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
School Handbook 2021 Click above to download your own copy of our new School Handbook for the year ahead.
See the menu for our school meals next week above, and those for our Loving Lunches in the Nursery below. COVID-19 Update As we know, working and living in North Lanarkshire, the cases of positive cases of COVID-19 are still very high. In school we continue to adhere to the strictest of rules around hand-washing, distancing and face-coverings to protect all of our families. On Monday of this week I
Week 1 menu with major changes on Tuesday & Thursday! REMEMBER the normal menu will not run on 1st and 3rd December as we are having CHRISTMAS LUNCH! If any pupils have not returned their Christmas Lunch order form, they should come to school on these days with their own packed lunch. Remember school lunches now cost £3 per day. Please check your child’s online payment account to ensure ample
Please take time to discuss the menu for next week with your child. Some children need time to consider what they would like best. CHRISTMAS PLANNING With Christmas fast approaching, can I remind all families that school and nursery staff do not expect gifts from pupils. It is our pleasure to teach your children and support your family in any way we can. Our daily thanks comes from the
You can view your feedback from our recent survey and our school and nursery improvement priorities by clicking the link below: School Improvement Priorities 2023/24
Lest We Forget! As you can see, our classes pulled out al the stops this week, with a big focus on Remembrance Day. Many thanks to everyone who donated towards the Poppy Scotland Appeal. The money collected is currently in quarantine, but will be counted next week and I will let you know our final amount then. IN-SERVICE DAY Monday 16th November is our staff in-service training day. Pupils
What’s going on in Room 14? LOADS!
