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

Please click on the link below to read a letter which is addressed to all Parents/Carers of children in North Lanarkshire from the Executive Director of Education & Families, Derek Brown.

04.06.21 Parent-Carer Letter

Just a wee reminder that this is the May Bank Holiday weekend and school will be closed tomorrow (Friday 28th) and Monday (31st). We hope you all have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday morning.

You may have noticed that recently we took down our Facebook page. This was to help us address and review our security settings.  We have now decided to create a new, private “members only” Facebook group to share our information and photos. You can find the group by clicking on this link. Once you’re on the page, you need to click the button “Join Group”. You will have to answer questions about your child’s name, stage and teacher to be granted access. This is to ensure we know exactly who is on our page. Only the staff members responsible for the page can see these answers. You will also be asked to agree to the “Group Rules”. As soon as these answers have been moderated, your request will be approved. Please bear with us as we do this, as it may take just a wee bit of time.

We will use this group to share information, as well as continuing to use our website, app and Twitter pages.

Week one menu for lunches this week.

Week Three menu this week.
Wee change today – there’s no Hot Dog, it’s Cowboy Beans and Waffles instead.

Catering Arrangements for Wednesday 28th April

Please note that, due to an issue beyond our control, there will be a reduced catering service on Wednesday 28th April.

Breakfast Club – This will run as normal, within the usual opening times.  However, there may be a change to the usual menu.

School Lunches – There will be NO HOT LUNCHES on offer.  Instead, soup and sandwiches will be offered.  Children can obviously still bring in their own Packed Lunches as normal.

We apologise for the inconvenience and are hopeful that normal service will resume by Thursday, but we will keep you informed.

School Facebook Page

The school Facebook Account has been frozen for the time being.  We are currently reviewing our security settings within the Facebook Page and this will require some adjustments to be made.  We will keep you informed of any changes  However, please continue to refer to this website and, of course, our school App is still available to download from your App Store for iPhone/Android/iPad/Tablet.

Week Two menu for lunches this week!

Head over to our Facebook page to see some photos of our P7s enjoying the first day of their Outdoor Activity Week.

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school after the Easter Holiday!  It has been lovely to have some sunshine in the last few days particularly!  We are heading into a busy term, but I do want to remind you of a few things so that we continue to keep everyone safe.

OUR PROCEDURES AND ROUTINES REMAIN THE SAME…

It is just as important that we all continue to co-operate and do our best!  We have all done so well up until now.  We have been lucky enough to have had only a couple of instances where groups of children/staff have had to isolate.  We want this to continue to be the case.

Some of the restrictions may have eased, but the message from the Scottish Government and North Lanarkshire Council is clear… COVID has not disappeared!  The FACTS message is still in place.  Please make sure that anyone who is involved in the drop off or collection of your child is aware of and adheres to the information above and below.  This will be greatly appreciated.

Please take a quick look at the short clip from NLC about the return to school…

Parents and carers – please follow the latest guidance as schools and nurseries return next week. #staysafe pic.twitter.com/KJHcZFiIKg

— NorthLanCouncil (@nlcpeople) April 17, 2021

Once again, I thank you all for the tremendous efforts everyone has gone to – pupils, staff and our families alike – in a bid to keep our school COVID-free and safe for our children and staff to learn/work in.  This is testimony to the wonderful community spirit which exists within our school!

With renewed good wishes,

Mr Thomas.

All P7 children will be participating in the Outdoor Education Week at Strathclyde Park.  Information was previously emailed and hard copies were also given out in school.  There was also an Information Meeting held on Teams for Parents/Carers to share information and answer questions.  The Powerpoint that Mr Thomas used is saved below as a PDF which you can download easily to see the list of things the children need.  The original letter is also below for your information.

• The bus will leave once the last group of children have entered the building to avid congestion at the gate.  However, all P7s should arrive at school promptly this week.
• Packed Lunches have already been ordered for those who require them from the school kitchen.
• Please take  a close look at the information again – especially the list of what to bring – so that you are aware of what is required.
• All specialist equipment is provided but children can take their own helmets/waterproofs if they have them.  

The Weather Forecast looks good… but remember what the instructor said… prepare for all weathers!  You will find the information documents below the Weather.

P7 Outdoor Ed Week Information

P7 Outdoor Education Feb 21

In summary…

• No valuable items such as phones should come to the park. There is no safe place to store them. If a pupil does bring a valuable item, such as a phone, it is at their own risk.
• All activities will be done outside with no overhead cover. Pupils must be prepared to be outdoors all day. The kit the pupils will require is:
  • Spare socks
  • Waterproofs (We have spares if the pupil does not own these)
  • Change of clothes
  • Plenty of water (no filling at the park)
  • Healthy snacks & lunch
  • Warm clothing (Gloves, hat, scarf, layers if possible)
  • Own helmet if they wish & cycling gloves if they have these
  • Change of shoes/wellies (We have spare wellies if pupil does not own these)
  • A spare bag to put wet clothing/footwear in
• Children may not use all of this every day, but last minute changes to the programme are made for events/activities which are weather dependant.  

We wish the P7 an amazing week!  Here’s hoping that they make some wonderful memories together as they begin their final term with us before transitioning to Secondary School!