National Poetry Day was celebrated throughout the school with pupils writing their own masterpieces, talking & listening presenting sessions and activities for enjoyment; sharing real poets work and comparing different times of genre and style.
The children enjoyed their first playtime in Kirkstyle. Our positive play leaders in Primary 6 came out for an extra play session to encourage our new starts to explore the space outside.
The first visit to school sometimes seems very daunting for our new Early Years children and their parents. However the children enjoyed themselves singing and playing games with some eager volunteers from Primary 6, Miss Boyd and Mrs Walls.
Circle Time is a positive behaviour technique that is used throughout the school to promote relationships through turn taking, patience and tolerance.
As part of our Nursery Induction programme the new starts meet with our current Primary 6 pupils for a playtime session. This means the children get the chance to find some new friends and mentors before their start in August.
Daniel and Nathan - P6 playground friendsRebekah helping Hannah shoot a hoop.McKenzie leads the hula hoopers.
……..I hope you will get a pleasant surprise because you will find Hillbank Early Childhood Centre at Dean Park and Riccarton Early Childhood Centre at Caprington Woods as part of their forest school learning. Miss Boyd and Mrs Walls joined the children on their adventures.
Next school session we hope to carry this great work on and head off on our own adventures – Kirky and Kirsty will come too!
Eve had an assistant.Leah and Lola measured with KirkyCome out! Come out, wherever you are? shouted Scott
It was a lovely day for sports. It was very funny a Primary 1 put her pigtails in her circle rubber ring and people where trying to get in there sack, but at least it turned out nice I loved it.
Emily Bradford
It was a perfect day for sports day. Some people cheated at the novelty race and the nursery race. There were selling juice, water and crisps.it was a lot of fun a little girl got stuck in her sack.
Tamzin Anderson
Yesterday it was our sports day my class did the balancing the ball race I came 2nd Amy Mortimer won. I also did the girls relay the yellows came 2nd I did the tunnel ball- guess where we came 2nd. I did the flat race I came 5th the top 4 get a sticker well doesn’t matter it least I came 2nd in 3!!!
We have started to introduce our new starts to life at school; Miss. Boyd, Mrs Walls and Mrs MacKinnon have been for some visits to Shortlees, Riccarton and Hillbank to visit the pupils and have taken along some special visitors for the pupils to meet.
Kirky and Kirsty are our special Kirkstyle monkeys who help the new pupils meet and join the school. But we are also pleased to weclome Flat Stanley who is on holiday from Beechwood Nursery and Family Centre.
Miss Boyd and Mrs Walls to Riccarton afternoon session – 09.05.13
Mrs MacKinnon to Shortlees morning session – 14.05.13
Miss Boyd to Hillbank and then off to the Dean for Forest School – 15.05.13
Miss Boyd and Mrs Walls to Riccarton and then off to Caprington Woods with the morning session – 16.05.13
Miss Boyd to Grasshopper – 20.05.13
Mrs Walls to Beechwood – 21.05.13
Mrs Walls to Puddleducks – 21.05.13
Ava at Shortlees Early Childhood Centre
Cerys, Demi, Emma, Callaigh and Olivia all met Kirky our monkey.
Did you spot who Ava met, as well as Kirky?
All the parents and carers have been sent leaflets which list the dates for visits to school and you can also view them here on the blog on the Nursery transition leaflet page.
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