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Haddington New Beginnings Club are holdaing their 2nd Birthday Party on Saturday 9 February in the Corn Exchange 12 noon - 5 pm.

Full details of the event, hosting some great acts, including Haddington Pipe Band can be viewed here.

COME and enjoy the entertainment, spectate or join in, you’ll love it!

Everyone welcome £1 at the door – under 16s free.

  Read more about NEW BEGINNINGS CLUB: BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Friday (8 February) there will be a 'Dress Up' day to raise awareness of the UN Day for Change.

Both pupils and staff are encouraged to pay £1 to dress up as smartly as possible (there really is no limit...within reason).

The focus of the UN Day for Change this year is 'Food' so there will also be a Fair-trade cafe (organised by China Team 1) in RME1 at morning interval - fair-trade snacks, juice etc will be on sale.

  Read more about DRESS UP FRIDAY: UN DAY FOR CHANGE

Senior pupils may be interested in the following online 'live" session entitled "Examination Preparation and Revision with Scholar" if they have a study period on Wednesday Period 4.

Presented by: Mike Falconer, SCHOLAR Area Coordinator.

When: Wednesday 6 February 2013, 12.30 – 1.30pm (Lunchtime)

Adobe Link (sign in as a guest):  Click here - This link will be open approx. 30 minutes before the session begins. Read more about SCHOLAR: REVISION FOR EXAMINATIONS

Pupils with Careers Interviews this week are:

Tuesday 5 February

9.30   Sean O'Donnell

10.10 Hamish Moodley

12.10 Emma Scott

Interviews are held in the Library Office. Please arrive on time for your interview.

J.Jones Read more about CAREERS INTERVIEWS

Excerpt from an article in The Sunday Times – 3rd February 2013 by Sian Griffiths
 

Noel Janis-Norton’s tips on how to do homework:

She recommends following her sacred homework rules, which are to be applied six days a week (Sunday can be a day off).
 

The rules are: Read more about HOMEWORK TIPS

Scottish Power Engineering Foundation Programme

The aim of the programme is to equip students with the skills and qualifications required to progress to an apprenticeship with Scottish Power. Training will take place at Edinburgh College, Dalkeith Campus with addition job-specific training at Scottish Power’s Cumbernauld training centre. Read more about SCOTTISH POWER FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

Craft Apprenticeship  £9813 - £15468 in year 3 Read more about SCOTTISH POWER CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP

Power Engineering Higher Level Apprenticeship. Salary £19, 364

The Apprenticeship will include an industry led level 4 qualification and will help develop your skills, combing a blend of academic and technical training with work based learning and assessment. You will earn a good salary without all the student debt, and on completion of the programme you will be offered an Engineer’s role at one of our locations in England, Scotland or Wales. Read more about SCOTTISH POWER HIGHER LEVEL APPRENTICESHIP

This week has been one marked out by creativity.

I had the pleasure of discussing the Rotary Young Chef Competition with Findlay Wallace and Charlotte Smith at the beginning of the week.  Whilst they were not placed in this event, it was evident from what they told me that they had had fun and learned a lot from it.  The challenge of producing their two courses in an hour and a half was one that would have tested even a Master Chef contestant and they coped with it calmly and with good humour. Read more about 1 February 2013

Pupils with Careers Interviews this week are:

Wednesday 30 January                              Thursday 31 January

10.10 Paddy McCabe                                 9.30 Claire Neillans

11.05 Graham Crowson                              10.10 Muhamed Subasic

11.40 Kelly Watson                                    11.05 Andrew McCormack

12.10 Gabby Jackson

2.00 Ruairidh Keiller

2.40 Peter Neill Read more about CAREERS INTERVIEWS