Mrs N’s Notes 23rd February
It’s been a week of putting our CORE VALUES into practice.
Primary 7 demonstrated great RESILIENCE during their adventure walk on Monday. With Mrs McBain and our CLD workers, they spent the whole day exploring Mugdock Park. As always their RESPECT for their hosts and the local environment was evident as they worked as a team to complete a further task of their North Lanarkshire Challenge programme.
Some of our nursery pupils were also out and about this week. Library visits included a ride on the bus…and, I’m told, a cafe-snack! FRIENDSHIP, TRUST and RESPECT being developed out with the playroom setting. SKILLS FOR LEARNING, LIFE AND WORK…even from the youngest age.
Another group of Kirkshaws Ambassadors were our Cross Country runners who took part in area qualifiers on Tuesday. No cheating for Team Kirkshaws…HONESTY, RESILIENCE and a positive attitude saw us through! We are delighted to have 8 pupils heading to the finals next month.
Growth Mindset lessons, delivered through Box Soccer, continue for 4 classes weekly. Watching them at work it is evident how RESILIENCE, RESPECT, TRUST and FRIENDSHIP are being nurtured as the pupils demonstrate independence and interdependence in the setting of the gym hall and classroom. As well as that, it is also key that our learners are enjoying these activities.
Rooms 9 and 10 continue working with Matt Stewart from Entrepreneur Me, developing their DO GOOD projects. Once again, they are not in a position to give up at this stage; RESILIENCE, RESPECT and teamwork are key to a successful outcome here. More news of these enterprise ventures coming soon.
At our stage assemblies this week we were gathering pupil views on Health Week. In addition, our Playground Charter Steering Group met for the first time and set the wheels in motion to restructure playtime activities. What a fabulous position to be in, where we can TRUST our learners to take such key leadership roles within our school community.
In our nursery class, transition visits have started, with groups of future P.1 pupils working alongside our school staff in the classroom and gym. It is heartwarming watching RESPECT and FRIENDSHIPS develop amongst the learners who will be in P.1 and P.2 next year. Fabulous to have such confident individuals in both year groups.
Nursery Open Sessions also continued this week. It is vitally important to us, as a staff team, that you can TRUST us to care for your children as you would do yourself. These collaborative learning opportunities go a long way to doing that, whilst allowing your child to demonstrate their daily learning. Thank you to everyone who managed to attend.
But it is not just our pupils and staff who have been demonstrating these values. One of our parents lost her bag on Thursday evening and was distraught when it couldn’t be found. A member of the local community found a clue inside, linking the bag to Kirkshaws and we were delighted to reunite our mum with her bag on Friday. What a fabulous story of HONESTY to share with our pupils at assembly to end the week. However the P.7 pupil who came and asked of she could send a Thank You card to the honest citizen on behalf of the school also made me proud. That’s the spirit of RESPECT and gratefulness that makes Kirkshaws unique!
#proud headteacher
