A warm welcome to the website of Holy Cross Primary School. We hope you find this website a good source of information and helps you understand more about the life and work of our school. Our website is regularly updated and any important updates will be posted in the ‘updates’ section in the menu above.

Transition Hub

School Handbook

Getting Ready for School

Hints and Tips

Lunch Menu

My Prayer Book

People Who Help Us

Uniform

Twitter

School Website

Parish Website

Virtual Tour

Covid

After School Care

Breakfast Club

Parent Zone

Digital Learning Support Hub

Please use our virtual digital support hub to access the information and help you require. Simply click on the area within the interactive image to be taken to the correct part of the school website or to external web links.

Need Further Assistance?

If you need further assistance please contact the school by phone or email. Please use the details below:

Telephone: 01236 632124

Email: enquiries@holycross.n-lanark.sch.uk

Technical Support Form

Microsoft Teams Videos & Paper Guides

Digital Learning at Holy Cross

Sumdog Login

Epic Login

Oxford Owl Login

Reading Eggs Login

Reading Eggspress Login

Early Level Website Links

First Level Website Links

Second Level Website Links

Digital Learning Support Videos

Please find below a series of videos to support the use of Microsoft Teams at home during the school closure. Further support can be found in the ‘Digital Learning / School Closure’ tab.

Accessing daily learning and navigating the class team

Navigating Teams and accessing daily tasks

Uploading work to the class team to own folder

Upload completed work to folder

Enabling Powerpoint with recorded content

Enabling recorded content on Powerpoint online

Enabling recorded content on a Powerpoint that has been downloaded to the device

Joining and Navigating NL Virtual Classroom Team

Joining and Accessing NL Virtual Classroom Team

Navigating the NL Virtual Classroom Team

Winter Hardship Payment

The document below has FAQ regarding the Winter Hardship Payment for low income families. If you need further support please contact the school.

Winter Hardship £100 Payment FAQ’s

Primary 1 Enrolment for New School Year and Early learning and childcare applications

Early Learning and Childcare Applications

Eligibility for entitlement

It can get a bit confusing working out when your child’s free entitlement can start depending on when their birthday is. The funding dates for 2021/2022 are as follows:

• Children who reach 3 years of age between 1 March 2021 and 12 August 2021 can take up their ELC placement from August 2021.
• Children reaching 3 years of age between 13 August 2021 and 28 February 2022 can take up their ELC placement the day after the child’s 3rd birthday.
• Parents/carers of children applying to North Lanarkshire Council from another local authority should be guided by the Cross Boundary Protocol.

Applying for an early learning and childcare placement

Children will normally attend an ELC establishment closest to their home but you can apply to any establishment, in accordance with the admissions policy, should you wish to do so.

Applications should be returned to your first choice of ELC provider by Friday, 12 February 2021. All applications should be sent to the enquiries email of the receiving ELC.  Our email address is enquiries@holycross.n-lanark.sch.uk

Click here to download the application for ELC.

Guidance can be found here:

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/early-learning-and-childcare/early-learning-and-childcare-applications

Primary 1 enrolment for children attaining age 5 between 1st March 2021 and 28th February 2022

There is a new system for Registration of Infant Beginners.  Guidance can be found here:
https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/registration-infant-beginners-primary-school

All applications should be sent to the enquiries email of the receiving school.  Our email address is  enquiries@holycross.n-lanark.sch.uk

Primary 1 – Enrolment Form

Placing requests can be sent to ef.placingrequests@northlan.gov.uk

Transport forms can be requested from ef.transport@northlan.gov.uk

Your child’s birth certificate must be provided, along with a current council tax bill.  A scan or screenshot will be accepted and should be attached to the email.

The deadline for applications is 22nd January 2021

Technical Support with Teams and Glow

We are here to help support you and your child with using Microsoft Teams. Your child should now have been issued with updated Glow Login details. A guide along with four help videos can be found below to help with accessing Teams. If you require a password reset for Glow please ask your child to inform the class teacher who will then reset it. If you require further support with Teams, please complete the technical support form below:

***Please note, when logging the Microsoft Teams App for the first time, @glow.sch.uk  should be added the end of your child’s username i.e. gw12bloggsjoe@glow.sch.uk

Support Materials for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Pupil Booklet Updated

Video 1: Downloading the desktop app / mobile device app

Video 2: Signing into the desktop app / mobile device app

Video 3: Inside Teams

Home Learning Packs – 5th May 2020

We have produced some learning packs so that you can, if you wish, download them for to give you additional tasks. Click on the links below  to access:

Primary 1 Home Learning Pack

Primary 2 Home Learning Pack

Primary 3 Home Learning Pack

Primary 4 Home Learning Pack

Primary 5 Home Learning Pack

Primary 6 Home Learning Pack

Primary 7 Home Learning Pack

Supporting Children During Unsettling Times

North Lanarkshire has produced the following information to support your child during this difficult time. The document can be accessed below.  Further resources are being developed and will be available in due course.

Click here – Supporting Children