News
23 June 2010
This Friday (25 June 2010) Knox Academy pupils enter the polling station to decide their School Council Representatives, House Captains and Head Boy and Head Girl, for session 2010-2011.
Knox Academy has been very busy this week with each candidate campaiging for votes. Posters have been placed around the school and support badges issued to pupils. It is all very exciting and cumulates in the School Council election throughout the day on Friday.
On Thursday 24 June, all pupils are invited to come along to the Assembly Hall at lunchtime to hear speeches from the candidates.
Votes will be counted and interviews held, with new Leadership Team announced before the end of term on Thursday 1 July.
Several candidates have expressed the wish to publicise their manifestos on the school website. These can be viewed here in the School Council section.
17 June 2010
On Wednesday 19 May, four pupils from Knox Academy each paired up with two Primary 6 pupils from Knox Academy’s cluster schools for the heat of the “Little and Large” cooking competition.
Contestants were required to make a pasta dish and a tasty Angel Delight crunch. The winners were Ben Nisbet from Knox, with Emily and Claire from Kings Meadow Primary School. They were then able to progress to the finals on Thursday 17 May where they faced teams from Ross High, Preston Lodge and Musselburgh Grammar.
In the final, the teams were given the choice of cooking dishes from China, India, Mexico or Italy and for desert, a chocolate pizza decorated with fruit. The Knox Academy and Kings Meadow Team decided they would choose the Indian plate. After chopping, stirring, burning, washing and serving up, it was time for the judging to begin.
The judges who had been monitoring our progress throughout the cooking time tasted our dishes. Once each dish had been sampled they gave us the results. Everyone was congratulated and told how well each team had done.
The winner was then announced: Knox Academy and Kings Meadow had been successful! They had won! The team were all very happy about their results. They received a trophy to keep for the year and a smaller plaque for the schools.
The competition had been so close. A judge later told us that if she had been served the winning dish in a restaurant, she would have been very pleased.
The event was an incredible success and everybody had fun cooking and creating.
Ben Nisbet 3G1 / (New) 4G1
14 June 2010
Knox Academy is pleased to announce that a vacancy has arisen for another enthusiastic member of staff to join us in our Drama Department.
This permanent post (Teacher of Drama) will commence from August 2010.
All East Lothian vacancies are now advertised on myjobscotland.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 20 June 2010.
10 June 2010
Thank you to all the parents/carers who contact Knox before the school day to inform us if their youngster is going to be absent. Sometimes the telephone lines are very busy and your patience is appreciated. We also appreciate the letters sent in with pupils when they return to school.
Following a telephone call, pupils are recorded as having a verbal explanation for absence, however a letter from their parent/carer is required before the reason for absence is confirmed. If absences remain unexplained they will be changed to ‘N’ for ‘unreasonable excuse’ or ‘T’ for “truancy’.
For pupils in receipt of an Educational Maintenance Allowance, absences can affect the payments they receive.
Please help us by:
- Continuing to contact the school before the school day if your son/daughter is going to be absent (the office is open from 8 am).
- Sending notes regarding appointments in to school at least one day before the appointment (including child's name and registration class).
- Sending notes when your child returns to school (including child's name, registration class, dates of absence and reason for absence).
- The school now accepts absence notes via email. If you wish to do this please email knoxacademy@knox.elcschool.org.uk with your child’s name and registration class in the subject line.
Your help is most appreciated.
The Admin Team
