PANTOMIME FUN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nCan I give a huge THANK YOU to all the staff and volunteers who worked together to ensure each of our children had the opportunity to visit Motherwell Concert Hall yesterday.\u00a0 It is the first time we have been in a position to do this since 2019, so we were all VERY excited!\u00a0 I only wish you could all have seen the huge grins, the cheers, the boos as well as the dancing and singing by all our Kirkshaws Kids!\u00a0 I was left in no doubt about the success of the trip by the steady stream of pupils who approached me in the afternoon thanking me for organising the trip!\u00a0 I am certain you will all be hearing about the highlights for weeks to come – including Mr Gall’s starring role!<\/p>\n
BIG CHEF, LITTLE CHEF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWe have been given the opportunity to take part in a short cooking project.\u00a0 For 4 weeks we will welcome the Big Chef, Little Chef<\/strong> team in to work with some of our pupils, along with an adult from home.\u00a0 I can’t wait to see what delights they will create next week!<\/p>\nPROPOSED STRIKE DAY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nYesterday, NLC announced that all schools and term-time nursery classes would be closed on Thursday 24th November, if the planned teachers’ strike goes ahead<\/strong>.\u00a0 At time of going of publication we have no more information about the plans for this day, but we will update you as soon as we do.<\/p>\nPARENTS’ NIGHT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nArrangements are going ahead for our Parents’ Night on Wednesday 23rd November.\u00a0 If you are having any difficulty booking your appointments online, please call the school office and we will be happy to help.\u00a0 The online booking portal closes on Monday morning at 9am.\u00a0 Please remember, Room 14 will have their appointments at a later date, when Mrs Canning returns.<\/p>\n
BIKEABILITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAlongside Active Schools, we are delighted that we can offer Bikeability training to our P.6 pupils over the next few weeks.\u00a0 We look forward to watching these young people extend and practise their cycling skills, learning how to be safer as they become more independent when cycling.\u00a0 If anyone has not returned their sign-up sheet yet, this must be back in school by Monday to allow us to organise groupings, etc.<\/p>\n
BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThis week all our P.2 & P.3 pupils will bring home a READ, WRITE, COUNT<\/strong> bag.\u00a0 Please take time to enjoy this gift together.\u00a0 As this is Book Week Scotland, it is the perfect opportunity to share some new books together.<\/p>\nEarlier this week you should have received an email with an invitation to come and visit our Literacy Hub.\u00a0 We have a huge range of library books available for anyone in our school community to borrow.\u00a0 If you wish to borrow any fiction or non-fiction books, come along with your child before or after school and simply sign them out.\u00a0 Many thanks to our Junior Librarians for all their hard work over recent weeks getting this reading environment up and running again!<\/p>\n
NEW STAFF<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWe are happy to announce that we have a new member of staff in our nursery this week.\u00a0 Miss Doyle will now be working with our youngest learners on a Thursday and Friday each week.\u00a0 Welcome to Team Kirkshaws, Miss Doyle!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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