Mrs N’s Notes ~ 18.5.18

What a fabulous Health Week, involving the whole Kirkshaws team.  I know I say it often, but Kirkshaws really is a HUGE FAMILY.  This week simply wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for everyone playing their part and going above and beyond what was expected of them.  MASSIVE thanks to Mr Sharp for his precision planning and creative ideas that allowed our Health Week to be one of the best

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The Week Ahead ~ 14-18 May

HEALTH WEEK! Week 2 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, but there will be none on Thursday due to Parents’ Night. There are many exciting activities going on this week as we promote health, fitness and wellbeing in class, in the gym and outside.  All classes will be taking part in basic First Aid training with

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 11.5.18

I hope you all made the most of the lovely weather we enjoyed over our holiday weekend as the sun seems to be hiding from us again since we came back to school! The teachers were, of course, working all day on Tuesday.  It was a very busy day with Kirkshaws staff splitting up to make the most of the time we had.  We had some teachers joining in different

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The Week Ahead~ 7-11 May 2018

  Week 1 menu this week. Please take time to consider the meal options with your child. After school clubs continue this week, with one change – NO Netball this week. The Big Pedal is finished, but we’d still like to see you making healthy journeys to school, especially if the weather is kind to us. Monday SCHOOL AND NURSERY CLOSED – MAY DAY HOLIDAY Tuesday IN-SERVICE TRAINING DAY FOR

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 4th May 2018

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

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The Week Ahead ~ 30th April-4th May

  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 &

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Mrs N’s Notes, 27.4.18

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

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The Week Ahead~ 23rd to 27th April 2018

  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

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Mrs N’s Notes ~ 20th April 2018

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

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