Jaclyn

Mark

Head Pupils 2012-2013

Announcement

• Race for Life - Saturday 11 May - Over £800 raised

Over 60 people took part in Saturday's Race for Life and raised over £800 for Cancer Research UK.  Click here to view photos of the event.

Added 14 May 2013

News

• Cluster Head Pilot Scheme - Letter to Parents

Click here for information on the Cluster Head Pilot Scheme for Durness Primary School, Kinlochbervie High School and Kinlochbervie Primary School.  This information was sent to parents in a letter dated 3 May 2013; download PDF of letter here.

Added 14 May 2013

• Parent Newsletter - May 2013

Click here to view the May newsletter or download as a PDF.  It contains news on staffing, upcoming dates for parents, school events, fundraising, after school activities, etc.

Added 14 May 2013

• Parent Council Minutes

Click here for the latest Parent Council minutes - 23 April 2013.

Added 1 May 2013

• Rural Education Report

The Scottish Government has released its report on the Delivery of Rural Education.  The KLB High School Parent Council took part in the call for evidence.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/04/5849

Added 1 May 2013

• Shinty at St Andrews

The KLB shinty team visited St Andrews recently to participate in a Shinty Sixes tournament along with teams from elsewhere in the UK and from as far away as the USA.  Click here for the story and photo.

Added 1 May 2013

• Pupil Council Minutes

Click here for the latest Pupil Council minutes - 7 March 2013.

Added 1 May 2013

• SQA Exam Leave Arrangements

Exam leave for S4-S6 pupils takes place between 14-31 May inclusive.  Click here to view the arrangements letter that provides full details.

Added 12 April 2013

• Race for Life - Saturday 11 May 2013

Help raise money for Cancer Research UK by joining a 5km run/jog/walk in Kinlochbervie.  Open to all - ladies, gents, children.  Race starts at 12:00 noon.  Limited places available.  Registration forms available from the high school.  Click here for full information.

Added 24 April 2013

• How Parents Can Help With Maths - A list of maths websites

The North West Training Centre has put together a leaflet which gives a good summary of maths resources on the internet.  Click here to open the leaflet.  If you want to download it to your PC, right click on the above link and select "Save target as..."

Added 12 April 2013

• Chocolate Day

On Saturday 23 March the school was the place to be for Chocolate Tea - home baking, mugs of hot chocolate, raffle, silent auction, chocolate crepes...   An incredible £831.70 was raised to help fund the school trip to France in June.

Click here to see fundraising totals for this year.

Added 26 March 2013

• Comic Relief/Red Nose Day

We raised £291.60 for Comic Relief on Red Nose Day (15 March 2013).  The pupils (led by Scott Paterson) organised a Wear Red to School Day, Let's Dance for Comic Relief and Head Shaving.  Many thanks to former pupil NIcola Morrison of Miss Nxys Hairdressers for volunteering her time to do the head shaving. 

Click here to view slide show.  Click here to see fundraising totals for this year.

Added 26 March 2013

• Pupil  Council Minutes

Please click here to read the latest Pupil Council minutes (meeting held on 16 January 2013).  The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 1 May.

Added 26 March 2013

• Course Choices for 2013-2014

Click here to view or download the Course Choices booklet for next year ().

Added 14 March 2013

• Grafitti Day

The S3 class enjoyed a grafitti art workshop on Saturday 23 February with grafitti artist Clair Nichols.  Click here to read about the day and view some photos.

Added 7 March 2013

• Chocolate Day - 23 March 2013

We are holding a Chocolate Day on Saturday 23 March 2013 between 12:00 and 2:30 pm to raise funds for the French trip.  Click here to view or download the Chocolate Day poster containing full details of the event(PDF).

Added 26 February 2013

• World of Work Web Site

The following web link is useful for pupils and parents looking at making subject choices or leaving school.

http://www.myworldofwork.co.uk

Added 26 February 2013

• Homework Policy

The school has developed a new homework policy in consultation with staff and the Parent Council.   Click here to view or download the policy.

Added 7 February 2013

• School Term Dates Added to Website

Click here to view information from Highland Council outlining school term dates.

Added 7 February 2013

• Parent Council Meeting Minutes

Please click here to read the latest Parent Council minutes (meeting held on 29 January 2013).

The next Parent Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 23 April 2013.  If there are any points you would like raised at the meeting, please contact any Council member in confidence or email the secretary at christine.mackenzie@virgin.net

You can access the Parent Council minutes for 2012-2013, the constitution, membership list and Handbook here.  The archive of minutes for previous years is still being migrated from the old web site.

Added 7 February 2013

• Information on Careers and Further Education

Mrs Mann is sending careers information  to all pupils via their GLOW email accounts.  This includes information on modern apprenticeship opportunities, job vacancies and Open Days for college and university.  All pupils (and their parents) can access GLOW from their home computers.

Added 25 January 2013

• Reading Robert Burns on BBC Radio Scotland

Elizabeth and Jennifer were interviewed on the Burns Day edition of the MacAulay and Co show on BBC Radio Scotland (25 January 2013).  Click here to listen to the interview and their reading of  O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast.

Added 25 January 2013

• Parent Newsletter - January 2013

Click here to view the January newsletter or download as a PDF.  It contains news on staffing, upcoming dates for parents, school events, fundraising, after school activities, etc.

Added 17 January 2013

• Lunch Time, After School and Out of School Opportunities

There is a wide range of activities available for pupils outside of class time.  Please click here for lunch time/after school activities and here for out-of-school and community activities.

Added 17 January 2013

• Updated School Handbook

Click here for the latest version of the school handbook (published January 2013).  This PDF file should open in a new window or tab.

The handbook will be going shortly to all P7 pupils in the school's catchment area.

Added 17 January 2013

• HMI Follow Through Inspection

The HMI Inspection team visited the school in December.  Their report (dated 15 January 2013) may be viewed here.  This PDF file should open in a new window or tab.

Added 17 Jan 2013

• Quiz Night - December 2013

The Parent Council organised a quiz night in December which raised £130 towards the French trip in June.  Click here to see how much the school has raised so far this year for school funds and charities.

Added 17 January 2013

• New Photos on Website

Two new photo galleries have been uploaded:  Community Christmas Concert (December 2012) and A Year in Pictures (2011-2012).  

Added 11 January 2013

• Fundraising

Several times during the school year, we put on fundraising events.  So far in 2012-2013, we have raised £624 for various charities and £672 for school funds.  Details can be viewed by clicking here.

Added 11 January 2013

• Community Christmas Concert

The concert was a great success.  Thank you to everyone on stage and all the helpers. Thank you too to everyone in the audience who sang with such enthusiasm and supported our fundraising efforts.

The donation bucket at the door raised £236 for the Joanne F. Fotheringham Memorial Fund for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).  This money will directly benefit young people in the Highlands and our pupils will be given the opportunity for cardiac testing in the spring. 

We also raised £190 from the raffle for school funds.

Added 20 December 2012

• Parents Evenings

A full schedule of dates for pupil reports and parents' evenings can be found here.

Added 17 December 2012

• Wear A Christmas Jumper to School

On Friday 14 December, pupils and staff wore a Christmas jumper to school.  A total of £100 was collected for Save the Children.

Added 17 December 2012

• Draft Homework Policy ()

Click here to view or download the school's Draft Homework Policy.  Comments have been sought from parents during the fall term.  The policy will be finalised early in 2013.

Amended 20 December 2012

• Highland Outdoor Learning Newsletter Autumn 2012()

Click here to view or download the latest Highland Outdoor Learning Newsletter.  Our trip to Badaguish is profiled on Page 9.

Added 29 November 2012

• Staff List and Subjects Taught

Click here for a list of all staff and the subjects they teach.

Added 29 November 2012

• School and Community Choirs

Ms Nikki Nairn, our music teacher, has started up two choirs that have proven to be incredibly successful.  The School Choir practises twice a week while the North West Communities Choir meets Wednesday evenings 7:30 - 9:00 pm.  New members are always welcome.  Both choirs will be performing at the Christmas musical night at the Village Hall on Wednesday 19th December at 7:00 pm.  More details will follow.

Added 23 November 2012

• BBC Children in Need

This year we raised £288.36 for Children in Need.  The event was organised by Laxford - one of our 3 house groups.  In addition to paying £3 for the pleasure of not wearing school uniform, they sold cakes at morning interval and ran "hunger games" in the afternoon where student/staff teams competed in various food games such as being the first to eat a lemon.

Added 23 November 2012

• Eden Court Creative Ambassadors

Congratulations to Lily and Rhianne who have been successful in their applications to become Creative Ambassadors for Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.

Added 23 November 2012

• Parent Newsletter - November 2012

Click here to read or download the latest school newsletter.  This contains information on staffing, school improvements, Parents' Evenings, after school opportunities and more.  There is also a list of dates for you calendar.

• Parent Council News

The AGM was held on 6 September 2012.  Officers are Sandra Armes-Harris (Chair), Aileen MacDonald (Vice-Chair), Christine Mackenzie (Secretary) and Paula Macleod (Treasurer - Co-opted Member).

• Parent Newsletter - August 2012

Click here to view the August newsletter or download as a PDF.  It contains news on staffing, parent consultation events, after school activities and upcoming dates.

• Fundraising: Soup and Sweet held on 1 September 2012

The Parent Council held a Soup & Sweet on 1 September which raised an incredible £482.50 for school funds.  Many thanks to all parents and community members who helped make the day a success by contributing food and raffle donations and helping on the day.