Week 1 menu this week. Please take time to read the options with your child to make sure they take a meal they will enjoy. Tickets for our school show go on sale this week. Children can bring a note of tickets requested and money in an envelope, or adults can pop into the school office when they are on sale: 11.30-12.00 & 2-3pm daily. After school clubs have stopped
A LISTENING SCHOOL – that’s what we like to call ourselves, but what does this look like? Every member of staff at Kirkshaws is here to listen to your concerns, opinions or news. We listen to our pupils, our parents, the wider community and our staff. We take everything you say seriously and will report back to you if we don’t have an immediate answer or solution to your problems.
Huge thanks to everyone who made our Christmas Fête such a fun day out for all the family. Whether you donated items, manned a stall, helped set up and clean up or attended on the day – THANK YOU ALL! Remember, every penny raised goes right back to giving our children those little extras during the school year.
Week 3 menu this week. Please take time to read the options with your child to make sure they take a meal they will enjoy. This week is Eco Week, so prepare to hear all about the exciting learning taking place in all classes and maybe get involved as a family! Monday 3pm – Cross Country and ICT clubs both meet. 7pm Parent Council meets in the Staff Room –
So what do teachers do on In-Service Days? No, we don’t have a party, neither is it an opportunity to tidy up the classes and sharpen the pencils! 🤣 In-Service Days are training days for teachers. Sometimes we work in Kirkshaws, whilst on other occasions we join with teachers in other schools. On Monday we were based in Kirkshaws with another busy programme of events. Mrs Harkness led our morning
Week 2 menu this week. Please take time to read the options with your child to make sure they take a meal they will enjoy. If you have not yet booked an appointment for our Parents’ Night on Thursday please telephone the school office for help. Monday Remember, school and nursery are both closed today as it is an in-service training day for teachers. Tuesday P.7 pupils are visiting Coatbridge
ACHIEVING This week I enjoyed visiting almost all classes as they carried out active literacy lessons. Although I am constantly in and out of classrooms daily, it is important that I make time dedicated to sitting with children as they work: watching how they approach their learning; listening to their discussions; questioning their decisions and discussing next steps in learning. As you look through this gallery of photographs, you may
Week 1 menu this week. Please take time to read the options with your child to make sure they take a meal they will enjoy. I am looking forward to visiting all classes this week to speak to pupils as they work on literacy tasks. This week is Anti-Bullying Week, so this will be a focus running through all learning. Monday Flu Vaccinations will take place in school today. Our
NURTURE That word has been on my mind and in my conversations all week long. We launched the competition for a name for our recently created Nurture/Sensory Room last Friday and I am delighted that so many families have taken the time to come up with interesting and varied ideas – so much better than I could! But nurture at Kirkshaws doesn’t just happen in a cosy corner with beanbags
North Lanarkshire Schools’ Primary YMI Choir This choir provides the opportunity for enthusiastic singers in primary schools who aspire to perform at a high level, to meet, rehearse and perform with likeminded pupils from schools throughout the Authority. Rehearsals will take place weekly from January until March, culminating in a performance in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of the North Lanarkshire Schools’ music groups’ annual showcase concert. Rehearsals take
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