We would like to wish all of our families and friends of Woodlands a safe Christmas break and a restful New Year when it comes.

We appreciate that for many of you the last few days will have been stressful following the announcements for school in the new year. Rest assured planning is already well underway to ensure we meet the needs of all children.

School will open on Wednesday 6th of January for a small number of pupils. Where both parents are key workers provision is available and should be applied for using the link sent by NLC. This link can also be found below. I would kindly remind parents that this provision should only be used as a last resort.

Following  the latest Scottish Government announcement  regarding changes to school arrangements after the Christmas break, North Lanarkshire have issued a letter to all parents. This is attached on the link below.

Parental Update Letter

The letter contains information for parents who are Key Workers. If you are a Key Worker and require your children to be at school you should complete the form below and return it to keyworkerschools@northlan.gov.uk.

Keyworkers School/ELC request form

Online learning for all pupils will commence from Monday 11th of January. All pupils will be issued a learning pack (collection times to be issued in the new year) and learning will also be issued daily using Teams in a similar way to homework. This will allow the teacher and pupils to communicate directly with each other. Nursery children will be set daily challenges through their learning journal.

We are all disappointed that we cannot return to school as planned however we look forward to welcoming all the children as soon as it is safe to do so.

Best Wishes,

Woodlands Primary School

This year due to our current Covid-19 restrictions and procedures the boys and girls have worked hard learning Makaton and BSL to famous Christmas songs.

Click on the link below to access our school nativity

Still Game in the Woodlands Wonderland

Reminder that today to avoid all children leaving at the same time children that start at 9:00 will finish at 2:20 and children that start at 9:10 will finish at 2:30.

All nursery children finish at 2:30.

Well done to our Star Pupils – great job this week.

Super effort for our Sumdog ‘Top Dogs’.

Our Cool class cup winners are

Parent Council Christmas Card  Competition winner is this fantastic girl.

Great Christmas design – Well done!

1,140 hours are available to all children aged three to five years old, as well as some two-year-olds. The focus is on flexibility for families, as well as an emphasis on quality and a strong connection with outdoor learning and learning through play.

Woodlands Primary Nursery Class will continue to operate as a term time nursery next session, operating from 8.55am – 3.00pm.

The funding dates for 2021/2022 are as follows:

Children who reach 3 years of age between 1 March 2021 and 12 August 2021 can take up their ELC placement from August 2021.

Children reaching 3 years of age between 13 August 2021 and 28 February 2022 can take up their ELC placement the day after the child’s 3rd birthday.
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Parents/carers of children applying to North Lanarkshire Council from another local authority should be guided by the Cross Boundary Protocol.

How to Apply
Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, we are looking, where possible, to have applications completed and returned electronically. Application forms have been updated to allow for online completion. Supporting paperwork, such as your child’s birth certificate and your Council Tax Bill can be sent as a photo attachment for those that don’t have access to a scanning facility.

Forms and additional information can be found by visiting the following website:

www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/ELC

Here is a link to the applications page:

Early Learning applications

The completed application and supporting paperwork should be emailed to the first choice provider. If your first choice is Woodlands Primary Nursery Class, then your application should be returned to: enquiries@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Nursery applications have to be submitted by Friday 12th February 2021.

Paper applications will be accepted where parents/carers do not have access to IT. To do this please contact the school to make arrangements. Please remember that all paperwork submitted by parents/carers will be quarantined for 72 hours.

Primary 1 enrolment

Enrolment for new Primary 1 children starting in August 2021 is now available and will be submitted electronically this year. This means that children who attain the age of 5 between 1 March 2021 and 28 February 2022 should register for starting Primary 1 in August 2021.

All completed enrolment forms must be submitted by 22nd January 2021.You must also submit a copy of your child’s birth certificate and a copy of your council tax/utility bill. This can be in the form of a screenshot or a scanned document. Please click the link to the enrolment form below.

Primary 1 Enrolment form

All completed forms must be sent to the enrolling school’s enquiries email address.

Woodlands Primary Schools enquiries email address is:
enquiries@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Below is a link to other NLC schools enquiry email addresses.

NLC Schools Enquiry list

Placing Requests
Please note that you MUST enrol at your catchment school even if you wish your child to attend a different school. In this case a placing request form also needs to be submitted.

The placing request form can be found on the link below.

Placing request link

Send your enrolment form to:
enquiries@woodlands.n-lanark.sch.uk

Send your placement request form to:
ef.placingrequest@northlan.gov.uk

Transport application forms are also available online and paper copies can be requested from:

ef.transport@northlan.gov.uk

Below is a mapping link highlighting NLC’s current catchment areas.

Mapping Link

If you are unsure or need any help, please don’t hesitate to contact the school on 01236 632074.

All staff at Woodlands Primary School would like to thank the Parent Council and all of our families for our staffroom Christmas treats.

A big thank you to staff and pupils for taking part in todays Reindeer Dash for CHAS.