Are you going to the S6/Staff Team Building Weekend on Friday 21 September?  If so this list is for you...

Dalguise Equipment List

• Sleeping bag
• Pillow (for rugged outdoor types!)
• Strong boots or shoes for walking (Wellington boots will do). 
• Trainers (make sure you have at least one old pair with you)
• Waterproof jacket      
• Waterproof trousers     
• Small day bag (rucksack)     
• Warm trousers (not jeans) – 2 pairs at least
• Warm jumpers
• Warm jacket (e.g. fleece)
• Underwear (plenty of everything)
• Shorts
• T-shirts
• 2 Towels
• Torch (with spare batteries)
• Bin bags and spare plastic bags (you will have lots of wet cloths to bring home with you)
• Insect Repellent
• Sun Cream
• Camera (optional – disposable ones are best)
• One large bag (to pack all of the above stuff into)

Notes on clothing...

The majority of this weekend will be based outdoors – you are likely to get wet!  All clothing should be practical, comfortable and warm. Make sure that you have at least one pair of old footwear that you can get wet (e.g. trainers)
 

S4-S6 pupils studying Drama are invited to attend the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Beautiful Burnout on Thursday 1st November.

Visit the National Theatre of Scotland website for further information.

Payment of £16 for this trip is now due to the Drama Department, please make cheques payable to East Lothian Council.

An exciting opportunity is being offered for students and their parents/carers and teachers to visit construction sites around the country. This is an entirely free event!

Construction sites and new buildings will be opening their doors, providing insight to projects shaping the region, and a chance to see behind the scenes of one of the UK's leading and innovative industries.

The events will provide a unique opportunity to witness first-hand the scale and complexity of major construction developments and also demonstrate an industry-wide commitment to welcoming a wider, more diverse range of talent into the sector.

The collaborative initiative is the first of its kind for the sector and intends to raise the profile of the industry, challenge stereotypes, and to attract talent into the industry.

The events are being organised for the autumn by the UK Contractors Group (UKCG), the Industry Training Board and Sector Skills Council - CITB-Construction Skills, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Considerate Constructors Scheme.

To get involved, and to find sites near you, please go to the Open Doors Weekend website where new sites are being added each week.

To tie in with the Alan Turing Centenary Birthday celebrations, Heriot-Watt University is offering an exciting short story competition for students aged 15-19 years and studying Mathematics and Computing.

Click here for an information sheet and rules document.

Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954) was an outstanding British mathematician whose pioneering work underpins much of contemporary computer science and artificial intelligence.

The Heriot-Watt University "Turing's World" Short Story Competition invites students to write a short stort influenced by Turing's work. Stories should be a maximum of 2500 words, written in English and typed rather than handwritten.

Please speak to any member of the Mathematics Department if interested.