We are very excited to be starting a school news channel and would love your support. 

Any pupils who are interested in helping to write, film and edit short news segments should come to the library TODAY (Monday 26 January 2026) at LUNCHTIME for an informal meeting. 

If you cannot make the meeting today but would like to be involved please see Miss Robertson in the library.

The Spring Concert will take place on Thursday 26 March 2026.

Spring Concert auditions are being held in Mrs Middlemiss' room on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 February 2026 at lunchtime. If you are interested in auditioning please fill out this Expression of Interest Form.

Thanks
Spring Concert Committee 

Battle of the Bands takes place this Thursday (22nd) in the Assembly Hall.

S2 students should REGISTER with their class teachers BEFORE coming to the hall at the following times:

Garleton (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) Rehearsal period 1 COMPETITION period 2

Lammerlaw (2.4, 2.5, 2.6) Rehearsal period 3 COMPETITION period 4

Traprain (2.7, 2.8, 2.9) Rehearsal period 5 COMPETITION period 6

ALL S2 students should also REGISTER with their class teachers period 7 and then their teacher will lead them to the hall. No S2s should arrive without a teacher. The Final will start 1:45 sharp so be seated and ready for it to begin!

Article 19 Protection from Violence

Our right of the week is Protection from Violence 

Governments must protect children from violence, abuse and being neglected by anyone who looks after them.  

Think about this on a school level - do you feel safe from violence?  Think about it on a community level - do you feel safe in your community?  Think about it on a global level - is our world safe at the moment?

Thanks for listening.

Mrs Montgomery and the RRSA group 

All members of the Anti-Bullying Pupil Group should please attend the next meeting in Mr Miller’s Classroom on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 1.15pm. If you are unable to attend, please let Mrs Falconer or Mr Miller know. You can bring your lunch!

Mrs Falconer

TRAPRAIN versus LAMMERLAW versus GARLETON - who will win?

Date of competition AND when: Monday 26 January 2026 p2 & p3

Where: Knox playing fields and the extended Cross Country route (which you will practice in Core PE)

How do I take part: Sign up with your PE teacher week beginning 19 January 2026.  Last sign up date is 22 January 2026 - no last minute entries allowed. You will get house points just for entering!  Build a team of runners from your house to secure the win.  All pupils from ALL year groups are welcome (S1-S6).

Article 18 of the CRC - Responsibility of Parents

Parents are the main people responsible for bringing up a child.  When the child does not have any parents, another adult will have this responsibility and they are called a guardian or carer.  Parents and guardians/carers should always consider what is best for that child.  Governments should help them.  Where a child has both parents, both of them should be responsible for bringing up that child.  

Thanks so much for sharing these Rights.  You can come along to RRSA meetings on Monday in Mrs Montgomery's room at lunch to get more involved.

L Montgomery and the RRSA group

As of Wednesday 14 January 2026, the Neurodiversity Committee will meet weekly in Ms Adam's classroom every Wednesday lunchtime.

The Neurodiversity Committee is a student-led council that will focus on creating a safe space for the neurodivergent pupils to interact, discuss and improve the school environment. Pupils may attend regularly or drop in as they prefer.

Could all students please complete this Google Form during registration this week to gain some background information to help the committee's work.

All young people in S3 are offered the Teen Booster MenACWY and DTP vaccines on 26 and 27 January 2026 at Meadowpark and Knox Academy, which protect against meningitis, diphtheria, tetanus and polio. These vaccines are given as an injection in the upper arm and provide longer-term protection against these serious and, in some cases, life-threatening diseases. 

Young people who are eligible should have brought a consent pack home from school before the Christmas break. 

NHS Scotland encourages parents/carers and young people to chat about the vaccines using the enclosed information leaflet, before signing and returning their consent form to school in the envelope provided by ASAP.

If your child was absent from school, they can collect their consent pack at registration on their return, or it may have been posted home. If they did not receive a consent pack and were present at school, please ask them to speak to Alison Swallow, School Welfare Assistant.  

Please visit NHS Inform  and Public Health Scotland News for further information, including videos about why vaccines are offered to young people and what to expect at the vaccination session.

S3 DofE training recommences on Wednesday 7 January 2026 after school.  all participants are required to attend