We have had lovely sunshine this week so I hope you had a chance to get outside and play. If you have the good fortune to have a garden or a shared open space why not build a den. Be creative and use what you have at home – old sheets and cushions, bits of wood, sticks, Let’s see the pictures of your amazing designs!!
Local Community Support
Online Courses P5-7
Please find attached details on online courses available from Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Using the tried and tested e-Sgoil platform, a timetabled set of classes will start 27 April, and gradually increase over the weeks ahead. The lessons will be provided by Keep Scotland Beautiful, SCILT, the National Languages Centre, and e-Sgoil.
There will be live interactive teaching for learners. All of the lessons have been adapted over the last few weeks for a learning at home basis, some are existing and well known areas of the curriculum, and others are launching for the first time.
If interested please enrol your child following the link on the page.
Financial concerns as a result of lockdown
Ways to ease the burden of worry
If you are struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus outbreak there is a wealth of helpful information and advice on the web.
If you have been told by your employer not to work, Citizens Advice Scotland has information on what this means for you, including details around ‘furloughing’ – what it is, who’s eligible and how to arrange it.
If you’re really struggling to get by as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the Scottish Welfare Fund provides an emergency safety net for people on low incomes and benefits, especially in times of crisis. Visit NLC web page for more information and to find out if you might be eligible. The service is very busy just now so if you can’t get through straight away, please bear with us and keep trying.
Get practical help and advice to better manage and control your budget, keep energy bills down and remain on top of your finances while we all stay safe at home.
And remember If your income has been reduced, you may be entitled to help with your council tax/housing benefit. Calculate and claim housing benefit and council tax reduction.
You can find a range of additional useful pointers on our Coronavirus, ‘Your Money’ web page.
For more detailed money advice specific to your individual circumstances, contact our Financial Inclusion Team on 01698 332551 or by emailing Fit@northlan.gov.uk.
Morning Everyone!
Good Morning Everyone!! ☀😎
It’s Thursday which means we’ll be clapping our NHS and key workers later tonight 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
They really are heroes and deserve all our appreciation so be sure to clap and cheer as loud as you can! 💙🌈
Here is a task to consider doing today or later!
Take some time to look at the image –
– Think about what it’s trying to tell you? (Why/What)
– What impact does it have on you? (How)
Using the image as your inspiration you could try to:-
– write a hero themed story
– create a poem based on our NHS and key workers
– design a poster with a similar theme
As always we would love you to share you work and ideas. So please take a picture and put it on your glow page. We’ll try to feature some of them on the blog.
Take care, stay safe and have a wonderful day!
Primary Three Trust Prayers
Primary Three have been writing trust prayers to help them place their worries in God’s hands. Here’s Erin’s:
Eco – Schools At Home
We have received a communication from Keep Scotland Beautiful who are developing some resources for working at home. They have asked us to share with you two resources currently available on their website. Further details below:
The Pop-up Pocket Garden is a gardening project that can be done at home in a small space outdoors, or indoors on a windowsill. It provides a great opportunity for children and young people aged 3 – 18 years to design and grow a small garden. There are themes to inspire you and a design brief to guide practical building and growing. They are looking for exciting and unusual designs that use edible plants, plants that attract wildlife and will reuse something which would otherwise have been thrown away. The best Pop-up Pocket Gardens will be featured on the Keep Scotland Beautiful website to celebrate your ideas and skills and inspire others.
For children aged 8-25 years old, Young Reporters Scotland is a perfect opportunity to investigate and report on an environmental or sustainability issue which matters to you. The competition is designed to give young people a platform to express their opinions and solutions for environmental issues in addition to providing an opportunity to develop their own journalistic skills.
Please follow the links in the body of the text for further information.
Primary Three in Cyberspace
Primary Three have been hard at work since returning to our studies after the Easter break. We’re continuing with all our usual Language and Maths work. And we’ve lots of new activities and games, and are finding new ways of learning. If you haven’t joined us yet, just log into Glow; we’ll be delighted to see you.
Here’s Cara’s comic strip of Jesus’ resurrection at Easter.
Parent Letter from Executive Director of Education and Families
A reassuring note in these strange times!
