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

NON UNIFORM DAY Thursday 26th September 2024

We are planning a Non Uniform for Thursday 26th September!  We ask for a donation of £1 (or whatever you can afford) per child for this, however, there is no obligation to pay the £1.

Reminder:  No football strips/track suits, etc!

WHERE DOES THIS MONEY GO?  I just received a quote for the repair of the soft surface under our Playground Trim Trails which are beginning to come away due to wear and tear.  This is sitting at £1700… so every penny we can raise will be put to good use!  We cannot wait to get this fixed for safety reasons, so I will need to proceed.  If you would like to donate more than £1, we will put this towards the playground repair.  Thank you in advance for your support.

DYNAMIC DRINKS CHALLENGE

Our P1 – P7 children will all take in an exciting Enterprising Schools Challenge throughout the day tomorrow (Thursday 26th).  This is a great way to develop our skills across the curriculum!  Look out for some photos and samples coming your way.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Friday 27th and Monday 30th September are both holidays.  Children should return to school on Tuesday 1st October.

PARENTS’ NIGHT REMINDER

Parents’ Night takes place on Thursday 10th October 2024.  The booking system for this has been open for some time now.  Please make the effort to book an appointment and come along.

CYCLING/SCOOTING TO SCHOOL

Lots of our children cycle or scoot to school.  Almost none of them wear a helmet.  Please consider this and perhaps encourage the wearing of a helmet.  Also remind your child that:

• They are not permitted to cycle in the school grounds, particularly at busy times.  Children should dismount!
• Bikes and scooters should be placed in the Bike Shelter in our Infant Playground.  They should not be taking up spaces in the rack at Laburnum Family Learning Centre.  Those spaces are for the Nursery children.

NEWSLETTER

So far this term, we have been sending you information via the school texting system and website.  We hope that this has kept you up to date.  A newsletter will be issued next week with lots of information for the coming term.  This will include dates and times of events as well as other information which you should find helpful!

OCTOBER HOLIDAY

The October Holiday will be from Monday 14th October to Friday 18th October.  School will resume on Monday 21st October.

Well done to this week’s Stars of the Week! 🌟

It’s not too late to sign up for our Curriculum Showcase which takes place tonight (Thurs 19th Sept)! For more information and to sign up (the link to sign up is at the bottom of the flyer within the link below).

We are offering Parents/Carers the opportunity to come along and hear from our Teachers!  You can find out about our Literacy and Numeracy Programmes and resources plus some other fantastic initiatives in our school…

• Talk for Writing – learn about our Writing Curriculum.
• Reading Schools Award and our New School Library – hear about our work to support children to read for enjoyment and how the new school library is playing  a part in this.
• P2/3 Literacy & Numeracy
• P4/5 Literacy & Numeracy
• P6/7 Literacy & Numeracy   Choose up to 3 20 minute sessions.

Please come and support this event!

Workshop for P1 Parents/Carers ONLY:  6pm

Workshops for ALL Parents/Carers (including P1):  from 6:40pm

Click HERE for more information and to register for this event

Click HERE for a video invite to the Sacraments Meeting for parents/carers of children in P3, P4 and P7.

Here are our award winners for this term so far! 🌟

Please see the image below for all the information you need for our school photographs this coming Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Please note: Sibling Photos will only be taken for those who have registered for them.

If you have still to register for Sibling Photos, you still have time to do so by following the link below.

CLICK HERE

Registration Deadline is Monday 16th September at 20:00

We were very happy this afternoon to welcome Stuart Aitchison from North Lanarkshire Council to present our school with an Enterprising Schools Award for 2024. This was achieved through the hard work of our pupils and staff through various enterprising activities. Thank you to our parents and friends who also helped during our Developing the Young Workforce week. We are very proud and hope to continue our journey this year!

Have you been keeping up to date with all of the recent posts on our Website?  There have been a number of posts with important information for all Parents/Carers.  Please scroll down the website home page to see them and to ensure you have followed links and completed forms.

By way of a reminder, you should see the following below:

• School Photographs:  There is a link to sign up for Sibling Photos.  Please read the information within that post!
• Homework Opt Out:  There is a link to let us know if you DO NOT wish your child to receive homework.  Please make sure you read over this information.
• Curriculum Showcase:  Thursday 19th September from 6pm (for P1 only) and from 6:40pm (for stages – P1 – P7).  There is a link for information and to sign up.  Please sign up if you intend to come so that we can plan ahead!
• Sacramental Preparation Meeting:  Tuesday 17th September at 6pm (First Confession in P3), 6:30pm (First Communion in P4) and 7pm (Confirmation in P7).  Both Father Bogan (St. Columba’s) and Father Morris (St. Gabriel’s) will be hosting all three meetings in their own churches.  You should attend the meeting in the church which you attend.
• Flu Immunisation:  You should either have returned the form or called the number to register your child.  Contact the office if you are unsure!
• Data and permission forms: Various forms have been sent to you for returning to the school.

Please scroll down and complete any returns we have asked for ASAP, if you have not done so already.

Our School Photographer will be visiting St John Paul II Primary next week on Tuesday 17th – Thursday 19th September 2024.

If you wish to have Sibling Photographs, can you please complete the Registration form, accessed using the link below:

https://forms.office.com/r/SnaTi5s8Jy

Please note, requests can only be made for children who attend: St John Paul II Primary School, St John Paul II Nursery or those who have a sibling in Laburnum Nursery. Requests cannot be made for any child who does not attend one of these establishments

This form is to request sibling school/nursery photographs for between 2 – 4 children only.

Please do not complete this form to request individual photographs of your children. These will be taken automatically.

Due to time restrictions and to ensure minimal disruption to learning please only submit sibling requests for direct family members (i.e brother/sister).

Registration Deadline Date: is Next Monday, 16^th September 2024 at 20:00