Assemblies

Assemblies will take place in the Assembly Hall as follows. TODAY (Wednesday) S3 Year Head Assembly Thursday 7th December S4 Year Head Assembly Friday 8th December S5/6 Year Head Assembly

Expiry date: 08/12/17

Wednesday 6th December 2017

All year groups

School Dance Dates 2017

S1/2 Thursday 14.12.17 S3/4 Monday 18.12.17 S5/6 Tuesday 19.12.17

Pupils are reminded that if a pupil’s attendance drops

below 90%, they will not be able to attend school events such as school dances/school trips.

Consideration will be taken of medical conditions/ appointments impacting on attendance at school.

N.B. It is your responsibility to check your level of attendance prior to booking/buying dance outfits.

Mrs Brunton Expiry date: 08/12/17 All year groups

Christmas Dance Ticket Sales

Christmas Dance tickets will be on sale at interval and lunchtime, in the social area on the following dates:

S1/2 TODAY (Wed)/Thurs 7th December £3 Dance date: 14.12.17 S3/4 Fri 8th/Mon 11th December £3 Dance date: 18.12.17 S5/6 Tues 12th/Wed 13th December £5 Dance date: 19.12.17 Please, if possible, bring the exact money. N.B. Pupils with high levels of non-attendance/late coming or unsatisfactory behaviour will be refused tickets. Mrs Brunton

All year groups Expiry date: 13/12/17

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

Christmas Lunch Wednesday 13th December There will only be a traditional Christmas Lunch (£2.55) or sandwiches on offer on this day. There will be NO Grab and Go lunches. Canteen

All year groups Expiry date: 13/12/17

FOR SALE (Tanzania Ted)

Contributes to charity – school trip to

Tanzania with the Vine Trust in June 2018

Available from Mrs Fraser, room 201

Cost: £10

Looking for a stocking filler

or a last minute Christmas

present …. a gift that gives!

All year groups Expiry date: 11/12/17

Bake Sale

TODAY (Wednesday)

Place: social area Cost of cakes: £1

At morning break in aid of Cairngorm Mountain Rescue.

Expiry date: 06/12/17 All year groups

L’Arche Candles and Christmas Decorations

L’Arche Candles and Christmas Decorations will be for sale in the social area until Thursday 7th December from 1.30-2pm. Bring your money!!

Expiry date: 07/12/17 All year groups

TODAY (Wednesday)

Rm 254 at 1.15pm.

Bring your lunch.

Everyone is welcome! Lunch slips available.

Now watching the Victorian story set during Christmas ‘A Christmas Carol’

DIG IT! Millburn ‘s

Archaeology Club!

All year groups Expiry date: 06/12/17

CONGRATULATIONS to Lucia Savage (S2) on winning the local final of MasterChef at UHI. Amazing result again

All year groups Expiry date: 08/12/17

World Challenge Expedition Vietnam 2019 All WC Pupils – S3/S4 & S5 Reminder – The Expedition Launch meeting is on Thursday 7th December at 3.45-5.45pm in room 217. All pupils who have signed-up or are in the process of signing-up should attend. Both Teams. Please make contact with me by TODAY (Wednesday) to confirm your attendance. No parents at this meeting! Mr Miller Expiry date: 07/12/17 S3-5

PE Study Support National & Higher

When: Thursdays after school Where: PE classroom Use the study club for catching up on unit assessments or to develop your knowledge in the theory side of the course. Each session there will be a focus as outlined in the table below:

7th December Monitoring and recording

14th December Scenarios

11th January Choice

S3-6 Expiry date: 11/01/18

Biology supported study for S3-6

TODAY (Wednesday) from 3.40-4.40pm.

Expiry date: 06/12/17 S3-6

Career Opportunity

Nigg Skills Academy - Engineering Course with North Highland College is now open for applications and will commence on Monday 15th January 2018. • This opportunity may be something that a school leaver

may be interested in. • This course is open to anyone from the ages of 16 years

and over the 16 weeks each student will work on an SVQ level 2 in Performing Engineering Operations and their NC Level 5 in Fabrication and Welding which are both recognised qualifications.

Anyone interested should call Irene on 01862 852436 to gain further information and an application form.

S4-6 Expiry date: 08/12/17

English Supported Study

• Extra support for S4-6 pupils • Help with revision, homework and

classwork • Sign up with the relevant teacher to make

an appointment DAY/TIME TEACHERS AVAILABLE

Monday after school Mr Mackenzie

Thursday lunchtime Mrs MacInnes

S4-6 Expiry date: 22/12/17

Senior Social Dancing

S6 - During PE and private study time on Mondays P3, including your Thursday PD lesson on the day of the dance.

S5 - PE and private study time on Thursdays P3.

Remember to register with your teacher prior to coming to the hall.

PE Dept Expiry date: 22/12/17 S5-6

Prelim Arrangements

S5 & S6 pupils who have discussed assessment arrangements with their teachers, please collect a letter from Rm 113, so that these arrangements are put in place for your prelims. Ms Kerr

S5-6 Expiry date: 15/12/17

Career Opportunity

Ernst and Young are offering a Business Apprenticeship in Tax at their Inverness office starting in September 2018. This opportunity is eligible for any student that has achieved 5 Highers by the programme start date. There is no deadline for the closing date however they do work on a first come, first served basis.

The general webpage provides information on the Business Apprenticeship: https://ukcareers.ey.com/schools/our-programmes/the-ey-business-apprenticeship/about-ey-business-apprenticeship. For further information about the vacancy in the Inverness office follow: https://ey.taleo.net/careersection/ukgrad/jobdetail.ftl?programme=9992&careerpath=9993&job=INV0003B&lang=en&src.

The application process is broken down into 4 stages : https://ukcareers.ey.com/schools/how-to-apply/application-process/application-process-map. 1. Apply online (Online application form, no CV required) 2. Online tests 3. Assessment Centre 4. Final Interview

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh Edgar on 723731 or eilidh@dywich.co.uk

S5-6 Expiry date: 22/12/17

VINE TRUST TANZANIA TRIP – JUNE 2018

RAFFLE update meeting

in room 248

on Tuesday 12th December

at 1.40pm.

ATTENDANCE ESSENTIAL

Lunch queue slips available from

Mrs Lindsay

Expiry date: 12/12/17 S5-6

S2 Optoelectronics workshop

Go straight to room 218 (Mr Rafique) at the start of the period

TODAY (Wednesday) Period Class Supervising teacher Timetabled subject

1 2O Mr Crawshaw PE 2 3SC Miss Stirling Science 3 2L Mr Crawshaw Business 4 5 2P Dr Borthwick History 6 2K Mr Rafique Science

S2 Expiry date: 06/12/17

S2 Expiry date: 07/12/17

SKI TRIP 2018

There will be a meeting for all those going on this year’s ski trip on Thursday at interval in the PE classroom. We need to amend the order for the

hoodies so it is essential you attend!!

Career Interview Timetable TODAY (Wednesday)

Please attend for interview in Interview Room 3 at the start of the period shown:

9.00am Leo Osman S3/R 9.15am Wiktor Pruszkowski S3/R 9.30am Vanessa Ravutia S3/R 9.45am Louie Reid S3/R 10.00am Ellie Thomson S3/R 10.15am Brandon Vincent-Squibb S3/R 10.30am Kristine Ward S3/R 10.45am Lara Young S3/R 11.00am Sasha Web S3/R Expiry date: 06/12/17 S3

Money in by 18th December

For more information come and see Fraser

MacPherson or Emma Gillies

Expiry date: 18/12/17 S6