining the school gymnastics club please sign up in the PE department at morning break today. The club will start on Wednesday 28th September 3.30pm-4.30pm.

Fixtures this Thursday vs Merchiston S1, S2, S4 and U18’s. All away at Merchiston. Buses leave at 4pm- 5pm KO.

TRANSFORMING & SAVING LIVES Beyond the theory. TRANSFORMING & SAVING LIVES Think nursing is just for women? Think again. Men into Nursing & Midwifery Open Morning Saturday 29 October 2016 at Sighthill Campus 9.30am – 1pm Come along to find out more Edinburgh Napier University welcomes school leavers and adults from all backgrounds. The event will provide an opportunity to explore pathways and careers into this vital and challenging life saving profession. You can register attendance online at: www.napier.ac.uk/men-into-nursing

Are you interested in finding a part time job?   Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre is now recruiting for temporary jobs available throughout Edinburgh in the months leading up to Christmas. View vacancies at www.RSCFortKinnaird.co.uk/vacancies or call at the Recruitment and Skills Centre for help and advice on making job applications. Recruitment and Skills Centre 31 Fleming House, Fort Kinnaird (next to PC World) Open 10am to 4pm - Monday 19 September to Friday 18 November

SINGING CLUB Do you like singing?! If you are interested in joining, come along to room 003 on Thursday lunchtime

ROME 2017 The History department are running a trip to Rome from the 25th June – 29th June 2017 for all pupils in S3 – S6. If you are interested in going please see Miss Blake in 117 or Miss Whittingham in 215 for a letter.

Health and Food Technology (N5/Higher) You can: Catch up on missed work and assessments Complete homework Support in revision and subject knowledge Tuesdays after school from 3.30pm – 5pm In Room 205

Copies can be picked up from Mr Stanton in the technology corridor. S1-3 Young Engineers The first meeting of the Young Engineers Club will be at 3:45pm in Room 011 on Monday 26th September. If you want to attend, make sure you return a signed permission slip to Mr Stanton. You cannot attend if you don’t return a slip. Copies can be picked up from Mr Stanton in the technology corridor.

There will be an important meeting on Weds 21st Sept at 1.30pm in 306. New York 2017 There will be an important meeting on Weds 21st Sept at 1.30pm in 306. Everyone MUST attend.

For S1 students: Speak to Kat ASAP if you want to get involved What object did the mouse run up in the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock? What is the name of Ron Weasley’s only sister? Who is Percy Jackson’s father? Got lots of book knowledge? Show it off at the KidsLitQuiz Monday 31st October in Liberton High School A book quiz against schools from across Edinburgh and the Lothians – if you win you get to go to London to compete at the national final! For S1 students: Speak to Kat ASAP if you want to get involved

S4/5 Opportunity Interested in a career in finance and banking? Here is an exciting opportunity you should take up! Lloyds Banking Group are offering an opportunity for 20 S4/5 pupils to take part in workshops and then a work experience placement. See Miss Hargreaves or Mr Proctor for more details and to put your name down

HISTORY TEXTBOOK AMNESTY Calling all History pupils past and present to have a hunt at home for any of the above textbooks and return them to the department. We will be thrilled if you can locate any of our missing textbooks!

Bake Off is Back for 2016!! The Home Economics after school Bake Off club is starting up on a Monday beginning 26/9/16. This club is open to all S1-S3 and will run until Christmas, where the winner will be announced. There are a limited amount of spaces available and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. See a teacher in Home Economics for a permission letter.

Physics Revision Clubs Calculations a catastrophe? Definitions a disaster? Struggling with strategies for revision? Then revision club is for you!!! Physics Revision Club will run every week on a Tuesday lunchtime in Rm124 for Higher/Advanced Higher and a Thursday lunchtime in Rm121 for S3/National 4/National 5 Come along to get help with Homework, Revision techniques, Consolidating understanding or if you have any questions about your Physics work at all!

Presents... SCIENCE CLUB!

Are you in S1? Do you enjoy Science? Want to do lots of fun experiments? Then come along to… SCIENCE CLUB! Wednesday lunchtimes in Room 124 @1.20pm Beginning Wednesday the 21st of September then on every Wednesday lunchtime after that! You must be in by 1.20pm or there will not be enough time to run the experiments!