Hello everyone, I hope we find you all safe and well and adjusting to a new normal. It has been a priviledge to see the level of commitment shown across our school community as so many of our families find themselves working from home and home schooling their children. We don’t under estimate your challenge. We are all involved in a global pandemic that has impacted upon all our lives in some way. Teaching staff have been on hand all week and have readily communicated with pupils and reassured them at a time when everything is so new and strange for us all. I am sure you agree with me in saying they have done a marvellous job and have kept your children very busy. Glow has made contact between pupils,  parents and teachers possible and has  enabled us to guide children on the great many activities/learning they can participate in while also affording them an opportunity to share their own creative ways of spending their time at home.  It has been most entertaining. Please encourage your children to post a comment when they are on glow and to let their teacher know what they have been up to.  It is good to stay in touch.  Please remember to regulary check our school blog for news.  Our last post provided important information about the issuing of vouchers for pupils in receipt of free school meals.

I am happy to respond to any direct e-mails to myself if there is anything you wish assistance with in the forthcoming weeks.

Please take care and God Bless

Caroline Docherty

Free School Meal Entitlement

Dear Parents,

A new system is being set up for pupils who receive free school meals.  It will start on Friday 27th March and run throughout the current health crisis. Parents and carers of pupils who receive free school meals will be sent a message twice a week from the council.  It will include a voucher code for £10.00 (you will receive a total of £20.00 per child).

This message will be sent as a text message to your mobile phone, by e-mail or as a printed copy if you don’t have internet access.

You can use the voucher code at any shop that accepts Pay Point, for a list of your local Pay Point retailers visit

https://consumer.paypoint.com/ and enter your postcode.

For more information, please e-mail the free school meals team on : FME@northlan.gov.uk

Please read all attached letters carefully for full information on arrangements for week beginning 23rd March. I have also attached letters distributed tonight from NLC regarding this week’s provision.

All parents/carers will be asked to provide relevant information with regards to their employment and working patterns. In this instance, please pay particular attention to the ‘key worker’ proforma registration form. If you can fill this in before bringing your child(ren) to school tomorrow it will minimise waiting time.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation at this time.

Appendix 7 – Letter to parents and carers

Appendix 8 – Key Workers Pro Forma

Please click here to access NLC’s latest information update regarding key workers.

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=34905

Message to Parents/Carers

Parents and carers are advised that North Lanarkshire Council Communications team are preparing to release information as soon as possible through its normal communication channels regarding the closure of schools to pupils from today. This will include

*Arrangements for children of key workers (including clarification of who Key Workers are)

*Clarification of arrangments for S4 – S6 pupils for SQA accreditations purposes

*Arrangements for those children requiring free school meals from Monday onwards

*Arrangments for children with additional support needs from Monday

Further information will be available soon.

We have added to SharePoint a link to a resource https://radiolingua.com/learnathome/ for anyone wishing to revise French and Spanish at home.  The use of this site requires initial registration with an email address.

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Huge thanks to those in our community who supported the recent Eco Rag Bag Appeal.  We collected 210kg of textiles and raised £84.00.  Rag Bag Certificate

Mrs Drummond has loved visitors this week showing off their fabulous creativity.  We have had a butterfly house, complete with pretty butterflies, a vending machine with options as well as a lovely dog house complete with dogs.  Wow! Well done everyone.