Category Archives: Covid 19

Google Classroom

Good Afternoon everyone,

I hope you are all well.  Thank you very much to all the hard work which has been submitted by pupils (and parents) this week.  We know that the current situation isn’t easy for anyone, but we must work together and try to stay positive.

We are making a few changes to the look of our Google Classrooms which will hopefully make them easier to navigate.

  • Rather than a grid for the week, Google Classrooms have been organised by day.  Within each folder your child will find the tasks for that day along with an associated resouces.
  • Daily folders may be added to as the week progresses in response to the needs of the children
  • Work will be uploaded by 5pm on a Friday for the following week .

As always if you require any help and support, please complete the form below, send an email to the school office or call us between 9.15am and 2.45pm.

Support Form

Thank you for your continued support and have a good weekend.

Mrs Brennan

Remote Learning – Week Beginning Monday 11th January 2020

Good Afternoon,

Please see our school app for our REMOTE LEARNING PARENT GUIDE and READINESS TO LEARN INFORMATION from the Carluke Learning Community.  This is an important document which details how remote learning will work and what to expect.

Work for week beginning Monday 11th January will be posted by 9am on Monday morning and moving forward we will post it on a Friday for the following week.

We look forward to working online with all our pupils from Monday and thank you for your continued support at this challenging time.

We are able to offer digital and practical support during this period of Remote Learning.  This includes borrowing school IT hardware, support accessing Google Classroom, practical school resources e..g. jotters/pencils etc. as well as santitary products.  If you require this support please complete this form:

Continued Support Form

We are here to help in any way we can, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need us.

Mrs Brennan

Remote Learning P1-7

Good Morning everyone and Happy New Year.

This is not the New Year wishes we hoped to be sending but as we embark on another national lockdown we wanted to let you know we are here to support in any way we can.

Following information from Scottish Government, we will begin remote learning for all pupils from Monday 11th January 2021.  This means that each day your child’s teacher will be online between 9am and 10.30am and again from 1.30pm until 3.00pm (unless they are supporting families eligible for Emergency Key Worker Support).  Teachers will be providing a range of learning experiences for the children within their class focusing on Literacy, Numeracy and Health & Wellbeing.  As before, activities will be posted by 3pm each Friday afternoon to allow parents to plan ahead if required.  Work will only be posted on Google Classroom and not on the school app or website.

Tomorrow (Friday) information will be posted on the app giving all the details as well as information on how to access Google Classroom and Glow.  If you require a reminder of your child’s glow username and password, please contact the school office, ideally by email, who will be happy to help you.

Within the Carluke Learning Community we have produced a parent guide (see below) which identifies the differences between home learning (homework) blended learning (some pupils in school) and remote learning (national lockdown).  This is a community wide approach being used by all primary schools in Carluke.

A form will be posted via the app soon on which parents can request any additional support.

Thank you for your support and understanding whilst we finalise our plans for remote learning.  We are here to help in any way that we can.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Brennan

Weekly Notice Board – Week Beginning Monday 2nd November 2020

Our Weekly Notice Board for week beginning Monday 2nd November.

This week the Menu is Week 1. Please discuss the options with your child each day as it makes ordering in class much easier. Milk can be ordered via ParentPay – by 9.30am.  Milk can be collected and drunk at lunchtime, please let your child know you have ordered them milk, especially if they are having a packed lunch.


Scottish Government @scotgov guidance now includes face coverings for all parents/carers when dropping off and picking up at school gates unless exempt. Adults in school may also be wearing face coverings more in communal areas as per guidance. Visual courtesy of @SchoolsNlc

Subsequent information regarding Covid Alert Level 3 will be communicated as soon as we can.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Kirkton Primary School

Arrangements for Returning to School – 5th August 2020

Please find below information regarding the arrangements for returning to school in August 2020.

Information from South Lanarkshire Council regarding the ‘phased return’ to full time learning for all schools from August 2020

Click here to access the link to a letter from SLC 

In order to plan the safe return of our children to Kirkton Primary School, there will be a number of arrangements in place, based on the guidance from the Scottish Government and SLC Education Resources.

Return to Kirkton PS Letter to parents – August 2020

Information which summarises all of the arrangements for quick reference and provides maps for entry and exit points

Infographic – Returning to Kirkton Primary School

Map – Entering & Exiting our School Safely

Please direct any feedback or questions to gw14kirktonpsoffice@glow.sch.uk or telephone 01555 772466.  Please note email and answering machine messages will be responded to after 11th August 2020.

The leadership team will be available on Monday 10th August 2020 from 10am until 12 noon and we will be happy to speak with you on the phone that day, if you have any urgent questions regarding the reopening of school.

Support from SLC

LC want to ensure our learners have everything they need for their wellbeing & to access learning at home. They are offering a range of supports, which will be delivered directly to homes during difficult time.

If you need access to any of these, please complete this form ASAP.

Click here for the link to the form.

Request for support will be forwarded to South Lanarkshire Council and a member of the central time will contact you directly.

**By completeing this form you agree to your details being passed to SLC. The form will close on Friday 1st May at 4pm.

Covid 19 – Update 9

outh Lanarkshire Council Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice
Free school meals

From Friday 3 April we have in place new arrangements to send PayPoint vouchers directly to parents/carers of children who are entitled to free school meals.
These will replace the ‘take and go’ lunches that have been available from our emergency childcare hubs and some other schools. These lunches will not be available for collection after 3 April.

Parents/carers of eligible children do not need to apply for this payment.
A £30 voucher will be sent to you on a fortnightly basis using the mobile phone numbers or email addresses we already hold for you. If we don’t have your number or email we will post the vouchers to you.

The first £30 payments will be made on Friday 3 April, covering weeks commencing 30 March and 6 April.

A second payment will be made on Thursday 9 April (as Friday 10 April is a public holiday), covering weeks beginning 13 and 20 April.

Advance payments will continue every fortnight thereafter from Friday 24 April.
Scottish Government guidelines suggest that payments should reflect what councils charge for school lunches. As the cost of a school lunch in South Lanarkshire is £1.70, the £30 fortnightly payment considerably exceeds that. The payment is also in line with the UK Government’s £15 a week vouchers system.

Payments will be made only to those entitled to means-tested free school meals. This includes children in Primaries 1 to 3, who will be assessed for free school meal entitlement. Again, this is in line with Scottish Government guidelines.

For more information on eligibility see the Free school meals page.

The payment vouchers can be redeemed for cash at any PayPoint outlet, of which there are more than 100 across South Lanarkshire. Parents/carers can then purchase food for children, bearing in mind current advice on limiting excursions and social distancing.
For details of PayPoint outlets see the PayPoint website.

Payments will be made automatically using information held by the council, so applications are not necessary. However, contact details can be updated and other enquiries can be sent by using the Free school meals enquiry form.