Ross High Parent Council

Ross High School Parent Council would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all those people who came along to support and donate to our bag packing effort at Somerfield, last weekend.

A generous total of £384 was donated from the bag packing which took place over Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Ross High Parent Council have organised, in conjunction with Lothian & Borders Police and Ross High School, a Road Safety Event, to be held at Ross High School on Tuesday 1st December 2009 at 7.00pm.

Learning to drive is one of life’s milestones. Driving brings freedom and independence and teenagers no longer need to rely on parents/carers for lifts!

Many parents want to help their children become safe and confident drivers, capable of handling any situation on our modern roads. Research shows that the best way to develop safe and competent drivers is through both professional driving tuition and private practice.

The presentation on 1st December is to both parents of pupils that are considering learning to drive, are currently learning to drive or have recently passed their test. The aim of this event is to help guide learner drivers and their parents in the process  of learning to drive and provide information on how parents can continue to provide support to their son/daughter after they have passed their test.

We look forward to seeing you at this event.

The Parent Council will be bag packing at Somerfield in Tranent from Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November inclusive to raise funds for the school.

If you would like to support this worthwhile cause, please come along to Somerfield between the following times;-

Friday 13th November - 2.00pm - 6.00pm

Saturday 14th November - 10.00am - 2.00pm

Sunday 15th November - 10.00am - 2.00pm

We hope that you may be able to make it along at some time over the weekend.

As Ben Cairns left Ross High during the summer, Andrew Welsh was appointed as Head Boy and Darren Bellshaw as Deputy Head Boy.

Stacey McMillan remains as Head Girl and Jenny Sewell as Deputy Head Girl.

We wish them every success for the coming year.

Some of you will be very organised and will already have started your Christmas Shopping for 2009, but for those who have not started and will be shopping online – please read on!

The Parent Council has taken the decision to try to assist in raising extra money to assist with the various financial needs at Ross High School.

There’s now a new and easy way for you to help the Parent Council raise funds for Ross High School - simply by shopping online!

easyfundraising is a shopping directory that features some of your favourite online stores, including Amazon, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys’R’Us, HMV and over 500 others. All you have to do is use the links on the easyfundraising site whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, we’ll receive a free donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make.

It really is that simple! It’s completely FREE to register and use and you still shop with each retailer in exactly the same way. Many retailers even offer additional discounts and money saving e-Vouchers when you shop using easyfundraising.

If you shop online anyway then why not raise valuable extra funds for us by using this fantastic scheme. All you need to do is visit :-

 http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/rosshi…

and when you register, select The Ross High School Parent Council as the organisation you wish to support.

The next meeting of Ross High School Parent Council will take place on Tuesday 27th October 2009 in the school meeting room from 7-9pm.

Any parents/carers of pupils at the school are very welcome to attend.

If you have any items that you would like to add to the agenda, please e-mail them to our mailbox;-parentcouncil@ross.elcschool.org.uk

Unfortunately, due to current problems with uploading items to edubuzz, we cannot upload the minutes of our last meeting, or the agenda of this meeting to our site. If you would like us to e-mail a copy of either to you, again, please e-mail our mailbox.

Saturday 5th December 2009

On Saturday 5th December, Ross High School will be holding a Fundraising Coffee Morning and School Fair from 10.00 am - 12.00pm. This event is being organised by the S4 classes as part of their Community Event for their Social & Vocational Skills Standard Grade.

All money raised will go to supporting the school’s achievement and positive behaviour programmes, which benefit all of the Ross High pupils.

Everyone is VERY welcome to come along  - please bring your friends and family to support this event!

Monday 16th November 2009

On Monday 16th November 2009, Ross High School are holding an Open Evening for young people in S2 and upwards and their parents. This evening, which starts at 7pm, will be an opportunity to get many questions answered, about what will I do when I leave school? It will provide the opportunity to meet with a range of people who can help parents and their youngsters to consider options and next steps.

During the evening, you will be able to get;-

• Information about future pathways in subjects
• Advice about apprenticeships and starting your own business
• Advice about going to University or College and student finance
• Advice about careers and how to access up to date information

……. and much more!

Details about registering for Workshops will be sent home via the school in due course, so please look out for this, so that you do not miss out.

Open Evening - Monday 9th November

This evening, which starts at 7pm, is primarily for the families of children who are presently in Primary 7 and will be transferring to Ross High in August 2010. The evening will provide an opportunity to see around the school, speak to teachers and meet the Senior Management Team.

The school are also offering the opportunity for parents whose children are in Primary School, but not yet in Primary 7, to attend this event. If your child is not in Primary 7, but you wish to go along to this meeting, please phone the school on 01875 610433 in advance, to let them know that you are going along.