Our annual Mass of Welcome will take place on Thursday 17th September at 7.00pm. Please come along and share in the celebration.
Welcome Letter from Head Teacher
August 2015
Dear Parent/Carer,
I would like to take this opportunity of welcoming your child back to school after the summer holidays. I would like to extend a particularly warm welcome to our new S1 pupils. I am confident that they will be happy, safe and flourish in their new environment.
At this early stage I would like to take this opportunity to pass some important information on to you.
The new shape to the school day in Lourdes Secondary
School begins at 8.50am and finishes at 3.15pm each day.
Pupil Support
We have made some significant changes to the delivery of Pastoral Care within the school this session. The House system no longer operates. Pastoral Care staff will support pupils from one year group. Each year group will have a Depute Headteacher(DHT), a Pastoral Care teacher and a number of My Time Tutors. The My Time Tutor will have daily contact with your child and will work with Pastoral Care and the DHTs to ensure that your child is well known, supported, safe and working to their full potential.
If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding your child’s welfare and progress please do not hesitate to contact your son/daughter’s Pastoral Care teacher.
The DHTs and Pastoral Care teachers are assigned as follows:
Yeargroup Depute Headteachers Pastoral Care Teacher
S1 Mrs Downie Mr MacKinnon
S2 Mr Kerr Mr Downes
S3 Mr Kerr Mrs Black
S4 Ms Cairney Ms Sellar and Ms McSween
S5 Mrs Devine Mrs Kennedy (Mon-Wed)/Mrs Hughes (Thurs- Fri)
S6 Mrs Downie Mrs Kennedy (Mon-Wed)/Mrs Hughes (Thurs- Fri)
Mrs Dolan, Principal Teacher of our Additional Learning Needs Provision, Mrs Taylor (Support for Learning teacher) and Mrs Barclay (English as an Additional language teacher) work very closely with many children in Lourdes Secondary and are also available to offer help and support to you if required.
School Uniform
I am delighted at the very high standard of uniform this session. I would like to ask that you ensure that your child continues to wear the full school uniform every day. Your support with the uniform is very much appreciated.
School Diary
Pupils have been issued with a school diary this week. The diary should enable your child to organise and plan their homework for all their subjects. The diaries will be checked on a regular basis by staff, particularly by the My Tutors, Pastoral Care and the Depute Headteachers. Your help and support ensuring that your child is completing homework on time and to the best of their ability will be greatly appreciated.
Data Check
All pupils have received a data check sheet with home contact information and details of any medical concerns etc.
I should be grateful if you would check the details and update as required. Please ensure the data sheets are returned to school as soon as possible.
Pupil Absence Procedures
If you child is absent from school, Parents/Carers should not automatically contact the school. Glasgow City have set up a Pupil Absence line for all schools and Parents across the city are encouraged to phone: 0141 287 0039.
Information from the Pupil Absence line will routinely be passed to us.
Important Dates for your diary this term:
Event/Activity Dates
Welcome Mass for all pupils & Parents/Carers Thursday 17th September
September Weekend Friday 25th and Monday 28th September
S1 Parents’ Evening Tuesday 6th October 4-6pm
October Holidays Monday 12th to Friday 16th October
Staff In-service Monday 19th October
I am looking forward to working with you and your children in the weeks and months ahead.
Yours faithfully
G McGuigan
Head Teacher
Career Ready Programme
The Career Ready programme offers an exciting and challenging mixture of experiential and practical learning to help young people develop the skills, knowledge and attributes they need for work.
Students take part in our structured two-year programme in addition to their studies during S5 and S6 at school. But it is the way that classroom learning is linked to direct contact with the workplace and employers that makes the Career Ready programme stand out.
Students will be leaving the classroom for one-to-one mentoring, masterclasses, workplace visits and an internship. These activities happen either after school or at a time to ensure that any interruption to students’ school studies are minimized.
Applications forms can be found here and should be emailed to Mrs Ross at LRoss@lourdes-sec.glasgow.sch.uk Closing date for applications is Tuesday 25th August and Interviews will be held in school on Thursday 27th August.
For more detailed information on the programme follow this link
Lockerbie Manor Update
All S2 and S3 parents/ carers
A reminder that the rescheduled information evening for the outdoor residential to Lockerbie Manor in February will be held in the school on Wednesday 19th August @ 6.15pm. All S2/S3 parents/ carers are invited to attend.
There are still spaces available for s2/s3 pupils to be part of this excellent experience, pupils should speak to Mrs Cullen for more details.
Summer Newsletter
The schools’ Summer Newsletter was distributed to pupils this afternoon.
If you did not receive your copy make sure you have a look here.
Please take time to read the latest newsletter as it contains important dates and information for next term.
All previous Newsletters can be found under the Parents tab at the top of this page, then Newsletters.
School re-opens on Thursday 13 August at 8.50am when the the new structure of the school day will be in place (details in the newsletter).
Scottish Medical Training Careers Fair for school pupils – SECC, Glasgow, 12 September 2015
The 2nd Scottish Medical Training Careers Fair (SMTCF) will take place this year on 12 September 2015 in the SECC, Glasgow.
This year the event is open to school pupils who have a career intention or an interest in Medicine.
Further details of the event can be found in here.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT
- The event is free but bookings need to be made through http://www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/
- On the day registration at the SECC in Glasgow is 1.30 pm
- There will be tailored seminars including ones on ‘Gaining entry to medical school: How do you go about this’ and ‘So you are thinking about becoming a doctor’,
- All 5 medical schools are participating
- There will be opportunities to meet with medical students, foundation doctors, trainees and trained doctors in a variety of specialties.
The booking system goes live on 22 June 2015 so if you are interested book early to avoid disappointment as the numbers will be limited.
Awards Ceremonies
The Award Ceremonies are taking place this week to celebrate the successes of our S1 to S3 pupils.
Please come along to help us celebrate their success.
Monday 15 June 2015 – S1 Awards
Tuesday 16 June 2015 – S2 Awards
Wednesday 17 June 2015 – S3 Awards
All Awards Ceremonies start at 7pm and refreshments will be served afterwards.
BREAKING NEWS – Dancing in Yer Street
Will Abbie and her girl group “The Chantelle’s” make it to the top? Will she go it alone or stick with her friends? Come along and find out!
Written by our own and very talented Mrs Simpson, the show looks at the journey of Abbie and her friends on their way to future stardom. The show runs from Tuesday 9th June till Thursday 11th June 7.30pm – 9.30 pm in the concert hall. Tickets are on sale now form the Performing Arts department. £5 adult and £2 concession – a bargain!
ALL NIGHTS SELLING FAST – DON’T MISS OUT!
IMPORTANT – S4 & S5 Pupils Return to School
Pupils currently in S4 who are intending to return for S5 should report to school on Tuesday 2 June at 9.30.
Pupils currently in S5 who are intending to return for S6 should report to school on Friday 5 June at 9.30
CANCELLATION OF PRESENTATION: Residential @ Lockerbie Manor
Dear Parent/ Carer,
Monday 27th April 2015
CANCELLATION OF PRESENTATION: Residential @ Lockerbie Manor
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the meeting planned for Monday evening. This meeting will take place at a later date this term however be reassured that the residential experience will take place in February 2016 as planned.
To this end if you wish to secure a place for your child on this experience can you please return the initial reply slip and £25 deposit to the school by Friday 1st May 2015. This experience is open to our current S1 & S2 pupils and takes place on Monday 22nd Feb 2016 – Friday 26th Feb 2016.
Cheques should be made payable to “Lourdes Secondary”. A payment card will be issued and a timetable of payment dates will be given with this card.
Many thanks for your understanding in this issue
Yours sincerely
Lawrence Kerr
Depute Head Teacher