As you may be aware, all secondary schools in North Lanarkshire will move to a common day pattern from the beginning of the new session in August 2016.

The changes to the pattern for Taylor High are very minor since the model adopted across the authority is very similar to the model already in operation in most of the Motherwell area schools.

Periods will be 50 minutes in duration with a 15-minute interval and 45-minute lunchbreak.

School will begin at 8.55am each day and end at 3.45pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week. On Wednesday and Friday, it will end at 2.55pm.

This represents a shift of 5 minutes compared with present arrangements in Taylor as detailed below.

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

Period 1         08.55 – 09.45

Period 2         09.45 – 10.35

Interval          10.35 – 10.50

Period 3         10.50 – 11.40

Period 4         11.40 – 12.30

Lunch              12.30 – 13.15

Period 5         13.15 – 14.05

Period 6         14.05 – 14.55

Period 7         14.55 – 15.45

School dismisses at 3.45pm

 Wednesday & Friday

Period 1         08.55 – 09.45

Period 2         09.45 – 10.35

Interval          10.35 – 10.50

Period 3         10.50 – 11.40

Period 4         11.40 – 12.30

Lunch              12.30 – 13.15

Period 5         13.15 – 14.05

Period 6         14.05 – 14.55

 

School dismisses at 2.55pm

School Clothing Grant

A grant of £70 per child is available for anyone who qualifies. See www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals

Mr. Gerry McCormick, Head Teacher, has been appointed to the temporary post of acting Head of Service with North Lanarkshire Learning and Leisure Services with effect from Tuesday 28th June 2016.

In consequence, Miss Nicola Daley, currently Depute Head Teacher, will assume the role of acting Head Teacher on that date and for the duration of Mr. McCormick’s tenure as Acting Head of Service. This is expected to last until October 2016 at the latest.

This year’s Celebrating Success Ceremony for pupils in the outgoing First and Second years will take place on Thursday 23rd June in the School Games Hall.

The Guest of Honour and Principal Speaker will be Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill.

Parents of all award winners have been notified by letter.

The ceremony will begin at 7pm and conclude by 9pm. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the ceremony.

School Trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Monday 20th June.

All pupils must assemble at the school at 6.45am for departure at 7.00am.

There will be one stop at services on the way down with arrival at the Pleasure Beach at approximately 11.30am.

Our party will depart Blackpool at approximately 4.45pm with one stop on the way back.

It is anticipated that the buses will arrive back at Taylor at approximately 9pm.

During the return journey pupils will be asked to inform parents/carers by text of the likely arrival time.

We will also use our Twitter Account to keep people informed of progress during the day.

Any enquiries not covered by the above information should be directed to the school.

Voting has commenced today  in the Scottish Youth Parliament By-Election and will conclude later this week.

All students are asked to bring their Young Scot cards to school to facilitate voting in this important election.

Let’s get the vote out for Niamh!

The Celebrating Success Ceremony for First and Second Year pupils for session 2015-16 will take place on Thursday 23rd June at 7.00pm in the school Games Hall. Final information on the awards programme is currently being collated and all parents of award winners will be notified by letter during the week commencing Monday 13th June.

Our Guest of Honour and Principal Speaker at the event will be RIchard Lyle, Constituency MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill.

Please contact Mrs. Louisa McGraw, Depute Head Teacher for more information.

This year’s school outing to Blackpool Pleasure Beach will take place on Monday 20th June.  Letters have been issued to all pupils today (Tuesday 7th June) about this trip which is normally held each year at this time.

Approximately 300 pupils are expected to take part and we must keep our fingers crossed for good weather on the day.

The turnaround time is tight and all parents and carers are asked to ensure that returns are made as soon as possible so that planning may be completed for this major event in the school’s calendar.

There will be a meeting for all students who will be going on the London trip at lunchtime on Monday 13th June in room 180. All students going on the trip must attend this meeting with the trip departing on Monday 20th June.

Any Senior Phase pupils interested in participating in the Lessons from Auschwitz Programme and possibly going to Poland later this year, should see Mr McPake, Social Subjects Department, as soon as possible.

The programme is run by the Holocaust Educational Trust and consists of an orientation session followed by a visit to Poland to visit Auschwitz.  After the visit there is an opportunity to reflect on the visit and the contemporary relevance of the lessons of the Holocaust. Finally students who attend, with the support of their teachers, seek to spread the lessons via assemblies.