Dear Parent/Carer,
Further storms are forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning.
We plan to be open as normal.
If that changes, we will be in touch directly with you in the morning.
If you don’t hear from us, please assume that the school is open.
Kind Regards
St. Barbara’s
St. Barbara’s Primary School
Enrolment 2024/2025
Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2024 and 28 February 2025 should be registered for education during the week commencing Monday 15 January 2024.
Each child’s birth certificate and proof of address in the form of the current council tax bill must be produced.
A Baptismal Certificate should be produced where applicable.
The dates and times for enrolment at St. Barbara’s are:
Monday 15th January: 11.00am – 12.15pm
Tuesday 16th January: 9.15am – 10.30am
Wednesday 17th January: 1.30pm – 2.30pm and 3.30pm – 5.00pm
Our Club 365 programme will operate at 12 venues across North Lanarkshire for six days over the Winter Holiday period, Wednesday 27th December to Friday 29th December (inclusive) & Wednesday 3rd January to Friday 5th January (inclusive).
Club 365 offers primary aged children the opportunity to take part in 2 hours of fun activity with lunch provided. The programme is a targeted initiative for children entitled to Free School Meals however all children are welcome to attend.
Full details of venue locations and further information on the programme are available on our web page : Winter Holidays 2023 | North Lanarkshire Council.
Dear Parent,
Please find a link to last session’s leaflet as indicated in the letter (click to open in a new window).
I will post the updated information once I receive it .
Click to access CC_2022_00038-OP_BrochureA5-PARENT-DIGITAL.pdf
Dear Parents and children,
It was lovely to meet all of you last week. We’re looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow at 9.30am!
Wishing everyone a very Happy Eid Al-Fitr!
Dear Parent/Carer,
There is still time to sign up to the Managing Stress and Anxiety information evening which will be led by our Educational Psychologist, Susi Downey.
This is a great opportunity to learn how stress and anxiety impact on health and wellbeing and to learn how the body reacts to them also.
Please use the link below to indicate your attendance. The link will remain open until 11am on 1st February 2023.
Come and join us on Wednesday 1st February at 7pm – we look forward to seeing you there!
Enrolment Information for Parents and Carers
REGISTRATION OF INFANT BEGINNERS
IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
SESSION 2023/24
Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2023 and 29 February 2024 should be registered for education during the week commencing Monday 16 January 2023.
Parents/carers should take their children to the appropriate local primary school during that week at the times(s) designated by the school concerned.
Birth certificates and a current council tax notice must be produced.
Information for parent/carers about the registration of children in schools can be obtained from any school or by visiting https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/primary-school-registration-p1.
Information on submitting an early entry request can be obtained from any school or by visiting https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/early-entry.
Information on submitting a placing request can be obtained from any school or by visiting https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/placing-requests
Choosing a school booklet can also be downloaded from the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/10093528/0
Parent/carers who wish to defer entry for their child to Primary School and who wish to apply for an additional year of part time pre-school education should register their child for school as described above and complete the deferred entry application form which can be obtained from the Primary School.
Enquiries regarding Deferred Entry should be directed to the Head of Establishment in the first instance.
Further information regarding your catchment school can be obtained by visiting https://maps.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/public/inyourarea and selecting school catchments.
Dates and times for St. Barbara’s are as follows:
Monday 16th January: 11.15am – 12.30pm
Tuesday 17th January: 9.15am – 10.30am and 3.30pm – 5.00pm
Wednesday 18th January: 1.45pm – 2.45pm
We hope that you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year.
The new term begins tomorrow with breakfast club opening at 8.15am.
The children have been working on their responses to the current consultation on the future of Scottish education.
Everyone can contribute!
If you would like to have a say, please follow the link below to the Scottish Government Survey.
The survey closes on Monday 5th December 2022.
Please use this survey to tell us your hopes and ideas for the future vision of Scottish education.
The time has come for a new national discussion on education, one which will give everyone the chance to have their voice heard. We’re inviting everyone who has an interest in the future of our education system: children and young people, parents and carers, practitioners, and those in the wider Scottish community to pause, to reflect and to contribute to a future vision for Scottish education.
This survey is one of the ways you can take part.
Download the survey in Easy Read
Download the survey in Gaelic.
Download the survey in Mandarin
Download the survey in Punjabi
Download the survey in Ukrainian
Watch the survey in British Sign Language
