Week beginning 1st March we will move to the Blue week timetable which can be found by clicking on the link below. S1 to S3 should follow the timetable emailed to parents yesterday and posted on the website. S4-S6 should use the summary sheets combined with their paper timetables as they did this week.
Amendments to the School Calendar
To Parents and Pupils
Please see attached letter from the Head Teacher re further amendments to the school calendar and assessment schedule which has been e-mailed to parents as a result of the latest information from the Scottish Government. 2021022315352080_HTs letter 23.2.21
Online Safety Advice
Some useful advice on cyber safety for parents and pupils from our campus police officer Online Safety Advice_
Blended Learning Timetables
Yellow week blended learning summary timetables can be found using the link below (emailed to all parents yesterday). Blue week timetables will be posted next week.
FAQ link (latest) can be found below.
Senior School Option Choices
School Leaver Hoodies
Academy Uniforms will be providing the opportunity for any S6 school leavers to purchase a Hoodie. There is a link below which has been set up for Eastwood and will take you to the order page on the Academy Uniform Website. You will be required to enter:
- Hoodie Colour – there is a chart below the form showing available colours
- Hoodie Size – also a chart for this showing measurements for each size – we have been advised that if you are between sizes it is better to choose the bigger one
- Nickname – these will be checked so no inappropriate ones please
- Name for ordering purposes
- Initials – the initials you want to appear on the front of the Hoodie
The deadline for this is Friday 12 February (it says 24 January on the website but just ignore that). We need to try and stick to this date if at all possible as the company is currently closed due to lockdown and already have a backlog. So if we hope to get these made up and ready before the end of the summer term then we need to get into the queue as soon as possible. As pupils are currently not in school we will NOT be chasing this so if you want a Hoodie then you need to get this ordered by the deadline. (Please contact Mrs McCartney – at the school – ASAP if this is going to be a problem or if you want to ask anything about this)
https://www.academyuniformsltd.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=70_145&product_id=769
Ctrl and Click the above link or copy and paste this into your browser.
S3 Curricular Choices
Eastwood High School S2 into S3 Curricular Choices will be taking place this term during the week beginning 18th January. All courses available to Eastwood High pupils are detailed in the S2 into S3 Option Choice Booklet.
Please take some time over the coming weeks to read the information available and consider all options before making an informed choice. Please encourage your child to give careful consideration to their choices as, given the current uncertain circumstances, changes to original choices at a later date may be limited.
Curricular choices take the form of a column structure at this stage – the available columns are found on the final page of the booklet linked above. Please note the following important points regarding your child’s options:
- Pupils, in consultation with their parents/guardians, should complete their option choices on the Microsoft Form
- Pupils must select one choice only from each column in the booklet
- A choice must be selected from every column, no column can be left blank
- Levels (ie National 3/4/5) will not be finalised until the end of the BGE
- Your son/daughter’s S2 report, available on Parent Portal, should offer advice from current teachers about subject progress.
- Finalised choices will be discussed with Pastoral Care staff before submission – you will receive a call from Pastoral staff during the week beginning 18th January
- While we will do our best to accommodate all options, choices are provisional on staffing and timetable constraints. Any required amendments will be discussed directly with those affected once the timetable is available (around April/May 2021).
Please check your emails for information and link to the option choice form.
Letter from Director of Education
Please find below a link to a letter from Mark Ratter, Director of Education. It contains important information about the return to School in January.
Common Cold and Covid-19 Symptoms
Click here for information on testing and common colds from Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director.
Head Teachers’s Newsletter
The Head Teacher’s Newsletter for August 20 is now available.
Click on link below.
Senior Prefect Team 2020/2021
Congratulations to Steven Collingham, Rebecca Paton, Scott Campbell and Helen Chong who, following a very competitive application and interview process have been successful in the position of Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl respectively.
Congratulations also go Mohamad Abdelkader, Olivia Brady, Murray Brown, Cameron Constable, Kirsty Dougall, Charlie Evans, Innes Garmany, Mia Hepburn, Flora Robertson, Lara Sturgeon, Erica Winning and Disha Yadav who are our new Vice Captains!
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Public Health – Letter to Parents 27.8.20
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Pupil Senior Leadership Team
Applications for positions on the Pupil Senior Leadership Team – Head Boy/Head Girl, Deputes and Vice Captains, should be submitted in writing by Friday 24th August. The letter should be addressed to Mr Maxwell and should detail your reason for applying and what you would bring to the role in question. The letter should be handed into the school office.
Interviews for the positions will take place on Wednesday 26th August starting at 10am.
Interview times will be posted on the S6 notice board.
Secondary School Lunch Menus
Lunch menus can be found on East Renfrewshire website.
click on link for more information.
Free School Meals/Clothing Grant
Please check if your family are entitled to free school meals and a clothing grant
Click link for more information:
First Day News
We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Eastwood tomorrow at 8.45am
S1 – to report to the Games Hall
S2- S6 – to their Period 1 classes. Details of their Period 1 classes will be on their Year Group noticeboard outside the school office.
From tomorrow S1/S2 pupils who use the Neilston train will be released from school at the end of the day at 2.15pm (Wednesday & Friday) and 3.15pm (Monday, Tuesday, Friday) to alleviate congestion and crowding when exiting the school.
Parents/Carers will only be allowed access to the school/grounds with prior notice. You can either contact the school to organise this on 0141 577 2200 or by email
schoolmail@eastwood.e-renfrew.sch.uk
Lockers will not be issued to our new S1 pupils at the present time.
SQA Results
Your examination results will arrive on 4th August by post; and by text or email if you have signed up to MySQA. Please call your school if you do not receive your results by 1pm on 4th August.
The SQA’s Candidate Advice Line (0345 279 1000) and Skills Development Scotland Exam Results Helpline (0808 100 8000) can provide advice from 8am on 4th August.
Post Certification Reviews
Your school is currently reviewing how final grades compared to those estimated and checking school based evidence that could support appeals. Pastoral staff are also aware of all outstanding College or University conditional offers and will consider Priority Post Certification Reviews where possible. School staff will contact you directly if they would like to appeal on your behalf.
Post Certification Reviews require your approval and can only be requested by the school. How we identify and process Post Certification Reviews is summarised in our ‘leaflet for parents and candidates’.
For URGENT Appeals (University applicants) – to school by 10 August
For all other Appeals – to school by 17 August
Good Luck !
Prefects 2020 – 2021 / Colours
Congratulations to all colours recipients and to next year’s Senior Prefect Team, we look forward to working with you.
We are sorry not everyone was able to be included on the list, as we know there are very good candidates who did not make it.
Interviews for Head Boy/Girl will be carried out when we return in August.
Pupils entitled to braiding should take proof of ID to one of our braiding suppliers,
Julies Alterations – 367 Clarkston Road, Glasgow G44 3JG (0141 637 5186)
Or
Academy Uniforms – 4 Rennie Place, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5DH (01355 244879)
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we would ask you show consideration and understanding when enquiring about braiding as there will be a waiting list.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM 2020-2021
Online Learning Newsletter
We are now in the final week of online work and I am sure you are looking forward to a relaxing summer. Please see attached the 4th edition of the Online Newsletter. We would really appreciate if pupils could continue working up till the latter stages of the week in order to fully prepare them for August. The materials and instructions will remain in Google Classroom, but please note that staff will not be available throughout the summer holidays.
The work and effort at home from so many has been extraordinary and, on behalf of the staff, can I pass on my gratitude to you all under such testing times.
