The minutes for the Parent Council Meeting (25 Sept 18) can be found here:
Parent Council Minute 25 Sept 18
In addition, if you would like to contact the Parent Council please use the contact form located here:
Parent Council Minutes – Session 17-18
The minutes for the Parent Council Meetings for the previous session (2017-2018) can be found here:
Parent Council Minute 28 Aug 17
Parent Council AGM Minute 14 Sept 17
Parent Council Minute 6 Nov 17
Parent Council Minute 29 Nov 17
Parent Council Minute 15 Jan 18
Parent Council Minute 26 Mar 18
School Catchment Area Consultation
Glasgow are launching two public consultations
- to amend secondary school entry criteria and
- placing request criteria for mainstream schools.
a) Secondary School Entry Criteria
The purpose of this consultation is to align the entry criteria across all 30 Glasgow city council mainstream secondary schools by making all 30 delineated secondary schools, i.e. the single entry criterion for all secondary schools being a defined geographical catchment area.
b) Placing Request Criteria for Mainstream Schools
The purpose of this consultation is to review and improve the placing request criteria for mainstream schools (primary and secondary).
Both consultations will run until 24 September 2018 with six public meetings arranged.
Further information on the proposals is set out in the statutory documents in relation to these consultations, which are available on the Glasgow City Council website at www.glasgow.gov.uk/schoolconsultations
Pupil Equity Fund Partner Report
Follow the link to read more about how we have been using the Pupil Equity Fund to support pupils and help close the attainment gap.
Respect Me – Anti-Bullying Week November 2017
Respect is at the heart of all healthy relationships. Our S1 pupils have joined us from over 50 Glasgow Primary Schools and beyond. We value all our young people and want them to feel part of our community. Making new friends and maintaining existing friendships is a huge part of school life. We have a programme of support to help young people to develop key social skills that will enable them to enjoy healthy and long lasting friendships. Over the last month, our S1 pupils have benefited from a number of Health and Wellbeing sessions highlighting the difference between positive and negative behaviour within relationships and strategies on how to cope with bullying behaviour. Takeaway Theatre Company and Police Scotland delivered interactive workshops and presentations which also included valuable online safety and cyberbullying education. Mrs Henderson, DHT Pupil Support introduced Anti-bullying Week to S1 and S2 with assembly workshops called ‘Respect Means’, pupils had their photos taken as part of a national conversation about what respect means to young people. Our Pastoral Care Team will deliver follow up PSSE lessons called ‘Responding to Bullying’ and feedback from pupils will be analysed and shared with staff, parents and pupils. Please look out for this on the website in the coming weeks.
You can visit the Respect Me Scotland website using the link below:
https://respectme.org.uk/
If your daughter experiences disrespectful behaviour, please do not hesitate to contact our Pastoral Care Team immediately.
Notre Dame’s Christmas Fayre and Concert 7th December
This year Notre Dame will be hosting a Christmas Fayre before our annual Christmas Concert on Thursday 7th December. The stalls will include, home baking, face painting, tombola, pizza counter, hot chocolate, mulled wine, mince pies and much, much more!
The fayre will run between 5pm and 7pm; just in time for you to continue the festivities with our Christmas Concert. Tickets for the fayre and concert will be on sale next week in school.
If you are a local businessperson and would like to have a stall at the fayre please contact the school on 0141 582 0190.
Parent Council Minutes
The minutes from our meetings this session can be found here:
Parents and Carers e-Bulletin
Latest news for parents and carers from Education Scotland can be found here:
Grants and Allowances
Make sure you are aware of the grants and allowances available to school pupils. You may be eligible to apply. See the attached link:
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17519
Road Safety – Drop off and pick up
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please do not stop your vehicle in the middle of the road when dropping your daughter off in the morning or picking her up in the afternoon. There are a number of parking bays free in the local area where cars can be parked for a few minutes and pupils can enter/exit vehicles safely. As it stands, pupils are endangering their safety by entering and leaving cars in the middle of the road and significant delays are caused by stationary vehicles blocking the road entirely. Road safety is an important aspect of pupil safety and we would encourage all parents/carers to witness to responsible driving. Given the persistence of this issue, we have asked that the local traffic police have a presence in the area. Safety of pupils, staff, parents and local residents is of paramount importance and we appreciate your assistance in relation to this matter.
Arranging a safe pick up and drop off point a short distance from the school and away from the one way system is encouraged.
Empowering Schools – Consultation
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on a new Education Bill which hopes to empower schools and strengthen the role of parents.
You can read the proposals and comment here: https://consult.gov.scot/learning-directorate/education-scotland-bill/
Supported Study
Supported Study sessions will run between October and Christmas. All sessions are subject to change. The current timetable can be accessed by clicking on the image shown below. This post will be updated as/when new sessions are added.
Music Department – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Please come along and support our Music department when the girls will perform at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The performance takes place on Wednesday 25th October at 1pm. The event is free and there is no need to book a place. We are the first school to perform as part of this programme. More information on the poster shown below.
Contacting Our Parent Council
You can contact members of the Notre Dame Parent Council through the Parent Council ‘Contact Us’ form on the Parents and Carers page of our website.
You can access the page here:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/ndhs/parent-council/
Parent Council
Your Elected Members for session 2017/’18 are:
- Michelle Watt, Co-Chair (daughter in S5)
- Ciaran Ewins, Co-Chair (daughter in S2)
- Kath Brough, Church Representative (daughter in S4)
- Mrs Henderson, DHT, Parent Council Treasurer
- Rebecca Bateman, Head Girl, and School Secretary Amy McLure will represent our student body at future meetings
Please visit the ‘Parents and Carers’ page of the website to find out how to contact our Parent Council.
Parent Council Letter
Important letter sent to all parents today from our Parent Council – please check your daughter’s school bag!
S2 will receive their letter tomorrow – hope you had fun on your outdoor learning experience on Arran today girls.
School Holiday Dates – 2017/18
September Weekend 2017
Friday 22nd and Monday 25th September
October Week 2017
Friday 13th October (in-service day, school open for staff only, pupils should not attend)
Monday 16th to Friday 20th October Continue reading “School Holiday Dates – 2017/18”
National Improvement Framework – Parental Survery
The National Parent Forum for Scotland are encouraging all parents/carers to complete an important survey. They have asked that schools share the following message.
This questionnaire will help us find out what matters to parents about their school and their child’s education, focusing on what needs to done to make the improvements we all want to see. The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 places a duty on the Scottish Government to review the National Improvement Framework each year, providing parents with the opportunity to express their views and have regard to any such views.
You can access the survey here – http://bit.ly/2f0ra7T
Sports Captain – Election
House Captain Election – Melrose
House Captain Election – Trinity
House Captain Election – Iona
Secretary Election
Head Girl Election
Parents’ Evenings 2017/18
Parents’ Evenings for the 2017/18 session:
S1 – Thursday 5th October 2017
S2 – Tuesday 20th February 2018
S3 – Thursday 25th January 2018
S4 – Thursday 9th November 2017
S5 and S6 – Tuesday 21st November 2017
Appointment sheets will be issued nearer the time. If you are unable to attend, please contact your daughter’s Pastoral Care teacher.
Open Evening – Thursday 7th September 2017 – 6.45pm
We would like to extend a warm invitation to all P6 and P7 girls and their families who have an interest in enrolling with us for the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 terms.
The Open Evening takes place on Thursday 7th September 2017 at 6.45pm. We would be delighted if you could join us.
Consultation on School Holidays – 2018-2020
Glasgow City Council have asked that the following information be shared with parents/carers.
Dear Parents,
The current pattern of school term dates, holidays and In Service days is set until July 2018.
Glasgow City Council has developed a draft calendar for the following two years and wants to hear the views of parents, carers, pupils, staff and the wider public before the dates are finalised. Continue reading “Consultation on School Holidays – 2018-2020”
Exam Results and New Session
Congratulations to our young people receiving their examination results this week. Once again, our S4 results are the highest ever achieved at Notre Dame which places young people in an excellent position as they embark on their fifth year studies. Well done to Pati Alonso of S4 who achieved nine passes at National 5. Pupils in S5 and S6 also achieved some outstanding results with a number of girls achieving 5 Higher passes at “A” grade. In addition, Leah McCabe and Joanne Tahaney of S5 enhanced their academic profile by achieving success in four Highers and Advanced Higher Music. Good luck to our outgoing sixth year pupils as they begin the next stage of their life journey. Remember girls, you are always welcome at Notre Dame High should you need help or advice with decisions around your next steps.
It has been great to see so many of you collecting your new uniforms this week. We are looking forward to hearing your views on the new blazer option and the service provided by our new uniform supplier, Logoxpres.
We hope that our pupils and their families have enjoyed a relaxing summer holiday. Remember that school will resume for all pupils at 8.50 a.m. on Tuesday 15 August and we look forward to welcoming our new first year pupils.
Rosie Martin
Head Teacher
Notre Dame High School
“Ah! Qu’il est bon, le bon Dieu!”
Summer 2017 Newsletter
As we end the summer term we wish all our school community a joyous and relaxing summer break. Here’s a link to our Summer newsletter packed with lots of articles on everything that’s been happening at Notre Dame recently.
New Timetable 17/18 – Starts Tuesday 2nd May
On Tuesday 2nd May, we begin our timetable for the 2017/18 session. Pupils should report to their P1 class as they would have done last week. The new timetable will come into effect at the start of period 2. Continue reading “New Timetable 17/18 – Starts Tuesday 2nd May”
