On Sunday I was proud to attend the first Scottish School’s Pipe Band Championships.  The Knox Pipe Band was entered in the “Debut” class, and whilst I wasn’t able to be there to watch them perform, I was able to be there in the afternoon to hear some of the competition and the judging.  Although we didn’t “place”, I have been told that the band acquitted themselves extremely well and their teacher  was delighted with them.  Upon doing the obligatory post-mortem of the competition the pupils reckon (from their feedback sheet) that they were placed either fourth or fifth in their class.  Not bad for a first attempt and I know that they will go from strength to strength.

On Tuesday P7 pupils from King’s Meadow, St Mary’s and Yester came to school for the afternoon to do some PE.  It was organised through our senior Sports’ Leader Award class.  When I saw them they were getting their red noses painted on and were raring to go.  From the feedback that I have had I know that ALL the pupils involved enjoyed themselves.

On Wednesday we will have our fingers crossed for Robbie Watson as he plays football for the Lothian Schools Football Association against Lanarkshire.  I am very proud of Robbie and all the other youngsters who play sport at local, county or international level and will keep you updated with their progress.  Please pass on any news of pupil’s sporting success to me via the school email address – you never know – you might be hearing about future sporting stars.  In order to demonstrate our support for Glasgow 2014 we sported our trainers on Monday and hopefully reminded people about this massive sporting event.

I was delighted to attend the East Lothian Showcase Concert on Wednesday night.  The pupils demonstrated their talent and versatility and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the diverse musical styles.  It is our own concert next Wednesday, and I am looking forward to it immensely – the tidbits that I have heard from various rehearsals point to it being a thoroughly entertaining evening.  Hopefully I’ll see you there.

There are various activities going on for Red Nose Day today – there will be various pupils sporting red articles of clothing, “bad” hair and the obligatory red noses.  I look forward to telling you how much money the pupils raise.

On Friday 22nd March the school closes for the Easter Holidays.  The Easter Revision Club will run on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of both weeks of the holiday (details can be found on the website as of next week).  There will be subject specific drop-in sessions and the Library will also be open during those times.  Everyone resumes on the 8th March.

Have a very good week.