khs november newsletter 2014
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Kingussie High School Tel: 01540 661 475
Ruthven Road Email: kingussie.high@highland.gov.uk
KINGUSSIE Web: kingussiehigh.org.uk
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Ollie Bray
Head Teacher
ollie.bray@highland.gov.uk
2014
KINGUSSIE HIGH
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Dear Parent / Carer
November is upon is and the nights are drawing in. This is an important part of the year for all pupils at
Kingussie High School. But most importantly for those pupils who are in S4 – S6 who will be starting to feel
the pressure of course work and internal assessments. Every parent of S4 – S6 should have just received
an interim report outlining their child’s progress to date. Accompanying the report was an extensive list of
lunchtime and after school support , revision and coaching sessions that our staff have so generously given
up their time to provide.
Our Thursday afternoon programme goes from strength to strength with S1 participating in the ScAPPbook
Badenoch Project, S2 about to start the YPI (Youth and Philanthropy Initiative) where they will have a
chance to donate £3000 to a chosen charity and some members of S5 and S6 have been trained up as My
World of Work Careers Advisers as part of a pilot project with Skills Development Scotland.
There is lots of other great stuff going on at the
school at the moment as well.
The senior pupils organised a brilliant Halloween
Disco, we have just supported Children in Need Day
and we are looking forward to our other big events
this term including our Senior School Dance
(Thursday 11th December), Junior School Dance
(Monday 15th December), Christmas Concert
(Wednesday 17th December) and of course our
Festive celebration on the last day which is always
great fun.
Anyway, in this issue you will have a chance to read about lots of things including our ongoing work with St.
Andrews University, a visit from the Geo-Bus and an up-date on our sporting successes.
As always if I can be of any help with your child’s education please do not hesitate to get in touch.
“Some last minute preparation for
assembly the night of the Halloween
Disco (thank goodness he doesn’t
always dress like that….)”
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DECEMBER 2014
Thursday 11 Senior Dance S4—6
Monday 15 Junior Dance S1-3
Wednesday 17 Christmas Concert
Friday 19 School closes for Xmas Holiday
JANUARY 2015
Monday 5 School opens
FEBRUARY 2015
Monday 2 Prelim exams for S4,S5 & S6
Monday 16 School Closes for mid term
Wednesday 18 School opens for staff only
Thursday 19 School opens for pupils
MARCH 2015
Wednesday 11 Parents evening for Feshie & Gynack S4,S6
Wednesday 18 Parents evening for Spey & Tromie S4, S5, S6
Wednesday 25 Parents evening for S3
APRIL 2015
Thursday 2 School closes for Easter holiday
Monday 20 School opens for all
Meeting: Wednesday 19th November, 7pm, School
Meeting Room. All welcome!
Want to be on the mailing list for minutes, news, fund-raising information?
Contact Communications Secretary Merryn Appleby on:
applebytribe@gmail.com
Any issues or concerns you want the PC to deal with?
Contact Chair Kate : katechristie@cairngorms.co.uk
The PC works hard on behalf of all parents to support the school and our chil-
dren's experience there. The more parents that get involved, the more effective
we can be. Do join in!
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As part of our Thursday afternoon flexible curriculum, the new S1 classes have been given the opportunity of
researching the language and culture of the European Union countries. Every year the 26th September is the
day we celebrate Europe’s rich linguistic heritage – the EU’s 23 official languages, the 60 or so regional / minor-
ity languages and the languages spoken by people who have come to Europe from other parts of the world. So
far in S1 we have found out that there are several pupils whose first language is not necessarily English, and at
KHS we can boast of bi-lingual speakers of Polish, Hungarian and German! The pupils have worked in groups
to research the language and culture of a European country, design a poster and then present their findings to
the rest of the class. Here are some photos taken of 1 Sp and 1 Fe.
Children In Need
As part of the run-up to Children in
Need Day, pupils from 1Y were asked
to bring in their teddies to the French
class on Wednesday 11th November.
This was so that pupils could design a
poster on their teddy and describe
them in French, giving details such as
age, where they live and what they
looked like. It was great to see so many
teddies and soft toys in the classroom
and Pudsey made an appearance too.
Lost Something ? Lost property will be out on display between
Monday 24th – Friday 28th November. Any parent is very welcome to come in and see if they
recognise anything that their child might have lost.
After Friday 28th November any outstanding lost property
will be sent to the local clothing bank.
Parents / carers are welcome to come in and search
Access for Rural Communities (ARC) Gemma Harlow, ARC Officer
Access for Rural Communities (ARC) is a project aimed at supporting and enabling young learners on their journey into university. Working with S4 – S6 pupils, the ARC project provides a platform for pupils to explore opportunities in higher education in the local areas of Argyll and Bute, Highlands, the Western Isles, Shetland and Orkney Islands. Over the last year the University of St Andrews has been working with pupils from Kingussie High School to raise aspirations and encourage young people to think about higher education. Since the project launched, a series of talks and workshops for S4, S5 and S6 pupils have taken place. Current students at St Andrews, local to the Highlands have also contributed to these sessions, by sharing their own experiences of Higher Education and the Sutton Trust Summer School. This month sixteen S5 pupils will visit St Andrews University to take part in Student Shadowing. This opportunity is designed to demystifying what is involved in studying at university. During their visit, pupils will be paired with current students and will attend lectures, university skill based workshops and tours of the university’s accommodation and sports facilities. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered by the University. S5 and S6 pupils will also be invited to take part in a questionnaire this month as part of the research component to the ARC project. Pupils will be asked to answer a series of questions relating to their perceptions of higher education and any barriers and/or facilitators they believe exist. The outcomes of this research will be shared with the Scottish Government with an aim to proposing guiding principles to ensure that young people living in rural communities have equal opportunities to attend highly competitive courses. A further visit from S5 and S6 pupils who will focus on Chemistry based practical is also expected to take place at the beginning of December this year.
GIRLGUIDING BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY URGES MORE PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER
Girlguiding Badenoch & Strathspey is calling on residents of the area to give some time to allow local girls and young women to enjoy a wide range of exciting activities, as well as acquire new skills and experiences themselves. In Badenoch & Strathspey there are currently over 150 girls taking part in Rainbow (5-7 years), Brownie (7-10 years), Guide (10-14 years) and Senior Section (14-25 years) units in Grantown-on-Spey, Aviemore and Kingussie. Girlguiding in Badenoch & Strathspey needs volunteers to give time to support their local groups. There are a huge number of opportunities to get involved in addition to working directly with groups such as administration for units, treasurer, occasional helper, and assistant leaders. Girlguiding has an ongoing campaign to seek out more adult members. The organisation is hugely popular, with more than half a million members and volunteers around the UK. Girlguiding offers a range of flexible volunteering opportunities to enable girls and young women to grow in confidence and discover their full potential in a safe, girl-only space. For further information call 0800 1 69 59 01 or visit www.girlguiding.org.uk.
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Kingussie High S3 get the inside info on Modern Apprenticeships.
On Wednesday 5th November two Bremners coaches delivered the S3 to Inverness
College UHI for an SDS presentation on the career route that is a Modern
Apprenticeships.
A Modern Apprenticeship is a great way to start or develop your career. Not only do you
learn while working, you gain a qualification too.
As well as the College and SDS there were presentations from; ‘Lifescan’ Inverness
also from;
Back in classroom S3’s are checking out the Career website;
http://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/
INVERNESS COLLEGE UHI THANKS TO GILLIAN CLARK FROM SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND FOR HER SUPPORT
Friday 4th November
S1 learn the FUNdamentals of Rocks !!!
Geobus Experience by Lottie Convery 1Spey
S1 were very lucky to get a group of people called Geobus in to teach us all about rocks. When Geo-
bus came, they set out tables of rocks for us to look at. We looked at them with our own special
magnifying glass and we also got a little identifying card. We studied different types of rock such as
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and used our identifying cards and booklets to figure
out what rock it was. It was interesting to learn about the different rocks, how to identify them and
what their correct names were. Geobus was a fascinating experience and I can highly recommend it
to anyone who is keen to learn more about rocks.
“Yesterday in Geography some geologists came in to teach our class about rocks and
their history. I found this very interesting because I never knew rocks were as special
in their very own ways. The geologists were very interesting when they taught us
bout how to tell the different types of rocks. I enjoyed the experience. “
By Talia Tait Davis 1 Gynack
“I really enjoyed the Geo Bus on Tuesday. I f
elt I learned a lot and thought it
was great fun. The best part was when we had to study the rocks and see w
hat
type they were and I would like to do it a
gain.” By Lewis Thain 1 Gynack
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Well done to the girls football team in their hard fought match against
Dingwall.
The final score was 4-1 to the home side, however the result didn't give a
true reflection of the game. It was a very competitive encounter and all the girls
played very well. Rona Stewart grabbed Kingussie's goal with a great strike from
the edge of the area and man of the match went to Megan Ralph and Leah
Dallas - a very tough decision as it could have gone to anyone of the girls! Well
done to all!
The Under 16s have continued their excellent start to the season with 2 further wins taking them to the top of the league. A 4-0 win over Lochaber was soon followed by a 8-2 win over Grantown. The team have played some excellent football with everyone contributing to the success of the team so far this season. Stuart Mitchell and Craig Johnstone have scored in all 3 of the games this season and each producing a man of the match performance in the process. Jake Reynold Jones has continued his fine goal scoring form last year with 5 goals in 3 games as well as a man of the match performance in the last match. We are hoping the boys continue to show their ability and push on to challenge for the league title this year. Keep up this excellent form boys!!! Goal Scores: Jake Reynold Jones, Stuart Mitchell, Craig Johnstone, Ben Mitchell, Sean Carson
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4th November 2014 , we hosted Inverness Royal Academy to a double header, meaning if we won, we
would get 3 points and advance to the next round of the cup. Our starting line-up was as follows:
We started brightly, with Denman and Porazik causes numerous problems with their great link up play for the IRA backline. With the solid backline of Strachan, Lawson, Smith and Mitchell the IRA had no clear cut opportunities. With Denman still creating chances for Fowler, who was up on his own, we won many corners. As Fowler whipped in a teasing ball, IRA cleared and were on the counter attack, but thankfully to the heroics of Craig Macleod in net who was performing like Germany NO1 Manuel Neuer kept KHS in the game with a great tackle coming of his line. As the first half came to a close, there was little each keeper had to do. The start of the second half began with Kingussie all over the opposition but as the half raged on the IRA boys got their selves back into the game. We found ourselves defending for an awfully long time as IRA gave attack after attack. Around the 70 minute mark, Stewart was replaced by Ben Mitchell who was brought in for his creativeness and range of passing although his free kicks are very poor. As IRA surged on for that crucial goal, Matthew Lawson produced the tackle of the game to stop the opponents getting through on goal. With the game becoming more open in the later stages, Porazik was also replaced and the young and upcoming star of Craig Johnston was brought on to help with the defensive side of the game. As the end approached we were informed that the game would go straight to penalties. We gave one last push as the ball was knocked long for Fowler to chase but he was heavily outnumbered by IRA defenders and the ball was cleared back up to us when the ref blew the final whistle. A valuable point for the league. 5 penalties takers were chosen by Mr Mackay, who went out of his way and came to support us. Johnston, Strachan, Smith, Lawson and B.Mitchell were chosen. We won the toss and chose to go first. As Johnston stepped up he produced a well struck penalty down to the keeper’s right. Unfortunately the keeper came out on top. IRA scored their spot kick, sending Mole the wrong way. As the nerves were getting to us, Strachan stepped up to the mark and confidently struck the penalty high and to the right of the keeper leaving the goalie with no chance of saving it. IRA, again, scored leaving our keeper clueless. Smith then stepped up, hoping to reduce the deficit to a single goal but failed the convert his spot kick as the keeper saved again. To our surprise, mole produced some excellent saves to get us back into the shootout with Lawson next to step up. He struck a solid shot but the keeper read where he was going and saved for a third time. With the shootout coming to a sudden death, IRA converted the penalty as Mole made his only mistake of the game as the ball went through his legs which sent us crashing out of the North of Scotland Cup. A great performance all round from both teams with Ryan Spinks getting the man of the match award for his solid marshalling in the centre of midfield.
We would like to thank Mr Mackintosh for taking time out of his personal time to ref our game and to everyone who came and
supported us. We would especially like to thank Mr Mackay for being there through this rough period! KHS
Fowler
Denman
McBain Porazik
Spinks Stewart
Mitchell Smith Lawson Strachan©
Mole
Emergency Closure Telephone Messaging Service !!!!!!!
0800 564 2272 KHS Pin Number: 04 1120 In the event of a School Closure the tele-phone messaging service provides the most accurate information. Please retain for future reference.
Kingussie High School Sports Dinner
23rd April 2015
MacDonald Resort Aviemore
Ticket prices: 1 Ticket - £30: Family of 4 - £110
Table of 10 for family and friends - £280
Corporate table (Includes wine on the table) - £400
Tickets can be purchased in PE
Come to the evening to support the sporting activities
here at Kingussie High School. We will be celebrating the
success of this school year for school teams, individual
performers and
pupils who are achieving within their own sporting ca-
reers away from school.
This evening is also a fundraiser to support the extra cur-
ricular PE
programme in offering a wide range of activities and sup-
porting teams as they compete in local and national cups
and leagues.
Famous Sports personalities are coming to share their
success stories and inspire current pupils in KHS
On Friday 14
th
November KHS staff
and pupils supported
BBC Children in Need
with a dress down day
and some fun events at
lunchtime (including leg
waxing, custard pies &
a Staff vs Pupil Volley
Ball match). Over £870
raised for this excellent
cause! Here are some
photos of the fun!
BBC Children In Need We raised over £870 !!
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