St. John Paul II Primary School & Nursery Class, Viewpark

THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS

Football will run as normal today.  Drama is CANCELLED for Thursday 19th February and will restart next Thursday.

DISCO INFORMATION

Please be aware that, due to the new PVG restrictions (clearance to volunteer) parents/carers will not be able to enter and/or remain in the hall for the disco.  Only previously agreed volunteers and school staff can be in the hall.  I hope that you understand why this is needed.

As usual, we will dismiss the children by bringing you in to collect them through the main door and exiting through the door at the back of the hall.

P1-3 Disco:  6pm – 7:15pm

P4-7 Disco:  7:30pm – 8:45pm

There is a tuck shop at the disco selling drinks and sweet treats.  Tickets are still available and can be bought at the door this evening.

NON UNIFORM, CRAZY HAIR DAY & DANCE-A-THON – Friday 20th February

Children do not need to wear uniform tomorrow.

Children were issued with Sponsor Forms for our Sponsored Dance-a-thon which takes place tomorrow.   Please send in forms and donations tomorrow.  If you have not managed to gather sponsors from family and friends, you can make a donation (no amount is too small!) by sending this in tomorrow.  Donations can be made by using the online payment system or by sending in cash.

Children are invited to take part in Crazy Hair tomorrow also.  However, if your child does not wish to wear a crazy style, they do not have to!  There is no obligation to take part.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR LENT 2026

Yesterday (Wednesday 18th February) was Ash Wednesday.  This marks the beginning of the Season of Lent.  Our normal tradition of daily Mass with Father Morris during Lent will continue.  Please see below.  Mass begins at 8:20am and only lasts 20 minutes.  It is open to children, staff, parents and grandparents and any parishioners who wish to join us.  Children can attend Breakfast Club after Mass if they wish.

Please see the attached letter from North Lanarkshire Council Education and Families Chief Officer, Barry Smedley.

This is in relation to the use of e-scooters on school grounds.  Basically, they are informing all parents/carers that:

• It is against the law to use a privately owned e-scooter in public places.
• E-scooters are not permitted on school grounds.  They should not be used by children to travel to/from school.

The full letter can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

E‑Scooter Safety

Please have a look at the information below.

The VIP-Pass Community Project have Evening Classes coming up for out of School hours:

These new evening classes will begin after the February break.

Contact VIP to secure your place:

Email: vipass@outlook.com

Phone: 07975 896146

Web: www.vipcommunityproject.co.uk

Parent Consultation Meeting on the Enhanced Provision Class at St. John Paul II

Representatives from North Lanarkshire Council Education and Families are inviting all Parents/Carers to an consultation meeting on Wednesday 21st January 2026 from 6pm in the school hall.

The purpose of this meeting is to consult on the current ongoing pilot of the Enhanced Provision Class at St. John Paul II.  As this is a pilot, they want to hear from Parents/Carers about their opinions regarding making this a permanent provision within St. John Paul II.  This is a good opportunity to hear more about the provision and what it would mean for our school.  It is also an opportunity to share your views/opinions/concerns.

North Lanarkshire have been in contact directly with Parents/Carers to invite them via text and email over the last few weeks.  Please come along and support the meeting.  This is open to ALL Parents/Carers and not just those who have children in the class.

Existing clubs; Netball (Mon), Football (Thurs), Drama (Thurs), will begin w/b 19th January. Please note these clubs are open to existing members only.

There will also be a new club starting w/b 19th January for P4/5 – Athletics.  It will be a Wednesday and run until 25th February.  Letters must be returned by Friday 16th January as numbers are limited.

Information about new clubs will be sent out in the coming weeks.

We currently have a team from the NHS Lanarkshire working in our school (starting from today – 5th January).  They are part of the Neurodevelopmental Service.  They are offering a series of workshops and these are open to ALL PARENTS AND CARERS.  Your child does not need to have a diagnosis or even a referral for diagnosis.

If you have any concerns about your child, please come along to one of the workshops being offered.  This is an amazing opportunity, and we are very lucky to have the team working with us.  It is an ideal opportunity that is open to ALL Parents/Carers.

You do not need to sign up to this.  Simply turn up on the day – even if you can only come for some of the time.

If you would like to talk to one of our school staff about this, before attending, please call Mr Thomas, Mrs Martin or one of our Principal Teachers (Mrs Byers/Mrs MacFadyen/Mrs Murtagh) for more information.

SO MANY OF YOU CONTACT US WITH CONCERNS WHICH WILL BE COVERED IN THESE WORKSHOPS.  PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO COME ALONG TO WHATEVER WORKSHOP(S) WOULD BE RELEVANT.

If you have already asked the  school to make a referral, the workshops will certainly be useful for you!

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SCHOOL CLOSES AT THE EARLIER TIME OF 2:30PM TOMORROW, THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2025.

We open at the usual time on Monday 5th January 2026, with Breakfast Club from 8:15am and school starting at 9am

A very busy, festive week ahead of us this week! Here is all the information you need!

DONATIONS FROM G71 GROUP

We took delivery of some shopping bags filled with lots of items of food, toiletries and household goods.  These are available outside the main door of the school ALL DAY TODAY.  Please come and take some if this would be of help.  You can come at any time.

In some cases you need to take two bags.  Others, just one.  Look at the labels on the bag and it will say ‘Bag 1 of 2’.  The bags are organised next to each other for ease.

At the Christmas Fayre, there will be a stall with various items which have been donated by the same group.  We have already circulated what we can and these are now available for anyone to take away for FREE.  There are brand new trainers, pants, socks and other items.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE

See the flyer below!  We look forward to welcoming you.  There is a rough guide so that you know when your child is going to be attending the Fayre with their class.  If you arrive at another time, we can try and accommodate this.

ENTRY TO THE FAYRE is Free, but we would ask you to bring ONE item for the Food Bank by way of an entry fee.  

9:30 – 10am  P1 and P6

10am – 10:30am  P2 and P3

Break between 10:30 and 11am

11am – 11:30am  P4 and P5

Our wonderful P7 children will be working the stalls.  They will spell each other so that they have a chance for some shopping themselves!

From 11:30 – 12noon, any child wishing to spend leftover money can come back to the Fayre.

Santa will visit P1-3 in their Class Bases this year.

A NEWSLETTER FOR DECEMBER AND THE END OF TERM WILL BE ADDED TO OUR WEBSITE TODAY OR TOMORROW.

FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER is NOT a Non Uniform Day!

Please see the information below for our donation appeal for P1-3 and P4-7 tomorrow.  All donations are gratefully received!

CHRISTMAS LUNCH ORDERS

Christmas Lunch will be served on Thursday 11th December.  Have you ordered Christmas Lunch for your child/children yet?  Please click HERE to make the order.  Please note that no other choices will be available on this day.

CHRISTMAS PANTO

Have you managed to pay for your child’s Panto ticket yet?  You can pay in instalments!  You don’t need to pay all at once.  If you need support with this, please just let Mr Thomas know.  Online payments being taken now.