Even though it has been a short week for the pupils, a lot has gone on. The seniors survived their various Maths exams on Tuesday and are managing to keep up the momentum of their revision alongside sorting out the changes to the S6 Yearbook and undertaking interviews for apprenticeships, jobs and college courses. It's a testament to their ability to multi-task.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing teachers for the post of Teacher of Modern Languages. We have a preferred candidate and I look forward to announcing who it is shortly. Today I am interviewing for an English Teacher and I hope to be equally impressed by the candidates for this job as I have been for others.

Yesterday evening I attended the Junior Drama Club's performance of piece that has been devised by the cast. It is called "The Disappearance" and it tells the disquieting tale of several teenagers who find that all the adults in their lives have disappeared. They are given some advice on how to survive, but have some difficult choices to make.  All the pupils gave great performances to an appreciative audience. They had scripted, set and designed the piece themselves demonstrating great creativity. I was very proud of all of them and feel that we might have seen the start of some acting careers. Thanks must also go to Ms Whitfield and Ms Mackinnon for their input and the time spent in rehearsals. Also thank you to the parents who came to watch and help with refreshments.

The following pupils have won the school’s round of the Inspire-Aspire (formerly Learning for Life) competition.  This is run through the RMPS Department and encourages pupils to reflect on the “Big Questions” of life.  This year’s winners are:
Rachel Armstrong
Lauren Aitchison
Ailish Barry
Iona Riley
Finlay Hay

Congratulations to all of them for putting in a lot of effort and hard work.

A number staff and pupils have volunteered to run either 5k or 10k on May 24th as part of the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. They are trying to raise as much money as possible for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation - a charity which supports the work of the Royal Hospital for Sick Kids in Edinburgh.  The staff team consists of Mr Redford, Mr Illingworth, Ms Whitfield, Mr Flood, Mrs Maxwell, Mr Tait, Ms Leggatt, Ms Adam, Ms Montgomery, Mrs Allan, Mrs Forrest, Mrs Maguire, Ms Ward and Ms Orr...all six faculties in the school are represented, AND the Office, AND the Senior Management Team, they will also be joined by some senior pupils including Gemma and Mark, our out-going Head Girl and Boy.
The team are hoping to raise at least £1000 and you can donate via the link below:

http://www.justgiving.com/Team-Knox

Have a good week.
S Ingham