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
Week 3 menu this week. Remember, this is a new menu, so it is best to go over the options with your child to make sure they pick something they will like. After school clubs on as normal this week. The Big Pedal Week 2 – Cycle or Scoot to school this week! Monday Rugby session for P.7 at 2pm. Remember your PE kit! 3pm – P.4-7 Football &
Our week ended with a whole school Celebration Assembly. We sang the song ‘We All Need Encouragement‘ with such enthusiasm that it almost brought a tear to my eye. It summed up our entire week – a time of encouragement. We were delighted to welcome 5 guests from the local authority into Kirkshaws this week to see how we are getting on. It was no surprise that our visitors were
Week 2 menu this week. Remember, this is a new menu, so it is best to go over the options with your child to make sure they pick something they will eat. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week we will welcome visitors from the local authority who will help us validate our self-evaluation of school improvements. After school clubs start back this week. The Big Pedal – Cycle
Welcome back! Are we really only 5 days back into the new term? How have we managed to fit it all in? The Kirkshaws Fairies must have been hard at work while we were off…have you seen the difference in our Library? It has been several weeks in the making, but at last our Library is ready for use. We already have some pupils planning a new book club to
Respect Me, the national anti-bullying network , has organised a series of workshops across the country. A session on Online Safety is scheduled to take place in Coatbridge Community Centre on Tuesday 24th April at 6.30pm but others in Glasgow may be of interest too. Click below to see all planned dates and venues. Respect Me – Parents’ Workshops
BACK TO SCHOOL! 😃 Remember, our new Spring/Summer menu starts this week. Paper copies were sent home before the holiday. There is a new format for lunch, so we would appreciate it if you went over the options with your child to ensure they pick something they will enjoy. It is a quieter week to start the final term. Clubs don’t start until next week. P.7 will be having some
All primary schools in Scotland base their teaching on the same national guidelines contained within A Curriculum for Excellence. However, each school must deliver a curriculum that is tailored to the social context where we find ourselves. Over recent months, we have been indebted to our pupils, staff, parents and carers who provided us with answers to the questions: What makes Kirkshaws unique? and What do you want our school
This week, I couldn’t help but be amazed at the amount of SHARING that has gone on in our busy school. Transition events continue, allowing staff from nurseries and high schools to talk to Kirkshaws staff to ensure the smoothest of transitions for our children. There is also the opportunity for our pupils to share their likes and worries to put their minds at rest. This week we had staff
Week 3 menu this week. This is the final week of this menu. New menus for Spring/Summer will be coming home in bags this week. Look out for them and read them together with your child as there is a change to the format next term. Please note some changes to after-school clubs this week. Monday Some P.6 pupils are off to PASP for cooking lessons again this
