Mrs N’s Notes ~ 15.2.19
It may have been a short week, but I still found plenty to take encouragement from; many things to make me smile…just like our Kirkshaws Kids in the sunshine today!
Wednesday was an in-service training day for staff across North Lanarkshire. Our staff took part in a range of exercises that should all have an immediate positive effect for our learners. Nursery staff carried out an audit of the playroom environment, then made changes in light of their findings. If you have been in the nursery this week I’m sure you will agree that the new layout gives an impression of space as well as clearly defined areas for activity. Our youngest pupils are responding well to the new space. Most of the teachers joined with staff from other local schools to ensure we are providing enough challenge and a suitable range of tasks in our numeracy programme. We also took part in training using the Resilience Toolkit. This should help us better identify pupil needs and possible interventions. However, Mr Gall & Mr Sharp had a more active day! They pulled on their sports kits and took part in a developmental movement course which they intend to put into practice with some pupils this term.
Many thanks to our Fundraisers group who organised another great Coffee Morning as our pupils returned to school on Thursday. With your help, they raised £100 which will be put to good use to give our children those little treats we would otherwise not be able to afford. Thanks must also go to our pupils who performed throughout the morning.
Ms Ralston continues to welcome nursery families to Bookbug sessions. It is most encouraging the number of children, parents and grandparents who leave these workshops grinning from ear to ear with a spring in their steps! If you haven’t participated in one yet, please speak to Ms Ralston – she would love to welcome you to the next one.
Looking ahead to next week, we are planning our Science Week programme. Please ask your child/children what investigations they have been trying out in class – you never know what you may learn yourself!
