Week 2 menus coming up! TRANSITION EVENTS Transition events for our new P.1 pupils and P.7 heading to high school continue this term. This week we welcomed a number of families who have children starting P.1 in August. I hope I was able to put the minds of the parents and carers at ease, while the children got the chance to work in the P.1 classroom. If you missed this
When we return after our Easter holiday we will be enjoying a Week 1 menu. HOLIDAY REMINDER I am sure everyone will have remembered that school closes at 2.30pm today. Our nursery hours remain unchanged, with all pupils there finishing at 2.50pm. However, if you are collecting from the school early and you would like to pick up your nursery child at the same time, that can be arranged by
Week 3 menus for the week ahead. Please remember, if your child pays for their lunch, this must be paid using the online payment system BEFORE their lunch is ordered. OPEN AFTERNOON Many thanks to everyone who joined us for our Health & Wellbeing session yesterday. It was most encouraging to see so many families joining in the learning with us across the school. It is always a pleasure to
Week 2 Menus for the coming week OUR WEEK IN PICTURES! REPORTING All pupils in the school brought their written reports home this week. If, for any reason, you did not receive this, please contact the school office and we will look into this for you. Thank you for those feedback sheets that have been sent back already. NURSERY PARENTAL CONSULTATION MEETING We look forward to welcoming some of our
Week 1 Menu coming up ATTENDANCE CONCERNS This session there is a huge focus on attendance in our school, across the Coatbridge Cluster and throughout the whole of Scotland. There is a national expectation that pupils should be in school full-time for at least 90% of the year. Across the country the average school attendance sits just above this figure. In Kirkshaws we are falling far short of
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NEW SIGNS? New signs have appeared, further explaining the restrictions applied to our single yellow lines. I know many had questions regarding when they would be enforced, so I hope this clears things up. Please adhere to these rules, helping us keep your child safe. While the nursery renovations are going on there will be more traffic using our Old Monkland Road entrances, so please walk
Week 3 menu coming up, but remember we’re off until Thursday! HOLIDAY WEEKEND COMING UP! Remember school and nursery will both be closed now until Thursday 16th February for our mid term holiday. NURSERY REFURBISHMENT Way back in March 2020 we were all set for a big paint job to be completed in our Nursery. Of course, no one predicted what the next few years would look like… but here
Week 2 Menus coming up in both the school and nursery. Slight change of menu for Monday 6th Feb. Instead of cheese toastie & beans, we will have toast and beans. Remember Breakfast Club is open in school from 8.15am each morning. No need to book. P.1-5 pupils will receive a free breakfast. For our older pupils, money should be added to their cards BEFORE they eat. SPONSORED NETBALL SHOOT
Week 1 Menus for the week ahead. BREAKFAST CLUB Please remember that Breakfast Club opens at 8.15am each morning, with food served until 8.45am. Mrs Stewart organises games and crafts which keep everyone engaged until 9am. There is no need to book. Everyone is welcome. Pupils from P.1-P.5 receive a free breakfast, while P.6 & 7 pupils will require money added to their card to cover this. Anyone wishing to
Happy New Year from everyone in Kirkshaws! Looking ahead to next week, we will be working from Week 2 menus. Please remember that pupils who pay for lunches should have money added to their card BEFORE they order a lunch. As always, we will never let a child go hungry, however some families are running up a considerable bill with our catering staff and this needs to be paid off
