Category: Primary 1

Good morning everyone. I cannot believe we are at the end of yet another week of learning. I hope you have had a positive week filled with love and laughter and as I always say friendship and kindness.

As linked to our positive song of the Week: Count on Us by Bruno Mars I thought there was no better quote fitting for this week than the quote above. This has most definitely been a two way relationship and all of us has forged and strengthened our unique and special St Ninian’s Relationship.

Kindness and support have also been our key words for this week and indeed every week since the start of lockdown. We as a Team, TEAM ST NINIAN’S have taken every opportunity to demonstrate kindness in order to make a difference to each other’s lives. This is what makes us special and what makes our relationships unique:

Thank you for everything, for your kindness, compassion, understanding and support at this time. Have a wonderful weekend, you all truly deserve it.

Mrs Docherty

Key messages for our children

Good morning everyone,

This is our final day of the week for our key messages as tomorrow will be The Positive Thought for The Week.  Today’s positive and powerful messages theme is DIRECTION

I have also added a link where you can download the poster as part of the pack over the coming days if you would like to display these.

direction poster

As we are all beginning to look forward and plan for our return to school and seeing each other again I think this is an important message. It will be important to set goals and to take our first steps to achieve this all the while supporting each other along the way.

I know that you are brilliant at goal setting boys and girls as this is a big part of your learning journey in St Ninian’s. You set yourself realistic targets and goals and work hard towards achieving these. It is always great to have our learning conversations about what your goals are, why you are setting them, how you will achieve them and then how well you did.

Maybe in the coming weeks you could set yourself some goals to work towards at home or for planning your return to school. If you have any goals you would like to share please share them in the comments section above or via email. I would love to hear them.

One of my goals will be to make sure I am continuing to take time in my day when we return to normality and that I stop and think about what I am appreciative of and what I have achieved.  his is something I have been able to do during lockdown and my goal will be to continue this when lockdown is fully lifted.

What could your goal be?

Have a great day boys and girls and remember to set your goals and follow your dreams.

Mrs Docherty

Good morning everyone,

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post about ACCEPTANCE. This week and next I will be continuing to share positive and powerful messages for our children and today’s theme is AWARENESS

I have also added a link where you can download the poster as part of the pack over the coming days if you would like to display these.

awareness poster

I love this message and especially at this time. Since lockdown I have shared many posts about stopping and thinking about all the wonderful things we have around us. I know that I have certainly taken time in life to stop and listen, to think and to reflect about what is important to me. When doing this I have been able to hear things that we would not normally take time to hear such as the sounds of nature the birds singing and the calmness all around.

I have also been able to appreciate the power of music and taken time to slow things down and appreciate quiet moments.

Ways to live life mindfully include:

• Using your senses
• Looking for changes in your everyday things and daily walks
• Practice your breathing

Have a great day everyone and take time to listen and hear everything going on around you,

Mrs Docherty

Good morning everyone,

The theme for this week is counting on each other. For my blog posts this week I will be looking at providing your children with a key theme and poster to help motivate them and to support them to recognise things they can do to help others and also support their own wellbeing.

A great website to support this is Action for Happiness where there are super ideas and messages of hope, some of which I have been sharing with you over the past few weeks.

Today’s first theme is Acceptance:

I have also added a link below in green where you can download the poster as part of the pack over the coming days if you would like to display these.

acceptance poster

In school we always talk about what makes us special and that each and every one of us in the St Ninian’s family bring their own unique talent and skills to help make our school great. These are celebrated at Assemblies, through our committees and of course through our day to day learning.

We are looking forward to everyone returning and sharing their special talents and skills with us again because they are what makes each and every one of you, you, and makes you a special part of the bigger St Ninian’s picture.

Boys and girls, keep being you, you are special in every way.

Mrs Docherty