LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS/CLUBS INFORMATION Friday 3rd November 2017

Assemblies S6 Year Group Assembly Friday

Prom has been booked for Saturday 16th of June at the Hub. A £20 deposit is due for the 10th November. This must be handed to Regan Brock. If you have any problems please speak to her.

U15 BOYS FOOTBALL MEETING IN PE DEPT FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER MORNING BREAK WITH MR DEWAR ALL MUST ATTEND!! #trophyhunting

Columba 1400 – Feedback Could all pupils meet in the atrium after registration this FRIDAY (3/11/17) for the session periods 1-3 If you cannot attend, can you please see Mr Tuft S2 Owen Russell Julia Bell Kieran Cole S3 Kayley McGill Miaa John Emma Fenton Lyle Jones Stephen Amos Louise Young S4 Lucy Sayers Danielle McCormack Lauren Noonan Chloe Bain Amber Rankin Hazel Skeldon

Girls Football Teams AND any girls (S1-6) Girls Football Trip Open to all Girls Football Teams AND any girls (S1-6) who are interested in a trip to an English Premier League Football match Please attend a meeting at break on Friday in the small gym

Girls Biking Day 8th November 2017 Can all those students attending the Bike day see Miss Anstruther in Room 205 by the end of the day on Friday 3rd November. Please also hand in your signed Sustrans forms by Friday

U15 Boys + Girls Basketball MONDAY 3:30 – 4:30 Games Hall

DO YOU WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE LASSWADE NEWSPAPER? Come to room 225 on Monday lunchtimes at 1:20pm if you are interested in being part of the team. For more information speak to Declan Cummings or Leia Ainscough. All ages welcome.

Skill Scotland Event Royal Highland Centre 9 November 2017 This worthwhile event is open to S4, S5 and S6 Students. If you are interested, please sign up at Student Support with £2 towards the cost of the bus. Over 100 exhibitors will be at this event, including Police Scotland , Armed Forces, Digital World, Leonardo and many more. Edinburgh College and Skills Development Scotland will also be there.

There is a meeting on Monday 6th November at 1:15pm prompt in room 308 New S4/S5 SILVER group There is a meeting on Monday 6th November at 1:15pm prompt in room 308 All must attend, any problems see Mr Boyle or Miss McDonald before then

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

Calling budding S1-3 Engineers! Anyone in S1-3 interested in... Mechanical marvels Soaring structures Perplexing puzzles Rampaging robots Then the Lasswade Young Engineers Club is the place for you! If you’re interested in joining, please come to room 011 and put your name down on the sign-up sheet on the door. Members from last year who wish to continue should also come and put their names down.

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.

Lasswade RFC – S1 Fun Day !!! Come down and give rugby a TRY from 1-3pm on Friday 17th November @ Lasswade RFC. Experience rugby for the first time or pick up were you left off with coaches and teachers from Lasswade. Lunch will be provided for those who attend. For more details come see Mr Graham or Mr Moody in the PE Department.

Fort Kinnaird Christmas Job Vacancies 2017 Fort Kinnaird Christmas Recruitment Centre at 31 Fleming House, Fort Kinnaird Retail Park will be open from Tuesday 19th September until Thursday 16th November - Tuesday to Thursday from 10am to 4pm The Recruitment Centre advertises Christmas job vacancies on behalf of employers at Fort Kinnaird. You make an appointment to visit the Centre in person by phoning 0131 657 2674 or search for vacancies on-line.   Web: rscfortkinnaird.co.uk/find-us Email: enquiries@rscfortkinnaird.co.uk /Recruitment SkillsCentre FortKinnaird @RSCFortKinnaird

Community Beetle Drive For Senior Citizens 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!

Looking to study for a medical or veterinary career?

In S5/6 and interested in a career in Animation. Go to www. intofilm In S5/6 and interested in a career in Animation? Go to www.intofilm.org/events if you want to attend.

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  

Friday 17 November, 12.30 pm to 4pm So you want to be ...... a nurse? Friday 17 November, 12.30 pm to 4pm David Hume Tower, University of Edinburgh   The University of Edinburgh and Queen Margaret University are holding a joint event exploring careers in nursing. You will be given the opportunity to meet current students, speak with academics and practitioners, take part in interactive workshops, receive admissions advice, career information and more! For more information and to register email wpteam@ed.ac.uk or call Clair on: 0131 651 4207 or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/so-you-want-to-be-a-nurse-tickets-37992698183.

SRUC - Scotland’s Rural College SRUC has six campuses which offer courses in a range of land based industries including Horse Management, Vet Nursing and Agriculture:- Aberdeen, Ayr, Barony (Dumfries), Edinburgh, Elmwood (Cupar, Fife), Oatridge (near Broxburn, West Lothian). Applications for Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) courses, as well as degree courses, at all six SRUC campuses are made through UCAS. UCAS applications must be submitted to your Guidance Teacher by the end of November. If you plan to apply to SRUC for an HNC or HND course, and haven’t yet registered on the UCAS website, www.ucas.com, speak to your Guidance Teacher as soon as possible. For more information on SRUC courses go to www.sruc.ac.uk

RecruitmentSkillsCentreFortKinnaird   ASDA, THE JEWEL, ARE LOOKING TO RECRUIT CUSTOMER DELIVERY DRIVERS  Wage:£8.50 to £10.35 depending on location and shift pattern. Hours: Full Time & Part time Hours available Asda – We’re proud of our warm and friendly service. It’s what our customers love and have come to expect. So we’ll always expect you to: Driving an Asda Home Shopping van and delivering great service, whether you’re driving or helping to pick orders and load vehicles Follow scheduled delivery routes, driving safely and responsibly. Bad driving gives Asda a bad name Keeping the customer up to date by phoning ahead if you’re running late to apologise and let the customer know when you’ll be there Being friendly and helpful from the moment you arrive Following the correct procedures with every delivery – they ensure safety and great service PLEASE SEE MR HAGGART FOR FURTHER INFORMATION RecruitmentSkillsCentreFortKinnaird

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!