Please see below for a letter from Michael Russel MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning regarding the Knox Academy KWN team's recent success winning the National "Best Global Citizenship" Award from Panasonic.
To view the film and find out more detail, please click here.
If you are unable to see the embedded letter (such as reading this via the Website Update email) please click here.
Due to a unfortunate technical glitch it has been necessary to delay the issue of the S1 Reports. We look forward to being able to issue these reports early next week and regret any inconvenience that this may cause to parents/carers.
There has been some confusion resulting in a number of parents/carers phoning East Lothian Council enquiring about forms to apply for school transport next session.
Transport forms are not being sent out this year as the process is being managed through the new school management information system.
Parents/carers, who completed transport request forma last year and pupils who hold a current 2010-2011 bus pass will be transferred on the system and do not need to contact the council.
Andrew Mclellan
Transport Officer
East Lothian Council
Current S3 pupils have been issued with the following letter to take home detailing arrangements for their Work Experience placement in November of S4.
If you are unable to see the embedded letter (such as reading this via the Website Update email) please click here.
It is vitally important that parents and carers keep us up to date with information about pupil absence. If we do not receive verbal notification of absence, pupils will automatically be recorded as "Truancy". If we do not receive a follow-up note/email following telephone notification, pupils will be marked as "To Be Confirmed" which is eventually counted as truancy in our system.
Please remember to give the school a call or drop us an email as soon as you know that your youngster is going to be absent - this is especially important given the number of off-site activities that have been arranged over the next few weeks.
Thank you.
S Ingham
Depute Head Teacher
As part of our School Development Plan, we are working on improving links with the local community and developing partnership working with the local community and parents.
As part of this, we would like to gather information on the local community’s perception of the school and its work. We would be grateful if parents/carers and/or members of the local community could answer the questions by clicking this link.
The results will be collated and analysed and will impact on the School Development Plan for Session 2011/2012.
The Survey will remain open until Friday 1 July 2011.
Nominations for the 2011/12 Session of the School Council are now open.
If you are currently in S1-S3 and you would like to represent your House next year please download and complete the following form - click here.
If you are currently in S4/S5 are you would like to become a S5/6 House Captain or Head Boy/Girl please download and complete the following form - click here.
All nominations can be handed to Miss Bulloch in T1.4 or the School Library. Nominations are open until 4 pm on Wednesday 15 June and elections will take place on Wednesday 29 June.
Good Luck!
Information from NHS Lothian...
There has been a recent increase in the numbers of measles cases in Scotland and the rest of the UK, mainly affecting teenagers and younger adults. Many of the cases have been associated with recent travel abroad especially to France. A number of current measles outbreaks have been reported from France, Belgium and Switzerland.
Measles is highly infectious and can be a dangerous illness. It spreads easily in schools, universities and summer camps. Those who are not fully immunised with two doses of MMR are most at risk of developing measles.
As we approach the time of year when many children and students are travelling abroad on summer trips and family holidays, NHS Lothian is urging parents to protect their children against measles. If your child has missed out on two doses of MMR vaccine please consider getting your child fully immunised with MMR before you travel abroad during the summer break. Please contact your GP or practice nurse to arrange MMR vaccination as soon as possible.
From Monday 30th May, this 'bus service will revert to its previous timetable, allowing Knox pupils to catch it at the stop on Pencaitland Road around 1605.
The service will proceed directly to Pencaitland as previously.
Knox Academy NC Acting and Theatre Performance (Musical Theatre) students are presenting 3HREE! (a series of three exciting musicals) on Tuesday 14 June and Wednesday 15 June 2011 at 7 pm.
Let the Musical Theatre students of Knox Academy entertain you in their final year production. We are delighted to bring to the stage three, completely different, short musicals... all shown in one night.
The Lavender Girl
by John Bucchino
Directed by Miss Whitfield, Musical Director: Miss Brown
Meet Emily... a young girl who wants to have one night of dancing and fun. Meet Colin... a young man who will never forget the young girl he met on the Hill. Set in the 1920s this story is a timeless tale of love, loss and life.
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
by Bill Russell
Directed by Mr Campbell, Musical Director: Miss Orr
Not quite a play, not really a musical, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is more of a theatrical celebration of life, pieced together like a collage of poetry, free verse, monologues, song and choreography. This piecing together was inspired by the Names Quilt Project, a symbol of love and commemoration for people who have died from AIDS.
Elegies has been performed all around the world. The secret to its popularity is that the production illustrates a very sad fact in a very humble and often light-hearted way: AIDS Can Kill Anyone. It's one of those home truths that can never be repeated enough and if the numbers on seats is anything to go by, people still want to hear it.
If you love life, if you have ever loved and lost, if you are prepared to cry and laugh out loud then this production if for you!
Les Miserables - short concert version.
by Boublil and Schonberg
Musical Director: Miss Brown
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Les Miserables we close our evening with this short concert version including the hit songs 'I Dreamed a Dream' and 'On My Own'.
Cast includes:
Leanne Adams, Ryan Bissoonauth, Charlie Cowan, Kelsie Hamiliton,
Ailie Henderson, Katie MacKinnon and Flora Muirhead
Tickets are available from the Drama Department £5/£4 (conc).
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