Anderson High School

These are some of the activities available to S1 and S2 pupils. Pupils are advised to listen to tannoys and look at the posters in their social areas as other activities may be available at short notice.

There are also a number of activities available in Music please see the Music Noticeboard for details.

Day	Activity	Room	Teacher
Wednesday from 1.10	Chess Club	A1.2	Mr Walls
Monday to Friday 1.05 to 1.45	Internet Games, E-mail, Web Browsing, Music, etc	B2.1	Mr Thoresen
Monday from 1.20	Card Making Why not come along and make some cards. Firstly, they will be for the school coffee morning. Afterwards we can make cards for different occasions.	B2.3	Mrs Robertson
Monday from 1.10	Books and Banter A book group for pupils from S1 – S6. From 1.15. New members welcome all the time.	Library	Kat Brack
Tuesday from 1.10	Homework and Study Starting on 6th March, Tuesday is a ‘Homework and Study’ day for S1 – S6. Tanya and Kat, sometimes with other members of staff, will be on hand to help.	Library	Kat Brack
Tuesday 1.15	Games, Activities and Puzzles	A2.6	Mr Dorrat
Wednesday 1.15	Scripture Union The purpose of SU is to encourage young people in their Christian faith and to talk about Christianity in a way that is relevant and meaningful to young people's lives.	B3.4	Mrs Haviland
Wednesday	Badminton and Trampoline Fitness suite open to all pupils	Games Hall	PE
Wednesday from 1.10	S1 day in the Library Nintendo Wii, PCs, board games, reading, and the ‘lunchtime challenge’	Library	Kat Brack
Wednesday from 1pm	No strings attached, all pupils welcome	Music	Mrs Scollay
Thursday from 1.10	S2 day in the Library Nintendo Wii, PCs, board games, reading, and the ‘lunchtime challenge’	Library	Kat Brack
Thursday	Dodgeball	Games hall	PE
Friday	Football S1-S3 an S4 –S6 on alternate weeks	Games Hall	S6 Students
Friday	Hip Hop and Street Dance	Small Gym	Active schools

Accounts	Friday Period 1 is an extra study session for all Higher Accounts students
Active Schools	S5 and S6 Netball S5 and S6 Badminton Dance Mats twice per week for all age groups Beach ball volleyball for S1 to S6 Football S1 to S3 and S4 to S6 run by S6 students Fitness suite open once a week Basketball for S1 and S2 led by S6 pupils There will be netball training for S3 to S6 pupils on a Tuesday from 3.30 until 4.30.
Additional Pupil Support	We deal with pupils who have Social, Emotional and Behaviour difficulties. Some of them find the social areas of the school difficult to handle and APS department provides a quieter, smaller environment for them which they find easier to manage. Before the school day begins / breakfast APS staff provide breakfast for pupils who require it. They start the day in a quiet, welcoming environment. It enables SEBN pupils to check they know what their timetabled classes are for the day. Interval / Lunchtime arrangements Additional Pupil Support provide interval cover for the more vulnerable pupils who may have social or emotional difficulties. All pupils who use this service have past or present involvement with APS. They can use computers, play games, read magazines, chat or have a quiet time. The arrangements are similar to those described above for interval cover. Homework Pupils are encouraged to use homework diaries and to complete homework. They are provided with support when required and staff keep in touch with parents on a regular basis. Enhanced Transition Group When the new S1 pupils arrive in August, APS staff offer a lunchtime club for any pupils who may feel a bit lost in the new bigger environment. This group in the past met up in the New Bruce. The group decide what activities they would like to participate in and this could be games, Wii or cooking. Individual pupils out of school APS staff take individual pupils out of school either for a walk or to have lunch off campus.
Art & Design	Open door policy for all pupils at interval and lunch time All classes encouraged to use the department as needed All working rooms are available to students as a quiet area to work From January three nights per week will be offered to senior students to help meet deadlines, these are proposed to be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm until 9pm. This supports all senior pupils including those from the Halls of residence. Extended study days offered during the Easter holidays There is a proposed lunchtime activity next term at the request of some S1 pupils who would like to complete some practical activities.
ASN	The ASN Department has two rooms open every lunchtime and break time to provide a supported and safe space for pupils with additional support needs. In addition one room is open and staffed from 8.40. Supported Study for S5 on Monday period 6, Tuesday Period 2 Wednesday period 2. Pupils sign up themselves
ASN (Gressay Loan)	ASN Activities: Wednesday lunchtime – Engineering Block – ASN staff - Dance mats for January Thursday lunchtime - Engineering block – Sarah’s Activity Club – Sarah Couper (ASN auxiliary) - games, sports. This will be dance mats for January. This club is ongoing throughout the year. Ongoing ASN Activities every lunchtime : supported by ASN staff Indoor activities including games, computers, crafts, construction, relaxation, music, Wii games etc Outdoor activities including bikes and trikes, walks, games etc Regular 6th year peer support to enable pupils to engage in activities at lunchtime. Whole School activities for January: Monday / Tuesday lunchtime – Engineering block – Louise Jamieson, Active Schools Coordinator – Dance mats Ongoing study / revision for pupils with ASN in their ASN base time, to enable them to reinforce their mainstream classes.
Biology	Lunchtime revision session for all levels of Biology every Monday from 1.15-1.50pm. After school revision sessions every Thursday 3.30-4.30pm.

C.D.T.	Monday Lunchtime :- All Standard Grade, Int.1 & 2 and H Grade classes. After School :- S Grade and Higher graph com. H grade Product Design, S Grade Craft & Design Tuesday Lunchtime :- All Standard Grade, Int.1 & 2 and H Grade classes. After School :- All S Grade, Int. 1& 2 and Higher CDT courses. Wednesday Lunchtime :- All Standard Grade, Int.1 & 2 and H Grade classes. After School :- S Grade and Higher graph com. H grade Product Design, S Grade Craft & Design Thursday Lunchtime :- All Standard Grade, Int.1 & 2 and H Grade classes. After School :- All standard grade courses. Friday Lunchtime :- All Standard Grade, Int.1 & 2 and H Grade classes On a booking basis pupils can come at lunch times for extra work, finishing off projects etc. Please check teacher availability for these lunch times. Supported study is available for pupils during their assigned study times.
Chemistry	Staff are available throughout the session to discuss difficulties by appointment. There are no fixed study times but staff are flexible to meet the needs of pupils. Prior to Prelims and Final exams all staff will run revision sessions, these will be after school sessions and Pupils will be notified when they are to take place.
Computing	B2.1 is open for S1 and S2 every lunchtime B1.2 open for all other year groups with B1.3 used as a quiet room.
English	Class work All English staff make themselves available for consultation at lunchtimes Examination Revision In the lead up to the SQA examinations all Higher and Int2 teachers identify a time within the week where students can come for revision/extra tuition on any aspects of the course a 'Folio factory' is set up for S4 students in the month before the deadline for English folios, This is usually manned by two teachers. It offers students the opportunity to try and improve their folio pieces Activities English Department runs a Books and Banter club in the library. The club shadows books being read in various national award schemes e.g. The Carnagie Award. It also interviews people about what they are reading and participates in an online Blog. A link with Jan Hadfield, Shetland's current Writer in Residence and winner of the TS Eliot Award, is currently being set up
History	S4 Revision Sessions: Thursday Lunchtimes, C3.6; Mondays, C3.3, 1.20 – 1.45 and 3.40 – 4.30 (alternate weeks). S5 – S6 Study Sessions: Thursdays from 6.30 – 8.30 (from January).
Home Economics	Higher study support at prearranged times for Higher Pupils Standard Grade Lunch time club as required
Library	The Library is available to pupils for a variety of activities these are updated termly and advertised in the Library and on the tannoy. Starting on 6th March, Tuesday is a ‘Homework and Study’ day for S1 – S6. Tanya and Kat, sometimes with other members of staff, will be on hand to help.
Maths	Study / revision sessions on Wednesday afternoon and evening for S4 and and S5. This can run from 3.30 until 5pm. Higher revision session from 7pm until 9pm on a Wednesdays. This runs from September to May. Open door policy at lunchtimes and in free periods: Maths staff are available from 1.25pm - 1.50pm every lunchtime to offer help to any pupil and we have a timetable of who is free every period so that senior pupils can get help. GAP - Games, Activities & Puzzles available to any year group on Tuesdays from 1.15pm School trip being organised Junior Up-Helly Aa squad meeting support or act support at lunchtimes Duke of Edinburgh's Award: Regular meetings on Thursday lunchtimes (S3-S6). Also Expedition Training Course on Thursdays 3.30pm - 5.00pm 2nd & 3rd terms
Modern Studies	Standard Grade Revision sessions held Wednesdays & Thursday from 3.30-4.30. These start after the Christmas holidays. Pupils know that if this does not suit I will speak to them at a lunchtime if needed. Senior Revision Sessions held Thursdays 6.30-8.30, starting on the 19th January (jointly held with History and Geography) Advanced Higher Dissertation Session. This will be held one day during the Easter Holidays, if the pupils require it. Advanced Higher pupils know that they are able to come and work in my room during my free periods if they are free. They know that they can get additional support on their dissertations in this period.
Physics	Study times at present: 1.20 – 150 any lunchtime for all students 3.30 – 4.30 after school on a Thursday As the final exams approach a Saturday session may be arranged.
Social Subjects	Geography, History and Modern Studies will offer a session for senior students from 6.30 until 8.30 on Thursday’s beginning 19th January
S.R.C.	SRC meetings are held every Monday lunchtime. These meetings allow the pupils to do the things they identified in their monthly two period meetings (write action plans, make up questionnaire, plan things for charity events), allows them to update their board and hold surgeries.

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