Cumbernauld Primary School

Dear Parent/Carer

School Bus Pick up / Drop Off at St Andrew’s Drive, Cumbernauld

We have been informed that North Lanarkshire Council has received several reports of dangerous parking at our school bus pick up/drop off point on St Andrew’s Drive, Cumbernauld.  This includes parking on pavements, parking near junctions and across driveways.

To ensure the safety of all our children and young people, please park responsibly when dropping off or collecting your child.  Ideally park a few streets away where is safe to do so to avoid creating congestion.  I would also ask that your child considers the privacy of local residents in this area when waiting for the bus and uses the designated areas near the bus stop.

North Lanarkshire Council have arranged for regular checks to be carried out into the operation of this route. Road safety officers will also visit the site to observe and assess as will Police Scotland if required.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Ed Clinton

Head Teacher

Please click the link for information on the Easter Sports Camp.

Easter Sports Camps

Please click the link below for information for NHS Health and Wellbeing help.

Community Drop-in notice 

Please click the link for NHS Service Guide

NHS Service Guide

Just a little reminder that our World Book Day Book Swap is free to all pupils. We can’t thank you enough for all the high quality books that have been donated to us. All pupils will have the opportunity to select at least one ‘new to me book’ when they visit the Book Swap on Thursday.

If any pupil would like to ‘Guess How Many Bookworms Are In The Jar’, they may have a guess for 50p. The winner receives the jar of ‘bookworms’ (gelatine free fizzy gummy worms).

Teachers will also explain to the children about our Decorate a Potato for World Book Day competition. Albert Bartlett in Airdrie have kindly donated potatoes for this competition. All entries must be in by Monday March 6th and further details will be given to the pupils on World Book Day.

Please click the link below for further information.

UYC Postcard NL version

Please click the link below for information on a sleep workshop.

Sleep workshop parents morning Feb 2023 leaflet

Menu Information- please click the link below.

PS NEW MENU 2022- 23 amended jan 23

We are still experiencing problems with our school phone line intermittently, please email enquiries-at-cumbernauld-pri@northlan.org.uk with any important messages.

Thank you

Registration for infant beginners for Session 2023/24 will take place week commencing Monday 16th January to Friday 20th January 2023. The times specific to Cumbernauld PS are:

MONDAY 16 JANUARY- 10am-11.30am and 1.30-2.30pm

TUESDAY 17 JANUARY- 1.30-2.30pm

WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY- 10am-11.30am

FRIDAY 20 JANUARY- by appointment only

Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2023 and 29 February 2024 should be registered for education during the week commencing Monday 16 January 2023.

Birth certificates and a current council tax notice must be produced at the school.

Information for parent/carers about the registration of children in schools can be obtained from any school or by visiting https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/primary-school-registration-p1.

Information on submitting an early entry request can be obtained from any school or by visiting https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/early-entry.

Information on submitting a placing request can be obtained from any school or by visiting  https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/placing-requests

Choosing a school booklet can also be downloaded from the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/10093528/0

21 December 2022

Dear Parent/Carer,

Following recent industrial action by teacher unions, I am writing to inform you that the teacher unions, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA), the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the Association of Head Teachers and Deputes (AHDS) intend to carry out further industrial action over the national pay offer and their members plan to strike in January 2023.

The dates that will affect our school are:

Tuesday 10 January 2023 (primary and ASN primary schools)

• All primary schools, primary additional support needs (ASN) schools will be closed to pupils including Redburn and Glencryan as through-schools.
• All 57 term-time, school-based nursery classes will also be closed to pupils.

Please note that if you have other children, secondary schools will remain open to staff and pupils and the 23 family learning centres and 23 full-time nurseries will also be open.

Thursday 19 January 2023 (57 term-time school-based nursery classes, primary, ASN and secondary schools)

• All primary, secondary and ASN schools will be closed to pupils.
• All 57 term-time, school-based nursery classes will also be closed to pupils.

Please note, as above, the 23 family learning centres and 23 full-time nurseries will remain open.

I am getting in touch with you directly as the impact of the industrial action may mean that you will need to consider additional childcare arrangements over these dates.

As the school will be closed to pupils on Tuesday 10 January and Thursday 19 January 2023, there will not be any school meal provision on site, and there will not be any school transport, breakfast clubs or school crossing patrols.

Families in receipt of free school meals on the basis of low income will be reimbursed via a direct payment to bank accounts or via Paypoint voucher to postal addresses which may take up to five working days.

As you will understand, this is a situation that may be subject to change and I will inform you at the first opportunity if there are further changes to the school day.

Please visit the council’s website with the most up to date information on www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/industrial-action.

Regards,

Ed Clinton

Head Teacher

Cumbernauld Primary School