As per
the guidance given by North Lanarkshire Council the decision has been made to postpone tomorrow’s prelim examinations. Students will be notified of the new dates for these exams as soon as they have been scheduled.
Christmas Newsletter
It has been a particularly hectic but rewarding last few months at Chryston High School. Students from S1 to S6 have been involved in a variety of charity and extra curricular projects, raising a phenomenal amount of money and donations in the process. Please find details of these alongside information regarding key future dates and our new attendance procedures in the link below.
Finally, on behalf of everyone at Chryston High School, we wish you a happy, peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
Updated Attendance Procedures
We are in the process of introducing new attendance monitoring procedures and I hope you will bear with us while we iron out teething problems. I have outlined the new procedures for your information:
- If your child does not attend class period 1, the class teacher will mark him/her not in class.
- A text message will be sent to the main parental contact stating “(Child’s name) did not register at school this morning (date).
- You should reply to the text message.
- Upon receiving your text, the register will be changed to the appropriate absence code.
Advantages
You will be able to be alerted if your child is not in school and you think they are.
You won’t need to provide an absence note for the pupil forum teacher. Most notes become lost forever in bags or blazer pockets.
Pupil Support teachers will see your messages sooner and be able to act on them quicker if there are any concerns.
Disadvantage
If the register is not completed, you may receive a text message. If you do, reply to the text or phone the school. We do make mistakes but we will learn from them.
We hope to have the procedures in place by the start of next term.
If you would like to give us your opinion please email attendance@chrystonhigh.n-lanark.sch.uk
Harvest Collection
December dates for the diary
I thought it might be worthwhile to remind everyone in our school community about all of our Christmas/December dates.
Below is a link to letter detailing times and dates for our Christmas Concerts, Fayre and fundraising days. Pupils will also receive a paper copy of this today along with information on the Chryston School Annexe proposal.
New school annexe proposal meeting – 4th December
The Education Committee of North Lanarkshire Council has approved a proposal to build a new Chryston Primary School and Chryston High School Annexe on the site of the existing primary school. In addition the proposed new school is likely to incorporate provision for Early Learning and Childcare. The proposal has now been passed by the Council to go to design feasibility.
Further information on this as well as the date and time of the stakeholder meeting can be found in the attached letter below. A paper copy of this will also be sent home with pupils today.
Proposed School Build Meeting Letter Nov 17
Book Week Scotland 2017
To celebrate Book Week Scotland this year, the library is holding a number of different events.
Book Swap – Monday 27th November
Book Lunch – Friday 1st December
Also as part of The Reading Bridge 2017 we are hosting storyteller Lea Taylor. She is going to be visiting with our Primary 7 pupils who are taking part in The Reading Bridge this year and looking at how stories Nourish us.
Primary 7 Welcome Evening and Making Maths Count
It was great to meet the parents and families of our Primary 7 children last night and we are looking forward to working with them in the future.
Please follow the link to a numeracy support pack from our maths department. It includes some numeracy tasks that parents can do with their children. Sharing in your child’s learning helps them to develop confidence. This pack should give you some activities that you can enjoy with your child while helping them develop numeracy skills. Numeracy skills are essential in all areas of the curriculum and in everyday life.
P7 Parent Information Evening
The Primary 7 Parent Information Evening will take place Tuesday 21st November in Chryston High School. Looking forward to welcoming our primary 7 parents.
Children in Need – Jeans Day – Friday 17th November
As part of our S6 Community Involvement programme and charity work, Chryston High School is having a “Jeans Day” as our main event on Friday, 17th November. The cost to participate in this event will be £1. This will be collected from pupils on the day, during Period 1.
The money raised will be donated to Children in Need.
More information about the guidelines and expectations on the day can be found by clicking on the link below.
Children in Need – Jeans Day Nov 2017
