Expiry date: 16/02/18

Wednesday 14th February 2018

All year groups

Assemblies Assemblies will take place in the Assembly Hall as follows. TODAY (Wednesday) S3 Year Head Assembly Thursday 15th February S4 Year Head Assembly Friday 16th February S5/6 Year Head Assembly

All year groups

HE Displaced Classes TODAY (Wednesday)

Expiry date: 14/02/18

Period Teacher Set Go to room

IS Mrs Karikas 3M 159

2 Mrs Karikas N5 Hospitality 159

3 Mrs Karikas N5 Hospitality 159

4 Mrs Karikas Higher Fashion 159

5 Mrs Karikas 2T 159

6 Mrs Karikas 2T 159

All year groups

HE Displaced Classes TODAY (Wednesday)

Expiry date: 14/02/18

Period Teacher Set Go to room

1 Miss Macrae 1R 325

2 Miss Macrae S4 Practical Cookery 325

3 Miss Macrae S4 Practical Cookery 325

4 Miss Macrae 1K 325

6 Miss Macrae 2M Library

7 Miss Macrae S3 Health & Food Library

Behaviour in Stairwells These photos show the damage and mess left in stairwells after Tuesday lunchtime. Anybody found sitting in stairwells during break or lunchtime is liable to an instant detention or other sanction with no further

warning. Mr MacLean

All year groups Expiry date: 16/02/18

S4 into S5 Options S5 into S6 Options

N.B. The deadline for these option forms

has been extended to

Monday 9th March 2018

to enable pupils and parents to take into consideration S4/5 subject reports which will be issued week beginning 5th March.

S4-5 Expiry date: 09/03/18

Prefect 18/19 Application Deadline All prefect applications should be submitted to Miss Sinclair by Friday 16th February at the latest. Late applications won’t be accepted.

S5 Expiry date: 16/02/18

LUNCH AFTER SCHOOL

MON

S1-S3 Badminton (PE department) 1.15-2pm S1-S6 Lego & Comic Club (Rm123) 1.15-2pm S1-S6 Chess Club (Rm258) 1.15-2pm S1-S6 Scripture Union (Rm154) 1.15-2pm

S1-S3 Athletics S1-S3 Hockey – 3.40-4.45pm Gymnastics U12 Highland Bears (Games hall) 5-6pm S1-S3 Shinty (front pitch) 3.45-4.45pm Rock Challenge 3.45-5pm

TUES

S1 Boys Football (PE Dept.) 1.15-2pm Dodgeball (PE Dept.) 1.15-2pm S1-S6 Spanish Club (Rm331) 1.30-2pm Stem Club (Rm 136) 1.15-2.00pm

Performers UK (Gym Hall) 4.30-6pm Crown Primary Football 5-6pm Orchestra 3.40-4.30pm Cello Army 4.30-5.15pm Senior Girls Spinning Staff Fitness (Dance Studio) 3.45-5pm Netball (Games Hall) 3.45-5pm

WED

Archaeology Club (Rm 254) 1.15-2pm Book Group (Library) 1.15-2pm S1-S4 Girls Football (PE Dept.) 1.15-2pm Dodgeball (PE Dept.) 1.15-2pm S1-S6 Rubik’s Cube Club (Rm 206) 1.15-2pm

S3-S6 Biology Supported Study – Biology Department 3.40-4.40pm S4, S5 & S6 Physics Study & Support (Rm217) 340-4.40pm (Oct-Apr) S4-S6 Basketball Highland Elite Sports Academy (Gym hall) 4-6pm Dance Leaders Group (Dance Studio) 3.45-5pm S4-S6 Art Department Supported Study (Art Dept) 3.40-4.40pm Girls Football

THUR

History Club (Rm253) 1.15-2pm Chaplain Drop In (Hot Chocolate Club (Rm156) 1.15-2pm S1-S2 Film Club (Rm 204) 1.15-2pm S1–S3 Table Tennis (Dance Studio) 1.20-1.50pm Gaelic Singing (Rm 332) 1.15-2pm S2 Football (PE Dept.) 1.15-2pm

Performers UK (Gym Hall) 4.30-6pm U15 Basketball CrossFit Kids (Gym hall) 4-6pm Senior Girls Hockey Drama Club (Small Gym Hall) 3.45-5pm S1-S3 Athletics S4-S6 Art Department Supported Study (Art Dept) 3.40-4.40pm S1-S6 Gymnastics Club (Gym Hall) 3.45-4.45pm

FRI Raigmore United Football Training 1.30-3pm S1 Basketball (Games hall) 1-2.30pm

WHAT’S ON AT MILLBURN

Dance Leaders Group

Please could all pupils who were involved in the Dance Leaders Group last term come to

a short meeting in Interview Room 1 at 1.15pm on Thursday 15th February.

All year groups Expiry date: 15/02/18

Mealaibh ur naidheachd! Congratulations to the Film G club who

won Most Creative Production at the Film G Awards in Glasgow.

Expiry date: 16/02/18 All year groups

All year groups Expiry date: 02/03/18

SPANISH CLUB is on TUESDAY at 1.30pm in Room 331

Come and learn some basic Spanish, play games, watch clips in Spanish, go on

Linguascope, get advice on homework, catch up on work, etc.

Inverness Courier's 200th Anniversary Writing Competition

Theme: "As we go into the next 200 years, what changes would you like to see take place in & around Inverness?"

No more than 400 words. (Anyone struggling for inspiration could always look on the IC200 countdown page on the Courier website to see some of the developments and changes over the past 200 years!)

Age groups: * Art competition on same theme for Nursery to P2 * P3 to P6 * P7 to S3 * S4 to S6 Each school to select final 3 entries in each age category to be submitted for the Judging Panel.

Please send final entries selected to: Care & Learning Business Support, HCHQ, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX.

Closing date: Monday 26th February 2018 Winners to be decided by: Monday 26th March 2018

Prizes: Winners to have their entries published in the Courier plus other prizes and an invitation to visit Courier office. Good luck! Expiry date: 26/02/18 All year groups

Fitness Suite

The fitness suite is now out of bounds for all pupils at lunchtimes and after school until further notice.

PE Dept

All year groups Expiry date: 23/02/18

Full attendance at choir needed for the next 3 weeks.

Any problems please see Mrs Campbell.

Expiry date: 01/03/18 All year groups

Rock Challenge Bingo Night

Monday 26th February 2018

Tickets on sale now: £5.00 (Includes book of 6)

7-9pm

Tickets can be purchased from

Miss MacLeod or Mr Rafique

All year groups Expiry date: 26/02/18

Volunteering Opportunity!

Can you help the 2018 Romania Team with bag packing at Morrisons on

Saturday 17th/Sunday 18th February between 10 am – 4 pm

See Miss Souter in Room 206 or any member of the

2018 team to sign up!

Expiry date: 16/02/18 All year groups

Millburn Jazz Band

THURSDAYS at 1.30pm in Room 237. We are playing “I’m a Believer!”

Please collect a lunch slip from Miss MacKillop in the morning. Look forward to seeing you there

All year groups Expiry date: 15/02/18

“Chemistry can be green” a talk by Dr. Alan McCue, Aberdeen University Wednesday 28th February 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Small Atrium, Inverness Royal Academy For more information see Mr Crawshaw

ALMOST ALL AGES EVENT RECOMMENDED FOR P6/7 TO S6 AND ADULTS FREE ENTRY REFRESHMENTS

SUPPORTERS This programme is supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry in

Scotland and Inverness Royal Academy

All sessions are free and open to everyone. We begin with refreshments from 6.30 to 7pm. Then we settle in to café style seating with a talk by our

speaker. simulation image courtesy of SXS Collaboration www.black-holes.org

All year groups Expiry date: 28/02/18

Bake Sale • Any donations of cakes welcome. They

can be left in Mrs Brunton’s office. • Rare Disease Day is on Wednesday 28th

February and so the bake sale will be then. • If you need more information or have any

questions, please contact Emily Logan (S5), June Mundie (S6) or Shona Beveridge (S6).

All year groups Expiry date: 28/02/18

All year groups Expiry date: 16/02/18

Girls Football Training Girls football training is cancelled TODAY (Wednesday).

Expiry date: 14/02/18 All year groups

Badaguish Youth Outdoor Challenge Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd April 2018

for second and third year pupils

Information at assembly TODAY

(Wednesday). Teams of 3 or 4.

www.youthoutdoorchallenge.org S2-3 Expiry date: 14/02/18

Team entry forms to Mr Crawshaw or Miss Gibb by Thursday break time.

Expiry date: 15/02/18 S2-3

Transworld Soccer Trip 2018

PLEASE NOTE: Wednesdays meeting for pupils on the 2018

Transworld Soccer Trip will now take place on THURSDAY (tomorrow).

If this is an issue please see Mr Wilson ASAP.

All pupils MUST attend.

Expiry date: 15/02/18 S2-6

N5 Creative Industries Are you interested in

investigating the employment opportunities

within Music and

The Performing Arts?

Consider choosing N5 Creative Industries as one of your subjects for

next Session.

Please come along to a short presentation in Room 237 TODAY (Wednesday) at 1.40pm to find out more.

Expiry date: 14/02/18 S2-6

S3-6 Expiry date: 07/03/18

Highland Apprenticeship Showcase Inverness College UHI Wednesday 7th March 9.30-3.30pm, 4.30-7.00pm

Highland Apprenticeship Showcase, part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week is an

exciting event for S3 pupils in the Highlands. This event aims to give these young

people a hands-on experience whilst hearing directly from employers and learning about the vocational pathways into their future career.

Skills Development Scotland, Developing the Young Workforce, Inverness College UHI and the Highland Council are working in partnership to bring this exciting event alive.

On the day, pupils will get an introduction of the day, followed by an exciting interactive experience of different work places through ‘Apprenticeship Worlds’. Pupils will then be able to look at, and enquire about, different opportunities that exist and speak to employers at their leisure.

An evening session will run from 4.30-7.00pm and is open to all S3 -S6 pupils,

parents and the public.

Biology supported study for S3-6

TODAY (Wednesday) from 3.40-4.40pm.

Expiry date: 14/02/18 S3-6

Apprenticeship Opportunity

Network Rail Passenger Transport: Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship, Inverness. 3 year course resuming September 2018.

Further details and to apply see website: www.networkrail.co.uk/careers/apprenticeships or see Guidance Base and School Noticeboards.

Closing date: Monday 5th March 2018.

S4-6 Expiry date: 05/03/18

PE Performance Week 12th-14th February

National 4, 5 and Higher Pupils: - Check the red board outside the PE base to

see when your activity is on. - Look at ALL the attendance lists to check if

you are an ‘extra’ in an activity. - Plan ahead and speak to your class teachers

for the classes you will miss to catch up on any work.

S4-6 Expiry date: 14/02/18

PE Performance Assessments Rescheduled Activities

Please note the following changes due to the adverse weather conditions:

Thursday 15th February: P1+2 = National boys football P4+5 = Higher boys football

Bring appropriate clothing and fluids. Expiry date: 15/02/18 S4-6

Senior Girls Hockey Senior girls hockey involved in the Aspire cup game to meet on Thursday 15th February during break time. Can all girls please check the PE corridor for the team.

Expiry date: 15/02/18 S4-6

Wanted!

Guides to give tours to P7 pupils during their visit day in March.

If you are interested please write 150 words about why you should be picked and submit

to Mrs Campbell (Gaelic) by Friday 16th February.

Expiry date: 16/02/18 S1

S5 Expiry date: 26/02/18

S5 PD Monday 12th February Period 3 All Ashie go to Rm 156 Monday 26th February Period 3 All Ashie go to Rm 156