So, yet another triumph at the Outdoor Education Challenge –this time by and intrepid bunch of S3 pupils!  The temperature last Friday was freezing and yet the pupils worked hard and as a team and it paid off – although I think that it probably took them until Monday to thaw out!  Thanks to Mr Wands and Mr Crawford for supervising.

Also on Friday, an excited Miss Machen accompanied two lucky S6 pupils, Phoebe Roebuck and Claire Wilson to the sold-out J.K Rowling event at Lennoxlove Book Festival. They watched the live interview and patiently waited to have their copies of her new novel “The Casual Vacancy” signed by Rowling herself.  An enjoyable and memorable experience was had by all.

On Tuesday, 27 S2 pupils visited the Brunton Theatre to watch the film “War Horse”, courtesy of National Schools Film Week.  The trip was organised through the Communications Faculty after S2 classes read a war-themed play.  The pupils enjoyed the viewing and displayed excellent behaviour throughout the event.

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of signing 29 Accelerated Reader certificates for some of our S1 and 2 pupils.  It is brilliant that the pupils are reading so much and being rewarded.  They are going to have to go some to beat Ruaridh Bruce who, last year, read a total of 2,595, 287 words (counted by Accelerated Reader – not us!), but they are well on the way.  Congratulations to all.

We are observing a minutes’ silence in school at 11.11am today.  Classes will then watch a PowerPoint presentation put together by some of our pupils.  They have included two poems that they have written and it is very moving.  You can see the presentation and read the poems by following the news link at the top left of this homepage.

Knox Academy Support Group is one of our parent/carer organisations and does an enormous amount to fundraise for the school and raise its profile in the community.  They are planning a Burns’ Supper on 24th January 2013.  The Head Boy and Girl have already been roped in to do the respective addresses to the Lads and Lasses and I believe that Mr Edwards will give the “Immortal Memory”.  The post for the “Address to the Haggis” remains vacant…at the moment…  Please mark the date in your diaries and look out for further details on ticket prices etc.  Let’s make it an occasion to remember and be out in force to support our school.

Have a very good weekend.