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Returning In January 2021

Following the First Minister’s announcement on Saturday 19th December, we will be in touch with further information, as soon as we recieve it.

By now all children should be accessing Microsoft Teams regularly for homework or if he/she has had to self isolate at some point.

Please check your child’s access to Microsoft Teams.

This will be our main platform for remote learning.

To request a password reset please click here. These will be actioned between 9am – 3pm usually within 24 hrs – Password Reset

Helpsheets on how to access Microsoft Teams can be found on our website – here

Please ensure we hold up an up to date email address for you. To update this please contact the school office.

 

Enrolment of New P1 Pupils

P1Enrolment

Children who are 5 years old between 1st March 2021 & February 2022, should be registered for school in January.

This registration should now be completed online.

Enrolment at Catchment School

The online form can be accessed by visiting the North Lanarkshire Council website here.

You will need to attach supporting evidence to your application including a screenshot or scanned copy of your child’s birth certificate and your most recent council tax bill.
The completed form and supporting evidence should be emailed to enquiries@lawmuir.n-lanark.sch.uk

Making a Placing Request
Should you wish to make a placing request you must also, complete a Placing request form, which can be found here .
This form should be emailed to ef.placingrequest@northlan.gov.uk

Gaelic Education
If you wish to enrol your child for Gaelic Medium Education all enquiries should be directed to:
Mrs Price,
Head Teacher,
Codorrot Primary School
Tel: 01236 794826

Parents who wish to make an early entry request should download a form from www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk and follow the links for Early Entry Requests.

Reminder – Christmas Lunch

Reminder that our Christmas Lunch will be tomorrow Wednesday 2nd December. If you haven’t already ordered your child should bring a packed lunch this day. Pupils can wear something festive along with their uniform if they would like. i.e. headband etc.

Scottish Child Payment

Applications for the new Scottish Child Payment are now open. The first
payments will not be
made until after 15
February 2021.
The
Scottish Child Payment is a payment for low income families and it will be paid to eligible  families at £10 per child, per week equivalent to £520 per year. There are no limits on the number of eligible children supported by Scottish Child Payment

You can get a Scottish Child Payment if all of the following apply to you:

you are responsible for a child under six years old
*you get certain qualifying benefits

*nobody else gets a Scottish Child Payment for the child
*you live in Scotland.

The qualifying benefits are Universal credit, child tax credit and working tax credit, income support, pension credit, income based jobseeker’s allowance and income related employment and support allowance.
The Scottish Child Payment will be administered by Social Security Scotland and paid on a four weekly basis

Applications opened on 9 November 2020 and can be made directly to Social Security Scotland
by online, over the telephone or in writing:

https://www.mygov.scot/scottish-child-payment/how-to-apply/

N.B
If your child turns six be fore the Scottish Child Payme nt starts on 15 Fe bruary 2021
you will not be e ligible to receive the payment even if you have made the application before
they turned six.