Knox Academy is the local area organiser for PoppyScotland. We are the only school in Scotland which does this. If you would like to be part of this year's team, please come to a meeting in M.11 (Bus Ed) at the start of morning interval on Wednesday. If you cannot make it but would like to part of the team, please see Mr Flood.

Many thanks to everyone who voted in last weeks Pupil Parliament elections for 2021/2022, and particular thanks to all the candidates for putting themselves forward. Congratulations to the following newly-elected representatives:

GARLETON

• S1 : Robyn Young
• S2 : Kristen Dick
• S3 : Mathew Davidson
• S4 : Indie Phoenix-Hill
• S5 : Brodie Sutherland 
• S6 : Ross Denholm

LAMMERLAW

• S1 : Aoife Swan-Ashe 
• S2 : Jordan Smart
• S3 : Lucy Darling
• S4 : Sandy Gill
• S5 : Jacob Hippe
• S6 : Kathryn Craig

TRAPRAIN 

• S1 : Chloe Giles & David Hunter 
• S2 : Sophie Davidson 
• S3 : Sam Palmer
• S4 : Leila Maycock
• S5 : Ellen Hunter
• S6 : Hamish Allan

We look forward to working with you all!

The Pupil Leadership Team

Do you play the violin, viola, cello, guitar or flute? Are you in S3 or above?

Interested in being part of The Goats' Toes? (the Knox Academy Folk Band)

Excellent opportunities to develop friendships, your musical abilities and generally have a great time!

Starting on Tuesday 28 September 2021 and continuing every other Tuesday lunchtime.

Check out previous Concerts for performances.

Want to find out more? Email us: goatstoes@ka-net.org.uk

Jemma, Daisy, Ellen and Ailsa 

Today is Bi-visibility day today. Today is the day we celebrate bisexual people and the bisexual community. Click on this link to watch bisexual people talk about why bisexual visibility matters. To learn more click on this link from Stonewall. 

LGBT+ ALLIES

Girls Rugby EVERY Thursday 4 to 5 pm.

Where? The Rugby club, Nelson Park

All welcome to come and try.

Mr Mackay

As a East Lothian Library member you are able to access Theory Test Pro for FREE!

Theory Test Pro is a highly realistic online simulation of the UK's driving theory tests for all vehicle categories.

It gives you access to all the official questions from the DVSA, online version of the Highway code, realistic hazard perception video simulations and access to test banks.

You will need your Library Number to use this, if you are unsure what yours is please ask Ms Fry at the Library. For more info and to access this resource click the link above.

Come along to girls football every Thursday 4-5pm at the 3G (Whittinghame Drive). Make sure you bring warm clothing and waterproofs.

Thanks,
Miss Stobie 

Oxfam in Haddington is looking for volunteers to help run their charity shop. Oxfam is a charitable organization whose shops sell second-hand goods in order to raise money to help reduce poverty. Some sales also go toward benefiting Fair Trade producers around the world. The shop is happy to accept students that are 14 and up to volunteer, whether it be on the shop floor or in the back room. This is a great opportunity to get some volunteer experience to add to your CV! If you are interested, please come see Ms. Laudi to get further details. 

Police Scotland is running a poster campaign in association with Keep Scotland Beautiful to highlight the importance of recycling. The poster should focus on highlighting the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling (and the subsequent impact of doing nothing). The winning submission will be displayed at multiple recycling points across Scotland and the winning artist will receive a certificate and a gift. 

Poster specifics:

• A3/A4 size
• Your artwork can be either pencil / pen / crayon / chalk
• Painted, collage or artworks containing 3D elements will not be accepted.

If you are interested in entering this competition, please bring your finished poster to Ms. Laudi by Tuesday 14 September. Hopefully there are some artists at Knox who are keen to show off their creativity and artistic abilities!

All staff and pupils are entitled to download Microsoft Office for free to use while in education.  This could save you a substantial sum of money!

In order to activate you will need your Glow Login (you may not know what this is) - speak with Mr Dempster who will give you the details you need.

Visit knox.is/office to download the software prior to activation.

Note any files created with the downloaded software will become read-only when you leave school, and you won’t be able to create any new ones. The software checks regularly for the continued existence of the Glow-based subscription. Once you leave school and disappear from current SEEMiS student records, the account is closed. At that point you would be prompted to pay for a normal subscription in order to be able to edit your files again.

S5/6 PUPILS & STAFF

Can all S5/6 pupils or staff participating or willing to participate in the Roald Dahl 2021 Reading Week please meet in Room M8 during Morning Interval on Thursday 11.10 am.  

A reminder there is also a GOOGLE FORM for you to sign up and volunteer to read to pupils. 

S1/S2's - Roald Dahl Story Week

• WHAT TO EXPECT?: S5/6 pupil or member of staff will read a Roald Dahl Story(s) to you for the rest of the lunch period.  If there are enough participants then you may split into multiple groups listening to different stories.
• WHERE? Please come to the Library for 1.10 pm or as soon as you have got your lunch.
• WHEN?: Starting on Monday 13 September 2021 every week day for one week only at lunchtimes 1.15 - 1.45 pm. 
• WHAT ABOUT MY LUNCH?: Our Librarian has kindly made an exception to the no eating and drinking rule for this event.  Therefore you may bring a pack lunch with you (you must tidy up and keep your area clean).  
• WHY?:  Roald Dahl Story Day is on 13 September 2021 and we thought that it was a good chance to encourage you into the library.  So you may engage with books generally, meet some staff/pupils and enjoy some fun stories. 

Monday, 13 September 2021, is Roald Dahl Story Day 2021.  For the entire week Mr Clark is proposing a Revolting Reading for S1/2 in the library at lunchtimes.  

Mr Clark is looking for STAFF and S5/6 PUPIL volunteers to read different stories so that groups can be formed if there is sufficient interest.  Please complete the attached form in the link below if you're able to help.  This will look good on UCAS applications S5/6! 

GOOGLE FORM

There will be a meeting later in the week.

Many Thanks 

Mr Clark

For more information on Roald Dahl Day you can look at this link.