From – https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=35026 Helping your child to engage in their learning As home learning has now gone into many weeks it might be harder to motivate children to complete schoolwork. Keeping children engaged with learning in the broader sense might be more relevant. The following ideas might be of some help. Make it meaningful – Children respond better if a task is meaningful to them. By creating links to their interests or desires (i.e. what’s in it for them) or areas they have learnt before this can help with their motivation. Some children (and adults) like to see the usefulness of a task so where possible make learning functional and practical. An example of this would be writing instructions for making a model or a
Water Safety
Each summer Scottish Water runs a water safety campaign to encourage everyone to stay safe around water. Reservoirs, rivers and lochs can be popular places for visitors and we want everyone to enjoy them safely. A big part of our social media campaign this year has focused on educating people about the risks of swimming and diving into reservoirs – there are lots of hidden dangers like underwater machinery, strong currents and deep, cold water. This harrowing film from our friends at Welsh Water shows why it’s not a good idea to go swimming at reservoirs https://youtu.be/upeL9yogTAg Another great film from RNLI explains how you should FLOAT TO LIVE to overcome cold water shock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OBCFEEZe1U Lastly, pupils can find our water safety advice on
Single Parent Families
One Parent Families Scotland has been delivering services for parents across North Lanarkshire for over 13 years. Our staff team have been working hard to ensure we can continue to support families with the services that they need during the Coronavirus outbreak, both in terms of practical services and, importantly, in terms of being able to access those services. Current Service Provision Completion of crisis applications supporting parents struggling to meet fuel costs Referrals to Foodbanks supporting parents struggling to meet food costs Completion of charitable grants for essential new household items (electrical appliances, bedding, etc) Support with Universal Credit and benefit applications Emotional, Well-being & Peer Support via phone call, text, Facebook, Facetime and WhatsApp Up-to-date advice and referrals for access to
Advice for Parents – Loss, Change and Bereavement
Taken from – https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=35018 Helpful information on helping your child with change and loss
11am to 3pm Today
Just a reminder that if anyone needs us some of the Pastoral Support staff, the School Chaplain, Teen Talk and some of the Senior Leadership team will be in the building today from 11am till 3pm (Wednesday 3rd of June)
Parental Pages
We are updating our Parental pages, so they will be offline for a while. If you require information then please email enquires@coltnesshigh.n-lanark.sch.uk
Current S2 Pupils
From Monday 1st June current S2 pupils will be able to access coursework for their S3 subjects. Teams have been set up by departments. Please contact your Pupil Support Teacher if you have forgotten your subject choices.
Competition Opportunity
Our host charity Lanarkshire Links have launched a competition to create the cover image for the next issue of Mental Health Matters magazine. The theme this year is ‘kindness’. Images could be in the form of a photograph, illustration, painting, digital art or anything that you feel captures what kindness means to you. There are also prizes to be won: 1st Place – £50 Amazon eGift Voucher 2nd Place – £30 Amazon eGift Voucher 3rd Place – £20 Amazon eGift Voucher Submit your own artwork or photograph for a chance to win. Entries will close on Friday 5th June at 12noon and terms and conditions for entering can be found on the Lanarkshire Links website here https://www.lanarkshirelinks.org.uk/general/mental-health-matters-magazine-cover-competition/
Edinburgh Napier University
Any new S6 student thinking of applying to Edinburgh Napier University should consider attending these online sessions. They will help with what course to pick and what would be useful to include in a personal statement. If you require any further information please contact Miss Robertson. Greetings from Edinburgh Napier University! We are running a series of online presentations for those considering studying an Undergraduate course at Edinburgh Napier University. They will provide professional guidance as to what course to pick which University to choose and what to write in your personal statement. Our Academic staff have also recorded presentations providing Information relating to courses. The sessions are free to access and details are here: 28 May 2020 14:00 – Student Experience 16 June 2020 11:00 –
Advice for Parents
The advice for parents page has now been updated and contains. North Lanarkshire Council have produced advice for parents. Helping your child to feel safe. Helping your child to be healthy. Helping your child to ‘Achieve’ Helping your child to feel ‘Nurtured’ Helping your child to feel ‘Respected’ Home Learning
