LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/ CLUBS INFORMATION Friday 4 November 2016

Assemblies Topic: Ambition TODAY S5/ S6

S4 football message Tomorrows game: Venue - Arboretum Road, EH3 5PN. Arrival – 08:45 Remember to bring your money.

Higher Chemistry Study class After school on Thursday 10th October in room 127

Career Ready Please could the following students attend a short meeting in room 127 at morning break on Monday. Zeyad Bawazeer Erin Allan Rachel McNulty Ben Mitchell Abby Fagan Katie Skilbeck Kate Lawrence Tahmina Begum

LGBT group at MYPAS This group is now active – students report back that it was really good with nice staff. The group will meet every Monday from 7-9pm at Tolbooth Hall, 176 High Street, Dalkeith.

Urgent - Locker Keys Can the students who have been issued with a locker form please return the completed form with payment or return the key to the School Office by Friday 4 November. There have been numerous deadlines passed for the return of either the form or keys. These lockers are required for re-issue. No students’ should be using a locker after Monday 7 November without having provided a form and made payment for the locker.

Remembering Mr Forbes There will be a meeting for any pupil in S2 – S6 who would like to discuss ideas as to how we can remember Mr Forbes on Wednesday 9th November at 1.20pm in Room 110. Thank you. Mrs Watt

N5/Higher BIOLOGY STUDY SUPPORT WHEN: MONDAY 7th NOV 3.30-4.30 WHERE: room 101 TOPIC: respiration (and anything else you might need help with!)

Skye Trip 2017 Learn Gàidhlig Understand Highland Culture Visit Harry Potter locations Surround yourself with beautiful scenery Anyone interested in a trip to Skye next June should come to a short meeting in Room 224 on Monday 7th November at 1.30pm.

Retail Apprenticeships For SChool Leavers Marks and Spencers Get a head start on your peers. Take your first steps on the retail management ladder with a high street icon. Experience every conceivable aspect of store operations, get accredited and start earning sooner.   Our Management Scheme for School Leavers is evolving. We’re investing our decades of experience in this area to form the Retail Management Apprenticeship for School Leavers. Combining in-store experience with accredited academic learning, it’s the perfect path into retail management for smart, ambitious school leavers… following in the footsteps of many of our senior leaders. Over 12 to 18 months, you’ll experience retail in real time. Food, Fashion, Home and Store operations; managing £multi-million budgets; leading people and teams… it’s all part of the package, with loads of coaching and mentoring to keep you on track. Plus you’ll spend time working towards your Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in Retail Management. By the time you’ve finished, you’ll be ready to take on the role of a Commercial Manager and responsibility for an entire department. After that, there’s no limit to where you can go. Requirements Simply put, we want high-calibre people. You should have or expect to gain at least three Highers (grade A-C) How to apply For more information and to apply go to https://jobs.marksandspencer.com/job/united-kingdom/retail-apprenticeship-for-school-leavers/8944/3070942. Start dates in April 2017, July 2017, September 2017 and January 2018.

Job Vacancy Information Are you looking for a part time or full time job? Skills Development Scotland has a local website, which is updated daily, with information on job vacancies. Visit http://www.edubuzz.org/midandeastvacancies   Among jobs currently advertised are the following: - Christmas sales jobs with Marks and Spencer and Boots in Edinburgh. Permanent and temporary jobs at Dobbies Garden Centre, Lasswade Modern Apprenticeships with QA training in Admin and IT Sales Assistant with Baynes Family Baker, Bonnyrigg, Customer Service Assistant with Tesco, Bonnyrigg Apprentice Plant Fitter with Crummock (Scotland), Dalkeith Trainee Quantity Surveyor (2017 training programme) with Morrisons Construction Technical Apprentice in housing design with the Barratt Group 1 November 2016

S3 Science Students If you have been offered a place on the museum trip (INCLUDING RESERVES!) which is happening on Tuesday the 22nd of November please come along to a meeting at 1.30 pm on Thursday the 10th of November in Room 124 (Miss Gardner’s room) IF YOU HAVE NOT HANDED IN YOUR PERMISSION FORM YET PLEASE DO SO ASAP!!! ALSO: There is an Edmodo group for this trip, you need to join using the following code: rafsj7

ON THE DAY OF YOUR VISIT PLEASE GO TO REGISTRATION AS NORMAL. If you are taking S4 Physics and you are coming on the museum trip either on Monday the 7th of November OR Tuesday the 8th of November please do the following: -Make sure you have handed in your permission slip -Make sure you have done the pre-visit questionnaire (see Edmodo for details) ON THE DAY OF YOUR VISIT PLEASE GO TO REGISTRATION AS NORMAL. AT 8.40AM MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE ATRIUM WHERE YOU WILL MEET YOUR TEACHER TO BE REGISTERED FOR THE TRIP REMEMBER: You will need money for the bus or a Lothian buses Ridacard and packed lunch. You should also wear full school uniform.

Apprentice Information Days Saturday 5 November & Sunday 4 December Torness Power Station is holding information days about its very successful Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship scheme on Saturday 5 November and Sunday 4 December to let prospective recruits know more about the programme. There will be three sessions on each day at 9:30, 11:00 and 13.00.   The information days will take place at Torness Power Station in the Visitor Centre and will last roughly 1.5 hours. If you would like to come along or find out more, please contact Ashleigh Dickson on ashleigh.dickson@edf-energy.com or phone her on 01368 873847. Spaces are limited and you need to register your attendance in advance for the specific date and time. Requirements To apply for an Engineering Maintenance Appenticeship you should have or expect to achieve National 5s in Maths, two Sciences (or 1 Science and a Technical subject) and English. Recruitment for apprenticeships, beginning in summer 2017, is now open and will close on 15th January 2017 at https://www.edfenergy.com/careers/early-careers/apprenticeships/engineering-maintenance-apprenticeship

Paired Reading S1 pupils – if you are to be involved in paired reading, you will be told by your Register teacher this week. This will start on Tuesday 8 Nov and will take place during Registration on a Tuesday & Thursday in the library until Christmas.

ROME 2017 There are still a few spaces left on the Rome Trip, if anyone is interested please see Miss Blake. The trip is now open to S2 pupils.

Updated deposit deadline! £5 in by Wednesday 16th November. Committee members will be coming round during committee class/registration to collect money.