Category Archives: Whole School

Signposting for Parents

Below is a link for parents and young people who may be vulnerable during this time of school closures and social isolation and would benefit from signposting to the appropriate service. There are links to a wide variety of supports including the Financial Inclusion Team who provide financial supports and advice.  Please note you can e-mail me directly for support and advice.

ES Signposting to supports and advice – April version(4)

Week beg 4th May

Our start to May is a very different one than usual as we continue to experience life in lockdown amid the trials and tribulations of home schooling whether a teacher, pupil or parent.  It has been a challenge for all but one that has provided unexpected gains in so many ways. Not least the amount of family time we are all experiencing.  Teachers remain committed to their duties and are daily and weekly uploading work onto glow and sharepoint to ensure children have a focus and are keeping on top of their learning.  It has been great to see so many children saying hi and uploading pictures to share their experiences.  We don’t doubt for a second how much they are missing their friends.  Please aim at the beginning of the week to review the set work, say hi on glow and jointly make a timetable that is both  flexible and achievable amid the demands of your busy household. We really do appreciate the challenges that learning at home is creating for so many of you. Please be assured that what you are doing will make a difference and will support your child’s learning.  Thank you for working with us to support your children’s learning at home.

St.Ambrose Pr.7 Transition

Attention all parents of Pr. 7 pupils who will be transitioning to St.Ambrose for session 20/21.  May is traditionally the time for transition work and induction days to St. Ambrose High School in order that the children become acquainted with their  new learning environment.  Unfortunately things will looks considerably different this year.  To support pupils and to ensure they get a feel for the new building and become familiar with staff St.Ambrose will be posting tweets and videos as part of their Virtual transition to S1.  So far Mrs.Douglas, Head Teacher has introduced herself and Mrs. Sullivan from Home Economics has given a tour of her department. There will be daily videos to showcase the work of al deprtments so please make sure your pupils keep updated.  Please ensure you have checked our twitter for retweets or have checked on St.Ambrose twitter page or our own PTA twitter account.

The wonders of twitter

Father Kane and Deacon David have been doing a wonderful job keeping in contact with the congregation and supporting families at home. Deacon David has also been out and about  sharing his pilgrimage around the parishes of Coatbridge. Please check out his video on twitter.  Please remember to follow Father Kane on twitter and to check out our own twitter account for updates and news. Our PTA also have a twitter account and regularly retweet information from the school, St. Ambrose and the Parish.

Message from Bishop Toal

Bishop Toal has asked to share a message to all children who have had their First Holy Communion post-poned.

Please select the link below to hear his message for First Communicants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIiHMQqh744&t=238s

In the meantime, Communicants, pupils and their families can take part in The Motherwell Diocese Daily Angelus Challenge.

https://youtu.be/P2Lw3p1Z1pw

For every weekday during May, a new video will be tweeted for families to do at home and these will also be  hosted on the website and on Facebook.

DOM Daily Angelus Challenge Card