LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/CLUBS INFORMATION Monday 30th October

Assemblies Topic: Dream S4 – S6 House Assemblies ME Monday MK Tuesday SA Wednesday SL Thursday

Year Assemblies Monday 30th October – S1 8.40 am

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 3.30 – 5pm In Room 205

S3-S5 London trip 2018 YHA Earl’s Court If you are interested in attending this trip, please sign up with Miss Conlan (118), Mrs Nicolson (113) or Mr Shields (207). ArcelorMittal Orbit Monday 18th June: Morning - Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kings Cross, London Afternoon – London Eye (optional) Evening – Dinner at Pizza Express and then Hyde Park   Tuesday 19th June: Morning/Afternoon – Bletchley Park. Evening – Dinner at Nando’s then West End show ‘Wicked’ or ‘School of Rock’. Wednesday 20th June: Morning – The Houses of Parliament Afternoon – Boat tour of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park , visit to ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture (optional). Afternoon/Evening – Independent time at the food-court in Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre. Thursday 21st June: Morning – visit to the Natural History Museum. Afternoon/Evening-by train from Kings Cross, London to Edinburgh Waverley

World Challenge – Group 1 There is a meeting for all group 1 challengers Monday (30th October) lunch time in room 219. Come along at 1.15pm and bring your lunch with you – be on time! We will be beginning to work through the list of preparation tasks that John set us, so it is important that you are all there. Group 1 Paul Allan Madeleine Bird Lucy Brogan Murray Cherrington Daniel Crabbe Jemma Davis Kirsty Farquhar Lewis Hanley Lucy Hanlon Rebecca Mcgregor Jade McLean Grace Owen Ryan Prentice Sarah Robertson Molly Short Rebecca Thorburn Annis Wilson

Debate Club! Join Miss Dunlop in room 114 on Monday Lunchtimes (bring your lunch and your argumentative hat!). All year groups welcome  We will be looking at issues and working with the Scottish Youth Parliament and Midlothian Youth Platform to increase our debating skills, while looking at real issues surrounding Scotland and Midlothian

House logo competition! Have the chance to be creative and artistic by coming up with a design for your house’s logo. There will be one winner from each house. These 4 winners will receive great prizes and their designs will be used as the logos of the 4 houses. There will also be house points given out for the best designs. The competition starts on the 6th of November. The designs need to be handed in by the 17th of November. You will return your completed template into the box that will be placed in your registration room, these will then be collected by us. The designs will be judged by a carefully selected group of teachers and the top 5 designs from each house and the overall winners will be announced on the 4th of December.

Community Beetle Drive For the Elderly 17th November 2017 13:00-15:00 LHS Atrium Entry fee £2 If you know any isolated older people in the community, bring them along!

POLICE MESSAGE POLICE SCOTLAND MESSAGE FOR HALLOWEEN/FIREWORKS.   People on all sorts of occasions enjoy fireworks, but sometimes they can be misused, making them dangerous and a nuisance.   The Fireworks Act makes it an offence to: Let fireworks off in a public place. A public place is anything other than your own property such as parks, the street or at school. For anyone under 18 to possess fireworks in a public place (other than a sparkler). Possess public display fireworks by anyone other than a firework professional. Set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am – apart from on 5th November, Diwali, New Year’s Eve and the Chinese New Year, when the curfew is extended to midnight. If you misuse fireworks and break the law you could be fined or be issued with an Anti-social Behaviour Order (ASBO). ENJOY HALLOWEEN – PLEASE DO SO SAFELY & LEGALLY!

LASSWADE CAREERS EVENT Monday 30th October 7pm – 8:30pm LASSWADE CAREERS EVENT OPEN TO ALL YEAR GROUPS Are you struggling to figure out what you want to do when you leave school? If so then this event is for you! Come along to our careers event and meet people from lots of different jobs to help you decide which one is right for you. Everyone who attends will be entered into a prize draw to win an iPad.

Ter Young Persons Career Drop In SKILLS FOR LEARNING, LIFE & WORK Are you 16-20 years old? Would you like....................................... Help searching for jobs? Creating or updating your CV? Completing application forms Advice about your next steps? .......... Then come along to: Lasswade library On Tuesdays 3pm till 5pm Contact Stuart Inglis for more info: 0131 270 5776 Drop in – no appointment necessary! Ter SKILLS FOR LEARNING, LIFE & WORK WWW.MIDLOTHIAN.GOV.UK

Edinburgh College - January 2018 courses Information on courses at Edinburgh College beginning in January 2018 is now available on the college website. Applications for January start courses will open on Monday 6 November 2017. Apply as soon as possible. For more details and to apply go to www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk

Working at Edinburgh Airport   6pm, Monday 6th November 18 Croft Street Dalkeith   Come along and find out about the growing opportunities at Edinburgh Airport.   Are you interested in a career at the Airport? Come along and find out more.   Get connected with those that can help you secure a job at the Airport To book please go to www.eventbrite.co.uk Any questions? Contact the team on 0131 271 3713