During our survey of parents during this current period of school closure, some people requested ‘how to’ guides covering literacy and numeracy topics. Do you know we have a range of these guides already on our website? Click here to go straight to the right web page. In future, if you want to revisit these, you will find them under the LEARNING AND TEACHING menu at the top of the
RETURN TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING At this point we have no more information regarding the planned return to school for key year groups announced by the First Minister recently. We are expecting confirmation of this early next week and we will then be in touch with how this will look at Kirkshaws in both the school and nursery. REMOTE LEARNING We have seen a dip in pupil engagement this week.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND Thank you for all your efforts during Week 4 of home learning. I know this is not easy for anyone and we really appreciate all your efforts at home to keep your children motivated. We will continue to keep the learning opportunities coming on Teams. However, it is time for our Mid-term Holiday. Please walk away from screens this long weekend and enjoy the break. Don’t expect to
Week 3 of Remote Learning complete! Thank you for your continued support. We are delighted at how well our pupils have adapted to our new, temporary method of schooling and we know that is due to all the support they are receiving at home. While much of our communication needs to take place using Microsoft Teams, we would continue to remind you that we do not expect pupils to be
Another Remote Learning week over and a few more to come. The announcement from the Scottish Government this week means that we will be planning a few more weeks of Remote Learning, taking us up to mid February. Each day and week that passes, we are becoming more confident in using different digital tools to bring our learning to life! I keep thinking back to where we were when we
THANK YOU ALL! What else can I say? We all approached this week with some trepidation, not sure how it was going to work, but we’ve nailed it! As a school community, everyone has played their part and we are now in a position where more than 90% of pupils have engaged with their online learning this week. What an achievement for week 1! However, we know things are not
Happy New Year and welcome back to a new way of learning to kick start 2021. As outlined by the First Minister, next week we begin another period of remote learning; with Kirkshaws staff teaching and supporting our pupils as they work at home. All school staff have spent this week planning, to ensure we have a full range of learning experiences ready to share with you, starting on Monday
Following the First Minister’s announcement on the evening of Saturday 19th December, we now know that our return to school will not go ahead as planned on 6th January. At the moment it looks as though staff will be returning to work on 6th January, with childcare provided in school for Key Workers’ families. All other children remain on holiday until 11th January. Online learning will begin on Monday 11th
BREAKING NEWS: KIRKSHAWS CHRISTMAS SHOW IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Click here to see our pupils, staff and families doing their thing! 🙂 We can’t thank you enough for your support over these past months and particularly these past few weeks; Teamwork at its best! It certainly brought more than a tear to my eye watching so many families join in with our Christmas songs. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
CHRISTMAS PARTIES…WITH A DIFFERENCE As you know, none of us can attend a traditional Christmas Party this year, and the same applies in school and nursery. In order to keep everyone safe, risk assessments remain in place daily. These will not be relaxed. However, we are determined to keep the festive spirit alive and give our young people plenty of reason to celebrate the festive season. We are working hard to
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