Primary school registration (P1)
Parents/carers of children who turn five between 1 March 2022 and 28 February 2023 should register by 24 January 2022 for starting Primary 1 in August 2022.
Please click the link to access the form:
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North Lanarkshire Council – Children’s Rights Video
Introduction to Children’s Rights in Scotland
Please access the following document for more information about children’s rights in Scotland.
Numeracy Survey – September 2022
A survey about Numeracy at Shawhead Primary was conducted in September 2022 to gather the views of pupils, parents and carers. Click this link to access the results and how we are using the information to improve Numeracy across the school.
School Photographs, Updates and Communication
The main online communication used is Twitter. Information, photographs and updates are regularly posted to keep parents and carers informed about the school and nursery. If you would like to follow us on Twitter, please make a friend request to @ShawheadPS for the school or @ShawheadN for the nursery class.
School Entrances
Due to the high volume of building work taking place around the school, it has been decided that the bottom gate at the Shawhead flats will be locked and out of use for pupils and parents. There are a lot of large vehicles and heavy equipment in this area and in order to keep children away from this, the gate will be closed for the foreseeable future. Parents and carers will be informed if this decision changes. The top gate and the side gate at the lane are both open for use.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast clubs
Primary school breakfast clubs provide an excellent start to the school day.
They aim to:
- provide a healthy nutritious meal
- help children to be alert and ready to learn
- encourage children to mix with their friends
- improve attendance and performance throughout the day
- reassure parents that their child is safe when dropped off in the morning
All primary schools in North Lanarkshire operate a breakfast club.
Shawhead Primary breakfast club is open from 8.15am until 8.45am.
The breakfast consists of cereal, milk and toast. This is free to pupils who are in Primary 1 to 4 and for pupils in Primary 5 to 7 who receive free school meals. For all other pupils the cost is £1 per day with a sliding scale for families of two at £1.50 per day and families of three at £1.80 per day.
Stay and Play Invitation for New Primary 1 Children
Primary 1 Transition – August 2021
Stay and Play Invitation
3rd June 2021 – 2.00pm-2.45pm
16th June 2021 – 11.00am-12 noon
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are delighted to be able to invite you and your child to two Stay and Play sessions in our school playground. We ask that you and your child come to school on the dates above, wearing suitable clothes for being outdoors. Mrs Barton and I will spend time with you and your child and will have some fun activities planned. Your child will get to use our playground equipment and we will get the opportunity to get to know them.
This has been a very different school year for everyone, so we have had to make changes to the sessions, but they will still be enjoyable for everyone. We ask that only one adult comes to the session to keep the risk of transmission to a minimum. In the event that these events cannot take place due to a change in Covid restrictions, we will let you know in advance.
Kind regards,
Helen Paterson
Head Teacher
Walk to School Week – 5th October
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