To all Parents & Carers
We have had a great week! It was lovely to welcome our pupils back to Braidhurst and watch our school come alive again. They did you proud looking very smart in their uniforms and doing everything they were asked to do.
We are doing our very best to mitigate any risk in our school. Our risk assessment can be viewed by clicking the link below. I have also added the presentation which was shown to all pupils with instructions on how we can keep our community safe.
The situation, as you know is constantly changing and I just want to update you on some things for next week. Apologies for ‘information overload’ but it is important you are kept fully informed of these changes.
1. Timetable
You may be aware that the Scottish Government have advised that pupils should be taught in ‘big blocks’ of learning. This results in less contact with different teachers, more time in class, which helps compensate for staggered lunch and departure times, and cuts down in the movement around the school. Similar to secondary schools in North Lanarkshire we are therefore going to introduce double periods for every pupils. The timetable is delivered over a two week period.
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Week 1 |
Week 2 |
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Period 1 (for periods 1 and 2) Period 3 (for periods 3 and 4) Period 5 Period 6 (for periods 6 and 7) |
Period 2 (for periods 1 and 2) Period 4 (for periods 3 and 4) Period 5 Period 7 (for periods 6 and 7) |
2. Lunch
As you will be aware North Lanarkshire have introduced an app, Fusion, to order their lunch. They are also introducing a cashless system for school payments. Information can be found on:
https://northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=34918
Parents can apply for a free school meal using the link below:
https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals
There are issues with the tills at present which we are trying hard to solve. As a result until Friday 21st of August pupils can put cash on their card or pay by exact money. All pupils should order via the app. Ordered lunches can be picked up at the start of lunch and NOT 1pm as stated on app. Any pupil who needs a lunch will receive one. Please ask them to come to canteen and speak to DHT if they need one and have either not been able to go on the app or put money on their card.
Our arrangements will be changing for next week. S1/2 will be dismissed slightly early for lunch to enable them to access the dining hall first and enable social distancing.
3. PE
Pupils are unable to access changing rooms as present. Therefore, on the days pupils have PE or football, they should wear their PE kit and blazer to school. This includes:-
- Plain white T-shirt or one with school logo
- Plain black joggers or leggings
- Outdoor jacket
We take pride in our high standards of uniform and will expect all pupils to return to full uniform as soon as we can access changing rooms.
4. Forms
- Please return all forms – data check, GDPR, ICT consent form – as soon as possible. It is imperative we have the most up to date contact information for your child.
- We are living different times and instructions and advice is changing on a regular basis. We will keep you informed through our social media – website, twitter and school app.
Mrs Rooney
Headteacher
