Wondering what university might be like?  Want to improve your study skills?
Join a free, fun ‘summer school’ week with other pupils across the Lothians this July, in association with QMU, Edinburgh and Napier. 
To find out more about this great opportunity, see Mrs Cumming, L3, and make sure you attend Assembly (S4s & 5s) next week.

The Green Team will be meeting as usual on Wednesday lunch time in Miss Laudi's room. All welcome!

All Senior Hockey players MUST come to a meeting at PE on Tuesday at Break. This will be to select a team for Fridays East Lothian Hockey 7’s event and to decide if we are taking a team to Queen Victoria on Saturday.

Our S3 Girls Hockey squad attended the St Georges S3 Hockey Tournament at Peffermill on Friday.

The St Georges Hockey Tournament is a fiercly contested event and is mainly attended by private schools in Edinburgh. That said Trinity, Firhill and our East Lothian colleagues North Berwick also attend. The hockey is played to an excellent standard with most teams training at least twice a week ‘in the pursuit of excellence’. Our teams currently train once a week together and even then numbers at training are inconsistent. I am very pleased and proud of how our S3 girls represented themselves and the school. They worked hard, and ‘played fair’. We even had one player (Emma D) that was prepared to play in goals, even thought she had never done it before! This in itself was a reflection of the individual and team’s character. The event organiser even made special tribute to how well our girls conducted themselves.

I am very pleased to say that our S3’s often have 13 or so players that are committed to training and playing. Other year groups have not seen this commitment recently and this has been affecting training and match day fixtures.

My question to all our hockey players and teams would be would be that while individual effort and team ethos is unquestionable - on match days. Can we honestly look at ourselves and say that our personal commitment to our teams training is where it needs to be? Do we approach practice, the way we might do if we were learning to play an instrument or learning to paint for instance?

We have one more inter school fixture away this Satarday vs Queen Victoria and the Senior 7 a side on Friday.

Lets look to finish the season on a high!

Go Knox

Congratulations to Charlie Gates and Gregor Walkingshaw who have both been selected for the East of Scotland training squad following 2 recent trials. A number of other Knox players attended the trails. The coaches commented that all the boys played very well and they were hugely impressed with the standard of hockey. All the boys should all be very proud of themselves. Go Knox!

1 place has become available on the Paris Trip during activities week 2017. If you would like any more information or if you are interested in taking up the place please see Miss McBride ASAP.

Times for interviews and feedback are in the S6 Common Room and on the wall outside the Library.  Interviews will take place in the Library.  Please arrive a few minutes before your interview time.

The U15 Boys Hockey match on Sat vs Ross High has had to be called off as we were not able to raise a team sadly.

All pupils in Mrs Ferguson's and Miss Anderson's classes should go to the Assembly Hall at the start of Period 1.  Ms Jones will be delivering a presentation on Interview Skills.

The last day for ordering Christmas Dance photographs is Friday 10 March 2017.
Please have orders with payment to Mrs Ball by this date.

The East Lothian 2017 Youth Games is only 6 School weeks away! That’s only 6 training sessions at school sessions for you to show that you are committed and skilled enough to represent Knox.

There will be around 500 S1&S2 competitors from the 6 East Lothian High Schools attending the event at Meadowmill.
East Coast FM will be there on the day to play tunes and keep us up to date with Team Scores.

Knox Sport will be sending teams in each of the following activities and are looking for COMMITTED Players & Coaches to be involved.

Note:- If you’re not prepared to practice, try hard and play with respect then this event is not for you.

S1 Boys Rugby
S2 Boys Rugby
Golf
S1/2 Boys Basketball
S1/2 Girls Basketball
S1/2 Boys Football
S1/2 Girls Football
S2 Girls Hockey
S1 Girls Hockey
Mixed Team Badminton

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT - SEE MR WANDS

Go Knox!

URGENT - Could all of the girls who were involved with the Green Angels Project, please come and see Angela in the Base at the end of break time today (Tuesday).

Please can the following pupils come to see Miss McBride ASAP :

1. Ellen Hill

2. Leona Kerr

All dance groups (or solo artists) wishing to perform at our 1st ever Dance Showcase, must to come to the Active Schools Room (opposite Mr Dempsters room) and collect a Parental Consent letter by Wednesday. They also need to provide’ DJ Laurie’ with the music track that they want played on the night. There has been a great deal of interest from dancers wishing to perform so please do get registered by Wed so you don’t miss out!

1. ECO-COMMITTEE: Meeting on Tuesday lunch time in Miss Laudi's room. 

2. GREEN TEAM: Meeting on Wednesday lunch time in Miss Laudi's room. 

3. ECO-WEEK BAKE SALE: Taking place Friday at break time in the social area. Plenty of goods to end Eco-week on a sweet note!

4. DRESS-DOWN DAY: Wear green on Friday to show your support of Eco-Week! 

Visorcat are looking to employ a full time Production Operator at their premises in Dunbar. Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assemble, test and pack Visorcat products and subassemblies, to defined quality levels and standards
• Maintain basic records
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace, and abide by workplace health and safety policies and procedures
• Other tasks as directed

Candidates do not need any formal academic qualifications. However a basic level of literacy and numeracy is expected. Experience of working indoors as a member of a team is desirable.

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to Andy Pringle at andy@visorcat.com

Please let your Guidance Teacher and/or Mr Flood know if you are interested in this opportunity.

Mr Plain on behalf of Mr Flood

Between Monday 6 March and Friday 31 March no S4 pupil is allowed out of their Enhanced Curriculum period. Work must be collected prior to the class and ALL pupils are to remain in their allocated classrooms. No pupil will be allowed to work in the Library or another department.
Thank you.
Mrs Ingham

The Green Team will be meeting on Wednesday lunch time (1:30pm) in Miss Laudi's room.  After taking 2 weeks off to prepare for Eco-Week, we have a lot of collecting to do! Merits will be rewarded!

This is just to let all pupils know who did French in S3 and completed the Languages for Life and Work Award that this will appear on your certificates that will be sent out in August along with your other qualifications.

The PTA (formerly KASG)  is having a Spring Disco in the Hall on 23 March from 7 till 10  Ticket price will be
£5 which  includes entry into raffle.  Tickets will go on sale shortly  Watch this space.

This Thursday (March 2) during Enhanced Curriculum (period 3), Miss Laudi will be going over the National 5 French prelim responses. Any S4 students enrolled in French who would like to review their prelim should come to Miss Laudi's class. 

LAST CALL TO UPDATE YOUR SALTIRE AWARD ACCOUNT. Please help us retain the East Lothian Volunteering Shield by keeping your account up to date with your voluntering hours and requesting your certificates.