Thank you to all of the students and families who were able to join us for our third and final online session on Thursday 5th June. There was lots of engagement throughout the ‘My Support’ session and feedback has been very positive.
If you weren’t able to make it or would like to look at the information presented, please click below to see the slides from the session.
Session 3 Thursday 5th June ‘My Support’
We look forward to welcoming all P7 students into Lasswade High School tomorrow morning.
Thank you to all of the students and families who were able to join us for our second online session on Tuesday 27th May. Our ‘My Learning’ session was well-attended and feedback has been very positive.
If you weren’t able to make it or would like to look at the information presented, please click below to see the slides from the session.
Session 2 Tuesday 27th May ‘My Learning’.pptx
We are hosting our third and final session on Thursday 5th June at 6pm. Information letters are about to be sent out to primary schools. We hope you can join us for our session on ‘My Support’.
Thank you to all of the students and families who were able to join us for our first online session on Wednesday 7th May. Our ‘My Lasswade’ session was well-attended and feedback has been very positive.
If you weren’t able to make it or would like to look at the information presented, please click below to see the slides from the session.
Session 1 Wednesday 7th May ‘My Lasswade’
We are hosting our second session on Thursday 29th May at 6pm. Information letters are about to be sent out to primary schools. We hope you can join us for our session on ‘My Learning’.
We are hosting a school uniform fitting evening on Thursday 29th May 4pm-6pm in the school Atrium.
Our current school uniform suppliers will be present to show you the range of products available to families. You will be able to order uniform in person on the night or online from the Borders Embroideries website click here
We will also have a range of second hand uniform on display for families to take home, free of charge. At Lasswade, we believe in sustainability and equity so we try our utmost to support families in need and ensure that all good quality uniform can be passed onto other students.
If you are new to Lasswade High School, please familiarise yourself with our school uniform and dress code expectations for all students click here
On Friday 24th January 12:45 – 1:45pm, we will be holding an hour-long P7 transition information session in Lasswade High School. This session is for students and families who COULD NOT attend our P7 Open Evening on Thursday 24th October.
On Thursday 24th October 6pm-7.30pm, we will be hosting our annual P7 Information Evening. The event will be held in the school building and we look forward to meeting as many families as possible.
Aims
The P7 Information Evening aims to support P7 students and families in a number of ways:
Format
We understand that families are extremely busy and have many commitments, therefore we are making the evening as flexible as possible. At 6pm, there will be a 20 minute presentation (presentation 1) in the Assembly Hall from the Head Teacher and the P7/S1 Transition Team. This presentation will be repeated again at 6.45pm (presentation 2). Once we reach capacity in the Assembly Hall for presentation 1, families will be asked to join presentation 2 at 6.45pm.
This means that families will have the remainder of the evening to explore the school and visit workshops. Staff will lead all of our workshops and you will have the chance to get involved in experiments, games and activities as well as ask subject-specific questions.
We suggest that you arrive at Lasswade High School for 5.45pm/5.50pm as this is one of the busiest events in our school calendar. There will be refreshments and music for you to enjoy in the Atrium. Staff and Senior Students will be on hand to guide you around the school and you will receive a programme on your arrival.
RSVP
In order to make the evening as comfortable as possible, we are asking that all families complete our brief RSVP. Link to: RSVP
Out of Catchment
If you live outside of our school catchment area, there is no guarantee of securing a place in S1, even if your child currently attends one of our associated Primary schools. You are more than welcome to attend our P7 Open Evening to get a better feel for our school, should you decide to pursue a placing request (via Midlothian Council).
Communication
Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram as well as our Parent Council Facebook page and school website for news and updates.
Thank you to the parents, carers and P7 students who were able to join us for our third and final online session on Wednesday 5th June. The session was well-attended and we received very positive feedback.
If you weren’t able to attend and/or would like to revisit the slides from the presentation, please click below to access them and the summary of the questions and answers.
Session 3 Wednesday 7th June ‘My Support’
Questions and Answers- Session 3
Our in-school transition programme starts on Wednesday 12th June. Students should arrive in the back playground for 8.50am, for a 9am start. We look forward to having the P7s in the building on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week.
Thank you to the parents, carers and P7 students who were able to join us for our second online session on Tuesday 21st May.
If you weren’t able to attend and/or would like to revisit the slides from the presentation, please click here to access them. A summary of the question and responses from the chat is also provided.
Session 2 – ‘My Learning’ Presentation
Our third and final session, ‘My Support’, is taking place on Wednesday 5th June at 6pm on Google Meet. This will be an opportunity to find out more about Student Support, Creative Learning and the Transition Days. You will be able to join using the post on Google Classroom and the existing link.
Thank you to all of the P7 students, parents and carers who were able to join us for our first online information session ‘My Lasswade’ (9th May).
Sincere apologies for the technical issues preventing interaction in the chat. We have identified the setting which was preventing this so it should be resolved for our next session. Please note any questions and we will assign some time at the beginning of the next session to answering these.
We understand that not everyone could make it along, so we have added the slides to this post, for you to view at your leisure. Please also feel free to access our virtual tour to explore the school building.
Session 2, ‘My Learning’, is taking place on Tuesday 21st May 6pm-6.45pm. The same meeting link will be used to access the meeting, a reminder of this will be shared with primaries and on the Transition Google Classroom ahead of time.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch by sending an email to our dedicated mailbox: transition.lasswade@midlothian.education
I am sharing an Outcome Report relating to the recent school day alignment consultation held over February and March. Over 2000 responses were submitted and on Thursday 25th April the Midlothian Business Transformation Strategic Group approved the proposal.
This means that from Monday 3rd of June 2024 all Midlothian secondary schools, including our school, will begin classes at 8.40am, (Monday through Friday). In each secondary school classes will finish at 3.25pm, (Monday through Thursday). On a Friday classes in each secondary school will finish at 12.15pm.
For those who travel by school transport we are working with providers to move to a morning drop-off no earlier than 8.20am. I’ll keep you informed as that work progresses.
It means that the overall length of the pupil/student week for all Midlothian secondary schools will be the same and organised across 32 x 50 minute periods. This is no change for LHS. All 32 periods, Monday Period 1 through to Friday Period 4, will start and end at the same time in each school.
Lunch in all schools will be set at 40 minutes, this is a reduction of 10 minutes for LHS, with a commitment to review this in autumn 2025 for possible revision in school session 2026/27. All schools are committed to reviewing this as the ‘result’ in the consultation was very close between those who agreed with the 40 minute proposal and those who didn’t.
Additional detail is contained in the Outcome Report, click here.