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!!!

Survey

You may recall that we carried out a Snap Poll in early October to establish the views of Parents on the delivery of the 2020/21 exam diet.  We are now looking to capture the views of parents/carers across the country. It is clear that COVID is impacting everyone differently across the various Local Authority regions and in some schools the level of disruption to our young people’s learning is significant, yet in other areas of the country there is little impact. With that in mind we would like to know to what extent, if any, parents and carers are concerned about the impact the current health restrictions will have on their child’s preparation for Higher and Advanced Higher exams. We are looking to

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Senior Prom 2019/20

Sadly, a decision has been made to cancel the Senior Prom for S6 session 2019/20. This was rescheduled for 29th November 2020 but, once again, restrictions have forced cancellation. After discussion with the pupils involved we have now decided to cancel the event and refund all ticket money. To request a refund please send the following details to enquiries@coltnesshigh.n-lanark.sch.uk Please include Full Name ( cheque payable to) If you have a sibling at school please provide their name and class. Otherwise, please provide an address and the cheque will be posted to you. We are sorry that we were unable to celebrate with our S6 in our traditional way and send our best wishes to all of them.

Survey

As part of our ongoing commitment to school improvement and providing the best levels of support to your child’s health and wellbeing, we are currently reviewing and revising the school’s Bullying Policy. It is vital that the views of all school partners are considered and reflected in such an important policy therefore we are asking that you, parents and carers, take the time to complete a short survey. The survey is completely anonymous and will focus on experiences and opinions. It can be accessed via the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKebbdRl8fm1FtWKkVDS8bhZUNTM5QTdPMFlaR1FXMjJFVEoxTkNOQ1I1TC4u The survey will be open for two weeks until the 6th December during which time we would encourage as many of you as possible to express your views. With thanks on behalf of the

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