North Lanarkshire Council are running a cost of living event on the 23rd November at the Muirfield Centre. Please click here for all the details.
S1 Tracking Reports
S1 Tracking reports have been released digitally to parents/carers signed up to Parent Portal.
Reports for pupils who have not yet signed up for Parent Portal are being printed and will be issued to pupils in class on Friday 28th October.
A reminder of instructions on how to sign up to Parent Portal can be found by clicking on the link below
Halloween Events
Our Community Committee is aiming to raise money for musical instruments through some Halloween events on the 2nd November.
All pupils are encouraged to wear a Halloween themed outfit over their uniform and make a small donation. The options for pupils are the following:
-A Green, Orange, or red t-shirt.
-Some Halloween themed t-shirts or jumper.
-Halloween headbands.
-Halloween makeup.
–Masks are not permitted to be worn
Pupils are not permitted to wear full costumes. This is not a non-uniform day. Any Halloween clothing is to be worn in addition to school uniform.
During interval there will also be a Halloween bake-sale. This will include homemade treats from staff and pupils. The bake-sale is open for everyone to enjoy with all money collected going towards new musical instruments.
Fuel Hardship
Low-income households in North Lanarkshire can apply for a £150 fuel hardship payment.
The payment is aimed at residents on a low income but earning too much to be eligible for any other cost of living financial assistance provided by the Scottish or UK governments.
Details of income thresholds and how to apply are available at www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/fuelpayment
The deadline for applications is 3 December at 5.00pm.
As part of the application process, NLC will offer free support and assistance on benefits, debt and budgeting advice, and advice on staying warm while reducing energy costs.
Information is also available at www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/benefits-and-money/cost-living-help.
Payments to successful applicants will begin at the end of October and will be made in the order that applications have been received.
October Assembly – Information for Parents / Carers
School Photographs
School Photographs are due to take place in school on Wednesday 12th October and Thursday 13th October 2022.
The plan for photographs are detailed below (please click on the timetable for an enlarged view) with the hope that all classes will be escorted to the Assembly Hall and lessons interrupted by no more than 10-15 minutes.
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There is the option for Family Photographs on Wednesday 12th October. If you are interested in your children taking part please email Mrs McGuigan at nlmcguiganl@northlan.org.uk or alternatively your child can register your interest by speaking to her in school. In order to secure the photograph please make sure Mrs McGuigan is aware of your interest before the 10th October.
Thursday 29th September GOLD Day
On Thursday we are celebrating our amazing achievement where we received the Gold Charter Award from LGBT Youth Scotland for being the most inclusive school we can be for LGBTQ+ young people in our school community. In honour of our fabulous award we are hosting a GOLD Day where you can dress down in non-uniform clothes, preferably as colourful as possible. At lunch time we will have a special ceremony from Mr Cairns, and a VIP Disco Period 6 & 7 with lots of goodies for sale. Tickets for the VIP Disco are £2 and selling fast, so last chance to buy is at break time on Thursday in Miss Cree’s room. See you there for a boogie!
Parent Support Group
If you have suffered a change or loss in your life please consider attending the weekly support group advertised below. If you have any queries about the group please contact Jacqueline Love using the details below. We hope to see you there.
Parents Portal
As part of our continued drive to improve communication with home, and in conjunction with North Lanarkshire Council’s Digital NL plans, we will be expanding our use of the Parent Portal for session 2022/2023 and beyond. Many of you have already signed up to this service and those with children who recently attended primary school will most likely have experience of using it. For those that have not signed up or do not currently use the portal we would urge you to do so. This will allow you to, for example, communicate absence, receive digital permission slips for excursions, and update your contact details via an online data check sheet. How to register, the range of options available within the portal and troubleshooting can be found using the tutorials on the following website:
http://bit.ly/ParentsPortalNLC
Once you have registered you can access your account by clicking on the Parents Portal icon on our website or by clicking the following link
parentsportal | parentsportal.scot
We are determined to make communication as easy as possible and the Parents Portal will allow us to do that digitally. We appreciate there might be potential barriers for you, but as digital communication increasingly becomes part of all our daily lives it is hoped the Parents Portal will make our communication with you faster and more suited to your needs.
Our ask is that you register for the Parents Portal, you do not need to tell us you have registered we will be able to monitor this in school. It is hoped that by early October our communication will be through the Parents Portal – feedback received from current users is that the registration process is straightforward and that the help guides cover most eventualities. If after using the guides, you are still having issues or would like to discuss the Parent Portal please contact us.
Thank you
Parent Council
Cumbernauld Academy Parent Council will be meeting again soon to discuss all things ‘session 2022-2023’. If you would like more information or would like to participate, please email parentcouncilca@gmail.com
