1. Assemblies will take place in the Assembly Hall as follows.
Thursday 9th November 2017
Assemblies
Assemblies will take place in the Assembly Hall as follows.
TODAY (Thursday) S4 Year Head Assembly
Friday 10th November S5/6 Year Head Assembly
All year groups
Expiry date: 10/11/17

2. Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club is up and running again from 8. 00-8
Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club is up and running again from am. Canteen
All year groups
Expiry date: 15/11/17

3. School Uniform Reminder
The items of clothing shown above are acceptable school uniform.
Not acceptable: Bare shoulders (vest tops), midriff showing (crop tops), legs showing through torn trousers are not permitted at all (N.B. even on a dress down day).
Pupils not adhering to this will be asked to collect appropriate school uniform from SLT.
All year groups
Expiry date: 17/11/17

4. School Dance Dates 2017 All year groups S1/2 Thursday 14.12.17
S3/4 Monday
S5/6 Tuesday
Pupils are reminded that if a pupil’s attendance drops below 90%, they will not be able to attend school events such as school dances / school trips.
Consideration will be taken of medical conditions / appointments impacting on attendance at school.
N.B. It is your responsibility to check your level of attendance prior to booking / buying dance outfits.
Mrs Brunton
All year groups
Expiry date: 10/11/17

5. WHAT’S ON AT MILLBURN MON TUES WED THUR FRI LUNCH AFTER SCHOOL
S1-S3 Badminton (PE department) pm
S1-S6 Lego & Comic Club (Rm123) pm
S1-S6 Chess Club (Rm258) pm
S1-S6 Scripture Union (Rm154) pm
S1-S3 Athletics
S1-S3 Hockey – pm
Gymnastics
U12 Highland Bears (Games hall) 5-6pm
S1-S3 Shinty (front pitch) pm
Rock Challenge pm
TUES
S1 Boys Football (PE Dept.) pm
Dodgeball (PE Dept.) pm
S1-S6 Spanish Club (Rm331) pm
Stem Club (Rm 136) pm
Performers UK (Gym Hall) pm
Crown Primary Football 5-6pm
Orchestra pm
Cello Army pm
Senior Girls Spinning
Staff Fitness (Dance Studio) pm
Netball (Games Hall) pm
WED
Archaeology Club (Rm 254) pm
Book Group (Library) pm
S1-S4 Girls Football (PE Dept.) pm
Dodgeball (PE Dept.) pm
S1-S6 Rubik’s Cube Club (Rm 206) pm
S3-S6 Biology Supported Study – Biology Department pm
S4, S5 & S6 Physics Study & Support (Rm217) pm (Oct-Apr)
S4-S6 Basketball
Highland Elite Sports Academy (Gym hall) 4-6pm
Dance Leaders Group (Dance Studio) pm
S4-S6 Art Department Supported Study (Art Dept) pm
Girls Football
THUR
History Club (Rm253) pm
Chaplain Drop In (Hot Chocolate Club (Rm156) pm
S1-S2 Film Club (Rm 204) pm
S1–S3 Table Tennis (Dance Studio) pm
Gaelic Singing (Rm 332) pm
S2 Football (PE Dept.) pm
U15 Basketball
CrossFit Kids (Gym hall) 4-6pm
Senior Girls Hockey
Drama Club (Small Gym Hall) pm
S1-S6 Gymnastics Club (Gym Hall) pm
FRI
Raigmore United Football Training pm
S1 Basketball (Games hall) pm

6. MAFIA Xmas RAFFLE (Raising funds for Millburn Academy)
2 x cash prizes of £50
Prizes include:
Landmark Family voucher
£40 Kart Raceway voucher
Beauty demo and make over
JD Sports & H&M vouchers
Raffle Tickets £1 each
Restaurant vouchers + many more
Infinity Trampoline vouchers
All year groups
Expiry date: 01/12/17

7. PE- Appropriate Clothing
A reminder to all pupils that appropriate kit should look like the following:
Change of Trainers/Boots
Change of Bottoms - Shorts /Tracksuit trousers/leggings
Change of Top- T-shirt/Jumper/Jacket
Long Hair needs to be tied back for ALL lessons.
NO crop tops are allowed.
All year groups
Expiry date: 01/12/17

8. Anime club All year groups Starts Thurs 16th Nov at 1:15 in Room 305
Come along and read manga, draw anime, watch anime and just have a good time!
Movie: Bleach Memories of Nobody the movie
Starts Thurs 16th Nov at 1:15 in Room 305
All year groups
Expiry date: 16/11/17

9. Some teams will be selected for our fixtures this term.
Netball Club
Tuesday: 3.40–5.00pm
Some teams will be selected for our fixtures this term.
See you on Tuesday 
All year groups
Expiry date: 17/11/17

10. If you are unable to attend you must let me know ASAP. Miss MacLeod
Rock Challenge 2018 DANCERS + BACKSTAGE REHEARSALS MONDAY 3.40–5.00pm See you there!!
If you are unable to attend you must let me know ASAP.
Miss MacLeod
All year groups
Expiry date: 13/11/17

11. ORCHESTRA & CELLO ARMY NEW TIMES! TUESDAY’S AFTER SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA 3.40–4.30pm
CELLO ARMY 4.30–5.15pm
All year groups
Expiry date: 10/11/17

12. Poppy Scotland Fundraiser
Prefects will be selling Poppies for a donation during information sharing all of next week
Dress Down Day £1
Theme: RED
Friday 10th November
Poppy Scotland provides life-changing support to our Armed Forces community. It reaches out to those who have served, those still serving and their families during times of crisis and need by offering vital, practical advice, assistance and funding.
All year groups
Expiry date: 10/11/17

13. History Film Club All year groups Where: Room 253
When: TODAY (Thursday)
What Time: pm
Bring your lunch 
Room 253
ALL welcome!
Lunch slips available
from Miss McGovern
NOW SHOWING….
All year groups
Expiry date: 09/11/17

14. Ceilidh All year groups 8-11pm at Crown Court Hotel
SATURDAY 25th NOVEMBER
8-11pm at Crown Court Hotel
£7 per ticket (ticket only event)
On sale 7th-23rd November
Live music
For tickets please speak to Miss Souter or any member of the 2018 Romania team
- Will, Jenny, Charlie, Laura, Sarah and Lorna
All year groups
Expiry date: 25/11/17

15. The Moon – the next step in the journey to Mars
Science communicator Laura Thomas will be presenting a discussion about the Moon in Science Fiction literature and the possible future role of the Moon as a base for a journey to Mars. This talk will look at the plans space agencies have for humankind's return to the moon and compares this with imaginings of the early sci-fi authors. 
TONIGHT (Thursday) pm
(Refreshments: pm)
Inverness Royal Academy
Small Atrium
For more details see
Mr Crawshaw
All year groups
Expiry date: 09/11/17

16. Glasgow & Loch Lomond Field Trip – September 2018
REMINDER that £20 deposit is due on Friday 10th November. Return your slip & deposit to any member of the Geography Dept.
S2-3
Expiry date: 10/11/17

17. Transworld Soccer Trip 2018 The next payment for 2018 Transworld Soccer Trip is now due. Please return to Mr Wilson by Wednesday 15th November. Any pupils who have missed recent meetings must see Mr Wilson!!
S2-6
Expiry date: 15/11/17

18. PE Study Support National & Higher
When: Thursday’s after school
Where: PE classroom
Use the study club for catching up on unit assessments or to develop your knowledge in the theory side of the course. Each session there will be a focus as outlined in the table below:
9th November
Gathering Data
16th November
Approaches to Develop Performance
23rd November
Target Setting
30th November
Model Performers
7th December
Monitoring and recording
14th December
Scenarios
11th January
Choice
S3-6
Expiry date: 11/01/18

19. Careers Interview Timetable Friday 10th November Please attend for interview in Interview Room 3 at the start of the period shown: Period 1 Emily Logan S5 / Period 2 Daniel Graham S4 / M
S4-5
Expiry date: 10/11/17

20. Girls Senior Hockey Team
Girls Senior Hockey Team dates Gordonstoun : 16th November 2017 Kingussie: 23rd November 2017 Please meet outside PE base. Thank you Ms MacKenzie
S4-6
Expiry date: 23/11/17

21. Career Opportunities S4-6
James Jones & Sons Ltd Timber Systems Division - Trainee Design Technician: Excellent opportunity for a trainee design technician to join our busy office based in Forres, Moray. CV to Julie Malcolm
Royal Navy: Vacancies available with the Royal Navy in Submariner and Surface Fleet. Contact:
Further information available from Guidance Base.
S4-6
Expiry date: 17/11/17

22. For ALL S4-6 History pupils
History Supported Study
Wednesdays
Help and guidance after school every Thursday in rooms 253 and 254…
Homework
Enquiry Skills questions
Revision
Prelim preparation
S4-6
Expiry date: 17/11/17

23. S4-6
Expiry date: 16/11/17

24. S4-6
Expiry date: 16/11/17

25. Careers Interview Timetable TODAY (Thursday) Please attend for interview in Interview Room 3 at the start of the period shown: P1 Anne MacKinnon S5/A P2 Unavailable P3 Isla MacLeod S5/F P4 Shannon Young S6/M
S5-6
Expiry date: 09/11/17

26. S3 Physics Roller Coaster Trip
Would all S3 pupils who are signed-up to go on the Physics Roller Coaster Trip in November please come along to a meeting in room 217 at lunch – TODAY (Thursday) at 1.35pm.
Bring your homework!
Please contact Mr Miller if you cannot make it.
WC 2017 Team S3
Expiry date: 09/11/17