What’s happening next week?
| Date | Year Group | Activity |
| Monday 13th– Friday 17th | S1-S6 | Variety of events to showcase Scottish Careers Week |
| Tuesday 14th | S4/Parents | Parent Engagement Evening 5pm-7.30pm |
| Thursday 16th | S1- S6 | Our Charity Committee are holding a movie night. This will be in the Assembly Hall starting at 6pm and ending at 8.45pm. Tickets are £5 payable. |
| Friday 17th | S5/6 | Higher Geography Trip to the Lake District |
Our website has all the dates for the school year (as currently planned), click here to see them – https://www.kelsohighschool.org.uk/calendar/
Senior Report (S4-S6)
In session 2023-24, we will continue to generate our own in-house reports. These will be emailed to you directly on Monday. This first report provides you with information on Attendance (%), Progress in Learning and being Ready to Learn.
S5/6 Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 22nd November 2023
We are holding our S5/6 Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 22nd November 2023from 5.00pm until 7.30pm. These meetings will be booked online and then held in-person at the school. Our members of staff will be located within our Assembly Hall, Canteen and Flexi-space to limit movement time between appointments however parents / carers are able to take the time to tour the school.
Each appointment will be for a maximum of 5 minutes, if required there will be members of our Pupil Support and Senior Leadership Teams available throughout the evening to answer any questions or queries.
You will be able to book appointments from 5.00pm on Monday 13th November 2023 and the system will remain open to take your bookings until 5.00pm on Tuesday 21st November 2023.
Details were sent by groupcall this week to parents/carers with more information.
S4 Parents’ Evening Bake Sale
We look forward to welcoming all S4 Parents and Students on Tuesday 14th November to the S4 Parents’ Evening. Our fantastic Prom Committee are on hand throughout the evening selling teas, coffees and some delicious goodies! All money raised will go towards raising funds for the S6 End of Year Prom. Please bring some change and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday. Any support you can provide will be much appreciated.
The booking system is still open until 5pm on Monday 13th November.
S3-S6 Parent/Carer Study Skills Session
Due to the success of the Study Skills sessions offered to all S4-S6 learners – both within the school day and after school – we would like to offer these sessions to parents/carers. These sessions will be a chance for you to learn more about how best to support your child with their revision.
These sessions are designed to:
- develop an awareness of a range of Study Skills strategies
- develop your child’s skills in managing workload / examination stress
Our first session is detailed below (more dates and sessions to follow):
| Date, time and venue | Study Session | Staff |
| Wednesday 29th November 5-6pm in the Assembly Hall | Retrieval Practice Interleaving and Spacing | Dr Robertson |
We hope that these sessions will provide you with a valuable knowledge and an enhanced understanding of how best to support your child to prepare for their upcoming SQA assessments.
This session is on a first come first served basis and numbers are restricted. If you would like to book a space please email:
- Your name
- Your child’s name
- The title of the event (Parental Study Skills Session 1 Retrieval Practice) to KelsoHS@scotborders.gov.uk by Friday 24th November
Charity Movie Night
On Thursday 16th November, our S6 Charity Committee are holding a movie night open to all pupils in S1-S6. This will be in the assembly hall starting at 6pm and ending at 8.45pm. The movie is Iron Man 1. Tickets are £5 payable on ParentPay now and this includes popcorn and refreshments.
Guest Speaker
Our curriculum enrichment continues. On Wednesday we hosted Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland’s Political Editor, who spoke with our senior Modern Studies and Politics learners about the issues of the day, as well as some very interesting anecdotes from his long career covering the big political stories of the day! Big thanks to our Modern Studies staff for organising and of course Glenn himself for taking the time to join us. #pridekhs
S1 Halloween Buddy Social
Better late than never with the photos! Well done to our fantastic S6 who organised a superb S1 Buddy Halloween Social. Congratulations to Noah for winning the S1 Fancy Dress Competition and to Rebecca for winning the S6 Fancy Dress Competition. Please enjoy some photos from the event. More photos can be found on our KHS Facebook page. #pridekhs
Good Luck to Our Under-15 Hockey Team
The very best of luck to our KHS Under-15 Hockey squad who take on Jordanhill School this afternoon at 1:30pm in the Quarter-Final of the Scottish Schools Junior Challenge Cup. Good luck to all involved. Play well and enjoy! We look forward to hearing how you get on. #pridekhs
Well done Cuillin
We are always pleased to hear of the many achievements of our young people outside school and are delighted to share the news that Cuillin in S5 not only represented the Scotland U16 Rugby League team in their recent away match in Ireland, but also scored a try too. Well done, Cuillin, this really is something to be proud of! #pridekhs
Well done Lucas and George
We are a very proud school! Huge congratulations to Lucas and George who recently competed in the Scottish Disability Sport Junior Swimming Championships. Lucas won three Golds – well done Lucas on a magnificent achievement! A huge well done to George on winning a Bronze medal in his first competition for a few years. It is so good to see you back in the pool, George! #pridekhs
Lottery Draw – October 2023
The numbers drawn were 13, 14 and 20.
Unfortunately there were no winners this month so the money will roll over onto next month.
The prize fund of approximately £740 will be drawn at the end of November.
Do you want the chance to win up to £1000 and contributing to worthwhile school causes at the same time?
If so, why not join the KHS Parent Council Lottery?!
For as little as £1 per month you could be in with a chance of winning the prize fund whilst also donating to benefit our young people’s school experience without having to do anything!
To sign up please complete the form using the link below or by scanning the QR code: https://forms.office.com/e/BdA82Hh9sH
Media Career Opportunities
If you’re interested in a media career – the BBC are currently on their annual recruitment drive for a variety of roles from Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships through to permanent Graduate vacancies. These opportunities only come up once a year – check out the link to see there is something available that may be suitable for you! https://careers.bbc.co.uk/content/EC_Schemes-on-Offer/…
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