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Grampian Child Bereavement Network: new service launch
Parent Council Meeting Tue 10/11/20
The Parent Council will meet virtually at 630pm on Tue 10/11/20. All parents/ carers are welcome. A link is available by contacting the school office.
How to help with your child’s mental health.
It is important to help young people with their mental health regardless of their age group. There are some hints for simple things to do to connect and help. Please contact your child’s PT Guidance or GP if you are worried about them.
It’s okay NOT to be okay.
Active Schools VIRTUAL Opportunity
Canteen Online Ordering
A letter has gone home regarding school meals and ordering food from our canteen.
From now, canteen break and lunch should be ordered online through the links posted here:
Orders close at 0845 for the day. Paper copies will be available from the office for those without online access. However, this measure is to increase COVID safety so please dotry to order online as it cuts down on shared paper and unecessary contact between pupils and staff.
The link will change on Friday at 4pm to show options for the following week.
Mrs Bain
DHT
Health and Safety: message to pupils from Acting Rector
Mrs Bain spoke to all pupils in a virtual assembly today regarding the serious issue of health and safety. She thanked all pupils who have been responsible and patient in following all the new arrangements in school. She emphasised the uniqueness and seriousness of the situation we are in as a society. Mrs Bain said the situation we are in is as serious as anything else we have faced as a society in her lifetime.
Her message was that we are all responsible for the health and wellbeing of others as well as ourselves. It is tempting to fall into our old habits and ways as we relax into being in school again. However, the virus does not relax and we must all stick to the rules: cleanse hands, no close physical contact and follow all instructions given. We cannot afford to be complacent and consequences will be consistent and firm if health and safety is compromised.
It would help if families emphasised the health and safety messages at home as well. We greatly appreciate the support we receive from parents and carers in working together to keep our young folks safe and learning.
Here is a link to the video shown to all pupils today:
https://youtu.be/iUBxP544imk
Return to school:12th August 2020.
There are many practical issues young people will be worrying about when thinking about coming in to school tomorrow. Where will I eat? How do I get in? Where are the toilets?
Attached is a quick FAQ document for parents to help answer young people’s questions… Everything will also be covered tomorrow period 1.
S5/6 Student Leadership Opportunities
A reminder that the ‘Form’ to apply for S1 Buddy and Prefect posts is open until Monday 10th and we need your help to make a success of the 2020-21 session. If you were a prefect in 2019-20, please reapply as well.
Thanks to those who have done this already.
Further info is on the Form itself- click below…
August Return to School
INFO FOR ALL
As you will know, the Scottish Government announced last Thursday that all schools should plan for a full return to school from next week. Further information will follow later this week to all families regarding arrangements for the return to school. We are working hard along with Moray Council to meet all Government guidance and requirements. I just wanted to issue some initial information and reassurances until all further guidance is ready as I know many of you will have questions.
All pupils will start back on 12th August at KGS. Settling in information will be gone over with pupils in their first period class. Timetables will be issued by post this week.
S1 transition activities will take place on the first day. S1 pupils will be greeted and have designated ‘quiet’ areas with staff and buddies available. A separate letter about S1 transition has been sent out. In addition all S1 pupils were added to House Teams which should show up in your Glow account. A transition website is available on the Team with lots of guides, videos, tours etc. The website needs to be accessed via your Glow account as it is not publicly available.
School wear requirement in term 1 is simply clean, plain black/ white items where possible. We want everyon eto feel able to come back to school and not feel pressurised to shop for new items when this may not be possible for various reasons.
Transport information is due to follow, directly from the Public Transport Unit.
Cold school lunches will be availabe from the first week with more information to follow.
There will be one way systems in place around the building and masks can be worn if people wish. Hand washing and sanitising will be important and all information about any special arrangements will be coming home in parent and learner guides later this week.
Please get in touch if you have any immediate concerns on our email address:
admin.keithgrammar@moray-edunet.gov.uk
SENIOR PHASE INFO
SQA RESULTS
This email address can also be used to get in touch regarding any queries about SQA results or you can phone our office on 01542 882461 and a message can be passed on to a member of staff who can help. Some pupils may be feeling that their results are unexpected and they will need to discuss this with a DHT or PTG in the first instance. Nicola Dall, our SDS Careers Adviser, can be ocntacted on the SDS Elgin number which is 01343 344006 and any messages can be passed on to her.
College pupils
At this stage, we are still waiting to find out when pupils will be able to go to Elgin for their college class on a Wednesday. Nevertheless, college courses will not start up again on the first day of term. Instead, college pupils will attend the classes that they would usually miss on a Wednesday. The timetable for all college pupils has been altered so that everyone knows which class they should attend throughout the day.
In addition to this, all college pupils need to enrol for their courses again. Each student should have received information about how to do this via email. There is also information on the Keith Grammar School Microsoft Team.
Senior phase timetables
On Monday 10th August, school staff will be looking at the timetables of our senior phase pupils to make sure that all pupils are doing the required number of courses. We will also be looking at whether any changes need to be made to a timetable, as a result of SQA results. School staff will let you know via telephone, if you have been allocated a meeting with the relevant Principal Teacher of Guidance on Tuesday 11th August. This will allow any potential changes to be made.
Similarly, should there be any gaps within your timetable, you should contact the school in order to make an appointment with your Guidance Teacher on Tuesday 11th August.
I can’t wait to see everyone next week and want to reassure everyone that we will go over expectations, routines and practicalities when you get here.
It will doubtless, take some time to get used to the new ways of working but we aim to be responsive, caring and above all SAFE as we return to our core business of learning together.
Kind regards
Liz Bain
Acting Rector
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