{"id":8672,"date":"2024-06-07T15:17:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kirkshawswebsite\/?p=8672"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:17:24","slug":"mrs-ns-notes-7-6-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/kirkshawswebsite\/2024\/06\/07\/mrs-ns-notes-7-6-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs N’s Notes, 7.6.24"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BIG NEWS<\/strong><\/span> this week is that our new Head Teacher has been appointed.\u00a0 Ms Megan McCrossan will take over as HT in Kirkshaws from August 2024.\u00a0 A letter from NLC was sent to all families, by email, earlier this week with this information.\u00a0 As you can imagine, this is a very emotional time for me as I part from pupils, families and colleagues I have grown to love, but I wholeheartedly wish Ms McCrossan the very best in her new role and I can only hope she will be as happy in Kirkshaws as I have been over these past 7 years.<\/p>\n

WEEK 3 MENUS COMING UP!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please remember that our Breakfast Club serves food from 8.15am until 8.45am.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> Any pupils arriving after this time cannot attend and they should make their way directly to the school playgrounds as they will not have time to be served and<\/em> <\/span>eat before school starts at 9am.<\/p>\n

PARENT COUNCIL UPDATE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Your Parent Council held their AGM on Monday evening.\u00a0 I am delighted that we have volunteers to take this forward into the next academic year.\u00a0 Please remember that if you are a parent or carer in our school or nursery you are very welcome to join this group.\u00a0 See their latest newsletter below for more details.<\/p>\n

PC Newsletter 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

TRANSITION CONTINUES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Next week, we are inviting those new P.1 pupils who DO NOT<\/strong> attend Kirkshaws Nursery to come in for an extra story and play session.\u00a0 Invitations were given out when we met last week.\u00a0 Please come in through the main front entrance at 2.00pm on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

We can’t wait to hear how our P.7 pupils got on at St Andrew’s High School this week.\u00a0 Next week is the chance of Coatbridge High pupils to have their 2-day visit on Tuesday & Wednesday.\u00a0 Don’t forget, there is also a parents information evening on Wednesday att he high school.\u00a0 Due to space, this is limited to a maximum of 2 family members.<\/p>\n

We look forward to welcoming our new Nursery pupils for a visit next week too.\u00a0 We can’t wait to meet you all on Wednesday afternoon, between 3pm and 4pm.<\/p>\n

ATTENDANCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I continue to monitor attendance across the school on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.\u00a0 At this time our whole school attendance for the year is sitting at 90.12%.\u00a0 Although this is an improvement on last year, it is worth noting that one third of all pupils are still falling short of the 90% expectation set as the satisfactory level across the country.\u00a0 \u00a0I have sent letters home to all these families this week and thank you all for supporting me in this.\u00a0 We really want all our pupils in school to ensure they are safe, included and achieving their full potential.<\/p>\n

If you have already booked a family holiday for June, please send this information in, in writing, before you go.\u00a0 We have spent considerable time this week trying to track down missing families.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/p>\n

I know it is June, but every day really does count.<\/p>\n

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10-11 June – School show tickets remain on sale (2 per family)<\/div>\n
12 June – All remaining show tickets go on general sale (no limit)<\/div>\n
11-12 June \u2013 2 day visit to Coatbridge High School (P.7)<\/div>\n
12 June – CHS Parents Information Evening, 6pm<\/div>\n
12 June – Nursery Induction for new pupils, 3pm<\/div>\n
17 June – Disco tickets go on sale<\/div>\n
17 June – School Show (P.1-P.7)\u00a0 pm<\/div>\n
18 June \u2013 School Show (P.1-P.7) am<\/div>\n
19 June \u2013 Nursery Graduation & Fun Day, ticket information has been issued (Doors open 1.15pm, Graduation 1.30pm)<\/div>\n
20 June \u2013 Parent Council Summer Discos & P.7 VIP Party<\/div>\n
24 June \u2013 P.7 Leavers\u2019 Assembly (1.30pm)<\/div>\n
25 June \u2013 P.7 Final Fling Fun Day<\/div>\n
26 June \u2013 Close for summer (school closes at 1pm)<\/div>\n
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Wednesday 14th August – Pupils return after the summer holiday.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The BIG NEWS this week is that our new Head Teacher has been appointed.\u00a0 Ms Megan McCrossan will take over as HT in Kirkshaws from August 2024.\u00a0 A letter from NLC was sent to all families, by email, earlier this week with this information.\u00a0 As you can imagine, this is a very emotional time for me as I part from pupils, families and colleagues I have grown to love, but<\/p>\n

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