Daily Bulletin – June 29th 2018

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Friday 29 June 2018

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Please return all library books you have on loan before the end of term.

Eco Schools:

Would you like to get involved as a leader or helper for 2018/19? If so, have a chat with Mr Begarnie for more details.

One of the topics for Eco schools is “litter”. Just last week a local resident handed in a pizza box (with a pupil’s name on it) which had been dropped just a few feet from a street bin. The resident acknowledged that the majority of pupils do care about the impact of litter on the town centre and littering is often down to just a few individuals.

Linlithgow has made it to the national Burgh Beautiful finals and judges will in the town during the summer holidays.  On Thursday 9th August there will be a number of activities at The Cross to do with the competition so do feel free to support this event.  Please then, encourage friends who do litter to stop (peer pressure does work!) and that way, we will leave our town centre looking beautiful both now and for the rest of the summer.

Can any student who is having lunch on the playing fields please ensure they are placing all rubbish in the bins around the school.  A number of juice bottles and other items have been left after lunch on a regular basis.  This is a teaching area so please tidy up after yourselves.

If you have ordered a Young Scot Card, please check with the office to see if it has arrived as there a several which have not yet been collected.

WEST LOTHIAN FOODBANK:

Thank you for your donations to date! We are continuing to collect for the foodbank this year and would greatly appreciate donations of:

 – TINNED POTATOES

– PASTA SAUCES

– TINNED VEGETABLES/TOMATOES

– CEREAL

– TEA BAGS

– LONG LIFE MILK

– INSTANT COFFEE (JARS)

– DRY RICE/PASTA

– TINNED FRUIT

– BISCUITS

If you have not yet registered, please note they will now only accept registration from young people who are Care Experienced or live in SIMD 20.  Please see Mrs Mason if you wish to check your eligibility. 

Pupils who have not yet registered and believe they meet this criteria should register their interest by emailing [email protected] with their details.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is once again hosting a ‘Getting into Medical School’ information day for local school pupils interested in a career in medicine and would like to invite S4 – S6 students to participate.

Email [email protected] to register a place.  Places are limited.  See Mrs Mason for more information.

Pathways to the Professions – Pupils interested in studying Law, Medicine or Vet Medicine who have previously registered with Pathways should note that the project name has now changed along with eligibility criteria.  This will now be called Access to the Professions with Reach Scotland.  If you have already registered, your registration will be honoured and you will be informed about all upcoming events until you leave Linlithgow Academy. 

If you have not yet registered, please note they will now only accept registration from young people who are Care Experienced or live in SIMD 20.  Please see Mrs Mason if you wish to check your eligibility. 

Pupils who have not yet registered and believe they meet this criteria should register their interest by emailing [email protected] with their details.

‘Getting into Medical School’ Information Day – Saturday 1 September 2018, 9.30am – 4pm

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is once again hosting a ‘Getting into Medical School’ information day for local school pupils interested in a career in medicine and would like to invite S4 – S6 students to participate.

Email [email protected] to register a place.  Places are limited.  See Mrs Mason for more information.

Pathways to the Professions – Pupils interested in studying Law, Medicine or Vet Medicine who have previously registered with Pathways should note that the project name has now changed along with eligibility criteria.  This will now be called Access to the Professions with Reach Scotland.  If you have already registered, your registration will be honoured and you will be informed about all upcoming events until you leave Linlithgow Academy. 

If you have not yet registered, please note they will now only accept registration from young people who are Care Experienced or live in SIMD 20.  Please see Mrs Mason if you wish to check your eligibility. 

Pupils who have not yet registered and believe they meet this criteria should register their interest by emailing [email protected] with their details.

All pupils timetabled for PSE should report to C13 & C14 at the start of their assigned period to be directed to individual classrooms.

UCAS Applicants – SAAS is now open for funding applications.  Deadline is 30th June.

http://www.saas.gov.uk/how_to_apply/index.htm

Opportunities are available for Out of School Activity Workers at Springfield Primary.  This may count as part of your PD time in S6, however, we will need to look at new timetables before committing to this.  Please see Mrs Mason if interested.

UCAS Applicants – SAAS opens mid April with a deadline of June 30th.  Make sure you apply for funding:

http://www.saas.gov.uk/how_to_apply/index.htm

Infographics (Edinburgh) have a Graduate Apprenticeship opportunity in Software Development available from September 2018.

Work in paid employment whilst studying for a BSc (Hons) degree in IT Software Development in partnership with Edinburgh Napier and Heriot Watt University.

To apply, you are required to have achieved at a single sitting a minimum of 4 B grades at ‘Higher’, including Maths.

See Mrs Mason for more information.

S5/6 – The University of Dundee has additional places for Adult Nursing, starting September 2018.  Please see Mrs Mason if interested as this will require an urgent UCAS application.

Can students who attended the Leadership classes with Mr Lawrie and who are doing their Leadership award please see me before the end of term. It will be assumed that if you don’t see Mr Lawrie that you no longer want to complete the Leadership award. 

‘Getting into Medical School’ Information Day – Saturday 1 September 2018, 9.30am – 4pm

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is once again hosting a ‘Getting into Medical School’ information day for local school pupils interested in a career in medicine and would like to invite S4 – S6 students to participate.

Email [email protected] to register a place.  Places are limited.  See Mrs Mason for more information.

West Lothian College Students:

 All courses except for Photography will start this week and run for two weeks.  The bus leaves for the Tuesday/Thursday courses at 1250 so you must make your way to the Goldfish bowl to sign out before you get on the bus.  Please also remember to collect your bus pass from the school office or you will not be allowed to travel.

Pathways to the Professions – Pupils interested in studying Law, Medicine or Vet Medicine who have previously registered with Pathways should note that the project name has now changed along with eligibility criteria.  This will now be called Access to the Professions with Reach Scotland.  If you have already registered, your registration will be honoured and you will be informed about all upcoming events until you leave Linlithgow Academy. 

If you have not yet registered, please note they will now only accept registration from young people who are Care Experienced or live in SIMD 20.  Please see Mrs Mason if you wish to check your eligibility. 

Pupils who have not yet registered and believe they meet this criteria should register their interest by emailing [email protected] with their details.

UCAS Applicants – SAAS is now open for funding applications.  Deadline is 30th June.

http://www.saas.gov.uk/how_to_apply/index.htm

UCAS Applicants – SAAS opens mid April with a deadline of June 30th.  Make sure you apply for funding:

http://www.saas.gov.uk/how_to_apply/index.htm

Infographics (Edinburgh) have a Graduate Apprenticeship opportunity in Software Development available from September 2018.

Work in paid employment whilst studying for a BSc (Hons) degree in IT Software Development in partnership with Edinburgh Napier and Heriot Watt University.

To apply, you are required to have achieved at a single sitting a minimum of 4 B grades at ‘Higher’, including Maths.

See Mrs Mason for more information.

S5/6 – The University of Dundee has additional places for Adult Nursing, starting September 2018.  Please see Mrs Mason if interested as this will require an urgent UCAS application.