St Bartholomews

Look at some of our very talented pupils at St Bart’s…they are superstars! We are so proud of all of you.

Please see the leaflet above in respect of a potential opportunity that parents and carers can access for their children.

Kind regards,

Deirdre Bolland,

Head Teacher

Wonderful examples of our display boards in the main foyer. Well done to all of our boys and girls and hard working teachers!

Huge congratulations to our wonderful Primary 5 girls who enjoyed success in the freestyle dance category. All of your friends at St Bart’s are so proud of you.What a wonderful achievement.

Parents and carers please be reminded that Parents  evening appointments will continue the same format as last year. Mrs Dunn has been in touch and allocated times so that you are able to receive a phone call from your child’s class teacher. We look forward to sharing your child’s progress with you on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
As always, a big thank you to our parents who continue to wear masks and social distance at our school gates. This is for the benefit of our whole school community and your support is very much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Deirdre Bolland,

Head Teacher

These 2 wonderful Primary 5 boys have achieved great success with football over the September weekend and contributed towards winning their league. Superstars of the future!

The above photographs are of displays in Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 who have studying climate change, especially with the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow. Well done for all of your hard work and to Mrs Wilson/ Ms Humes and Miss McLaughlin.

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Please see the latest update from Public Health in respect of low risk contact. Thank you in advance for your continued support re wearing face masks and distancing at our school gates.

Kind regards,

Deirdre Bolland,

Head Teacher

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Dear Parent/Carer
Primary school
I write to confirm that your child may have had ‘low risk’ contact with a person who has COVID-19. This means they may have shared a classroom or had some other low risk contact in school.
There is no need for your child to isolate unless you are contacted separately by Test and Protect and asked to do so. Your child should continue to attend if they are well and do not have to self-isolate for any other reason. Whole classes are no longer asked to self-isolate if someone in the class tests positive for COVID-19. Your child will only be identified as a contact if they have had prolonged close contact with the case – e.g. same household, overnight stays.
Please be reassured that for most people coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness. Children are at particularly low risk of illness from coronavirus infection. For those people who are eligible, vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe disease.
What we are asking you to do;
• Please be vigilant for symptoms of COVID-19. If you or anyone in your household develops symptoms of COVID-19 then all household members must self-isolate. A PCR test should be booked as soon as possible for anyone who has symptoms. Your whole household should stay at home until the test result comes back.
• Wherever possible your child should take a lateral flow test before returning to school, and should continue to test regularly (twice-weekly) thereafter. Your child should not take a lateral flow test if they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 90 days. Testing can help to reduce the likelihood of spread in schools by catching infections early. If the test is positive your whole household should self-isolate and you should arrange a PCR test for your child. Please ensure that all lateral flow test results, whether positive, negative or void, are recorded on the online portal at: www.covidtest.scot or by phoning 119.
To help reduce the risk to your family and your school community, please also follow wider Scottish Government guidance;
• Arrange vaccination as soon as possible, if you or anyone eligible in your family have not yet been vaccinated. Further information is available at www.nhsinform.scot/covid-19-vaccine. Vaccination is our best defence against COVID-19 causing anyone to become seriously unwell.
• Wear a face covering in line with guidance, keep your distance, keep rooms ventilated, and wash your hands with soap and water regularly.
• You and the rest of your family, including primary school-aged children, can access free test kits through the Universally Accessible Testing programme, which is available to everyone in Scotland.
Department of Public Health
NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters
Kirklands Hospital
Public Health Department
Fallside Road
Bothwell
G71 8BB
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How to arrange a COVID-19 test
Lateral flow tests: Free test kits are available to all secondary school children from the school. Please
contact the school directly if they have any problems accessing tests. Free at-home LFD test kits are
available for you and your primary-school aged children by collection from COVID test centres or
pharmacies, or delivery by ordering online. More information can be found at:
www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/pages/no-covid-symptoms.
PCR tests: Book a test at NHS Inform for your nearest COVID-19 test site. There are drive-through,
walk-through, and mobile testing units across Scotland which are open from 8-am until 8pm, 7 days
a week. A full list of sites can be found at Gov.Scot. Or you can order a home PCR test kit online, or
by calling 119. A test will then be delivered to your home. To return you can either drop the test at
your nearest priority post box, or if you are unable to go out, you can also call 119 to book a courier
collection from your home.
Further Information
For general Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions and information:
https://www.parentclub.scot/topics/coronavirus/coronavirus-faq?age=0 and
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/coronavirus-covid-19
Translations (nhsinform.scot) for accessible, easy read formats or other languages.
For local information and details of the services available in Lanarkshire:
https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/novel-corona-virus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Dr John Logan
Consultant in Public Health Medicine (Health Protection

Please click on the link below for updated information for the School – August ’21

Letter for the new term – schools – August 2021 – NHSL

Please click on the link below for updated information for the Nursery – August ’21

Letter for the new term – nursery – August 2021

As we are heading towards the Easter holiday, it is worth highlighting a few important pieces of information. Firstly, we have the slightly earlier finish time on Thursday of 2.30m and as such, the dismissal times for each class has to be amended. The following times have been arranged:

Bottom gate,Dunvegan Avenue

Primary 1 2.30pm
Primary 2, 2.25pm
Primary 3, 2.20pm

Top gate, Rannoch Avenue
Primary 4/5 and Primary 5/6, 2.30pm
Primary 4 and Primary 7a, 2.20pm
Primary 6 and Primary 7b, 2.10pm

Thank you in advance for your continued cooperation with adhering to these times as it makes such a difference to the safety of all of our pupils and staff. Could I also ask that parents are mindful of ensuring the gates are clear on entry and exit of pupils, agin this keeps our school community safe. Again, thank you for the consistent use of face masks at the gate as this greatly helps with preventing community transmission of the virus. We have been fortunate to be one of the very few schools who have not been adversely affected by COVID and long my that continue. This is of course a direct result of our mitigation’s and robust adherence to government guidelines.

It was lovely to see our P3 children and others, taking part in the sacrament of Reconciliation today and it was lovely to welcome Fr Jame to our school. He was most impressed with our boys and girls and how well prepared they were by MsDuffy.
I would like to wish you all a wonderful Easter holiday and enjoy some peace and relaxation with your families. Something we all need just now!
Have a happy and Holy Easter,

Deirdre Bolland,
Head Teacher

Please click on the link below to view the newsletter:

St Bartholomew’s Primary School Newsletter March 21

Schools update 16.2.21

Following confirmation from the First Minister, all children attending early years establishments (those eligible will continue to receive 1140 hours), pupils in primaries 1 to 3 and a small number of senior pupils on a limited basis will return to schools and centres from Monday 22 February 2021.

This includes children and young people in additional support needs (ASN) schools.

Early Years: All children should return to centres and nurseries as normal including partner providers.

P1-3: All children should return to school as normal including ASN pupils. School transport will be in place for those who are eligible. For those in composite classes, only children in P3 should attend school and those in P4 will be taught via online learning. All children in P1-3 will receive universal free school meal provision on return to school.

Please note that shielding children and young people should continue to shield under current lockdown guidelines, unless otherwise directed by a clinician.

Senior phase: Schools will be in touch with young people directly to outline when they should attend school to complete critical practical work in relation to qualifications. There will only ever be around 5-8% of the secondary school roll in school at any one time (excluding vulnerable children and key worker children). Arrangements will be made locally but for those who are eligible for school transport, this will be in place twice a day (morning and afternoon) and pupils should attend normal pick-up points. Those who are eligible for taxi transport, normal arrangements will resume from Monday 22 February.

Senior phase pupils in S4-6 are reminded that they must ensure they maintain two-metre social distancing in school and on school transport, as well as adhering to normal restrictions outside of school. School meals will be available for purchase (free for those who are eligible). In addition, at-home lateral flow testing kits will be available to senior phase pupils twice a week through their school and schools will be in direct contact to outline arrangements for distribution.

ASN pupils: Head teachers will be in touch directly with parents/carers of ASN children and young people in S4-6 to work with them to agree arrangements for in-school support should it be required. For those who are eligible for transport (taxi or ASN transport), the school or transport operator will be in touch to make arrangements.

Schools continue to remain open to provide learning and support for vulnerable children and children of key workers only.