A group of S5/6 pupils are running the Edinburgh Festival 10 km race on Saturday 25 May. This is to raise funds for Love Oliver, the children's cancer charity, which was the winning charity in this year's YPI. If you would like to take part, please see Mr Flood or one of the winning team - Sam Palmer, Euan Farquhar and Emilis Vaicaitis.

Just a quick reminder about all the Spring Concert info for tomorrow (Wednesday 27th March). There will be two performances at the following times:

• Matinee (9.15 - 11am)
• Evening (7 - 9pm)

For the morning performance:

• Performers, please head straight down to the music department at period 1. String players will be in Mrs Loughrey's room and Wind players in Mrs Middlemiss's room, along with the Choir. Bands / other performers are welcome in either room, or several practice rooms are available.
• Backstage crews, please head straight to the assembly hall for setup.
• DRESS CODE is normal school uniform, as pupils will being go back to class after break!

For the evening performance:

• Please arrive no later than 6.15pm to warm up and tune for the evening performance. The same room set up in the Music Department for performers will be used.
• DRESS CODE is full concert black (plus optional spring theme accessories).

 Junior Basketball is OFF today (25 March 2024) after school, It will start back up after Easter Holidays

Friday Concert Rehearsal Slots

Please can the following pupils come to their rehearsal slots in the Assembly Hall to prepare for the Spring Concert. All pupils will be signed out for their slot only, but please go to your normal class first so your teacher knows where you are!

Please remember the last day for donations to the local foodbank the Lammermuir Larder is Monday 25 March 2024.

It would be great if every staff member and pupil could bring in something.  (non-perishable)

E.g. UHT milk, cereal, cereal bars, pasta sauce, tins of fruit, veg and meat.

Thanks so much

Mrs Montgomery

Morton Fraser MacRoberts will be running a week long work experience programme from Monday 8^th July - Friday 12^th July 2024 in both our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. We have partnered with an organisation called PRIME, an alliance of law firms that aims to improve socio economic diversity within the legal profession. The aim of the programme is to provide legal work experience to S5 and S6 pupils to inspire and prove that a career in law is achievable, no matter your background.

Applications are now open, and students can apply by completing this application form and returning it before the closing date of 30 April 2024 to becky.paul@morton-fraser.com.   Attendees will be paid £175 for the week. Travel costs will be covered and lunch will be provided.

See your Pupil Support Leader or Mr Flood for more information, or assistance with the application form and your eligibility.

Just a reminder that tickets for the Knox Spring Concert 2024 are on sale and selling fast! The concert will take place on Wednesday 27 March 2024, at 7pm, including an exciting range of performances from the Knox Orchestra, Pipe Band, Jazz Band, Goats Toes, Choir, String Quartet, bands, duets and soloists! Please come along to support our wonderful musicians, with all proceeds going towards Our Community Kitchen & the Spring Concert Fund. 

Tickets (£4 adult, £2 concession) are available to buy at the following times:

• Music Department - every break time
• School Office - from 3-4pm

Cash only.

The latest vacancies are now available from East Lothian Works.

East Lothian Works 15 March 2024

Speak to Mr Flood or your Pupil Support Leader for more information.

Monday 18^th March was World Recycling Day. Every year, the Earth yields billions of tons of natural resources and at some point, in the not too distant future, it will run out. Recycling is a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect our natural resources.

Everyone at Knox Academy can do their part to keep our community tidy and eco-friendly. For example, at break and lunch, everyone should put their litter in bins and their recyclable waste (e.g. plastic bottles, aluminium cans, and cardboard) in the recycling boxes in classrooms. We all play a role in keeping our school corridors clean and minimising the amount of waste going to landfill. Click here and here to watch a few videos about the importance of recycling. 

This is your last chance.... do you have an order form and haven't returned yet?

The Christmas Dance 2023 Thumbnails are on display outside the Medical Room.  If you wish to place an order please carefully fill out the order form (available next to the thumbnails), and submit payment (50p per photo) to Mrs Swallow or Mr Dempster.

Orders will be placed on Tuesday 19 March 2024 - don't miss out!

Since 2019 Knox Academy has recognised achievement in school based extra-curricular and non-school based wider achievements through the award of Achievement Ties.  The Achievement Ties committee meets twice yearly to discuss nominations and allocation of Achievement Ties. There are two categories of Achievement Tie that can be awarded 'half colours' and 'full colours'.  There will be a presentation to all pupils on later this month during registration which outlines how pupils may achieve these awards. 

The committee would like to stress that staff and pupils can also nominate pupils for the awards.

Nominations are now open and can be completed through a Google Form(link is external).

For information on eligibility for the awards please see the Achievement Ties 2024 document.  There will be a virtual assembly for pupils during registration next week informing pupils about the awards and how they might achieve them. 

The deadline for the first of two nomination periods this academic year will be Friday 19th April 2024.  Any applications received after this date will role on to the next round of nominations in November 2024.

If you are willing to join the pupil committee who help make judgments on awards please come and speak with Mr Clark.

Today, we are sharing information on Young Carers Action Day. A young carer is someone under 18, or who is 18 but still at school who provides unpaid help and support. This can be to a relative, friend or neighbor who due to to illness or disability cannot manage to live independently without their help. Some children and young people will have small caring roles, and some will have big caring roles. You might share this caring role with another sibling or an adult carer.

Last year's Young Carer survey detailed that 1 in 3 young carers struggle to balance caring with education whether that be at school, or moving into further education or jobs. In order to raise awareness of Young Carers further information will be shared during registration time for the remainder of this week.

The Health and Wellbeing faculty would also ask that all pupils complete a short Google Form during registration this week.

The latest vacancies are now available from East Lothian Works.

East Lothian Works 8 March 2024

Speak to Mr Flood or your Pupil Support Leader for more information.

Pupils sitting National 5 Practical Cookery will be involved in their final practical exam all week (Monday 18 - Friday 22 March 2024).  Pupils will be out of class on a rotation basis and only be absent from classes one half day across the whole of this week. 

A schedule of pupils being assessed and times they will be out of class will be sent to all staff - so teachers will know when you should be back in their classes.

Pupils can double check their assessment time with their HE teacher and on the notice board in the HE department.  DO NOT miss your designated assessment time as you are unlikely to get another chance.  This is a huge part of your final grading for this course award.

There is now a new section on the school website where news of upcoming events and other information for Care Experienced Young People (and Young Carers) can be found.

You can visit the page at the following URL: ka-net.org.uk/carers

There are currently 2 upcoming events advertised:

• CAREFEST - NORTH BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL - 21 MARCH 2024
• CARE EXPERIENCED CHAMPIONS BOARD

Please bring in donations of non-perishable food for the Lammermuir Larder, the local foodbank.

Examples include - UHT (long life milk), cereal, cereal bars, tins of fruit, veg and meatballs, jars of pasta sauce etc. 

You can bring this to your registration teacher or Mrs Montgomery or Ms McBride before Monday 25 March 2024.

Article 24 - Everyone has the right to the best possible health including healthy food.  

You could be this month's RRSA Star!   Thanks so much for your continued help and support.  

Mrs L Montgomery

To celebrate World Book Day we are holding a book swap tomorrow (Thursday 7 March 2024) in the school library at lunch time.

You can hand in any books to swap to your English teacher or bring them along with you on the day.

Everyone is welcome!

To celebrate World Book Day we are holding another book swap on Thursday 7 March 2024 in the school library at lunch time.

If you have any unwanted books at home you can either hand them in to your English teacher before Thursday or bring them along with you on the day. 

Everyone is welcome!