Parental Update – 02/12/20
Dear Parent/Carer,
Here is this week’s Parental Newsletter that has been sent out via our GroupCall Xpressions app and by email for those without the app.
Free School Meal Update
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please click on the link below for information on additional payments to families who are in receipt of free school meals. Please contact your child’s Pastoral Care Teacher or Ms Higgins (Depute Head Teacher) if you have any questions or if you have recently applied for free school meals for your child/children and want to check if this has now been granted. Any new applicants for free school meals must apply by Monday 7th December 2020 to receive the additional £120 payment.
MMcK – FSM Payment-parents.doc
S1-S3 Pupil and Parent/ Carer Medicine Information Event
An Introduction to Medicine
WAMGCC in collaboration with the charity You Can be a Doctor and a number of other organisations we are hosting an online information evening for pupils in S1-3 and their parents who are thinking about studying medicine or simply interested in finding out more about the career.
Join us for an evening of presentations from consultant doctors, GPs, medical students, and more to learn about what it’s like to be a doctor and how you can get there. This evening is intended for any pupil in S1 – S3 at a Scottish state school who is thinking about becoming a doctor, is interested in science, or who has a passion for looking after others. We also welcome parents of any budding doctors! The talks will be packed with information but we will also have an open text chat that pupils (and parents) can use to ask questions and chat directly to doctors and medical students. As work experience is difficult to find at the moment this session is sure to provide a valuable opportunity for pupils to explore the possibilities that being a doctor can offer them!
The event is to be held on Tuesday December 15th. 7-9pm. A recording will also go online on the charity’s YouTube channel afterwards. The event is entirely free but to register for an access code please visit:
You Can Be A Doctor – Advice for pupils who want to study medicineYou Can Be A Doctor is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Charity number SC046620 Remember, applying to medicine is your responsibility.youcanbeadoctor.co.uk |
(It is worth noting the registration system works best using Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers).
For more information please email: advice@youcanbeadoctor.co.uk
Operation Donation
Our S6 Leadership Team have launched Operation Donation. Senior Pupils were invited by our Parent Council to attend our online Parent Council meeting last Tuesday adn share their plans to support two local charities – Glasgow Foodbank and Refuweegee – by collecting donations from Monday 30th-Friday 11th December.
Posters outlining what donation are requested have been put up across our school as well as shared via our school Twitter account and via our Parent Council Twitter and Facebook pages and you can also find them here.
Donations can be brought in by pupils and placed in one of the many collection points across the school. If you have any queries, please contact Mr Neil or Miss Higgins.
S3- Social Media- Fake News Project
We are delighted to be working with the University of Glasgow to create and design a project on helping young people to spot fake news, photoshopped images, etc.
This is a fantastic opportunity for pupils and will look fantastic on future university, college or employment applications.
We are looking for a group of S3 pupils to be involved in this project. If you are interested please contact Mr Richardson on gw12richardsonjack@glow.sch.uk
Scottish Child Payment, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please see leaflet below for information on grants and payments that are available to families.
A reminder if your circumstances have changed your child may be eligible for Clothing Grant and Free School Meals . You can find out more at the link below or contact your child’s Pastoral Care Teacher for more information.
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17885
Parental Update – 18.11.20
Please click on the link below for an important update from Maureen McKenna, Executive Director of Education. This has already been shared via our Groupcall Xpressions app and via email. If you did not receive it this way then it may be that we do not have a current email address for you. You can contact our school office on 0141 582 0100 to check this and/or get guidance on how to download our school app.
Future Pathways- Typed Questions and Answers
Thank you to everyone who attended our Future Pathways Event and who asked questions. These questions and their responses have been written up into this document- Future Pathways- Questions and Answers which will allow anyone who could not attend to look over the discussion that took place.
If you have any further questions, please contact Mr Richardson- gw12richardsonjack@glow.sch.uk