There will be a Parents Evening at Motherwell Campus on Thursday 27th October from 5pm until 6.30pm to showcase all of our courses to parents of future students. parents-evening  

The recently published Education Scotland Act 2016 and the HGIOS4 both contain dedicated sections which emphasise the need for schools and parents to work effectively to enhance pupil progress and school improvement. To that end two surveys have been created for schools and parents to reflect and comment on current practice and suggest how parental engagement might be improved. Please find attached a survey, we would appreciate if you would complete this by 30th September. The survey is available through Survey Monkey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NLparentssep2016 Written by Mr McGilp.  

Advance notice that Tempest Photography will be in school on Monday 3rd October to take official photographs of our new S1 and our current S4 pupils. Pupils to make sure they look super smart that day!! Written by Mr Farr.

To start the Transitions work this session, there will be an Open Evening at Coltness HS on Wednesday 14th September from 7pm-8.30pm for the P7 parents and pupils of our associated Primary Schools. There will be a short briefing session in the Assembly Hall before guests will be given a tour of the different departments within the school, to see displays and examples of the excellent work that takes place on a daily basis. We look forward to seeing you there. Mr. Farr

The saying is ‘Twenty’s Plenty’ but we would urge parents to keep their speed to a bare minimum and a lot lower than this as they approach the school on Mossland Drive in particular, Coltness Road and any surrounding streets. Just remember it could be your child crossing the street!!    

A Parent Council for Coltness High School was established in accordance with the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006. Its objectives are as per its constitution. There are presently vacancies on Coltness High School Parent Council. I would advise you that as a member of the school’s Parent Forum, you are entitled to put yourself forward for membership of the Parent Council. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Parent Council, please complete and return the attached reply slip by no later than Tuesday 20th September 2016. Please note that if the number of interested parents exceeds the number of places available then members will be decided by an election process. If you require any further information, please do not

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The North Lanarkshire Walking Festival will take place from 23rd – 26th September 2016. For more information please follow the link below. http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=19041&p=0  

Dalziel Rugby Club invite all S1 and S2 pupils to attend Barbarians squad training sessions on a Wednesday night starting on the 7th September. A free bus shall leave the school at 3.30pm taking pupils to Dalziel Park where they will train with pupils from 8 local secondary schools. The bus shall return players back to the school for 5.45pm. No previous experience of rugby is necessary as the club coaches will train your on all aspects of the game. For further information or to get a consent form please see Joanne Cuthbertson, Active Schools Coordinator or Daniel Bartlett, S5 Rugby Ambassador.

S3 to S6 pupils are invited to apply to be Young Ambassadors and Sports Specific Ambassadors. Presentations took place at assemblies this week and all interested pupils received application forms, can these please be returned to Joanne Cuthbertson in the sports barn by Wednesday 7th September. Successful applicants shall attend conferences later this term and shall start work promoting and developing sporting opportunities in their chosen sport within the school and wider community.