Weekly Bulletin

Fitness Suite
Restrictions on movement now apply in the English corridor during the day.
Entry will be blocked throughout the day for everyone - with the exception of the morning and afternoon intervals and lunchtime, when it will be open. The only exception to this will be if there is a fire alarm.
There can be no compromises to this - for many reasons, including Health & Safety – and everyone is asked to be aware of this and abide by this instruction. It will mean a bit of inconvenience at times, but the bigger gain is definitely worth paying for.

Games Morning
House Officials are currently selecting teams for the Games Morning on Thursday 1st April. Remember, the whole school travels to Wishaw Sports Centre to watch the event, so if you aren't lucky enough to be selected to represent your house, you will need to buy a programme to spectate. These are on sale this week, priced at 20p, and are available from the PE department at intervals and lunch hours.

Inter-House Cross Country
All runners should check the PE noticeboard to ensure their name is included and then confirm their availability for Wednesday 31st March with their House Captain.

S6 Buddying
All completed and signed log sheets should be handed in to Mrs Dyett before Friday 26th March.

Fitness Suite
Restrictions on movement now apply in the English corridor during the day.
Entry will be blocked throughout the day for everyone - with the exception of the morning and afternoon intervals and lunchtime, when it will be open. The only exception to this will be if there is a fire alarm.
There can be no compromises to this - for many reasons, including Health & Safety – and everyone is asked to be aware of this and abide by this instruction. It will mean a bit of inconvenience at times, but the bigger gain is definitely worth paying for.

Hockey
All Hockey players should meet in the Gym at the morning interval today (Monday). This is very important and should not be missed!

S6 Buddying
All completed and signed log sheets should be handed in to Mrs Dyett as soon as possible.

S5/6 Philips Holiday Jobs
Philips (Hamilton) has four vacancies for S5/6 pupils over the Summer holidays. You have to be available for the duration of the school break and have good communication and IT skills. Pupils who are interested, should see Mrs Dyett for further information.

Fitness Suite
The workers will be arriving to set up their site, to begin building our Fitness Suite, on Monday 1st March. The work will not be finished until the start of the new session in August.
This will mean that the Fire Exit from the English corridor will be out of bounds from now until August.
Only the workmen will be allowed to use it – unless of course, there is a Fire or a Fire Drill.
Pupils should not use it to enter or leave the school. In addition, pupils should avoid using the English Corridor and go by way of the Social Subjects Corridor instead.

School Show Audition Rehearsals
Please note that rehearsals for the dancing and singing elements of the audition continue this week.

• Dance rehearsals takes place on Tuesday 2nd March at 4PM in the Gym.
• Singing rehearsals takes place on Friday 5th March at 12:15PM in Music.

Everyone who wishes to audition for the show must have attended at least 1 dance and 1 singing rehearsal.
Auditions will take place on Tuesday 9th March at 4PM for S2/3 pupils and Wednesday 10th March at 4PM for S1 pupils. Anyone unable to make their allocated day can come along on the other day.
Please check the notice board at Drama for any other information or see Mrs Kelly.

PRC Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Pupil Representative Council on Thursday 4th March at 12:15PM in the Conference Room. Any pupil wishing to have a matter raised should speak to their PRC representative.

Talent Show
Tickets for this year's Talent Show will be on sale today in the Social Area at morning and afternoon intervals priced at £3.

Blood Donor Programme
Please give blood! The Blood Donor programme will be visiting the school once again as part of the Annual Health Fayre. Thursday 11th March is our date and donations can be made between 10AM-12PM and then again from 1:30PM-3:30PM.
This is a very important service and it would be fantastic if we could maintain our record of donations.
Staff: Please add your name to the list which is posted in the Staff room.
Senior Pupils: Please speak to Laura or Matthew to book your time.

Wednesday Afternoon Options Sheet
There are a number of pupils who have not yet returned their Wednesday Afternoon Options Sheet to the office. Any pupils, who have still to hand this in, must do so immediately! If you have lost your form, see Mr Fleming today to get a replacement.

Buddying Log Sheets
All buddying log sheets - completed to the end of February - should be handed in to Mrs Dyett as soon as possible.

School Show Dance Auditions
Everyone who wishes to audition for High School Musical must learn the Audition Dance.
There will be two opportunities to learn this dance: Thursday 25th February and Tuesday 2nd March - both at 4PM in the Gymnasium.
Pupils wishing to participate can attend one or both of these rehearsals.

Talent Show
Tickets for this year's Talent Show will be on sale today in the Social Area at morning and afternoon intervals priced at £3.

Blood Donor Programme
Please give blood! The Blood Donor programme will be visiting the school once again as part of the Annual Health Fayre. Thursday 11th March is our date and donations can be made between 10AM-12PM and then again from 1:30PM-3:30PM.
This is a very important service and it would be fantastic if we could maintain our record of donations.
Staff: Please add your name to the list which is posted in the Staff room.
Senior Pupils: Please speak to Laura or Matthew to book your time.

Beach Volleyball
This is your chance to participate in one of the most popular events in the session and it is to be held on Tuesday 9th March. There should be two people per team and names should be passed to Mrs Bleach as soon as possible, as places are limited.

Wednesday Afternoon Options Sheet
There are at least 60 pupils who have not yet returned their Wednesday Afternoon Options Sheet to the office. Any pupils, who have still to hand this in, must do so by the end of Monday 22nd January 2010 at the latest! If you have lost your form, see Mr Fleming today to get a replacement.

Strictly Dalziel Dancing
Once again we are looking for a big representation from S1-S6 pupils. Pupils will need to get a partner to take part in this fantastic dance competition, where you will compete for a place in the final which takes place the week of the Health Fayre. Rehearsals will be on a Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtimes in the Assembly Hall and will start on Tuesday 9th February. If you are interested in taking part, speak to Mr Fleming at morning or afternoon interval for more details.

S3 and S4
S3 and S4 will have extended assemblies on Wednesday 24th (S3) and Thursday 25th (S4) to go over the options process. This will be a slightly longer assembly than usual. Period 1 teachers should accompany pupils as normal to the Assembly Hall.