SCHOLAR are offering a study support session with their Online Tutor for Maths, Margaret Ferguson.
This will take place on Friday 2 May at 1 pm. Please click here to attend the session - you should sign-in as a guest.
General News
Published: 25 April 2014
Thanks to all the pupils, mums, dads, aunties et al who have helped in finding placements for S3 pupils. We are nearly there,but not quite. Currently we have 24 pupils unplaced and I would urge parents and pupils to get forms signed and handed in to school as soon as possible. After Friday 2nd May we cannot guarantee that placements will be processed in time and pupils may have to remain at school during the placement week. There remain a few placements on the database that can be booked immediately but there are not enough to go around, so if there are forms on kitchen tables, with employers or at the bottom of school bags, please hand them in to the guidance base as soon as possible.
Thanks in anticiaption,
Miss Easson
Published: 09 April 2014
The latest edition of Knox News is now available for viewing and downloading on this website in the News section: News > The Knox Newsletter.
If you require a paper copy and cannot access the website, please contact the school office on 01620 823387.
Published: 02 April 2014
AUBIGNY-PARIS TRIP MEETING ( for Parents/Carers and pupils) 24/04/2014 at 19.30
We will hold the final information meeting in T1.1 (Ms. McBride’s room) for parents and pupils at 7.30 pm on Thursday 24th April (after the S2 Parents' Evening). This will be an opportunity to watch a presentation of what we will be seeing and doing during the trip and to finalise all travel arrangements. At the meeting we will give you the emergency contact details, and if required, you can ask us questions or pass on any relevant medical details. If there is anything you feel we need to know before then, please write or phone. Attendance at this meeting is essential. Let us know if you can’t make it.
Published: 28 March 2014
A reminder to parents/carers that the school closes for the Easter break on Friday 4 April 2014 at 12.05 pm. Pupils and staff resume on Tuesday 22 April 2014.
As in previous years, staff are providing Easter Revison sessions which we encourage pupils to attend to assist in their studies. The timetable for Easter Revision 2013 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - both weeks) can be downloaded here.
The Library will also be open on all six days between 10-12 noon and 12.30-2.30 pm for general study/revision. All pupils must sign in and out at the main entrance (am and pm), before attending any of the revision classes or studying in the Library. The school is not open to pupils outwith the times of the revision sessions. School dress code is not required but pupils should be dressed appropriately. A high standard of behaviour is expected at all times in all parts of the school.
Published: 28 March 2014
Pupils who are currently studying for SQA examinations will find information available on the SQA's Your Exams 2014 website useful.
You can build a personal exam timetable directly on the SQA website or download the 2014 SQA Exam Timetable (PDF) or in an editable format (Excel). The SQA allows schools to change the start times of exams slightly (if necessary), so you should double-check the times of your examinations with your teachers.
Pupils may also be interested in signing up for the MySQA service which is your direct link with SQA. It lets you view your qualification information, check the personal details we hold for you and if you're sitting exams you can get your results sent by email and text message.
Published: 28 March 2014
Please note that there is an error in today's Daily Bulletin. There is not a French Revision class running this afternoon (Friday 28 March).
Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Published: 28 March 2014
Friday 14th March saw a team of Knox Academy pupils and staff take on the Forth One All Stars, managed by presenter Mark Martin and his assistant, Scotland Cap, Craig Gordon.
We'd like to announce how hugely proud we are of raising a fantastic £1045.13 for Cash for Kids.
Huge Thanks go to our extremely generous pupils who donated to 'dress down' and to all of those in our Community for turning up in there hundreds to support this very worthy cause.
Photos of the event can be found here - knox.is/cashforkids
Published: 26 March 2014
I am pleased that we now have nearly 50 pupils booked on to the website and their placements are secure. We have a few self found forms returned to us, but not nearly enough! Speaking to some of the third year pupils, many forms are still lying around in bags and have yet to be given to employers. Can I ask that parents and carers "chivvy" pupils along to get forms handed in? It's important that employers are given at least a week to complete the form as there is quite a lot of detail that they will not have to hand. Please keep nagging - I am! The final deadline is just the other side of the Easter Holidays - Tuesday 22nd and this is when the completed forms should be with the school. Thanks!
P.S. If you are having difficulty getting hold of an empolyer or a suitable placement, give me a call at school as I may able to help.
Miss Easson
Published: 26 March 2014
We arrived on Friday evening to a delightful, if slightly stressful, maths relay which sparked the competitive spirit that continued throughout the trip.
The first morning, we woke up to a dusting of snow and wrapped up warm. After lots of cups of tea and breakfast we split into our groups and went our separate ways - some to the zip-wire, some to water walking and the unlucky few to some multiple choice maths! After rotating through all the activities, all very sweaty and dirty, we grudgingly left our lovely instructors and gratefully accepted our lunch of plastic cheese and cup-o-soup.
After lunch we all ran off on our mathematical orienteering challenge from which we all returned in varying levels of mud and water, some missing shoes and many missing the answers to the questions!!
We had an amazing chicken korma for dinner followed by a relaxing swim which turned into races thanks to a certain competitive individual. The, exhausted, we showed up to the vector party to which the hosts - the teachers - were, as per usual, late. The party eventually transformed into a game of basketball which gained an audience from some of the other residents at the camp.
The so called 'Party Cabin' was more of a 'Sleepy Cabin, that night and eventually we all collapsed into bed. The next morning we got up ridiculously early to go kayaking and the sun made a timely appearance. Expectations were lived up to and some lucky people ended up in the water, although one, surprisingly, from not falling in but from simply sinking! At the end lots of people just jumped in and after attempting to throw Mr Blair and being told he had to have his life jacket on we set our sights on Mr Tait....who scarpered!
We did some more maths, had a massive lunch, speedily cleaned out our cabins and waved Goodbye to Maths Camp with a Knox Academy style bus sing-a-long session!
Everyone had an amazing time and lots of new friendships were made along with a massive improvement in everyones maths. Maths Camp was without a doubt a great experience.
Written by Katie, Eve and Naomi
