Wear a Hat Day

On Friday 25th March the school is participating in Wear a Hat Day to raise money for Brain Tumour UK research.  As you may be aware Ms Blake in our Social Subjects Department is currently receiving treatment for a brain tumour and the school wanted to give the staff and pupils the chance to show their support.

Any type of hat is suitable, the crazier the better, home made is even better to be sustainable.  It should be noted that donations to the charity are voluntary, there is no cost to participate and wear a hat.  However, if you do wish to make a donation a collection will take place during registration.

There will be House Points on offer for the best hats.  There will be 3 categories; S1-3, S4-6, and a staff category.  All participants will earn 20 House Points on the day.

More information on the charity can be found at the link below:

https://www.braintumourresearch.org/fundraise/wear-a-hat-day

 

House Points Update 13/01/2022

Clerk Maxwell is currently in the lead with 6807.5 points and Liddell is 1585 points behind with 5222.5 points. 

From the points table you can see that participation is a lot higher in Clerk Maxwell. Who can step up to the plate and participate in the next house competition?

Remember, participation in clubs gets your participation points for your house. You can also get praise postcards for participation from your teachers!

	Liddell	Clerk Maxwell
Participation	1835	2085
Respect	440	670
Inclusion	1200	1470
Determination	210	240
Excellence	1537.5	2342.5
Total	5222.5	6807.5

 

Special Mentions

A big thank you to Rosie Anderson, Emma Sinton, Sophie Patterson, Chantelle Keenan, Lewis Johnston and Matthew Gallagher and their contribution to the Christmas Hampers! With supplies of hamper food all over the library they happily volunteered and packed the Christmas charity hampers making sure everything was ready to go for the last day of term.  In total 13 hampers were packed and a separate collection was taken for the food bank. A fantastic effort, well done to everyone involved! Each pupil was awarded 30 house points for their efforts!

A special mention goes to Samuel Buxton, Eve Bennett, Zoe Sinclair, Anna Ferguson, Zorintca Yordanova, Rowetta He and Jessica Millican for their contributions to the school recycling collection. Thank you to you all for all your hard work this year. Each pupil was awarded 30 house points for their efforts!

House Points Update 22/12/21

CLERK MAXWELL widens the gap!

Clerk Maxwell is currently in the lead with 5865 points and Liddell behind with 4670 points. 

More Praise Postcards have been added this week. Who can get 10 more points for their house by getting a postcard sent home? 

	Liddell	Clerk Maxwell
Participation	1470	1370
Respect	230	490
Inclusion	1200	1470
Determination	210	240
Excellence	1560	2295
Total	4670	5865

 

Christmas Competitions

Thank you all for your participation and creativity for the Christmas card and door competition! Both participation and excellence points have been awarded. Many thanks to the art department and prefects who helped to judge these events, the winners are as follows: 

Christmas Card Competition

1. Orlaith Fraser
2. Georgie Black
3. Samuel Fawcett
4. Honourable Mentions Jessica Corry & Rachael Blackie

Christmas Door Competition

1. Mrs Macfadyen
2. Home Economics Department
3. Mrs McEvoy

A special mention to those that have been awarded Respect Points for an exceptional act around the school.

Afonso Rodrigues – Volunteering to be a class rep in a hostile class atmosphere. Awarded by Miss Chesltsova

Vanessa Sabol and Isobel Crease – A Piece of Homework set to a very high standard. Awarded by Mr Johnstone

Congratulations to our S3 Young Philanthropy Initiative Winners!

Last week our virtual final took place for the S3 Youth and Philanthropy Initiative.  Pupils in S3 RMPS classes have been busy choosing a social issue, contacting local charities in the Midlothian area based on this issue, then creating and filming presentations in the hope of securing a £3000 grant for the charity of their choice.  I am delighted to announce that Ellie, Teagan and Shona won £3000 for the Samaritans of Edinburgh and the Lothians!

The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is a powerful active citizenship programme, empowering young people to make a difference in their communities while developing a range of skills.  We are incredibly proud of these young ladies and the difference they have made to a local charity.

House Points Update 9/12/21

Clerk Maxwell is currently in the lead with 4400 points with Liddell 630 points behind with 3770 points.

 

Praise Postcards have been added this week. Who can get 10 more points for their house by getting a postcard sent home?

 

The number of points for each house will be displayed on the bulletin board outside the Guidance Base.

 

	Liddell	Clerk Maxwell
Participation	1350	1170
Respect	200	380
Inclusion	1200	1470
Determination	60	70
Excellence	960	1310
Total	3770	4400

 

HOUSE POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES

PRIDE points are the updated House points system. The points are as follows:

• Participation: 20 points for participating in House events
• Respect: 30 points awarded by teachers throughout the year for exceptional acts and successes
• Inclusion: 30 points for each club you attend (this will be reviewed termly)
• Determination: 20 Points to all pupils with 100% attendance each term. Doesn’t include authorised absences and off sicks.
• Excellence: Up to 100 Points for the winners of House events

 

PRAISE postcards will also be awarded throughout the year as recognition of achievements. 10 points will be awarded per postcard under their corresponding categories.

Parent Announcement – S1-S3 Chromebook Rollout

Parental Update November Part 2 – Reopening of Catering Facilities

Re-opening of Catering Facilities from Monday 29 November

• Payment System
• Menu
• Health and Safety Measures

Payment System – Catering Cash Machines

All students will be expected to pay using their personalised pin numbers – the Bitesite runs a “no cash” system.  S1 and S2 students will be issued with their pin numbers by the end of this week.  Parents/carers can use the Parent Pay system to add money to pin numbers.  Students can also add money to their pin numbers using the Catering Cash Machines in school.  When purchasing food items students simply type their pin number into the keypads when instructed to do so by our catering staff.  There are two Catering Cash Machines that students should use to “top up” their pin.  Please see additional sheet attached for instructions and machine locations.

S3-S6 students should use their pin numbers issued previously.

Menu

The Bitesite will only sell food at lunchtime.  This will be reviewed after the Christmas break.

Week 1 Menu:

 

 

Health and Safety Measures

In line with current mitigations, all catering facilities staff will wear masks.  Students will be expected to wear masks while purchasing food as they are likely to be within 1m of our catering facilities staff.  Masks can then be removed once seated at their table.

All food will be provided in take away style packaging.  This will enable students to take Bitesite purchased food away to other designated areas.  This will assist in reducing overcrowding in the Bitesite.

 

Use of Catering Cash Machines

To use the cashless catering system students need to use the machines located outside the Janitors’ Office and the Bitesite to load money onto their account.

Students will be issued with an individual 6 digit pin number.  This must be kept securely and not shared.

The cash machine at the Janitors’ Office takes cash only (10p-£2 coins).. The machine at the Bitesite also accepts notes.

1. Cash Machine (Shown Below)	4. Students should then put in their coins in the slot
2. Students should enter their pin number on the keypad.	5. To finish students MUST PRESS THE RED BUTTON
3. Students should then press the Enter button – #ent

 

 

House Points Update 25/11/21

PENICUIK HOUSE POINTS

Clerk Maxwell are catching up!

The points now stand as follows…

LIDDELL is currently in the lead with 2960 points, closely followed by Clerk Maxwell with 2875
points. The number of points for each house will be displayed on the bulletin board outside the Guidance Base, on twitter @PenicuikHS and the school website.

Liddell	Clerk Maxwell
Participation – 1100	Participation – 840
Respect – 90	Respect – 90
Inclusion – 1020	Inclusion 1170
Determination – 0	Determination – 0
Excellence – 750	Excellence – 775
Total – 2960	Total  – 2875

 

A special mention to those that have been awarded Respect Points for an exceptional act around the school. 

Abbi Marshall and Emily Walker – Outstanding results under difficult circumstances. Awarded by Ms Blake

Ethan Brown – Put up the 20p for a new French jotter after a friend lost his. Awarded by Ms Andrew

HOUSE POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 

PRIDE points are the updated House points system. The points are as follows: ● Participation: 20 points for participating in House events

• Respect: 30 points awarded by teachers throughout the year for exceptional acts and successes
• Inclusion: 30 points for each club you attend (this will be reviewed termly) ● Determination: 20 Points to all pupils with 100% attendance each term. Doesn’t include authorised absences and off sickness absence.
• Excellence: Up to 100 Points for the winners of House events

PRIDE postcards will also be awarded throughout the year as recognition of achievements. 10 points will be awarded per postcard under their corresponding categories.

 

Penicuik High School House Points Totals 19/11/21

19/11/21

PENICUIK HOUSE POINTS

This week we have started to collect points for Inclusion and Respect. The points now stand as follows…

LIDDELL is currently in the lead with 2640 points, followed by Clerk Maxwell with 2300 points. The number of points for each house will be displayed on the bulletin board outside the Guidance Base, on twitter @PenicuikHS and the school website.

Liddell	Clerk Maxwell
Participation – 904	Participation – 600
Respect – 30	Respect – 60
Inclusion – 1020	Inclusion 990
Determination – 0	Determination – 0
Excellence – 650	Excellence – 540
Total – 2640	Total  – 2300

 

A special mention to those that have been awarded Respect Points for an exceptional act around the school. 

Josh Naismith and Lucas Finlay helped save an injured bird from a sparrow hawk at the front of the school. – Awarded by Mr Smith

Emily Ross for helping out another student by making sure they have the correct equipment – Awarded by Mr Berry.

HOUSE POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 

PRIDE points are the updated House points system. The points are as follows: ● Participation: 20 points for participating in House events

• Respect: 30 points awarded by teachers throughout the year for exceptional acts and successes
• Inclusion: 30 points for each club you attend (this will be reviewed termly) ● Determination: 20 Points to all pupils with 100% attendance each term. Doesn’t include authorised absences and off sicks.
• Excellence: Up to 100 Points for the winners of House events

PRIDE postcards will also be awarded throughout the year as recognition of achievements. 10 points will be awarded per postcard under their corresponding categories.

 

S1-S3 Chromebook Handout