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Welcome to the second Parental Newsletter of the session. I hope that you find it a valuable account of the continuing successes and achievements in the school.

‘The Friends of Woodmill High School’ have arranged an opportunity for S1 parents and carers to meet certain school staff on Thursday 26 November at 6.30 pm in the Assembly Hall.

Mr Gilmour and Mr Norris (S1 Year Head) will be present as will Ms Thomson and Mr Fraser, the Principal Teachers of Maths and English, who will be giving brief outlines of setting, assessment and teaching in S1 in these two subjects.

The evening will also allow parents of S1 pupils the opportunity to meet with members of the Parent Council and perhaps discuss how to help strengthen the parental voice.

It is worth drawing your attention to the wide range of pupil successes which has already been recorded since August. I believe that this is evidence of a very successful school where we have high expectations of all pupils both in and out of the classroom. My thanks go to staff who continue to give of their time to provide this rich programme of extra-curricular activities and also to parents and carers for your continuing active support of all aspects of the school’s life

The Remembrance Day assemblies are well-established thanks to the work of Ms Powton, Ms Tremmel and Mrs White. All pupils, in their Houses, experienced a Remembrance Assembly on Wednesday 11 November. The assembly led by the Head Girl, was a very moving occasion, blending readings, visual material and theatre into a powerful reminder of the continuing significance of the poppy. There is no doubt that the significance of Remembrance Day was significantly enhanced as a result of these assemblies.

The Head Girl, Sarah-Jane Dale and the Head Boy, Stuart Baynham, represented the school at the Remembrance ceremony in Dunfermline on Sunday 8 November and laid a wreath on behalf of Woodmill.

This HMIe inspection took place on 22 & 23 September. We understand the report is due to be published in January 2010 and its contents are subject to restriction until then. However, I am certainly able to let parents and carers know that the tone of the report is very positive about the work of the school and about the improvements which have taken place since the inspection of 2007.
I think that parents and carers will take confidence from the report about the commitment to improvement from everyone connected with Woodmill.

The school would like to be in a position to encourage and support those pupils who wish to bring their bikes to school. In order to do this we need to provide safe and secure accommodation for bikes and we are currently exploring options as to the best way to proceed. I will keep parents up to date about this matter.

After many months, if not years, of campaigning I am happy to report positive progress.

Fife Council has raised a project to refurbish the main toilets with the aim of having this project completed by August 2010.

This would be a major improvement to the facilities of the school and one which I know parents would warmly welcome.

Like all schools, Woodmill often receives requests from parents to take pupils out of school during term-time for holidays.

The school is aware of the constraints which operate on some parents. However, the instructions from the Scottish Executive are very clear in this regard and I feel it is worth printing them here so that parents are aware of what the school’s response must be.

‘The majority of family holidays taken during term time should be categorised as unauthorised absence. However, it is acceptable under exceptional circumstances for schools to authorise a family holiday during term time. Such circumstances may include:

A family holiday judged to be important to the well-being and cohesion of the family, following serious or terminal illness, bereavement or other traumatic events.

A family holiday classified under ‘authorised absence’ should NOT include such reasons as:

I hope this gives the background in which Woodmill, and other Scottish local authority schools, are required to operate.
House Captains

Later on in the Newsletter are photographs of the House Captains. This post has been reintroduced this year as part of the reorganisation of the guidance and registration structure.

The House Captains have responsibilities, amongst other duties, for helping to manage the Buddy system and for organising and managing inter-House events and competitions. They are expected to act as role models to other pupils in their House and to support the Guidance teacher who is Head of House in pastoral matters.

This is now complete and I would like to thank all those who replied with suggestions. I would hope to have a final version of the school’s values ready for publication in December’s Newsletter.

At the back of the Newsletter is a consultation document from Fife Council on the dates for School Terms, Holidays and In-Service for sessions 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.

COMPUTING

Mr Cattigan retired on 30 October after eighteen years’ service to the Computing Department in Woodmill. During that time he helped contribute to the deservedly high reputation which the department enjoys and also found time to perform as a guitarist in the orchestras which supported many of the school pantomimes in previous years.
We wish him well in his retirement.

HISTORY

Mr Kyle will be off school on medical grounds for some time following major surgery from which I am glad to say he is recovering well. I know that parents and pupils will join colleagues in wishing him a speedy return to full health.

OTHER POSTS

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0.6 FTE          Science
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0.2 FTE          PE

ASN

15 pupils from the department took part in the Fife Schools Swimming Gala for pupils with additional support needs. The gala was held on Wednesday 7th October at Lochgelly High School.

Schools taking part were:- Buckhaven High School; Lochgelly North School; Madras College; Glenrothes High School; Balwearie High School; Lochgelly High School; Woodmill High School.

Medals were awarded to the first placed swimmer in each event and our medal winners were:

Kris Hunter – 2 x 1st
Andrew Williams – 2 x 1st
Leanne Weir – 2 x 1st
John Weir – 1 x 1st
Carter Taylor – 1 x 1st

The boys’ relay team of Andrew, John, Carter and Kris also took 1st place in probably the most exciting race of the gala.

The Woodmill team finished in 3rd place overall behind Balwearie in 2nd and Lochgelly HS who finished 1st. All swimmers contributed points to this result and were a credit to the school in both effort and behaviour.

Class 4A2 have been doing a mini project about Remembrance and Poppies. We are learning about the history of poppies, the work of Poppy Scotland and why we need to remember all war dead and injured, past and present.

People fighting and serving their country
Often get forgotten
Poppies help us to remember them
Poppy day, making donations, thinking
Yes, we must remember them

BUSINESS EDUCATION

During the last week of term the business education department ran a two day Business Dynamics seminar for senior pupils. The main aim of this was to bring business to life for pupils who are currently undertaking Higher Business Management or are involved in the Young Enterprise scheme. Volunteers from companies introduced pupils to the opportunities and challenges of business as well as improving their key skills in preparation for the world of work.
Business Dynamics was introduced and overseen by Nicholas Kydd from Eventful Management Ltd. Seminars on team building were offered by the R.A.F. BSKYB ran a marketing seminar and pupils were also introduced to the importance of financial planning and engineering.

“Business Dynamics was an enjoyable learning experience which was presented by a number of different organisations. The different seminars involved teamwork, co-operation and innovation.

There were five seminars over the two days which included inventing and pitching a new Sky product, building a robot to save some jelly babies, budgeting and making a parachute for an egg, making a castle from memory, and creating a town using budget and tactics.

The most enjoyable seminar was the robot building because all the teams came up with good ideas and there were lots of elements to the task including timing how long the robot took to save any jelly babies.”
Craig McCallum, S5

“Over the duration of two days the Higher students and the young enterprise company were invited to take part in a Business Dynamics course. During this we were given five seminars. During these seminars we learned about finance, marketing, communication, problem solving and team work. We received seminars from people who worked at Sky, the RAF, the construction industry, the mechanical industry and Nick who was an events manager. We were given tasks to complete within our groups that focused on the different areas in a business. The group that had the best end result were rewarded a prize. This benefited the students because they were given problems they could face in a real life situation. We thought the course was beneficial to our knowledge of business management and thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the jelly babies!”

Neal Mullen, S6

DRAMA

On the 30th September all S4 Standard Grade drama students went to see this brilliant West End Tour at the Alhambra. This show told the story of The “Johnston Twins” who are separated at birth and grow up together never knowing until the end of the play that they are brothers. Well done to all students involved as they were a great audience and a thank you to those on work experience who made extra effort to see the performance.

The Int 2 Drama class watched this performance by two actors from the “Visible Fictions” company who tell the story of the ship, the Demeter, which carried the soil containing Dracula’s body. This was a touring production which had excellent lighting and set and was a valuable experience for the group as they are studying production elements of Theatre.

RSAMD Workshops and Production of “The Seagull”

On Friday 6th November the Advanced Higher students took part in workshops on acting and production skills at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. This was an excellent opportunity for our students to work with tutors and 1st year students at the Academy. In the evening we watched the RSAMD’s current production of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” which forms part of the Advanced Higher review question.

During October and November over 500 schools nationwide perform abridged versions of Shakespeare plays. Our chosen play was “The Tempest” which tells the tale of Prospero and his daughter who inhabit a magical island. The themes of the play are water, men and monsters and mercy.

We took part in a workshop in September where we worked with another school on developing voice and familiarising ourselves with the Theatre space. On the performance night there were three other schools involved. The cast from Woodmill demonstrated that they were highly professional by preparing their voices and doing group warm-ups and sticking together as a group. The response from the other schools was amazing and it was clear that we had managed to tackle the challenge of performing thirty minutes of Shakespeare. I was delighted with the cast members who were a credit to themselves. Not only with their superb performances, but also in their professional manner throughout the day. We look forward to performing “The Tempest” again to primary schools or S1/2 in the future.

Thanks to all students who bought cast badges to support the show. We wish Kelli Blyth luck with her marketing portfolio which will win her a week’s work experience with the ‘The Rubicon’ marketing company in London. The results of the marketing prizes will be announced in December.

A big thanks also to Ms Powton, Mrs White, Miss Bogie and Mr Parnham for all their assistance with this.

Exhilaration, apprehension, nerves and excitement buzzed around the minibus whilst Bloc Party – Flux played and to tell you the truth no song could have fitted the circumstance more perfectly. It was the 7th of October, the day we had all been waiting for since Summer. We never thought we’d have got this far after having our central character “Prospero” recast three times. Thankfully Scott Duncan (S5) stepped in at the last minute and not only managed to learn thirty minutes worth of lines but his acting was outstanding!

On the Monday before we performed an open-rehearsal to show our thirty minute version of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to the school. Although some of our actors were on line prompts the show went well, considering. Some of us were disheartened by this and weren’t feeling all that confident about our final performance for the Shakespeare Festival at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews. When we first arrived the theatre was buzzing and we were taken to a big open room where all four schools were to stay until the performance began that night.

We all went down to the stage for our technical and then our dress rehearsal which our partnered school Dunfermline High School were allowed to watch. The dress rehearsal went even better than Monday nights performance and despite one of our “Ariels” falling and hurting her ankle we were all feeling better and more confident about our “final” performance. Since we had an hour or so before the final performance we were allowed to go into St Andrews for something to eat, banned from dairy though. I think Ms Tremmel forgot St Andrews is home to the best ice cream shop and we simply could not resist. Apart from the performance my favourite part was getting ready, as always Woodmill went all out there to look the right way and we were the only school in the dressing room doing vocal warm-ups led by Zoe Cuthbert and Kimberley Bowman (S6).

We were first to perform out of all four schools. I’m not sure if was because of the audience or because we were nervous that made us do the best performance yet, but we did it! You could feel the bond we had as we performed and brought “The Tempest” alive! The acting was amazing and the singing was outstanding. So much so that the audience went wild when we finished and so did we (backstage of course). We knew we’d done well when we saw Sarah-Jane Dale (Director) grinning and jumping up and down. We owe her a great thanks because if she hadn’t constantly pushed and been hard on us in rehearsals we would never have produced such a good performance.

On the morning of 30th September the Advanced Higher, Higher and Int 2 students took part in a devising workshop with The Scottish Youth Theatre. This was a great opportunity for our senior students to work together creatively. The workshop allowed the students to develop storytelling techniques and perform them. The workshop leaders then discussed the opportunities open to the students for summer courses and how to become a member of The Scottish Youth Theatre. The 2010 SYT poster then revealed that Zoe Cuthbert S6 is a cover girl on the poster. Both Zoe and Kim Bowman are members of the SYT and took part in this and last years summer workshops.

ENGLISH

S1 pupil, Rebecca Mercer, has found a national platform for her writing on BBC’s Newsround website. She used her involvement in Woodmill’s popular girls’ football team, run by Ashleigh Weir S6, as the inspiration for her first article as a Press Packer.

‘On Wednesday 28th October I became a Press Packer on Newsround. I wanted to write a report straight away, so I went to find some inspiration. I then found a report on my favourite sport. I thought that was a great idea, so I began typing.
I was at home on Friday night doing homework when I got a phonecall from Rebecca from Newsround. She told me that she needed two photos of me; one of me just head and shoulders, and one of me in my football kit. I sent the photos by email and I was told the report would be on the website by Sunday.’

To read Becca’s full report, which was published on Sunday 1st November, go to www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc and click on Newsround.

GUIDANCE

It has been a busy term in Social Education with some very interesting and informative inputs from outside agencies and many more are planned for this term.

S1- All S1 classes were visited by PC Nicola Young, from Fife Constabulary, whose presentation covered road safety, cycle safety and safety as a pedestrian. Many important points were made about the increasing dangers that face young people on the roads. Over the course of the year PC Young will also speak to third and sixth years on different aspects of road safety.

S2- Second year pupils were treated to an entertaining and lively presentation by Booze Busters on the topic of alcohol. The drama performances were energetic and enjoyable with a serious message for all young people about the dangers associated with alcohol.

S3, S4, S5 and S6- All classes in third through to sixth year will have a session with LIFT OFF during their Social Education lessons over the course of the next term. LIFT OFF is an organisation that covers Fife and Dundee and offers advice and information to young people about life after school. They concentrate on supporting young people to access further education by offering practical advice and guidance on college and university and they encourage young people to fulfil their potential.

S4- All fourth year pupils will have a drugs education input from DELTA as part of the school’s drugs education programme.

S5- The fifth year pupils travelled to the Rothes Halls for a very emotional and hard-hitting presentation on road safety. The talk by various professionals involved in the emergency services and by the victims of road accidents offered the perfect opportunity for young people to reflect on the dangers associated with driving and hopefully the stark warnings conveyed will remain with them for a long time.
In addition third year pupils will be involved in a new alcohol programme resulting in a BIIAB Scottish Certificate in Alcohol Awareness. The course runs over 12 Social Education periods and covers topics such as alcohol and the law, health concerns associated with drinking and responsible drinking. The course is certificated and, if completed properly pupils will gain recognition for their efforts. This is a new development and Woodmill is one of the first schools in Scotland to be offered the opportunity to complete the course.

120 fourth year pupils completed AWARE work placements. Feedback from pupils and from the employers has been extremely positive with many fantastic reports received on the enthusiasm, productivity and willingness to learn that the S4 pupils displayed. They were a credit to the school.

However, to gain full certification for the AWARE work placement pupils must return their logbooks. The deadline for the return of logbooks is 20th November 2009.
UCAS
All UCAS applications are well underway. Pupils and parents/carers are reminded that the school deadline for completed applications is the 1st of December 2009, this is to allow for checking, finalising and sending forms before the final UCAS deadline. However, it is worth noting that applications are currently being accepted by UCAS and offers are being made.

All S1 pupils have been allocated their S5/6 Buddy now and introductions have been made. It is hoped over the next few weeks that the buddies will get to know each other better and start to build a good relationship.

As part of the peer support preparation the 93 senior Buddies participated in a training programme led by Mrs Dunlop and Mr Gilmore. The seniors received advice and training on what is expected of them, child protection guidelines, and how to deal with situations they may face.

The role of a Buddy is taken very seriously in Woodmill and the seniors agree to undertake the following responsibilities:

I understand that by volunteering to be a Buddy to junior pupils that I am taking on a responsible job. As a buddy I agree to uphold the expectations set by the school:

Senior Buddies play a vital role in supporting first years throughout the year and their hard work and commitment is much appreciated.

MODERN LANGUAGES

On Wednesday 28th October a group of 3rd and 4th year pupils went to the Adam Smith Theatre, accompanied by Mrs McTaggart and Miss Derrien. We went to see a production of The Three Musketeers.

The play was about a young boy called D’Artagnan who wanted to be a musketeer. D’Artagnan sets off on a long journey to find the three musketeers. When he finds them he has to prove himself to them, to show that he would make a worthy musketeer. D’Artagnan then falls in love with Constance who is the Queen’s assistant.

The production was quite different from the other plays we have seen because it was almost all in French, and there were only five cast members. Our favourite part of the play was when D’Artagnan proved to the three musketeers that he was able to be a worthy musketeer. All of the group had a great evening out and it was a very enjoyable experience for all of us.

Mercredi soir, un groupe d’élèves de 3ème et 4ème années, accompagné par Mme McTaggart et Melle Derrien, est allé au théâtre Adam Smith à Kirkcaldy. Nous avons vu un spectacle sur les Trois Mousquetaires.

La pièce était l’histoire d’un jeune garçon Gascon, nommé D’Artagnan, qui voulait devenir mousquetaire. D’Artagnan fait un long voyage jusqu’à Paris pour rejoindre les trios mousquetaires. Lorsqu’il les trouve, il doit faire ses preuves afin de montrer qu’il serait un vaillant mousquetaire. D’Artagnan tombe ensuite amoureux de Constance qui est la femme de chamber de la Reine.

Le spectacle était plutôt différent des autres pièces que nous avions déjà vues parce que presque tout était en français et qu’il y avait seulement cinq acteurs sur scène. Notre moment préféré de la pièce est quand d’Artagnan prouve aux trios mousquetaires qu’il peut être un mousquetaire de valeur lui-aussi.
Tout le monde a passé une très bonne soirée, et c’était une expérience très amusante pour nous tous.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

I am very happy to report back on a very successful start to the season. We have played games against Cowdenbeath, Bell Baxter and Glenwood so far, with the performance improving greatly every game, and the girls taking on board everything we cover in our gruelling training sessions twice a week! This commitment was reflected in our latest result, a 6-1 victory away to Glenwood. We have lots of upcoming games and are in constant preparation for the Coca Cola Tournament a the beginning of next year.
Ashleigh Weir (6th Year, Coach)

The 1st year had their first match, travelling to Dunfermline HS. Two teams played, with the A team winning 5-0 and the B’s drawing 5-5. Player of the match was Rachel Watson and Coral Darjee for the A team and Darci Walls for the B’s.

The 2nd Year travelled to Buckhaven with a B and C squad to play Buckhaven’s A team. Unfortunately the opposition were unable to field a full team and one of our players ended up playing for them to make a good match of it! The B team recorded a 5-3 win. Man of the match was Lauren McCall. The C team lost 4-6, but as Buckhaven had to use one of our players, we got the points. Man of the match was Wallis Jones.
The A team played Madras and won 9-5. This was a great result as Madras were the only Fife team to beat them last season. Men of the match were Jessie Concannon and Chloe Miller. The B squad also recorded a 5-3 victory over Madras B. Man of the match was Olivia Watson. The A squad had a resounding 21-0 win against Auchmuty. Man of the match was Sarah Gibson.
The A squad played Lochgelly and won 20-2. Men of the match were Sarah Gibson and Holly Gordon.

The 3rd Year team played Auchmuty and won 12-2. Men of the match were Jess Barrie and Sara Eydmann.
They also played Buckhaven at home and won 18-5. Men of the match were Sophie Balsillie and Aimee Allan.
Against Lochgelly they had a 17-4 win. Men of the match were Sophie Balsillie and Laura Bowman.

At the 3rd Year Fife Tournament the 9 man squad had an excellent day, winning their section with the following scores;-

6-3 win v Lochgelly B
3-1 win v Auchmuty A
5-1 win v Beath B
3-1 win v Madras A
4-1 win v Queen Anne B

Having won the section they then played a round robin which was made up from the top 3 teams from Section 1 and 2.

3-2 win v Madras A
4-1 win v Buckhaven
4-0 win v Queen Anne A
5-3 win v Auchmuty A

No team could catch them going into the final match, and even if they lost they would still win the tournament. However they were on a roll by them, and defeated Beath A 6-1. CHAMPIONS!

The teamwork displayed was tremendous, from Sara Eydmann’s consistent shooting to the superb defensive duo of Kirstyn Barrett and Jess Barrie plus Laura Bowman’s faultless performance linking defence and attack which saw her being awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’.

Squad – Kirstyn Barrett, Jess Barrie, Ellie Wyatt, Aimee Allan, Laura Bowman, Hannah Fleming, Tammi Airey, Sophie Balsillie (c) and Sara Eydmann.

The Senior teams have all played a friendly against Beath.
A team lost 20-22 to Beath A in a very tight game.
B team drew 10-10 with Beath B.
C team lost 5-21 to Beath A.
D team lost 4-15 to Beath B.

Unfortunately as we are the only Fife school fielding a C and D team, our teams will have to use this as experience for next year. I was pleased by the way they kept trying and I am sure they will produce better results against the other Fife schools.

Woodmill A – 22 v Buckhaven A – 8 Man of the match, Zoe Cuthbert
Woodmill B – 4 v Buckhaven A – 14 Man of the match, Siobhan Hall

Woodmill started their Scottish Cup campaign against Monifieth High School seniors. After a very successful year last year Woodmill wanted to start this year with a win.

Baskets were traded at either end, making the opening quarter very shaky. Fast breaks by Ross McLean and strong rebounds from Craig Skicko and Douglas Taylor held a slender lead at 2 points. 14-12 first quarter.

After a good talk from coach Darryl Wood, Woodmill seniors got their heads together and started the second quarter strongly with good inside movement from Craig Skicko and strong fast breaks by Marc Graham, with help from Dylan Hutchison and Keith Ward on the defensive end. The halfway point ended with Woodmill pulling away with a 37-18 lead.
3rd quarter and Monifieth came out strong having defensive stops and nice mid-range shooting, outplaying Woodmill.

Last quarter was a breakthrough for the Woodmill team hardly letting Monifieth score, but Douglas Taylor scoring half of the points in the last quarter shone through also assisted by Keith Ward successfully winning the game 63-37.

The next round will be a test as Woodmill face up against Arbroath, the winners of the A cup last year. It will be a hard game but Woodmill Seniors are high spirited so they will go and play to their best ability.

PHYSICS

On September 29th, Advanced Higher pupils enjoyed a day at the University of Dundee, gaining experience of university-level Physics and tasting a slice of undergraduate life. They attended lectures on cutting-edge research, learning how scientists at St Andrews are using laser-beams to manipulate microscopic particles down to the molecular level.

After a break for lunch, they spent the afternoon in the laboratory investigating the behaviour of tuning-forks and operational amplifiers. Then, brains well and truly exercised, it was back on the bus and home to Woodmill, a jolly good day having been had by all (apart from the canteen food, apparently).

Two full days of experimentation at Heriot-Watt University and a trip to the Museum of Flight can also be anticipated in their near future.
Mr Hepple

RMPS / BIOLOGY

On Thursday the 1st October pupils from Higher Biology, Higher/Int 2 RMPS and Standard Grade Religious Studies visited the Odeon Cinema to see the film “Creation”. The film centred around Charles Darwin’s realisation of the Theory of Evolution and his refusal to publish his works as a result of the damage already done to his marriage by previous publications. His wife was devoutly Christian and resented what was, in essence, her husband ‘killing God’.

It was a very well made film which succeeded in providing an insight, primarily into the religious conflict which arose as a result of Darwin’s work, and also helped to contextualise what we already know about ‘The Origin of Species’. From a scientific point it was interesting to witness the recreation of one of the most significant moments in scientific history and to better understand the value which is now placed on Darwin’s work. Similarly with regard to RMPS the film acted as a perfect illustration of the never ceasing conflict between science and religion, showing that to fully appreciate the importance of either you must examine the case presented by both.

All in all it was a very successful trip and one which we hope was to the benefit of all who attended.

RMPS

On 6th October Higher and Int 2 RMPS pupils visited Samye Ling Buddhist Centre in the Borders for an overnight stay. During the visit pupils had the opportunity to observe how monks and nuns practice Buddhism in their daily lives. They observed Buddhist prayers and meditation themselves. Pupils were able to ask practicing monks and nuns questions which allowed a deeper insight into their academic study of Buddhism.

Overall this was a memorable and unique experience which allowed the class to look at Buddhism in a Western context. RMPS Class ‘09

S2 SCIENCE

All S2 pupils attended a talk entitled ‘Our Place in Space’. This was given by Professor Henry Ellington from the University of Strathclyde. Using a powerpoint presentation with amazing images, Professor Ellington spoke about our Solar system and space exploration. He then described the birth and death of stars along with where our solar system is in the Milky Way Galaxy.

The talk supports the Space topic taught during the S2 course (and was truly ‘out of this world!’).

ECO COMMITTEE

We have busily been preparing for our Green Flag application. We will have inspectors visiting the school towards the end of November. They will be given a presentation by the Eco Committee and taken around the school. An important part of the visit is to look at the litter situation so we will be checking closely on littering in the run up to the visit.

We have increased the amount of bins available for recycling plastic bottles and cans and have brought back a competition to encourage students to use the bins. All the students need to do is write their name on a bottle they recycle and they could win £5 every fortnight.

A new initiative we have started is composting waste from Mrs Burke’s Home Economics class. Additionally we recycle batteries, ink cartridges and unwanted mobile phones.

We would love parents to get more involved in our committee – contact Mr Maxton or Mrs Urquhart. Meetings are held on a Monday at about 12:15 – 12:50 (usually two or three a term).

SENIOR CHARITIES

This year’s beneficiaries are: Teenage Cancer Trust; Diane Fossey Fund; Friends of Engcongolweni; Sierra Leone.

The Charities Group have already raised over £1500.00 from their ‘Theme Day’ in October and the Hallowe’en Disco. Please support the activities which are still to come over the session.

COMPUTING

HISTORY

OTHER POSTS

ASN

BUSINESS EDUCATION

DRAMA

ENGLISH

GUIDANCE

MODERN LANGUAGES

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PHYSICS

RMPS / BIOLOGY

RMPS

S2 SCIENCE

ECO COMMITTEE

SENIOR CHARITIES

WOODMILL WINNERS

HOUSE CAPTAINS