Category Archives: Parents

A message from the Head Teacher

Dear Parent/Carer and Pupil,

These are very difficult times for all of us and I hope that you and your loved ones are all safe and healthy.

School has been closed this week and we are about to begin our Easter break – this will be very different to any other break. School will continue to be closed for the next two weeks. At the moment, school will still be closed after the holidays but I will issue an invitation on Thursday 16th April on our school App to parents who are front line workers to have  their children in school during the week commencing Monday 20th April.

I hope that S1 to S3 pupils are able to access online learning but that they will take the next two weeks as a holiday.

For parents of pupils in S4, S5 and S6, the absence of SQA exams continues to cause uncertainty and anxiety. Staff are working from home to prepare estimate grades that will be sent to SQA for all courses and pupils. I do not think it appropriate for staff to discuss these grades with pupils or parents/carers as SQA have indicated that these estimates will go through a rigorous verification process and that grades may be changed before certification. I will issue any further updates on this process as appropriate on our school App.

I hope to see you all soon.
Happy Easter and God Bless

Mr McGuigan

Support for Front Line Workers

Parents and Carers – if you are a Key Worker in vital services and plan to send your child to school during the week commencing Monday 30 March 2020, please complete the form, following the link attached below.  This will be sent out every Thursday via the app.  Please ensure this is completed by 5pm each Saturday in order to allow the following week’s programme to be devised. Support is available from 9.00am – 3.00pm each day. Please remember to indicate if you need support for the whole day, or for the morning or afternoon only.

Pupils should wear their school uniform at all times.

We hope you are all safe and well.

Front Line Form – wk com 30 March 2020

Catholic Education Week 2019

Sunday 24th November marks the beginning of Catholic Education Week for our school. The theme for this year is “Promoting Gospel Values” and pupil learning in RE will have this focus.

On Sunday pupils and their families are warmly invited to join us at either 11am at Our Lady and St George, Penilee or 11.30am Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald to support this celebration of Catholic Education. If possible pupils attending should wear school uniform.

P7 Open Evening Parental Feedback

Our annual P7 Open Evening on Thursday evening was a great success. Parents and pupils from all of our 7 associated parents came along to the evening as well as a number of parents and pupils from out with our learning community. Parents accessed a number of workshops from staff across the school as well presentations from the Headteacher, Depute Headteacher, Pastoral care, a groups of S1 pupils, the Headgirl, and the Principal Teacher of English and Maths.

 

Below is a summary of some of the evaluations from the parents:

Good introduction to the school.

Concise yet informative evening.

Very informative and good fun. Great evening, lots of great information.

Well prepared, organised and presented.

The workshops were great fun

Really enjoyed all aspects of the evening. Great active learning for the children.

The children loved the evening. Very well-organised evening.

It was fantastic. The guides were very friendly.

Loved the passion from the English and Maths PTs.

A great show case for the school.

Great opening open evening and gives me great confidence for my child to attend the school.

A wonderful experience and it certainly has made myself and family less worried about high school. Thank you so much.

We look forward to our daughter starting at the school.

Both workshops (French and PE) were amazing and it was lovely to hear my daughter say,’ I love High School and can’t wait to start!’

All Saints Day – Friday 1 November

Friday 1st November is All Saints Day. As a holy day of obligation we will be celebrating Mass during the course of the school day at Our Lady of Lourdes RC church.

Year groups will attend as detailed below:

  • S2 and senior pupils (S4/5/6) will go directly to the church on Friday morning where Mass will begin at 8:50am.
  • S1 and S3 pupils will be taken to the church by their period 4 class teachers with Mass beginning for them at 12:15pm. Pupils will then be dismissed for lunch from the church.

Please feel welcome to join us at either of these Masses.