Dear Parent/Carer

Registration of infant beginners for August 2024/25.

Registration for infant beginners for session 2024/2025 will take place week commencing Monday 15^th January to Friday 19^th January.

Due to staffing parents can only enrol their child Monday to Thursday in the afternoon from 1:30pm – 3pm.

Please bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address in the form of a current council tax bill/letter. These must be produced at time of registration.

Applications for the 2024-2025 session of nursery will open today (Tuesday 19th December 2023).

The Government funding start dates are where a child’s third birthday fall on or between:

• 1 March 2024 and 31 August 2024 they will be eligible for funding from August 2024 (autumn term) occurring in that year.
• 1 September and 31 December 2024 they will be eligible for funding from January 2025 (spring term) following their birthday.
• 1 January and last day of February 2025 they will be eligible for funding from April 2025 (summer term) following their birthday.

Application forms can be found online at https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/early-learning-and-childcare/early-learning-and-childcare-applications

Please complete the online application and send via email to your first choice provider.  If your first choice is Woodlands Nursery, please send it to  enquiries-at-woodlands@northlan.org.uk along with all supporting paperwork (birth certificate/passport and Council Tax bill).  Please ensure you have made three choices of provider.

Where you do not have access to IT, paper copies can still be accepted by your first choice nursery. Should you be unable to provide a current council tax bill  a copy  can be requested via the following link; View and manage your council tax account online | North Lanarkshire Council.

There will be a menu change on Friday 15th December

Red Option – Chicken Burger

Green Option – Cheese Toastie

Sandwiches – Cheese or Chicken

Menu change Tuesday 12th December

White   – Lentil soup

Red       – Sausage Roll and Beans

Green   – Tuna Mayo Pasta

Sandwiches – Chicken and Cheese

Yellow  – Baked Potato

* Wednesday is Christmas lunch day and children should have already pre-ordered their lunch through the online form before the Monday 4th December deadline.

Our class Christmas Parties begin this week.

The children will enjoy a party with their peers on:

Monday 11^th of December – All P6 and P7 children

Tuesday 12^th of December – All P4 and P5 children

Monday 18^th of December – All P2 and P3 children

Tuesday 19^th of December – All Nursery and P1 children

The children can come to school wearing their party gear and bring a snack to share with their

friends such as a bottle of juice, crisps, funsizes or shop bought small cakes.

A massive thank you to all who attended our Christmas Fayre. We raised an amazing £3170.

The children will enjoy a party with their peers on:

Monday 11^th of December – All P6 and P7 children

Tuesday 12^th of December – All P4 and P5 children

Monday 18^th of December – All P2 and P3 children

Tuesday 19^th of December – All Nursery and P1 children

The children can come to school wearing their party gear and bring a snack to share with their

friends such as a bottle of juice, crisps, funsizes or shop bought small cakes.

On Friday 8^th December Woodlands Primary school is having a STEM and Play session for our Primary 4s from 2pm – 3pm. The ‘STEM and Play’ session will take place in the STEM Zone and in the P4 and P4/5 classroom. These sessions give you a chance to see what your child is learning and to get involved, as well as to meet other parents/families. Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Parents and carers attending must enter through the front door and sign in via the QR code sign in sheet. At the end of the session parents and carers can leave through the front door and collect their child as normal at their class door.