Your School Team Kirkcaldy North Primary School Compassion

Your School Team. Kirkcaldy North Primary School Compassion Ambition Respect and Responsibility Equity Success. Applying learning skills for a successful life.

KNPS Team https: //www. dropbox. com/s/d 3 wp 6 w 6 gnx 8 o 74 p/KNPS%2 0 in%20 Lockdown%20 -%20 Friends%20 Edition. mp 4? dl=0 The staff at KNPS have enjoyed putting this short film together – please click on the link and enjoy!

Mrs Waddell Headteacher I started my teaching career in Aberdeen where I taught as a nursery and then class teacher for 3 years before moving to Fife and teaching for 7 years. I then enjoyed 4 years as a Support For Learning Teacher before 4 years as a Depute Headteacher both in Fife and in Edinburgh. As well as teaching I love spending time with my little boy. I enjoy hillwalking and sunshine and creative art projects and gardening. At KNPS my responsibilities include: Overview and responsibility for the whole school. Management and Leadership of First and Second Level Child Protection Coordinator Support for Learning lead for whole school Lead for P 5, P 5/6 and P 6/7 Supporting staff Health and Wellbeing Supporting staff to continually develop their professional skills Supporting Pupil and family Health and Wellbeing Developing Parental Engagement Developing links with our community Getting It Right For Every Child!

Miss King Principal Teacher Miss King’s career spans 19 years. She has taught every stage of Primary school. Her passion lies in supporting children with Additional Support Needs across the school as well as providing extra-curricular activities for the children to enjoy. Her passion for Health and Wellbeing, and particularly in positive mental health have benefitted us as she leads an ‘Our Girls Can’ group across our cluster schools. Miss King has excellent relationships with her pupils and families and uses her very calm and reassuring nature to great effect. Miss King’s responsibilities include: Management and Leadership of Additional Support Needs and Support for Learning Deputy Child Protection Coordinator Whole school lead in Health and Wellbeing Developing Outdoor Learning Developing links with our community Leading Intergenerational work Lead for P 2. P 3 and P 4 Getting It Right For Every Child!

Miss Lindsay Principal Teacher Miss Lindsay has been with KNPS for 5 years and in that time has developed an extensive knowledge of child development and early level curriculum. Miss Lindsay has successfully led the Early level/Nursery Team for the past 18 months Her positivity and warmth towards the children ensures excellent relationships and children who thrive and are achieving well in an environment built on play and creativity. Miss Lindsay’s responsibilities include: Management and Leadership of Early Level – Nursery and P 1/2 Whole school lead in Playful Pedagogy Getting It Right For Every Child!

Mrs Campbell Teacher P 6/7 – Room 18 Hi Everyone, it's me again. Welcome to P 6/7, I am going to be your teacher again this year because I like you all so much. Most of you all know me already and I am really looking forward to having you all back in class again. During the holidays I am looking forward to giving my garden a makeover, taking my dog Baxter for walks, spending time with my husband of course helping to look after my wee grandson Miles. I may have some time to read a book before getting ready to return to school. Here are 3 things that I am really looking forward to • Going out to dinner with my husband family. • Getting back to fitness classes and swimming. • Being back at school with my class again. Have a fantastic summer holiday, stay safe and I will see you all in August. Mrs Campbell.

Mrs Waring Teacher P 5/6 – Room 17 Mrs Waring leads in 1+2 languages across the school, ensuring staff have the skills and resources to teach languages. Bonjour! !Buenas dias! I think most of you already know that I love languages and holidays in the sun. In winter I do not like the cold, although I do like looking out of the window at the snow. My main hobbies are reading, walking and Zumba. I love going out to eat and not having to cook! One of my other favourite activities is spending time with my grandchildren. This year I am looking forward to learning with all of you. Have a super, safe holiday. See you soon.

Mrs Duncan Teacher P 5 – Room 10 Hello, Primary 5! I am Mrs Duncan. I live in Dunfermline with my fiancé, my daughter and my dog. I love science and I am part of the STEAM and DYW groups, so I hope to make the most of your science skills and help you think about your talents and aspirations this year! I would really like to get into some art projects this year and I know you will help me make our classroom beautiful and creative with topics you choose to learn about. Can’t wait to meet you all. See you soon!

Mr Cobain Teacher P 4 – Room 11 Hello, I have been teaching for over fifteen years and at your school for two and a half years. I have four grown up children, a cat and a dog. I enjoy being outdoors walking and love music, art and keeping fit. I am looking forward to meeting you all in August. Mr Cobain has been working hard to develop the IT skills of both staff and pupils within KNPS

Miss Mc. Donald Teacher P 3 – Room 12 Hello there, I am Miss Mc. Donald and I will be your teacher in Primary 3. I taught in Primary 4 last year, so if you were at Kirkcaldy North, you might recognise me from around the school. I enjoy doing lots of arty things in class, but my favourite part of the day is story time. When not at school, I love going for walks with my dog and baking lots of yummy treats for my family and friends. I’m so excited to meet you and welcome you into your new class. I hope that you have a wonderful Summer break. Stay safe and I’ll see you in August.

Miss Gray Teacher P 2 – Room 5 Miss Gray has been a teacher for 12 years and joined Kirkcaldy North in May 2019. Before she came to the North she had been teaching across the other side of the world in New Zealand had a class of 6 -year olds. Before she worked in New Zealand, she taught at Kennoway Primary School. This year, Miss Gray has taught Primary 4/5. Her favourite subject to teach is writing and she loves story-time. Miss Gray loves to travel and has a big long list of places in the world she would like to visit. Her favourite travel experiences so far have been walking with elephants in South East Asia, swimming with turtles in Australia and doing a bungee jump off a mountain in New Zealand. She enjoys singing, dancing and performing on stage with theatre companies when she is not at school and going for walks and eating cake with her friends. Miss Gray is really looking forward to teaching Primary 2 after the summer holidays and can't wait to meet the boys and girls in her new class.

Mrs Mc. Quillan Teacher P 1/2 - Room 4 Hello everyone! I’m Mrs Mc. Quillan and I am going to be your teacher after the summer holidays. Some of you will know me already but I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and I can’t wait to have you back in our classroom! We haven’t managed to get to know each other yet so I thought I’d tell you some things about myself. I love teaching at Kirkcaldy North but in my spare time I like to go swimming and I also enjoy going for long walks. When the weather is good my favourite place to be is the garden as it’s quite peaceful there. I also like going out for dinner with my husband, my family and my friends so hopefully we’ll be allowed to do that soon. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone when we’re back at school and I can’t wait to see where we go on our learning journey! Enjoy your summer holidays and stay safe! From Mrs Mc. Quillan

Mrs Reid School Administrator Mrs Reid is the first face you see in many cases when you come through the doors of KNPS. She has been with the team for lots of years and there isn’t much you can ask she won’t know the answer to. Mrs Reid’s responsibilities include: first point of contact for all enquiries ensuring Pupil Profile Records are up to date ordering items for school overseeing compliance tasks and records As well as administration tasks in the office Mrs Reid keeps us all right!

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