LASSWADE HIGH SCHOOL
GROUPS/ CLUBS INFORMATION
Wednesday 12 October 2016
Assemblies
Topic: Effort/ Amnesty International
TODAY
Thursday 13 October
Friday 14 October
S3
S4
S5/ S6
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.
Visit http://www.edubuzz.org/midandeastvacancies
Among jobs currently advertised are the following: Christmas sales jobs with NEXT and with Topshop/Topman in Edinburgh.
A full time Team Member job with Greggs in Bonnyrigg
Modern Apprenticeships with QA training in Admin and IT
Modern Apprenticeship in Childcare with Carousel Training,
IT Operations Modern Apprenticeship with Standard Life,
Part time and full time jobs with Lidl in Penicuik and Dalkeith
11 October 2016
N5/Higher
BIOLOGY STUDY
SUPPORT
WHEN: MONDAY 24TH Oct 3.30-4.30
WHERE: room 101
TOPIC: ENZYMES
BACK TO MONDAY
BY POPULAR
DEMAND!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LASSWADE SKI RACE TEAM
Aaron Hollins- Kirk, Fraser Lyall, Kayleigh
Cameron and Louisa McGregor.
A brilliant performance to medal at both
of their last two races of the Scottish Dry
Slope Ski Championships
If you are interested in getting involved in skiing come
along to a short meeting with Miss Pirie in
room 313
Thursday Break time
ROME 2017
If you wish to book a place on the Rome trip
please hand your deposit and permission slip
to either Miss Blake or Miss Whittingham by
the 25th October.
ACTIVE GIRLS DAY
Activities:
Trampolining
Dance
Hockey
Tonezone
Aqua-fit
Netball
Football
Gymnastics
S1-S6
12.45pm - 3pm
2 FREE SESSIONS
(45 mins per session)
If you would like to take part
Please sign up in the dinner
hall on Monday 24th October
Lunchtime
Get involved here and tweet
your pictures
@sportscotland
#ActiveGirlsDay #ActiveGirls
Count the Sweets!
Guess how many sweeties are in the jar!
Students will be going around classes over the
next few weeks with a jar full of sweets.
Whoever guesses the
correct number of
sweets will win the whole
jar!
JUST
50P A
GUESS
DISTORTED
RECORDS
Lasswade’s record label is seeking original
artists/musicians/bands to record.
Auditions are now being held on
Wednesday 26th October
after school rather than on the 12th
See Mr Alexander in room 006 if you want to sign up
UCAS APPLICANTS
If you have not already done so you
must hand in a UCAS reference
request sheet to Mrs Costello in
Guidance before Friday.
Rugby meeting for all S1-U16
players.
Wednesday break time in the sports hall.
All players must attend for very important
information!
S4 Students…..
You all need to be registered on the
Edmodo page for Work Placement so
that you get important reminders about
what is required…
Group code is
vd8azv
Any issues, please speak to Miss Douglas
Auditions
Please check Notice Boards
in Music and Drama
for Audition times next week
Deadline for Deposits:
Thursday 13th October
Miss Hanratty
Room 315.
Price: £3.00
Where: Lasswade High School
When: Monday 24th October
See your registration teacher to
purchase tickets!
World Challenge Information Night
Thursday 13th October
6.30pm
Charities Committee
• The charities committee would like your help
in deciding which charities you would like us
to donate to this year.
• As you know we are raising money from the
Dress Down Days and some of that money is
getting donated to charity.
• Please complete the survey with your register
teacher so we can take your views on board.
• https://www.surveymoney.co.uk/r/FDJ8VRX
Apprentice Steeplejacks
Zenith Structural Access, 38 Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead, EH20 9LZ
Zenith Structural Access has vacancies for three Apprentice Steeplejacks to join their team. The
company works throughout the UK and in a number of countries across Europe and beyond,
including Qatar, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Malaysia and Spain. Applicants must be prepared to
travel and live away from home as part of their working life.
Requirements
A head for heights
Ability to work as part of a team
A good level of fitness
Honest and reliable
To be aged 16 or 17
How to apply
Send your CV to [email protected]
Campus Tours
Edinburgh Napier University is holding tours of its three main campuses to show
prospective students the facilities on offer and to give them an insight into life as an
Edinburgh Napier student.
Merchiston - School of Computing, School of Arts and Creative Industries, School of
Engineering and the Built Environment
Craiglockhart - The Business School
Sighthill - School of Applied Sciences, School of Health and Social Care
Tours will be held at all three campuses on Friday 7 October, Wednesday 12 October,
Wednesday 19 October, Wednesday 2 November, Wednesday 16 November,
Wednesday 30 November and Wednesday 14 December. Each tour begins at 3pm and
lasts for approximately one hour.
For more information and to book a place, go to http://www.napier.ac.uk/aboutus/events?g=campustours
Book Club
Every Wednesday
This is a club designed by students
where you can read in peace and
discuss booky things
“You can’t buy
happiness but you
can buy books
and that’s kind of
the same thing”
During lunchtime
For all ages and years
Taking place in the library
classroom
Apprentice Information Days
Saturday 5 November & Sunday 4 December
Torness Power Station is holding information days about its very successful Engineering Maintenance
Apprenticeship scheme on Saturday 5 November and Sunday 4 December to let prospective recruits
know more about the programme. There will be three sessions on each day at 9:30, 11:00 and 13.00.
From studying at HMS Sultan in Portsmouth for the first two years, to what qualifications are needed
and how to apply, the information day will prove invaluable to anyone considering a career in
engineering maintenance.
The information days will take place at Torness Power Station in the Visitor Centre and will last roughly
1.5 hours. If you would like to come along or find out more, please contact Ashleigh Dickson on
[email protected] or phone her on 01368 873847.
Spaces are limited and you need to register your attendance in advance for the specific date and time.
Recruitment for apprenticeships, beginning in summer 2017, will go live on 1st November 2016 and will
close on 15th January 2017 at www.edfenergy.com/apprentices.
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.
Visit
http://www.edubuzz.org/midandeastvacancies
Trainee scheme in Civil Engineering, Quantity
Surveying or Construction Management
Our trainee scheme will give you the opportunity to train as a Civil
Engineer, Quantity Surveyor or Construction Manager. From day one our
scheme is designed to give you the best mentored, relevant and practical
experience in parallel with academic study.
Applicants to Civil Engineering must achieve Highers at ABBB with Maths,
Physics or Technological Studies at B. For the Quantity Surveying and
Construction Management schemes Highers at ABBC plus Nat 5s in
English and Maths are required.
Full details of this opportunity are available on the notice board outside
Room 112 and in the Careers Section of the school website.
To apply email your CV to [email protected]
RSP Consulting Engineers LLP
Building Services Engineering –
Mechanical Apprentice
This is a four year apprenticeship within an Edinburgh based
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Consulting Engineers practice.
The role will include learning and implementing the design of
Mechanical Building Services including CAD, Building Information
Modelling (BIM), thermal modelling, design calculations, general
administration and report writing.
The successful applicant will be expected to attend college part time
to work towards an HNC. On successful completion consideration will
be given for further part time education to BSc/BEng, depending on
HNC results. All courses are currently on a day release basis and will
be funded by the employer.
To apply send your CV to Graeme Fraser at [email protected]
BAE Systems Engineering Apprentice Open Evening
BAE Systems Naval Ships, Govan, Glasgow
17.30 - 20.30 pm Thursday 3 November 2016
Our engineers design, build and deliver complex warships and
state-of-the-art combat systems. Places on the company’s apprentice
programme are some of the most sought after in the industry.
Come to our Naval Ships Open Evening to speak with current BAE Systems
apprentices and engineers to hear first-hand about the work they do.
The event is open to individuals aged 16+ as well as interested parents
and guardians.
Entry is by ticket only. To apply, register by Friday 14 October by emailing
[email protected].
For further information call 03300 463584 or email
[email protected]
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!
*
Presents...
Are you in S1? Do you enjoy Science?
Want to do lots of fun experiments?
Then come along to…
*
*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!
Beyond the theory.
TRANSFORMING & SAVING LIVES
Think nursing is just for women?
Think again.
Men into Nursing
& Midwifery
Open Morning
Saturday 29 October 2016
at Sighthill Campus
9.30am – 1pm
Come along to find out more
Edinburgh Napier University welcomes school leavers and adults from all backgrounds.
The event will provide an opportunity to explore pathways and careers into this vital
and challenging life saving profession.
You can register attendance online at:
www.napier.ac.uk/men-into-nursing
Are you interested in finding a part time job?
Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre is now recruiting for
temporary jobs available throughout Edinburgh in the months leading up
to Christmas.
View vacancies at www.RSCFortKinnaird.co.uk/vacancies or call at the
Recruitment and Skills Centre for help and advice on making job
applications.
Recruitment and Skills Centre
31 Fleming House, Fort Kinnaird (next to PC World)
Open 10am to 4pm - Monday 19 September to Friday 18 November