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Good morning everyone,

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post about GIVING. As I will be continuing to share positive and powerful messages today’s theme is MEANING:

I have also added a link where you can download the poster to continue to make up your poster packs over the past week and into this week.

meaning poster

One of the RRS Articles we have explored during lockdown was Article 15: You have the right to join a group and this fits in so well with our message of the day. We know and hope you also know how important you are as part of our amazing group of people who make up our very special school. In school you show such generosity, kindness and love towards all things that help to make our school and also the world a better place. All these small acts will help you as you grow older to become people who care and understand the importance of kindness in our world. I have also attached a little poem for you to enjoy that really puts this message across:

Keep being kind and think of others in your home, school, clubs and in the wider world. You are all stars.

Mrs Docherty

 

Good morning everyone,

The theme for this week is support and being there for each other through the good and difficult times. For my blog posts this week I will be continuing to provide you and 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.

Today’s first theme is Giving:

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.

giving poster

Giving and helping others can come in many forms. We can give something in material ways like a present but we can more importantly also give emotional support to others when we cannot be with them or see them. We can do this by showing kindness and being the listening ear someone might need. As children it is great to recognise how it feels to give someone something that makes not just them happy but also you for doing such an act of kindness.

One of the most powerful messages about giving comes from the wise words of Mother Teresa:

Boys and girls, remember these words and keep giving by doing the simple things like smiling and talking and listening to others with compassion and love.

Have a great day everyone,

Mrs Docherty

 

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

 

Good morning everyone. As we start a new week of online learning I hope you have managed to have a lovely weekend with your families. One of my favourite things is deciding what song suits who we are as a school and as a team.  We are a very special team made up of you as parents, our staff, and of course and most importantly your children.

One song that immediately came to mind was Bruno Mars: Count on Me. If ever there was a song that applied to who we all are at St Ninian’s it is this song. Please have a listen I’m sure you’ll agree:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc6T9iY9SOU

 

Just like the quote above the words of the song absolutely ring true:

Find out what we’re made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one two three
I’ll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You’ll be there
‘Cause that’s what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

 

We have certainly found out what we are all made of during this time. We have been there for each other, counted on each other and showed trust and respect towards each other. This has been evident from the amazing work shared, the messages of support and the touching base asking how are you, and how are you getting on that have been permanent fixtures of our connectedness.

All done with a real sense of compassion and care. What a team St Ninian’s, we are certainly NUMBER 1!!!

Have a great day everyone full of care and compassion,

Mrs Docherty

Good morning. Wow, it is amazing that we are that the end of our first week in June. I hope that our theme of happiness has continued for you all throughout the week.

Happiness comes in so many forms and throughout the week I have been sharing ideas on how to promote positivity and support your children in having positive experiences in their day. I think that main message for the week has been that:

There has never been a time in our lives that makes this message more important as we have all sat down and really appreciated what we have. The most important thing to us is our family and friends in life as they are the constants for us. Other things will come and go but connections that we make stay a lifetime. This has certainly made us stop and think about the amazing connections we have formed and cemented as a school and the happiness and support this has given us.

So going into the weekend I have given you a poster that you can look at to help you remember what happiness really is and how it can be part of every day for us.  I have also included a lnik so you can print the poster if you like.

 

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Have a great weekend filled with happiness and love,

Mrs Docherty

Good morning everyone. Day 3 and we are continuing our happiness activities today with our final set of activities to do as a family. These will build upon our previous activities and will help us to focus on what and who is important to us and for us. In previous posts I’ve spoken about self-esteem and also sleep and our two activities today will link with these.

 

Our first activity today is to WAYS TO BE RESILIENT:

We have spoken about being resilient and how to support your child with this. One of our key messages was to speak with someone and to ask for help. Below is a little poster to help you have discussions with your child and some ideas on how to support your child if they are anxious or worried. I’ve also included the link below so you can print off the poster as part of your pack.

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Our final activity for this week is: HAPPY SLEEP HABITS

Sleep has been an important theme for us in lockdown and we have shared many wonderful resources from Sleep Scotland. Today’s tips support your child in achieving a good night’s sleep and a Happy Sleep. This in turn will lead to Happiness.

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As always thank you for taking part and sharing in our positivity blog posts and in particular our Week of Happiness.

We will finish the week tomorrow with our Positive Quote of the week.

Have a great day,

Mrs Docherty

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. I hope your week is going well and you are all managing to continue to make special memories along the way.

We are continuing our happiness activities today with some more special fun filled activities to do as a family.

 

Our first activity today is to GIVE A COMLPIMENT CARD:

This is a lovely activity and one which will not only make you feel good but also someone else feel good too. Compliments are a lovely way to connect with someone and show them admiration. Try out the little activity below and please let me know how you get on and if someone has paid you a compliment. I have also added a link below the picture if you would like to get the printable version to make a pack for all of this week’s activities.

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The second activity today is INTERVIEW A FRIEND:

In my previous posts I have spoken about friendships and the importance of these especially at this time. But how much do you really know about your friends? Finding out more about each other is a great way of building up friendships and here’s a little activity to help with this.

See if you can find out something new about your friend that you didn’t know before.

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Please try these activities out and as always let me know how you get on.

 

Have a wonderful day everyone and be happy,

Mrs Docherty