Staffing
PT Equity – Congratulations to Adam Welsh (English) who was appointed to this post following interviews on Wednesday. He will start this role on 2 September (until June 2026) and replace Hannah McBride, who goes off to be a seconded DHT leading the new ELC Outreach team.
Book Festival Trip
On the 21st of August, Mrs Reynolds and Ms Barnes took 60 of our S2s and S3s on a trip to the Edinburgh Book Festival! Pupils had the opportunity to attend inspiring author events (Lauren James and Sarah Crossan were highlights) and were even gifted with free books to take home. S3 pupils were also invited to take part in a L.A.B run by the BBC to learn the ins and outs of film making and interviewing! Keep your eye out for their video which will be uploaded to the BBC Scotland website in the L.A.B. Project section soon. A big thank you to our amazing S2s and S3s who represented Knox Academy wonderfully on our day out, as well as, a huge thank you to Ms Breslin and Mr Groome-Vine for helping on the day. (by Mrs Barnes)
Knox Academy Volunteering Fayre
The Knox Academy Volunteering Fayre will take place on the morning of Friday 6 September 2024, from 8.45 am until 12.15 pm. This is a great opportunity to recruit volunteers from the Knox community. All S3 - S6 pupils will attend during the morning, over 500 pupils. If you are a charity or business and you could offer some volunteering opportunities to our young people, please can you get in touch with rflood@knox.elcschool.org.uk – thank you.
LGBT+ Parents/Carers Information Evening
Ms Fletcher and Ms Stobie are planning to run an evening session for parents/carers on LGBT+ identities on Monday 30th September. This could be of interest to parents/carers with LGBT+ identifying pupils, or indeed parents/carers who would like to be more knowledgeable on the topic in order to help educate and support your young people.
We would be grateful if you could take the time to fill out the Google Form that was emailed to you yesterday, in order to let us know if you would be interested in coming along to this and what sort of information you think would be useful to include. Please could you complete this form by Friday 13 September at latest. Thank you!
Flu Vaccine
Pupils’ flu vaccine: help beat flu with a “wee scoosh”! Given as a nasal (nose) spray, the flu vaccine is quick, easy and painless. Consent forms have now been sent home with your child. It’s very important to complete, sign and return the form by 30 August, even if you don’t want your child to get vaccinated. The vaccine is given once a year. Flu viruses are constantly changing, so a different vaccine has to be made every year to ensure the best protection against flu. The vaccination sessions will take place at Knox Academy on Monday 18th November and on 1 October for Meadowpark pupils. For more information visit here.
Pupils’ Success Stories
Golf
Good luck to Murray Bowsher (S6) who will play in the final of Haddington Golf Club's Men's Handicap Championship on 24 August. This will be played over 2 rounds (36 holes).Murray will also play in the Stephen Gallagher Foundation 'Open' which is being held again this year at the Fairmont in St Andrews. This competition is being played over 3 days Wed 2nd - Fri 4th October 2024. We will look forward to hearing how he gets on in both of these events.
Squash
Congratulations to Phoebe Hamilton (S3) who won the East of Scotland under 15's title last weekend, winning all her matches 3 - 0.
Dates for your diary:
28 August – UCAS Parents’ Info Evening – run by Mr Meekison – 6-7.30pm (School Assembly Hall)
11 September – S4 Parents’ Evening – 4.30-6.30pm (Knox Academy)
17 September – Parent Council (School Library – 6.30-8pm) – all parents/carers welcome
25 September – S1 Parents’ Consultation – 4.30-6.30pm (Knox Academy)
Our school calendar is updated regularly and should be used to access all information throughout the year and allows you to plan ahead too.
Sue Cook
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