The Week Ahead 29 May – 1 June

Week 1 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, but please remember there is no Judo for a few weeks due to the coaches having other commitments at his time. Monday HOLIDAY Tuesday P.5-7 Archery at 3pm today.   Wednesday 3pm – P.4-7 Theatre Arts, P.3-7 Family Crochet & P.1-4 Family Gardening Thursday Mrs McGarry visiting partner

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Mrs N’s Notes 24.5.18

It may have only lasted four days, but last week saw many members of our Kirkshaws family facing personal challenges. Whether these were built into regular lessons, visits outwith he comfort of school, or major milestones in life, our pupils and parents faced them with the confidence and resilience we encourage within Kirkshaws.  We saw challenges based around STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths), Art & Design and social skills;

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The Week Ahead ~ 21-24 May

  Week 3 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, but please remember there is no Judo for a few weeks due to the coaches having other commitments at his time. Monday 9.30 am – Open Meeting for any interested parents to discuss school improvements and parental engagement plans for next session. 11.00am – Coatbridge High School

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 18.5.18

What a fabulous Health Week, involving the whole Kirkshaws team.  I know I say it often, but Kirkshaws really is a HUGE FAMILY.  This week simply wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for everyone playing their part and going above and beyond what was expected of them.  MASSIVE thanks to Mr Sharp for his precision planning and creative ideas that allowed our Health Week to be one of the best

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The Week Ahead ~ 14-18 May

HEALTH WEEK! Week 2 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, but there will be none on Thursday due to Parents’ Night. There are many exciting activities going on this week as we promote health, fitness and wellbeing in class, in the gym and outside.  All classes will be taking part in basic First Aid training with

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 11.5.18

I hope you all made the most of the lovely weather we enjoyed over our holiday weekend as the sun seems to be hiding from us again since we came back to school! The teachers were, of course, working all day on Tuesday.  It was a very busy day with Kirkshaws staff splitting up to make the most of the time we had.  We had some teachers joining in different

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The Week Ahead~ 7-11 May 2018

  Week 1 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, with one change – NO Netball this week. The Big Pedal is finished, but we’d still like to see you making healthy journeys to school, especially if the weather is kind to us. Monday SCHOOL AND NURSERY CLOSED – MAY DAY HOLIDAY Tuesday IN-SERVICE TRAINING DAY FOR

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 4th May 2018

We’ve been learning a new song in school over the past week.  It’s called the SHANARRI song.  It goes like this: Hello sunshine. Hello blue sky S-H-A-N-A-R-R-I We’re safe and we’re healthy and achieving We’re nurtured and we’re active every day Respected you can see. Responsible are we When everyone’s included we can be happy! Looking back at the past week, I can see that we are not only singing

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