HMIE Inspection Findings
A summary of hmie inspection findings has now been published on the Education Scotland website. Please see the link below for more information. https://education.gov.scot/reports/north-lanarkshire/8519323
0305, 2017
Author Archives: Mrs Devine
2804, 2017
Primary 3 – Fun Afternoon
Primary 3 had a lovely Friday afternoon playing maths games with our friends and creating masks for our Three Billy Goats Gruff traditional tale story. We are looking forward to using our masks in our drama lessons.
2604, 2017
Vision and Values Workshop
Last week, we started the process of creating our new vision and values for our school. We would like to involve parents/guardians in establishing these values and creating a vision to incorporate the views of everyone in our school community. We would love parents/guardians to come along to a special morning on Friday 5th of May to help work alongside your child/children to create our future vision. Parents with children in
2604, 2017
Upcoming Holidays and In-service Days
Upcoming Holidays and In-service Days May day holiday: Monday 1st May 2017 In-service day: Thursday 4th May 2017 (school is closed to pupils) Mid-term holiday: Friday 26th and Monday 29th May 2017 General Election day: Thursday 8th June 2017 (school is closed to pupils)
2604, 2017
HMIE Inspection
https://education.gov.scot/reports/north-lanarkshire/8519323 In February 2017, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited Aitkenhead Primary School. The inspectors gathered evidence to evaluate the quality of leadership and management, learning provision and children’s successes and achievements. The inspection process identified strengths and areas for improvement. The letter for parents/guardians has now been published along with additional inspection evidence from pupils, parents/guardians, staff questionnaires. Please follow the above link for more information.
2604, 2017
Primary 3 Scientists
Last week, Primary 3 became scientists to investigate what might affect the time taken for a toy car to travel down a slope. Children were organised into co-operative learning groups to plan and discuss how they would organise the experiment, including what variable they would change and what variables had to stay the same. Children worked collaboratively to carry out their test ensuring it was a fair experiment. This week, they
1904, 2017
New Lunch Menu
Please see below the link for our new Spring/Summer lunch menu. http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=20570&p=0
1904, 2017
Welcome Back – Vision and Values
We’d like to welcome everyone back after a lovely Easter break. We hope you all had a lovely time and are ready for the exciting opportunities and challenges that this term will bring. During this term, we will be revisiting our school vision and values. At today’s assembly children were introduced to the concept of having a vision and what possible values they would like our school to have. All
2203, 2017
Easter Arrangements
Friday 31st March 2017 Easter Service 10am at Viewpark Parish Church (weather permitting). All welcome to attend. School closes for our Easter break at 2.30pm and will reopen on Tuesday 18th of April.
2203, 2017
Rookie Rockstars Photos
Wow! Rookie Rockstars certainly made an impression on everyone at Aitkenhead. We had a brilliant two nights rocking it out, dressing up and putting on amazing performances. We demonstrated that we are all confident individuals, even down to our audience members that ‘volunteered’ their talents. Thank you to everyone for coming along and supporting the school in tackling anti-bullying, promoting confidence, self-esteem, and positive friendships. Did you enjoy the performance?
