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
Awareness Raising Session for Parents & Carers
There are limited spaces remaining on the awareness raising session offered by Barnardos for Parents and Carers in North Lanarkshire. Please find details below. This course seeks to equip parents with knowledge around alcohol and cannabis. It is suitable for parents of P7-S6 pupils in North Lanarkshire schools, and there is no cost attached. The course is informal, and lasts for one hour. Please find course aims and dates below. The session will be completed online due to Covid-19 restrictions, using the Google Meet Platform. To sign up, please follow the Eventbrite link below. For further information regarding the session or if you would like to discuss tailored sessions, please do not hesitate to contact me using the details below. Please share with
Parent – Health and Wellbeing Links
Lyn Zambonini, PT Faculty Health and Wellbeing at Our Lady’s High School Motherwell has put together signposting to agencies and resources to help within schools, Tracey McMullen (Chair of a Parent Council) was keen that this should be made available to parents (with a few additions suggested by Tracy and Carole McPherson) via the school’s website to assist parents who may be looking for assistance during this difficult period and beyond. You can find the resources in the parents section and here.
Remembrance Sunday
With Remembrance events curtailed this year why not take time to watch this wonderful film instead produced by ourselves, St Aidans, Calderhead and Clyde Valley? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCMWaT6FPpE&feature=youtu.be
Awareness Session for Parents and Carers
Hello, Please find below details of an awareness raising session for Parents and Carers offered by Barnardos. This course seeks to equip parents with knowledge around alcohol and cannabis. It is suitable for parents of P7-S6 pupils in North Lanarkshire schools, and there is no cost attached. The course is informal, and lasts for one hour. Please find course aims and dates below. The session will be completed online due to Covid-19 restrictions, using the Google Meet Platform. To sign up, please follow the Eventbrite link below. For further information regarding the session please do not hesitate to contact me using the details below. Course Aims At the end of the course, parents/carers will: · Understand the effects cannabis and alcohol can have on
SCHOLAR Webinar Sessions w/c 2nd November 2020
Over the coming weeks, e-Sgoil will be delivering a programme of regular, weekly Study Support webinars that currently spans 16 of the NQ courses available on SCHOLAR. The table below shows the full timetable for e-Sgoil’s weekly sessions (correct as of 30th October). For up-to-date information on the availability of e-Sgoil study support sessions, please visit the e-Sgoil website or Twitter page. SCHOLAR will send our next update email if there is a substantial change to the programme, or to let you when study sessions to support additional SCHOLAR courses become available. 5pm 6pm 7pm Monday National 5 Mathematics Higher RMPS Higher Business Management National 5 Physics Higher Human Biology Higher Physics Higher Computing Science Tuesday Higher Music National 5 Eachdraidh Higher
Scottish Government Announcement re Face Coverings in school
Today the Scottish Government have announced that as of Monday 2nd November 2020 it is compulsory for all* S4 to S6 pupils, and staff during these periods, to wear face coverings during lessons. It still remains the case* that all members of the school community should wear face coverings whilst moving around the school, and school grounds. *Unless exemptions are already in place
SCHOLAR Webinar Sessions w/c 19th October 2020
e-Sgoil are offering live webinar sessions that complement SCHOLAR’s e-learning resources for over a dozen National 5 and Higher courses. Upcoming online webinars from e-Sgoil: e-Sgoil Study Support Day Date Time Subject Level Thursday 22/10/20 6pm Chemistry Higher Please note: For e-Sgoil webinars, advance registration is required. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. For more information on how to take part in upcoming sessions, please visit SCHOLAR’s Online Tutor Sessions. Best wishes, SCHOLAR Development Team
