1. LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/CLUBS INFORMATION Friday 11 December

2. Assemblies This Week TODAYS5/S6 TOPIC: Faith

3. Lost Property ALL LOST PROPERTY WILL BE DISPOSED OF ON FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER. IF YOU HAVE LOST AN ITEM OF CLOTHING OR PENCIL CASE ETC, PLEASE CALL TO STUDENT RECEPTION TO SEE IF IT’S THERE.

4. Apprenticeships in Gorebridge and Dalkeith! FIND THESE LINKS: https://www.apprenticeships.scot/vacancy- details/?refCode=101409 https://www.apprenticeships.scot/vacancy- details/?refCode=101411 ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE!

5. GLASSES FOUND A pair of glasses were left in SFL. If you think they may be yours please ask in the SFL base.

6. Lasswade High School presents Tuesday 15 th and Wednesday 16 th December 7.00 pm Tickets £3 (£2 concession) ON SALE NOW from MUSIC DEPT

7. S5 Students interested in the Sutton Trust Summer School in the USA can collect an information leaflet from Mr Mitchell

8. SKILLS FOR LEARNING, LIFE & WORK WWW.MIDLOTHIAN.GOV.UK For more information contact Catherine Duns on 0131 270 5769 or Catherine.duns@midlothian.gov.uk MONDAY LUNCHTIME IN THE LIBRARY Dynamic Youth Awards for 10-14 year olds Youth Achievement Awards for 13+ year olds Saltire Awards for 12 + year olds AWARDS DROP IN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE  This drop in is for students from LHSC.  Find out more about these awards  Learn in your own time  Great for your CV or college application  Design your own learning  Peer assessed

9. S5/6 Paired Reading Buddies Thank you to all S5/6 pupils who volunteered to be buddies. Your Register teachers & Guidance teachers have the list of those who have been selected. If you are on the list, you must attend a training session at lunchtime on Tuesday 15 December from 1.10 – 1.40pm in the Library. Please bring lunch but cakes will be provided! Please see Mrs Watt urgently if you no longer want to be a buddy or cannot attend on Tuesday!

10. 14 more sleeps till Christmas Day! So what do you want for Christmas? Hoverboard? Clothes? IPad? New phone? Money? Or maybe just a Christmas present..... A huge thank you to everybody who has already given something – you are great! So come on you others – it doesn’t have to be a big gift or expensive, just something. Let’s reach that target! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcMZPgA bWbg

11. SANTA SACKS We have till next Wednesday to fill all our Santa Sacks! I’ve already had to buy more and the presents are stacking up. Fantastic!

12. Lasswade’s Christmas Gifts After a really good start we seem to be floundering now! Maybe watching a film again will remind all of us how important it is to give something! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04A_5q2 h8Eg Please hand a gift in this week – even the smallest thing will be appreciated by one of our children living in poverty. Toys, clothes, books, stationery, sweets – you decide! Remember you don’t have to buy. If you have any toys etc you haven’t used you could bring that.

13. Tuesdays after school from 3.30 – 5pm In Room 205 You can: Catch up on missed work and assessments Complete homework Support in revision and subject knowledge

14. Aiming High Monday night, after school. Room 107, 3:30 – 4:30. A quiet place to do homework and revise. Open to all year groups. See Mr Hunter for more details.

15. Higher RMPS Revision Miss Hume is holding a lunch time revision club on Mondays from 1:15pm for the Islam section of the course. Come along for extra support.

16. Tots to Teens Lunchtime drop in We will be offering extra study support for Tots to Teens students on a Monday from 1.15-1.45pm. Come along to the Community Learning and Development office where we can discuss any work, assessments, chat about placement and catch up.

17. A £10 deposit for prom MUST be handed in by all who wish to attend to Mrs Crawford or Miss Mclay by Friday the 11 th of December at the latest!

18. IN A HOLE WITH YOUR HISTORY? STUDY SUPPORT ROOM 116 TUESDAYS MCKAYMURRAY

19. Change of arrangements for Lasswade Rugby vs Galashiels Academy S1 @Lasswade HS. S2 and U15’s now @ Lasswade RFC 8.30 meet (9.30KO) for all games Please bring warm clothes! Keep up to date on twitter@LHSrugby14 for any cancellations.

20. For Tickets for 2016 6 Nations Letters must be returned byTODAY

21. ROW2RIO CHALLENGE WANT A NEW CHALLENGE FOR 2016? ROW THE 9491KM FROM GLASGOW TO RIO IN AN INDOOR TEAM. To complete this epic challenge you will need: A team of 5/ 8/10/20 OR 50 PEOPLE The challenge will begin on 1st January 2016 and end on 5th August 2016, the day of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony TO SIGN UP and for further info please see Mr Attinasi in the PE Department

22. France Watersports June 2016 A few places have become available on the trip. Please see Miss Hargreaves or Miss Maltby (Rm. 120/119) for more information.

23. Could the following pupils going to Barcelona June 2016 See Miss Anstruther in Room 205 As soon as possible: Daniel Sutherland Rebecca McGregor Gavin Wright Madeline Bird Alyssia Robinson India Lothian Megan Wilson Bradley Russell Abby Fagan