Health and Wellbeing

Ms J Leighton (PT Curriculum)

Faculty News: Health and Wellbeing

Published: 06 November 2010

On Friday 15 October 2010, Knox Academy pupils competed in the 2010 Faculty Challenge.

The results and House Points awarded can be viewed below:

 

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Published: 03 November 2010

The PE Department would like to announce a competition as part of an advertising campaign, to encourage pupils in all year groups to bring and wear PE kit.

Pupils are encouraged to design a poster (details below) and return their creation to their PE teacher by Thursday 18 November 2010.

The Task: to create a poster on A4 paper.

The poster should include the following:

  • Your name and class.
  • Title: ‘Kit Fit’ (this must be included on the poster).
  • PE kit required: trainers; tracksuit or jogging trousers or shorts; a collared or round neck t-shirt; outdoor top.
  • The poster can also have a slogan/poem/statement about bringing PE kit.
  • Artwork: The poster can be hand drawn;...
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Published: 26 October 2010

Information below about an event run by East Lothian Council in partnership with Capability Scotland.

This is an Information Fair for young people with disabilities and their families about life after school:

  • Friday 5 November 2010 between 2 pm – 6 pm
  • The Corn Exchange, Haddington

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Published: 11 October 2010

The PE Department are currently trialing self evaluation with their S1 pupils. This will give pupils the opportunity to understand the strengths and weaknesses in their performance and enable them to set targets for improvement in S2.

The focus of the evaluations will be Rugby and Hockey

To complete the evaluation follow this link to the PE Department page.

Published: 08 October 2010

The East Lothian Young Chef Competition took place on Friday 1 October, at Knox Academy, where S3 and S4 pupils from five of East Lothian's secondary schools competed for the title. 

The winners this year were Shannon McLauchlan and Kerri Scambler from Knox Academy who created a fantastic dish of Chicken Feuilletes with Celeriac Bake, followed by Steamed Blackberry and Apple Pudding with Crème Anglaise which was greatly enjoyed by the judges.

The winners will enjoy a day of work experience at the Waterside Bistro where they will have their winning dish on the menu for the day.