Taylor High School is excited to announce our new, forthcoming magazine – The Taylor Quarantimes. It will be a chance for everyone (pupils and teachers alike) to share their quarantine tips, stories and creations.

 

We are looking for submissions; these could be short stories, sketches, comics, poems, articles, art work, pictures and much more. Anything you can think of writing about, we want to read about it. You can share your study tips, gardening, cooking, crafts or just a joke. We are also looking for reviews on the books you’ve been reading and the shows you’ve been watching during lockdown.

 

This will provide some quality entertainment if you are bored during lockdown. This is a chance for all you artists, creators, journalists, reviewers and writers to showcase your talent!

If you are feeling creative, forward your work to Miss Corrigan at:

kcorrigan@taylor.n-lanark.sch.uk

**All emails sent to this address will be logged for inappropriate content by North Lanarkshire Council and action will be taken if required.**

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations!

 

 

The Library and the Home Economics department have collaborated to come up with a ‘dough-tastic’ idea! Introducing…

Do you have a favourite recipe that you would like to share? Then Taylor’s lockdown cookbook is for you! We are welcoming all parents, pupils and staff to get creative in the kitchen! Can you rise to the challenge?

The Recipe for cookbook success:

Step 1: Write your recipe name.

Step 2: Write your recipe list, including weights and measurements.

Step 3: Write your method and add pictures (if you have any).

Step 4: Please email your ‘Beautiful bakes’ by Friday 15th May to;

scottrussell@taylor.n-lanark.sch.uk

**All emails sent to this address will be logged for inappropriate content by North Lanarkshire Council and action will be taken if required.**

Don’t be afraid to take ‘whisks’ !!

Get Baking!

Friday 8th May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day – Victory in Europe Day – 8trh May 1945, the end of the Second World War in Europe, a period of great sacrifice for so many!

To mark the occasion a number of events will still take place across the country and in North Lanarkshire despite the coronavirus. The beginning of these events will be marked by a 2-minute silence at 11 am tomorrow.

Monday 11th May is an in-service day and is a ‘pupil’ holiday!

Online working will begin again on Tuesday 12th May!

Enjoy the weekend!

 

 

 

In partnership with

Community Action Newarthill.

THE COMMUNITY TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY 

• Has your income been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
• Are you self isolating, shielding or need support?
• Are you in Newarthill, Carfin, New Stevenson, Cleland or Holytown?

We can:

• Deliver FREE food, toiletries and other necessities.
• Collect and deliver prescriptions.
• Call and check up on you.

CONFIDENTIAL. DISCREET. CARING. TOGETHER

CALL: 07714 252 863 or 07722 881 777

E-MAIL: NCVCS@OUTLOOK.COM

or fionamccabe.can@yahoo.com

FACEBOOK: Newarthill Coronavirus Community Support

 

During this unprecedented situation we are all facing regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, we would like to offer support to parents, families and children who may be anxious, stressed, worried and emotional about their loved ones wellbeing and their own wellbeing too.

We recognise that these anxieties can greatly affect ‘sleep’ which is a natural process. We all need sleep and our health and wellbeing could be greatly reduced by not getting enough sleep, particularly at these challenging times.

To help cope with these stresses, support given through SLEEP COUNSELLING will be offered to those in need and a qualified sleep counsellor will be at hand to answer questions, suggest ideas, offer visuals and strategies or even just be a listening ear to help reduce any anxieties to our parents and families that lead to poor sleep hygiene.

Please contact:

 burnetc@northlan.gov.uk

NWicks@ea.n-lanark.sch.uk

MMurphy@ea.n-lanark.sch.uk

or call 077538300446 for further details.

Advice and support are readily available throughout COVID-19 for pupils, parents, and carers. Here are some examples which could be beneficial.

Educational Psychology Advice Line – Advice about COVID-19

This service is up and running for parents, carers and pupils.

It offers advice/phone consultation support to help manage the stresses that can felt by children and young people at this difficult time.

Phone: 01236 812 380. 10am – 3pm Monday to Friday (Please leave a message and we will return your call)

North Lanarkshire Support Services

This service offers support with finance and housing, mental health, general health and wellbeing, social work, foodbanks and much more.

Click the link below for all support available from North Lanarkshire Support Services:

North Lanarkshire Support Services

Stay safe everyone!

Here are a number of tutorials created by Miss Cluckie that will help parents/carers/pupils  access the different resources we are using online for distance learning.

Video 1:  Accessing Glow Sharepoint

Video 2:  Accessing Microsoft Teams

Video 3:  Accessing Edmodo

All class teachers from the Social Subjects department have updated their various groups on both Edmodo and Microsoft Teams on Glow. The groups will allow your child to access class tasks, resources, as well as a safe and secure means of communication with their Social Subject teachers.

Each year group, subject and teacher are outlined below for you to join the appropriate class.

Want to get involved in weekly debates on topics chosen by young people?

There will be a series of debates every week allowing you to share your thoughts on topics which are important to young people. You will also earn 50 Young Scot reward points for giving your opinion.

There are 3 debates every week. Here are some examples of the topics:

Should the SQA have consulted young people in the process of changing the way grades are awarded and should young people be offered the chance to resit any exams they feel they could have done better in?

From now on, all school work should be delivered virtually using online methods of teaching and submission of work.

To get involved and earn the Young Scot points click the link below 😊

https://nla.communitychoices.scot/

 

Stay safe and get involved in the debates!

 

 

In these difficult and unusual times, Speakers for Schools will provide you with some inspiration and positivity! 

Speakers for schools provides live inspirational talks for pupils online. The speakers include CEOs, journalists, scientists and entrepreneurs. The excellent speakers have already delivered talks to over 8000 students and will leave you feeling motivated and inspired! You don’t want to miss out! 

The virtual talks are followed by a Q&A session. If you can’t watch the talks live, there is a very useful talk library where all virtual talks are saved to watch later. 

To get involved in the virtual talks, follow the links below.

Click this link to browse the scheduled talks timetable: https://speakersforschools.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=536ab37097c6c908d1edd1b3d&id=2f2af71987&e=1cbb73a1e0

Click this link to browse virtual talk library: https://speakersforschools.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=536ab37097c6c908d1edd1b3d&id=8e25dac36f&e=1cbb73a1e0

Enjoy the talks, stay positive and  stay safe 😊