A wee welcome video for our new P1 pupils! We can’t wait to see you all on Wednesday!

Further information from NLC confirms that Breakfast Club at St JPII will run as normal. 8:15 – 8:50 from Wednesday. Please do not send your child to Breakfast Club if they are not having Breakfast. This service is only for those who need it. Ensure your child has money on their card to pay for their breakfast. No cash can be taken in school.‪

We are excited to welcome all of our children back to school!

Following the information from the Scottish Government on 31st July and the subsequent information from North Lanarkshire Council on 4th August 2020 (see www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schoolplans) we have been working as a school management team to prepare information for our school community.

All of the information adheres to the guidelines from The Scottish Government and North Lanarkshire Council.

THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR OUR PARENTS/CARERS TO TAKE ON BOARD.  Please read it carefully and try your best to stick to it.

By downloading our August Newsletter, you will find out:

• More about start and finish times
• Practical information (similar to what was issued in June)
• Update on the phased return (as announced by North Lanarkshire)
• Some Health and Safety information which ALL ADULTS should adhere to.  If you have another nominated person, other than a Parent/Carer doing ‘the school run’, please ensure that they also know what the new routines and expectations are!  Only if we all work together will things run smoothly and without issue.
• Some information for our Nursery Children – please refer to your previous admission letter which we sent out in June also.

You can download the Information for the New School Term by clicking here… August 2020

NURSERY INFORMATION –

We are currently offering 600 hours as per North Lanarkshire Guidelines.  1140 hours is hoped to be up and running by September but we will keep you posted.  Up to date information can be found on this at www.elcnorthlanarkshire.scot where they post all of their updates and information.

Please read below for important information regarding our return to school next week. We’ve just received this information and are processing what it means for our school. We will get back to you with information specific to our school as soon as possible.

North Lanarkshire Return to School

It’s time to celebrate the Class of 2020! Information is below! Hoodies can be paid for by cash when you collect. Can you please put cash in an envelope with the pupil’s name written on the front. Please maintain social distancing guidelines! 🎓🎉🎓

And that’s it! School’s out for summer!! A strange end to the year! Thanks to everyone for their amazing support! We’ll be around during the holidays if you need us! Have a fantastic break everyone and take care! 💙💛

Many thanks to everyone who managed to come along to school today to collect packs. During that period, the Deputy First Minister made some announcements in the Scottish Parliament.  The information within your packs remains unchanged, but please see the update below from North Lanarkshire Council.  You can come along tomorrow between 9am and 12noon if you still have a pack to collect.

“Today’s announcement from the Scottish Government outlines the plan to reopen all schools on a full time basis from August.

We are currently considering the practicalities and implications of this announcement and will await further clarification and guidance from government, particularly in relation to public health and scientific advice.

Our priority is the safety of our pupils and staff across our network of primary, secondary and ASN schools, as well as our early learning and childcare settings.

We understand that you will have questions, and as this news was only announced today, we will make further information available on how this impacts on our schools and facilities in the coming days.

We are preparing for pupils to return full-time to school on 12 August and we will be working closely with our schools and partners, including our early years and childcare provision to establish our plans, which we will communicate as soon as we are in a position to.”  (North Lanarkshire Council, 23rd June 2020, 5:07pm)

DOWNLOAD OUR JUNE NEWSLETTER BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW.

In our Newsletter, we clearly say that we WILL be expecting the children to wear full school uniform in August.  Please note…

• Ties are considered optional.  If your child is able to wear one, they should wear one.  It is your choice.
• Short sleeved shirts would be preferable.  When we have such regular hand washing, the children can end up with soaked sleeves if they are long!  However – this is a parental choice.

June 2020 Newsletter

Please take a look at previous posts for links to the NLC website and Frequently Asked Questions!

Come and join Mr Thomas, all staff and your friends from St. John Paul II for our final assembly of the school year. This has been a wonderful year, despite everything we have experienced recently and we should all come together to say a final farewell to everyone.

Just pop over to the Assemblies Channel on Teams and join the meeting, ready to start at 12:15pm.

The following information has been taken from North Lanarkshire Council’s website.

Schools update Tuesday 23 June 2020

We are currently assessing the impact of the Scottish Government’s announcement that schools are to reopen full time from August.

As this was only announced today, we will make further information available on how this impacts on North Lanarkshire schools as soon as we can and we will ensure that pupils, parents and staff are kept updated.

We are preparing for pupils to return full-time to school on 12 August.

We have prepared packs of information for all parents/carers. This include class arrangements for next year, and report cards. These will be available to collect from the school from 12noon tomorrow. Please ensure you respect all social distancing rules when coming to collect them.This also includes our new P1 children joining us in August. Please share this information with those who may need it.