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

For further information on the Lenten Fun Day, please scroll down to the earlier item we published.

For further information on the Nursery Easter Party, please scroll down to our March Newsletter below.

You may have noticed that there are new single yellow lines on both sides of Laburnum Road directly outside the school grounds.  The line on our side of the road continues through the vehicle gate of the school and round the corner into the area where the zebra crossing is.

These yellow lines are supported by the No Stopping signs (see below).  You can see that this means that:

Stopping on those yellow lines is illegal between the hours of 8am and 4pm. 

Please adhere to these new restrictions which are now enforceable.  Similar restrictions are being put in place at schools throughout North Lanarkshire.

THIS WEEK WE HAD SOMEONE DRIVE THE WRONG WAY ROUND THE ONE WAY SYSTEM… STRAIGHT THROUGH THE NO ENTRY SIGN!

This happened at the end of the school day, when the area was very busy and when our children are being dismissed.

TODAY A PARENT DROVE A LARGE VEHICLE INTO THE CAR PARK WHILST ON THEIR MOBILE PHONE. This was before school as children were arriving.  Apart from being illegal, it is extremely dangerous.

WE APPEAL TO ALL DRIVERS:

Think about your actions.  Think about your speed.  Think about WHERE you park.  Think… am I breaking the law?

Our March Newsletter is now available to download.  Please make every effort to read through as there is something of interest for everyone!

March 2023

North Lanarkshire Council have introduced another method for pupils to apply for their free bus travel card.

Parents simply need to fill out an online form, which can be accessed on the link below:

Activate Free Bus Travel – Young Scot card (office.com)

Please note this is only for P1-P6 Children aged between 5 – 10. The P7’s are dealt with a different application process.

Any parent who has already applied and received a blue saltire card for their child need not re-apply.

North Lanarkshire Council have announced the following information which affects our Nursery Class:

Due to the Association of Heads and Deputes of Scotland withdrawing from the industrial action on Tuesday and Wednesday, St. John Paul II Nursery Class will now be open on the two days of Industrial Action.  In a change to the previous message… There will NOW BE LUNCH PROVISION on these days and so children NO LONGER NEED TO bring a Packed Lunch.

The school (P1 – P7) will remain closed on the 28th February and 1st March.

See the full message from NLC below:

Further industrial action over the national pay offer has been announced by teacher unions, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March 2023.

• All primary, secondary and ASN schools will be closed to pupils.
• Some of the term-time, school-based nursery classes will be closed to pupils.*

* Due to the Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS) withdrawing from participating in industrial action, the following term-time, school-based nursery classes will be open on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March:

• Alexander Peden
• Baird
• Calderbank
• Cambusnethan
• Honeywell
• Mossend
• Muirhouse
• New Monkland
• St Bartholomew’s
• St Gerard’s
• St John Paul II
• St Thomas
• Stane
• Stepps
• Tannochside
• Tollbrae
• Townhead
• Westfield

Please note that this is a fluid situation and this page will be updated.

The 23 family learning centres and 23 full-time nurseries will remain open on both days.

The intended school closures may mean that you will need to consider additional childcare arrangements over these dates.

LUNCH PROVISION WILL TAKE PLACE AS NORMAL

Families in receipt of free school meals based on low income will be reimbursed through a direct payment to bank accounts or via Paypoint voucher to postal addresses which may take up to five working days.

This is a situation that may be subject to change and parents/carers will be informed at the first opportunity if there are further changes to the school day.

Lunches

I hope this all makes sense!

The Parent Council are planning three Movie Nights in February.

Each night will be for specific year groups.  Children get to vote on the movie they want to see during the school day.

Hot Dogs, Popcorn and Drinks are for sale on the night for £1 each, with Goodie Bags for 50p.  Each night, doors open at 5:30pm with the children being collected at 7:30pm.

Tuesday 7th February 2023 – P1, P2 & P3

Thursday 9th February 2023 – P4 & P5

Thursday 16th February 2023 – P6 & P7

All movie nights run from 5.30 – 7.30pm

Letters were sent out in bags today (Wednesday 18th January) regarding this term’s after school offering.  Please note the following important information…

• All forms should be returned by Monday 23rd January at 3pm.
• Forms received after 3pm on Monday 23rd January will not be counted.

There are good reasons for having a cut off date!

1. We have a lot of children in school and a lot of return slips to deal with.
2. Some clubs have a limited number of spaces.
3. If a club is over subscribed, we may need to split the children into groups and offer smaller blocks.
4. For health and safety reasons, we need to ensure that there are enough adults to supervise each club.

We are asking for your co-operation and help:

• Return the slip on time and not after the date!
• Remember that these clubs are run on a voluntary basis by school staff.
• Every effort is made to offer at least one place to every child who requests one.