Category Archives: Parent’s Information

Information specifically for parents eg Parents night/reports issued

Parent's Information, S5, S6

EMA – Education Maintenance Allowance

Apply on Line

EMA provides financial support to 16-19 year olds who want to continue learning. The EMA is a Scottish Government fund to support young people from lower income families to continue with their studies.  Around 33,000 students in Scotland receive the allowance.

You daughter/ son could be eligible if your family earns up to £24,421 a year, or £26,884, if you have siblings. The payment is based on excellent attendance and on your daughter/son fulfilling the Senior School Learning Agreement.

Renewals require a new application form and a school learning agreement to be completed each session.

To apply on-line go to:  https://www.mygov.scot/ema/

If you want to find out more information please contact Miss Pollock, DHT.

News, Parent's Information

Parent Council: message from Rev Bryan Kerr, Chairperson

Dear parent/ carer,

Within Lanark Grammar School our Parent Council exists to help support the

school in the education of our young people. Each month when we meet we

are given a wonderful insight into life at Lanark Grammar School, new

developments taking place in curriculum and learning as well as being given

the opportunity to raise concerns with the headteacher and members of the

Senior Leadership Team.

The Parent Council is a very friendly group of individuals who support one

another and value the contributions made by everyone. You may have been

involved in the parent Council or PTA in your child’s Primary School, or you

might never have attended a meeting. At the start of your child’s time at

Lanark Grammar School, I would like to invite you to come along to our

Parent Council Coffee and Cake Event from 7pm – 8pm on Monday 2nd

September. This will be an opportunity to meet the Parent Council

members, the headteacher, members of the Senior Leadership Team and

other key members of staff in a relaxed atmosphere. Following the event we

will be holding our AGM to which you are welcome if you wish to stay.

The Parent Council meets in the conference room from 7pm – 9pm, normally

on the first Monday of each month. The dates for the forthcoming session

are:

2019: 2nd September, 7th October, 4th November, 2nd December

2020: 6th January, 3rd February, 2nd March, 27th April, 1st June.

If you have any questions about the parent council please do not hesitate to

contact me. You can email us at LGSParentCouncil@gmail.com or send a

note in with your child and ask them to hand it in to the school office.

We hope you and your child are looking forward to their time in Lanark

Grammar School and I hope you will be able to join us on Monday 2nd

September at our Coffee and Cake Event.

Yours,

Bryan Kerr, Chairperson

Lower School, News, Parent's Information, Upper School

New House Group at LGS

Following the thorough nomination process which took place over March/April 2019 the name and colour of the new House Group was revealed during an assembly on Tuesday 23rd April 2019.

We are proud to say that the 6th House Group at Lanark Grammar School will be called Clyde House and its associated colour will be Purple.

For those interested, a quick breakdown of numbers are as follows;

  • 128 votes cast by pupils
  • 35 votes cast by parents
  • 11 votes cast by staff
  • 174 votes were cast overall
  • 24 different House Group name nominations (within the rules)
  • 8 different House Group colour nominations (within the rules)

Thank you for your participation and support with this addition to our school.

Mr Allan Campbell

Principal Teacher of Pupil Support

Lower School, News, Parent's Information, Upper School

New House Group

With the addition of a 6th Pupil Support teacher in August 2018, we have taken the decision to add a 6th House Group to Lanark Grammar School. This will take effect from August 2019.

The pupils currently in 1B1, 1L2, 2J2, 3W2, 4H2 and SB3 will all form the new House Group.

Pupils and staff will participate in the nomination process for House Group name and colour.

Parents/Guardians of pupils in these classes are also invited to participate in the nomination process. This can be done through accessing the Google Form link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUZNNS7rULH266NAcjom_iAJoF8mta0BnKOkSP2W5G7fPEjw/viewform

Thank you for your support

Mr Allan Campbell

Principal Teacher of Pupil Support