Parental Newsletter 18th December 2023

Dear Parent/Carer,

Generosity and Christmas

It is hard to believe, but we are now in our final week before the Christmas holiday. While this time of the year can be a great time for families to engage in quality experiences together, we all know that for some this can be a difficult and lonely time. The school has been able to support a number of families to be able to enjoy the forthcoming festive period. This has been down to the generosity of the parent council and the wider parent body who have supported them in raising the funds that have been used for this venture.

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Registering for Ipayimpact – Information for Parents 2023

For Parents/Carers to use the online payment service Ipayimpact, you need to register with MyAccount, the simple and secure sign-in service for accessing online public services in Scotland. This service provides people living in Scotland with the ability to set up an online account and use it – using a single user name and password to access a growing range of online public services.

Please click on the link below to access the Ipayimpact guidance letter.

https://glowscotland-Ipayimpact

 

Funding for College and University – Explained

The Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) handles all the fees, funding and loan situation for pupils going into further/higher education. Admittedly, this can seem like a bit of a minefield, meeting application deadlines, completing paperwork etc. SAAS are running an event to try to simplify this process for parents/carers.

These free sessions will run from the 4th to the 13th December and can booked here https://buytickets.at/studentawardsagencyscotlan/1065324

These sessions will:

  • explain the funding available from SAAS for those planning to undertake higher education courses (HNC/HND/Degree courses); and
  • provide information on the repayment of student loans; and
  • provide advice on how and when to submit a funding application to SAAS; and
  • have a funding awareness advisor available who can answer any questions that attendees may have.

If your young person is planning to go to college or university at the end of this school session, then this is definitely for you.”

S5/6 Parents Evening Wednesday 15th November

We are looking forward to welcoming the parents/carers of our S5/6 pupils along to Cumbernauld Academy on Wednesday 15th  November 2023 from 4pm – 6:30pm. 

This is an opportunity to meet your child’s teachers in person with the opportunity to gain feedback on attainment and progress across the first few months of this session. It is hoped this information will allow you to support your child with their education as they progress further into S5/6. For efficiency we are organising bookings online. 

Information on how to make bookings is provided in the link below alongside the invitation email sent out earlier today. 

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/CAcad/uploads/sites/19501/2021/10/29125600/Booking-Information-for-Parents-2.pdf

Please find below some further points to note. 

  • Only appointments that have been pre-booked can be taken. 
  • Meetings are scheduled for a maximum of 5 minutes. 
  • Meetings will have a minimum of 5 minutes between appointments to allow travel to next teacher 

A map will be provided online prior to the event to explain the location of each teacher. S5/6 Parents Evening 

S1 Parent / Carer Consultation Evening – Thursday 2nd November 2023 

We are looking forward to welcoming the parents/carers of our S1 pupils along to Cumbernauld Academy on Thursday 2nd November 2023 from 4pm – 6:30pm.

This is an opportunity to meet the majority of your child’s teachers in person with the opportunity to gain feedback on attainment and progress across the first few months of this session. It is hoped this information will allow you to support your child with their education as they progress further into S1. For efficiency we are organising bookings online.

Information on how to make bookings is provided in the link below alongside the invitation email sent out earlier today.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/public/CAcad/uploads/sites/19501/2021/10/29125600/Booking-Information-for-Parents-2.pdf

Please find below some further points to note.

  • Only appointments that have been pre-booked can be taken.
  • Meetings are scheduled for a maximum of 5 minutes.

A map will be provided on arrival at the school reception to explain the location of each teacher.

Thank you.

Head Teacher’s Parental Newsletter 29th September

Dear Parent/Carer,

We have now reached the end of September and this week had a really successful awards ceremony to celebrate the success of our senior students in the SQA exams last session. There was plenty to celebrate on the evening.

S4 Results

80 % of students achieved the benchmark of 5+ awards at National 4

76 pupils got 5+ N5

40 pupils achieved 7N5s

Gaining 7 As at N5

Matthew Jack, Millie Mason, Eloisa Stirling, Naima Wang

S5 Results

45% of students managed to get at least one Higher by the end of S5.

25% of our students managed to get 3+ Highers by the end of S5

Four students actually managed to get 5As last session by the end of S5.

Rebecca Byrne, Rebecca Lawman, Sam Fyffe, Niamh McDonogue

S6 Results

94% managed to gain at least 1 Higher, with 42% managing 3+ Highers. 23% of students  gain 5+ Highers by end of S6 with positive leaver destinations well above 90%.

We also recognised the leaver destinations of all of our S6 pupils and plan to update that with the destinations of the S5 pupils who left. We will then share this with all of our cluster primary partners so that we can share the learner journeys with everyone who contributed.

The calculation for the dux award was so close this year that we presented a runner up prize to Sam Fyffe with the winning trophy going to Niamh McDonough for outstanding academic achievement. The Dr Jonathan Little Award for inspiration was won by Lois Dick and the senior parliamentarian of the year was won by Rajneet Kaur. Well done to all of our award winners.

Bus turning Circle

The work that has been taking place at the railway line behind the school has now been completed and this means that the compound that occupied our bus turning circle has been vacated. Therefore all buses will drop off and pick up from the allocated space rather than the temporary drop off behind the kitchen.

Uniform

We continue to work hard to ensure that all young people wear the school uniform through regular checks at house time. If your child is unable to get any items of uniform, then please contact their pupil support teacher and we will find a way to support them. Thanks to the generosity of the parent council, we are able to give some practical support where it is needed.

Reports

S1-3 Tracking reports with learner conversation information will be available on 6th of October.

S4-6 Tracking reports with learner conversation information will be available on 13th October.

Please ensure all young people bring their school diaries with them as the learner conversation details will be recorded in them. It is also important to remember that when you get the tracking report, that you check the diaries for the learner conversation details.

Maths classes

We are currently short of a maths teacher in the school and are working hard to recruit a permanent faculty head. Mr Gibson is acting FH just now and we are managing to cover almost all classes with a qualified teacher. As soon as we have managed to recruit another teacher, I will let you know.

Reward Events

The October ‘In-House- reward events will take place on 12th October. The Pupil Support Team are currently finalising the ‘On-Track’ lists for the events which will take place that day in Cumbernauld Academy.

Showcase Evening

There will be a showcase evening in the school on Thursday 12th October for the parents of P7 pupils who wish to attend Cumbernauld Academy from August 2024. This evening will provide a taste of learning in the academy through experiences in the classrooms. It is a very enjoyable and busy evening and those attending in the last few years have provided very positive feedback.

Parents Portal – Digital Communication 

In support of North Lanarkshire Council’s ambition to continue improvements in parental communications and its broader Digital NL plans North Lanarkshire Council have been working with national organisations to develop a “Parents Portal”.

The portal has been and will continue to be developed to provide parents with a clear insight to their child’s education and to support transactional communications between parents and the school, this includes attendance, reports and school information.

Further details will follow as these services become available and the best way to make them available to you is for you to sign up to the portal.

This portal will become one of the main communications between schools and parents across North Lanarkshire Council and we encourage you to sign up to this service if you have not already done so.  It is a one stop shop to many of our current and future communications.

You can log in or register to the Parents Portal by following this link:

parentsportal | parentsportal.scot

Future Fridays -Session 2023-24

Future Fridays extra-curricular activities start after school on Friday 25th August: Handball (S1-4), Fun Football (S1/2), Board Games (S1-6). Pupils can sign up with Miss Small in S015 at break or lunch this week. More activities will be added in the coming weeks. Follow this link for full details: https://tinyurl.com/52fpzc7v

For parents/carers of S5/6 pupils:

Future Fridays Leadership Academy for S5/6 pupils. The Leadership Academy will provide you with training in your chosen area, and give you the chance to lead sessions with younger pupils. Choose from: Sports, Creative Arts, Digital, STEM, Enterprise, Dance, Mindset & Wellbeing. S5/6 pupils on the programme will also have the opportunity to gain an additional Level 5/6 SQA qualification. See Miss Small to sign up. Starts 1st September.

 

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