S5/6 Parents’ Evening

This year’s S5 and S6 Parents’ Evening will take place from 3.30pm – 5.30pm on Tuesday 8 February 2022. This evening will use telephone appointments.

To make your appointments please go to www.parents-booking.co.uk/lourdes

Further details as to how to do this, along with details as to how the system of telephone appointments works, can be found in the attached letter.

Thank you.

S5_S6_Parents_Night_Booking_Letter.pdf

Holocaust Memorial Day

Today, we commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. We remember all those murdered and persecuted during the Holocaust and the genocides that have followed. In PSE this week we are delivering lessons to remember all of those who suffered.

School Show 2022!

After two long years…school show is BACK! Our school show this year is Matilda Jr. and is open to all pupils in S1-S6. If you think you could be our next Matilda Wormwood or Miss Trunchbull or, just fancy being part of the ensemble come along to Mrs Gray’s classroom (Drama – 121) on Monday 24th January at 3.15pm to find out more about the show and all the parts on offer.

FISO Partnership

We are delighted to announce that Lourdes Secondary will be working in partnership with Citizens Advice and now have the support of a Financial Inclusion Support Officer, Claire Kelly.

Financial Inclusion Support Officers (FISO) will be providing support to parents and children from schools across Glasgow.

Claire can give advice and support to families on a wide range of areas including:

  • Education related benefits eg. Free School Meals, Education Maintenance Allowance, School Clothing grants etc. (see support for families books for more info)
  • Up to Level 2 holistic advice in line with generalist advisers role in CAB
  • Welfare Rights – benefit entitlement checks, help in applying for benefits, completing benefit applications for clients, MR’s for benefit decisions
  • Housing – housing association complaints, property repairs/issues, factor issues, rental agreements etc
  • Debt – can be covered whether it be for income/expenditure forms, benefit overpayments, council tax/rent arrears, credit card/loan repayments etc. We can help to contact creditors and send out holding letters as well as negotiate payment plans etc.
  • Consumer Affairs

Claire will be available in the school to meet with parents on Wednesday afternoons. Appointments can be arranged by contacting Claire on 07790 544 817.

S5 and S6 Interim Assessments

A reminder to all S5 and S6 parents/ carers that the S5 and S6 Interim Assessments will take place from Wednesday 19 January – Tuesday 25 January 2022. School operates as normal for all S5 and S6 pupils on Monday 17 January and Tuesday 18 January. Study Leave will be applied only to the 5 school days of the Assessment Diet. An updated copy of the timetable, which reflects some small changes only to accommodation, is at the link below.

Pupils are reminded to wear school uniform at all times and to ensure that they arrive early for each assessment.

S5S6_InterimAssessment_Timetable_Pupils__Parents.pdf

 

S4 Tracking 3 Report

The third Tracking Report for S4 pupils has been issued by email to Parents and Pupils.

If you have any concerns, or if there is anything you would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Pastoral Care Teacher:-

4C1 – Miss Loughlin

4C2 – Mrs McMullan

4C3-4C9 – Mrs Cassidy

4C10 – Ms Dolan