Knox Academy

Another busy week at Knox Academy and it doesn’t look like things will be easing up. Next Tuesday (22 May) we will be hosting a Curriculum for Excellence Open Afternoon, from 3-6pm, for parents of pupils in S2. This will provide further details of the plans for S3 in session 2012-2013 and I would encourage all parents to try and ‘drop in’ at some point if they can. Read more about 18 May 2012

We need your help on Saturday 2 June 2012!

For the last few years we have organised a Festival Café at the Neilson Park Fun Day which, thanks to your support, has been a great success with the Community and in raising funds for the school.

We have been asked to organise catering at the Fun Day again this year and we will also be having a cake and candy stall.   We will again need your support to make this venture a success. Read more about KASG: TEAS IN THE PARK

The S1 Activities Week Group Lists have now been put on display on the notice board at the back of the Food Court. 

Pupils should take a note of which group they are in and also where that group is going each day.

There is also a sheet with lots of information on display - available here.  Pupils should check the notice boards on a regular basis as new information will be displayed as it becomes available.

Activities Week Team Read more about S1 ACTIVITIES WEEK OUTLINE

At an East Lothian Council meeting, approval has been granted to award an additional day’s holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday 5th June 2012.

This means that all schools, in addition to the earlier agreed holiday of Monday 4th June, will now also be closed on Tuesday 5th June. Read more about EXTRA HOLIDAY - 5 JUNE 2012

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Please note that Monday 21 May is not a holiday. The next holiday Monday is 4 June.

Revised session dates, which were issued last year as a result of the Jubilee celebrations are available here.

  Read more about MONDAY 21 MAY

LOL has been in the news this week.  Apparently, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, was in the habit of using it to sign off his text messages to the editor of a national newspaper until he was told that it meant "laugh out loud."  Mr Cameron was not the only one to be confused. The Guardian printed the story of a mother who sent the following text message to her daughter: "Our dog died.  LOL."  Read more about LOL

Knox Academy is pleased to announce the following new vacancy:

Applicants interested, in the position of Teacher of Computing, are invited to apply through myjobscotland, where further details can also be accessed. The closing date for applications for this post is Sunday 27 May 2012. Read more about RECRUITMENT: MAY 2012

Last week, Drama pupils were involved in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Five Minute Theatre. For the second year running it was a great success for the Knox team and we have received the following message from Marianne Maxwell, Audience Development Manager, NTS: Read more about 11 May 2012

Jack Rogan S3 has been selected to participate in part of a Youth Scholarship in Golf run by Stirling University. He is 1 of only 33 young people from the whole of Scotland to be chosen. Well done Jack! Read more about GOLF SUCCESS