ST MICHAEL’S UPDATE
Main entrance to school and main fire exits have been cleared. All being well the school and nursery will be open tomorrow. Please keep checking NLC and our own social media sites for updates.
Category Archives: Whole School
Nursery Applications Update
Due to nursery closures (local authority and private partners), the date for submitting nursery application forms has been extended to Friday 9 March 2018.
Weather Update
Latest news from NLC Headquarters is that due to the ongoing risk of the Amber weather warning until 10am tomorrow, all schools and centres will remain closed on Friday 2nd of March.
Hopefully things will calm over the weekend and we will be able to resume service as normal on Monday 5th March.
Regular updates will appear here on our website and Twitter accounts.
Winter Weather Update for 01.03.18
Due to the severe weather warnings, ALL schools and nurseries in North Lanarkshire will be CLOSED tomorrow (Thursday 1 March). Please continue to seek advice on travel and safety from the Met Office and Transport Scotland. #staysafe
World Book Day
To celebrate this and to encourage healthy reading habits we have a number of initiatives taking place in school this week.
- All pupils are being encouraged to bring their favourite book or books to school for silent reading time.
- “Stop everything and read bell” will ring at selected times during the week.
- Pupils will be encouraged to stop what they are doing and read for 10 minute slots.
- Paired reading activities, Primary 6 will join Primary 1 and Primary 7 will join Primary 2 for joint sessions.
- Drama related activities linked to reading books and stories.
Here is What has Been Happening in February
Religious Education and Preparing for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation
Transition
Health and Well Being
Nursery
Learning in Primary 1 – 3
Learning in Primary 4 – 7
Teach Your Monster to Read
Attention parents of children in Primary 1-3.
This super app is free to download this week 26.02.18 – 05.03.18. If your child likes using hand held devices then why not download to help Literacy Attainment.
For more information about this app, please click on the link below:
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/about-the-game/what-does-each-game-cover
The game runs on any normal laptop or desktop computer (including Apple Macs) and the app works on iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle tablets (this may be dependent on the operating system of your device)
Winter Weather Activities
Due to the school closures throughout North Lanarkshire today, if you are looking for some activities to keep your children busy, you could engage them in the following activities:
Literacy Activities
- On Thursday of this week, it is World Book Day. Their website has some great activities the children can engage in. Click on the link below to access the resources. http://www.worldbookday.com/resources
- Cosy up on the couch and read your favourite book.
- Build a snowman then think/write about how you made it.
- Watch the Snowman. Write about ‘The Day Your Snowman Came to Life’.
- Go Sledging. Create a poster about how to stay safe when sledging.
- Doorway Online – offers games for children in Primary 1 – 3 http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/literacy
- Phonics Games – this website offers games where children have to practise their blending and reading skills of words with the sounds and phonemes they have been learning. https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ChildrensMenu.htm
- Phonics resources – Alphablocks is a great series which promotes the use of sounds and phonemes in a fun way. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks
Numeracy Activities
The Topmarks Website offers a range of maths games related to the topics the children have been covering in class.
School Closure
ALL North Lanarkshire schools will be CLOSED today. Amber Met Office warning for snow remains in place – please avoid travel. If you do travel be prepared for severe disruption.
