St. Gerard's Primary

Please click on the link below to read our latest newsletter.

Newsletter Sept 2020

As you will be aware, North Lanarkshire Council have very recently released details about the short phased return of all pupils to school next week. Links for this have been posted on our website, Twitter and in text via Groupcall. In St. Gerard’s, we have been working on specific arrangements for our establishment, including details about start times, breaks and lunchtime, entrances to be used and safety procedures within the building.

You can find all of this information in the letter below:

St. Gerard’s Arrangements for School Return – letter to parents

Details for the first day for Primary 1 have been emailed directly to P1 parents. Please check your inbox for this.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming all of our pupils to school next week for a fresh start to the new term. We appreciate your support in following all the guidance issued to ensure the safety of our children and staff, and thank you for your patience during what has been a very challenging time.

See you next week!

Please click the link below for the latest information from NLC regarding schools re-opening next week.

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=35006

We are currently working to finalise our school-specific information and will issue this to parents tomorrow.

It may not have been the send off we would have hoped for, but I hope you enjoy sharing some of these lovely memories.

Good luck to our fabulous Primary 7 as they move on to Cardinal Newman High School.

Today we bid farewell to our fantastic Primary 7’s and wish them the very best for their future at @CN_HS
Here are a few memories to enjoy 😊 (1/4) pic.twitter.com/xx8DXnsi68

— St. Gerard's Primary (@st_gerards) June 24, 2020

Please find below a letter from CNHS for all P7 parents/carers regarding transition visits/arrangements.

This letter should have been sent to all parent/carer e-mail accounts.

A copy has also been included in Files on the P7 Class Teams Page.

CNHS Update to Parents and Carers

Fr. McGoldrick has a special message for CARITAS pupils from the Parish of Sacred Heart and St. Gerard’s.

Fr. McGoldrick is missing all of our children very much!

He has made this lovely video message for our pupils.

A message has been sent to all parents to ask that you ensure that email addresses and contact details are up to date on the Parent Portal. As our children’s progress reports will be accessed on the Portal, it is essential that your details are up to date.

We previously sent home a letter for parents and carers giving information about how to do this. A link to this letter has been posted below, as well as an information video.

Parent Portal Letter:

Parent Portal Letter 2020

Guidance notes can be viewed here:

Accessing the Parent Portal

This video will give you more information about the Portal:

Councillor Frank McNally, Convener of Education and Families and Derek Brown, Executive Director of Education and Families, have written to all parents and carers to outline North Lanarkshire Council’s plans for children and young people to return to schools and early learning and childcare settings after the summer break.

You can read this letter here:

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=35006

Dear Parents,

You may have already noticed that your child now has access to the numeracy button when they log in to IDL. This is a lovely program that assesses the children initially to determine their level and then directs them to individual lessons for them to work through at their own pace – similar to IDL literacy. Attached is a PDF with very clear instructions regarding all aspects of IDL numeracy from logging to through the assessment and on to enjoying the lessons and games.

If you require any support with IDL numeracy please don’t hesitate to contact us.

A Parent’s Guide to Using IDL Numeracy at Home