1. LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/ CLUBS INFORMATION
Wednesday 14 December 2016

2. Remember our Christmas challenge?
urgent
urgent
Have you brought your present in yet? You don’t have to spend a lot – big or small, all presents will make young people in Midlothian who won’t have a real Christmas happy.. Deadline Monday 19 December.

3. S3-4 Netball
Netball training for S3-4 will resume after the Christmas holidays. There will be no training tomorrow or Wednesday 21st December.

4. Gymnastics Club There will no gymnastics club this week or next week.
See you after the holidays.

6. Skye Trip 2017
Forms and deposits for the Skye Trip should be handed in to Miss McGuire by Thursday 22nd December at the latest.
Anyone interested in the trip to Skye next June can pick up a letter from Room 224 during registration.

7. This Saturdays fixtures
U16’s vs Royal High School (home) 8.30 meet(9.30 KO).
U18’s vs Royal High School (home) 8.30 meet(9.30 KO).
At the moment both games will be at LRFC

8. Murray’s Higher Historians
Skip the bus home and come to
Study Support - Wednesdays after school. Rm 116

9. (Social Studies) London trip
Current S3-S5
(Social Studies) London trip
June 2017 (dates tbc)
Monday- *Travel to London by train
*Book into YHA
*Shopping/dinner out
*London Eye (optional)
*Ghost tour
Tuesday- *Bletchley Park
*Dinner out (Nando’s)
*West End show
(tbc)
Wednesday- *Houses of Parliament (meet our MP Owen Thompson)
*Boat tour of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park & Sculpture visit
*Dinner Out
*Stratford shopping centre and ten-pin bowling
Thursday- *Natural History Museum
*Travel home
See Miss Conlan asap if you would like to go!

11. Room 212 Mr Poots Monday and Wednesday lunchtime All years
Chess club
Room 212
Mr Poots
Monday and Wednesday lunchtime
All years

12. Presents...
SCIENCE CLUB!

13. 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
You must be in by 1.20pm or there will not be enough time to run the experiments!

14. S4 NAT 5 FRENCH STUDY DROP IN SESSION WEDNESDAYS 1:15-1:45
DO YOU NEED HELP WITH….
FRENCH VERBS
GRAMMAR IN GENERAL
SKILLS IN READING & LISTENING
WRITING
SPEAKING CONFIDENCE & NATURALNESS
HOMEWORK
DON’T GET STRESSED….. GET SMART!!!!
COME ALONG WEDNESDAYS AT 1:15 TILL 1:45
MADAME MCCARDLE ROOM 214
Study club is
proven to
help with:
Getting a top French
N5 grade!
Good reports!
Receiving merits!
Being praised for
your hard work!

15. 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.
Among jobs currently advertised are the following: -
McLennan Garage, Apprentice Motor Vehicle Technician, Loanhead
Business Admin Apprenticeship, Bonnyrigg
Royal Mail: Fleet Advanced Vehicle Technician Apprentice, Edinburgh
Melville Housing Association, Modern Apprenticeship in Housing, Dalkeith
Table Table, Kitchen Porter, Lasswade
7 December 2016

16. Edinburgh College Open Days
Edinburgh College is holding Open Days at each of its four campuses in January to give prospective students information and advice on courses beginning in August 2017.
Milton Road Campus Tuesday 17 January
Granton Campus Thursday 19 January
Midlothian Campus Tuesday 24 January
Sighthill Campus Thursday 26 January
For more information check out Edinburgh College website next term

17. Apprenticeship Opportunities 2017
Leonardo is a global company working at the forefront of engineering and technology. The company (formerly called SELEX) is respected around the world for delivering innovative technological solutions and for manufacturing industry leading products for airborne and space industries. The company is currently recruiting for its training programmes beginning in summer 2017.
Requirements
Manufacturing Apprenticeships.
You must have, or expect to gain 4 National 5s (A-C)/National 4s including English and either Maths or Physics, plus other Technological subjects such as Graphic Communication, Product Design, Craft and Design, Computing, Woodwork or Metalwork.
Manufacturing Technical Apprenticeships
You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum of 2 Highers (A-C), one of which must be Maths or Physics plus another Technological subject at Higher eg Graphic Communication, Product Design, Craft & Design, Tech Studies or Computing plus National 5 English
Design Engineering Technician Apprenticeships
You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum of 3 Highers (A-C) to include Maths and Physics, plus another Higher preferably in a Technological subjects eg Graphic Communication, Product Design, Computing plus National 5 English.
Business Apprenticeships
You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum of 2 Highers (A-C), one of which must be Maths or English, plus a Higher in a Business subject and National 5s (A-C) in English and Maths.
How to apply
For full job details and to apply on-line go to -
Closing date - 23 February 2017

18. Auditions for Dance Courses - 2017 – 2018
Edinburgh College is home to Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS).  We offer a diverse professional training experience in our state of the art facilities. Our dance programme has a reputation for producing well rounded professionals who work across many aspects of the dance industry as dancers, choreographers and teachers here and abroad.
We will be holding auditions for the following courses.
NC Dance / HND Dance
Monday 28th November, 10am
Monday 13th February, 10am
Wednesday 3rd May, 10am
Tuesday 20th June, 10am
BA (Hons) Dance
Monday 6th February, 10am
To arrange an audition
Please let us know which course you are interested in and further details of audition date and requirements will be ed to you in due course. Further information about auditions can be found at the PASS website​

19. Edinburgh College January 2017 courses
Applications for courses at Edinburgh College beginning in January 2017 are now open.
Go to for full course details and to make an on-line application.
Apply as soon as possible.

20. Dundee Dental Insight Courses
This unique 3 day programme will be running from 20th-22nd and 28th-30th June 2017 (pupils can attend either of these sessions, but not both) 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 in S5   
Be on track to achieve the minimum entrance requirements to study dentistry at the  University of Dundee which can be found at
Provide a suitable reference from a teacher stating why this pupil would be a good candidate for this course which should be ed directly at
Show a keen interest in attending dental insight and motivation to study dentistry.
Applications will be opening on Monday 6th February at 6pm and will close on Sunday 12th February at 6pm. Pupils will be chosen on a first come first serve basis. Please let your Guidance teacher know if you intend to apply.