Key Worker

Dear Parent/ carers, In line with Scottish Government guidance, all schools, including primary, secondary, LCSC and additional support needs, as well as family learning centres and nurseries (local authority and partner providers), will be open from Wednesday 6 until Friday 8 January only for children of key workers and vulnerable families when childcare support will be provided. Parents/carers are signposted to the link below to access Key Worker guidance and to apply for this service. The information is being collated centrally and parents/carers will be contacted directly. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/key-worker-guidance-december-2020 There is a PDF on the website to allow parents/carers the option to print and send back if it is felt the form cannot be completed online. If this is the case please email the

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Online Learning January 2021

As of the 11th of January 2021 all pupils will be accessing lessons online through GLOW Teams. At the minute this is planned for the whole of this week BUT the Scottish Government will review this decision in early January. If any pupils do not have ICT to access this work please contact your PT PS from Wednesday 6th January onwards to have a discussion about how we can support this. From the 6th January 2021 the school can be accessed by the children of keyworkers, with information on this having already been dispatched by NLC last night via Groupcall email. We are also in the process of contacting other pupils to offer our support and access to the school. In relation to

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Achieve (Hashtag Learning)

Achieve (Hashtag Learning)

The school has taken out a subscription to Hashtag Learning’s Achieve platform. Senior Phase Pupils can therefor sign up to access a number of online resources for National 5 and Higher. National 5 BIOLOGY COMPUTING SCIENCE HISTORY NUMERACY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ENGLISH MATHEMATICS MUSIC CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY MODERN STUDIES PHYSICS Higher BIOLOGY COMPUTING SCIENCE HISTORY MUSIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ENGLISH MATHEMATICS PHYSICS CHEMISTRY GEOGRAPHY MODERN STUDIES  

Scholar – Mobile Friendly Site.

Scholar – Mobile Friendly Site.

SCHOLAR has been working on a brand new platform with a whole host of improvements to enhance user experience, particularly for those using mobile devices. We have appreciated the support from a group of teachers and learners who tried our beta site, over the past few months, and provided us with helpful feedback. Today, our beta site has been made available to all schools with SCHOLAR access, and we are encouraging teaching staff and learners to check out the new look and functionality it offers. When you log into SCHOLAR, access the beta site through the ‘try the new beta site’ link at the top of the page. On the beta site, you can access your usual content and continue to use the

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Covid 19 Winter Hardship Fund

Please find attached some information on the Covid 19 Winter Hardship Fund which is available to families in receipt of Free School Meals on the basis of low income eligibility. Please note there is no requirement for families to apply for this payment, this will be automatically sent to eligible families directly.  The attached FAQ’s document will provide further information. https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/covid-winter-hardship-payment-families-low-incomes  

The School’s Virtual Christmas Concert will premiere tonight at 7pm.

Direct link to video Tonight would have ordinarily been our Christmas Concert. Due to current restrictions, this cannot take place in the same way but we are delighted to be able to share our very first ‘Virtual’ Christmas Concert with you. Pupils and staff from our music department have been working very hard to put this together. Featuring a mixture of instrumental and vocal items, we hope you enjoy Coltness High School’s Christmas Concert 2020! Mr Henderson

S1 Library Competition Winner!

It was difficult to choose the best design from the entries received from S1 pupils’ for the library ‘Design a Bookmark’ competition. The entries were all great but here is our worthy winner holding his winning bookmark. Part of his prize was to have his brilliant design made into a Coltness High School bookmark. The reverse side of the bookmark has our school logo and lists many of the benefits people get from reading. Well done!!!