Please remember that Friday is the May Day school holiday and teachers are on an in-service day on Monday 11 May- our hubs will be open on both days for the children of key workers.
May 6, 2020
by Mr Clinton
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May 3, 2020
by Mr Clinton
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Educational Psychology: Advice and support regarding children and young people (COVID-19)
Just to remind you that the Educational Psychology helpline is up and running.
Who is it for?
School staff/other professionals, parents/carers and young people.
What will it provide?
Advice/phone consultation support to help manage the stresses that can be felt by children and young people at this difficult time.
How to get in contact:
Phone: 01236 812380. 10am-3pm Monday to Friday (Please leave a message and we will return your call)
May 1, 2020
by Mrs Craig
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See you soon Mrs. MacKenzie
We are saying goodbye to the lovely Mrs. Mackenzie ( for a little while ) as she goes off on maternity leave. We all wish her the very best and can’t wait to hear the news when her little bundle arrives.
If you need any GLOW/Teams support please contact
CCraig@cumbernald-pri.n-lanark.sch.uk
April 29, 2020
by Mrs Craig
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Rainbow Love
We all miss you so much! Have a look at our ‘Rainbow Message Boards’ below to see our messages to you. (Click on them to zoom in.)
Take care and stay safe x 
April 27, 2020
by Mr Clinton
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Advice for Parents- Helping your child to ‘Achieve’
Advice for Parents – Helping your child to ‘Achieve’
Helpful information on how to encourage your child to achieve.
Learning at home is about providing learning opportunities as part of everyday life. Remember that you are not expected to be a teacher or create a school environment at home but instead to enjoy learning together with your child.
Routine and structure to the day – Some structure and routine can be beneficial for children. It can help them understand what is coming up next, removing uncertainty reducing anxiety. It can also help to separate weekdays from weekends; mornings and afternoons from evenings etc. If your child is reluctant or refuses to engage with activities, this can be a sign of anxiety or worry. Give your child choices if they are able to make the choice. Help your child to share what may be worrying them by giving examples of words to describe what they may be feeling or wondering out loud of what you think maybe bothering them. Remember to have plenty of breaks for playing and relaxing together.
Learning together – Freedom to choose their own activities and having adults join in their play is often a great motivator for children. Encourage them to teach you how to play their favourite games, toys or computer game, watch their favourite film/TV programme together (e.g. with subtitles) or read their favourite book. Think about having conversations about different scenes, characters and themes. Following your child’s interest and making the learning fun can help them feel comfortable and give them a sense of security. Offering praise for effort and hard work can build their motivation to enjoy more learning activities.
Play based learning – Learning through play is a major way in which children develop essential knowledge and skills; social, problem solving, language, motor skills etc. Also, play can allow children to practise skills they have already learned in a fun way. You may wish to organise a “play date” for your younger children through a video call e.g. your child and another child may play “hide and seek” in their own homes with the help of parents in the ‘seek’. Joining in with their role play eg dressing up, construction, drawing, puzzles, board games, arts and crafts, etc. are just some ways to support your child’s learning. Please visit the Play Scotland – Messy Play website for more ideas.
Environment and choice – Setting up space, a quiet area for learning where learning materials are kept, can help your child focus on more specific school work tasks or similar activities. Good examples can be found on BBC Bitesize and Sumdog. Help your child to explore what they’re interested in and offer them choice in these learning activities e.g. what activity, what order or what time of day they would want to do something. If your child is losing attention; try something else and the original activity can maybe be returned to later.
April 24, 2020
by Mr Clinton
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Update
Free School Meals update
More than 17,700 families have been sent weekly vouchers via SMS (from CASHOUT) for free school meals. The majority of families will receive their voucher by text this week.
Our team is working hard to update the phone details of people with new mobile numbers. While we do that, we will send paper vouchers to the small number of families whose details are currently being updated. Please don’t worry if you still haven’t received a voucher as we are processing these on an ongoing basis.
If you have not received anything by text or post by Monday 27 April, please email the team on FME@northlan.gov.uk with the following details:
- Child’s name/children’s names:
- Date(s) of birth:
- School Attended:
- Home Address:
- Mobile Phone Number:
April 21, 2020
by gw09hartjennifer2@glow
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Letter from NLC Executive Director (Education and Families)
Please see below a letter from Derek Brown, NLC Executive Director providing a broad overview of key areas of activity being undertaken by NLC Education and Families.
Parents_Letter 200420_V3 (003)
April 21, 2020
by Mr Clinton
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21st April 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
First of all we would like to thank you all for your continued support and understanding during these challenging times. We hope that all members of our school community are safe and well and that you have enjoyed your time together during the Spring break.
Many of our learners are adjusting to life without school, for a while at least. As a staff team we are also adjusting to this new way of working and volunteering our support where required. We will continue to make sure we have learning resources to share with you, even if things are a bit different. Our staff team are continuing to use our school website and Glow to share learning resources and we are proud of how well the children are responding to this.
For the latest information and advice, go to www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/coronavirus
If any, Cumbernauld families are in need of assistance or support, please send an email to enquiries@cumbernauld-pri.n-lanark.sch.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
E Clinton
April 20, 2020
by gw09hartjennifer2@glow
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New Term – Welcome Back!
Hi All our Pupils of Cumbernauld Primary,
Welcome back after the Easter Break. We hope you all managed to have a lovely time. The sunny weather has certainly been helping. All the staff are missing seeing you and are sending their best wishes. Your teachers have been busy preparing new activities for your class and group. You can access them here on the website (see Home Learning Grids above) or on ‘Microsoft Teams’ using your Glow login. Many pupils and parents have been in touch asking questions and keeping us updated on what they have been doing. It is so lovely to hear from you – it helps us to stay connected and continue to build our community even in these unusual times. Your teachers will be available on Teams to answer any questions you may have. Please see the information below to find out more about accessing Teams and our Code of Conduct.
We also have a CPS Family Team where you can post general information about what you have been up to. We know that these are strange and challenging times for everyone so just do what you can and if we can support you further please email our enquiries (enquiries@cumbernauld-pri.n-lanark.sch.uk) or for technical support contact the emails provided below.
Remember, most importantly, to stay safe, happy and healthy. Sending you all our very best wishes.
The Staff of Cumbernauld Primary
April 20, 2020
by Mrs MacKenzie
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Microsoft Teams App
If you are finding accessing the teams via GLOW a little difficult to navigate, please be aware that there is a Microsoft Teams app available on the app store for free of charge. The username is the same but requires to be converted to an email address so for example (gw17pupilanon@glow would become gw17pupilanon@glow.sch.uk). The password would be the same one used for logging into GLOW.
Many of our staff are finding it much easier to use and much more user friendly.
All learning grids and resources for this week are available on the class teams, but are also available on our website.
Please contact us using the emails below if you require any further information regarding usernames and log in details.
P1-3 children– lynseyconnelly@cumbernauld-pri.n-lanark.sch.uk
P4-7 children– SRalston@cumbernauld-pri.n-lanark.sch.uk
