Langloan Primary School

Dear Parent/Carer,

We know that this is an unsettling time for everyone at the minute and we know that parents/carers will have many questions they may have regarding the area of transition.  It is our hope to outline below the current information that we have to alleviate any worries and to hopefully answer any questions that are important to you.

P7 to S1 Transition Plans for Coatbridge High School

As you will be aware, NLC provided parents and carers with a schools update.  Outlined in this information were the hopes that transition activities could be provided for those pupils who were entering S1, whether that would be virtually or in the school building.  As a school, CBH have already started the virtual transition process with a virtual tour of our school, as well as an introduction to the departments and some members of their staff.  All of this information can be found in the transition tab above.

Coatbridge High School have decided to offer Virtual Activities for P7 pupils rather than have in school visits. This will mainly be Live Lessons but may also include pre-recorded videos and other activities staff can create. Mr Scott is putting a timetable together so it’s clear for parents what their children will be doing.

Coatbridge High School are also finalising a letter for all parents who have children attending the school in August.  When they send it to us, we will forward it on to you.

Thanks for your patience and cooperation in this matter,

Mrs Paterson, Principal Teacher

Dear Parent/Carer,

We know that this is an unsettling time for everyone at the minute and we know that parents/carers will have many questions they may have regarding the area of transition.  It is our hope to outline below the current information that we have to alleviate any worries and to hopefully answer any questions that are important to you.

Nursery to P1 Transition Plans for Langloan Primary School

As you will be aware, NLC provided parents and carers with a schools update.  Outlined in this information were the hopes that transition activities could be provided for those pupils who were entering P1, whether that would be virtually or in the school building.  As a school we have already started the virtual transition process with online presentations and a virtual tour of our school, as well as suggested activities to work on with your children before they start school.

We have also decided that our new P1 pupils will be invited into the school building accompanied by one adult during the week beginning 15th June. In order to adhere to social distancing guidelines and for the health & safety of all involved, this will be organised in small groups and will be allocated in time slots.  It will be a short visit consisting of a tour inside parts of our building, an introduction to some staff members and supplying you with a copy of our school handbook.

We will contact you either by telephone or email to make arrangements for this visit.

Thanks for your patience and cooperation with this matter,

Mrs Paterson, Principal Teacher

Please click the link below to access North Lanarkshire Council’s School Update video.  We understand that our parents and carers will have lots of questions regarding this and other information surrounding it.  Please be assured that we are working hard to get things in place for August and we will be in touch with you as soon as we can.

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schoolplans

Thanks you for your patience and cooperation with this matter.

Mrs Paterson

Please see the attached information sheet, which outlines a special Read to Succeed Transition task set by the school librarians of our local high schools.  I will put a copy of this task in the transition folder above.

Calling all P7s in North Lanarkshire

Here are a few more ideas of things to work on as you get ready to join us in Primary 1. We can’t wait to meet you and will send out more details regarding Transition as soon as we can.

Please click the link below, which will direct you to a video on the St Ambrose YouTube channel. It contains useful information and virtual tours of each department. Once you access this link you will then be able to subscribe to their channel!
https://youtu.be/b3BEbafNWsE

We have received information from North Lanarkshire Council regarding Young Scot Cards.  These cards would normally be issued to all P7 pupils in preparation for them attending their High School day visits. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, their usual timescales and processes have been completely disrupted. The company who produce the cards have recently opened back up but it will take time to organise the production and delivery of the cards.

NLC are liaising with the National Entitlement Card Programme Office and await further guidance about what the new production timescales and arrangements will be for our local authority.  It is their aim to have cards produced for pupils returning to school in August.

In the meantime, young people aged 12+ can sign up for young scot membership and access additional opportunities, rewards and discounts on the web page. Our social media pages also contain lots of great information about events, opportunities and youth issues, so please follow @NLCYouthwork and encourage pupils and parents to do the same. Please click the links below to see more information.

http://www.young.scot

https://young.scot/north-lanarkshire.

Well done to McKenzy, Josh and Isla who were top of our class challenge leaderboard on Sumdog last week. Don’t forget to send us a message if you don’t have your sign in details. We need 10 pupils from our class playing tomorrow to help us qualify for the North Lanarkshire contest so please join the fun and help your classmates.

For those of you who have not yet joined us on Teams it would be great to see you there. The easiest way to join Teams is on a phone or tablet. Download the app on the google play store below

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.teams

Or on an Apple device here https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/microsoft-teams/id1113153706

Teams is a great place to send messages to your friends, ask questions and view work in the files section. After downloading the app sign in with a Glow username and password. You must use the full glow email address eg – gw17smithdavid@glow.sch.uk then enter the password. Please get in touch if you do not have your sign in details or have forgotten your password and we can help you.

Good afternoon

Please find below information from Education Scotland on upcoming events aimed at supporting  parents with their children’s learning.