To all parents and carers:
Are you curious about on-line learning? Would you like to know more about the resources available to enliven learning at home?
To give you a sense of the variety of engaging activities available, SCHOLAR have produced a new 3 minute video, “Information for Parents and Carers” which is aimed primarily at learners in S3-S6.
Our new video is available at https://bit.ly/ParentsAndCarersInfo
Click below to view/download the letter to parents (dated 6 January 2021) from Nicky Grant, the Executive Chief Officer of Education and Learning, regarding the current guidance for schools.
Click the link below to open the Parents’ Guide to Google Classroom.
https://miltonofleysblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/2020-parents-guide-to-google-classroom.pdf
Click below to view/download the minutes of the November Pupil Council meeting. All year representatives were present.
The Screen Machine will be at Kinlochbervie Harbour on Wednesday 2 December.
The films will be The Secret Garden (PG) and Pixie (15).
Only 20 seats are available for each performance.
All seats must be booked online.
At the time of writing, only 2 seats are left for Pixie.
| December 2020 | ||
| Wednesday 9 December | Pupil Council Meeting | Period 5 |
| Friday 11 December | Christmas Jumper Day | |
| Thursday 17 December | School Christmas Lunch | |
| Tuesday 21 December | Christmas Concert via Facebook Live | |
| Wednesday 23 December | First Day of Christmas Holidays |
For full guidance for adverse weather, please view/download the following document:
If the school is closing early for any reason including adverse weather, we will endeavour to make contact with all parents via telephone.
We will also post the announcement on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/North-West-Sutherland-Schools-Group-180318145339577) and Twitter (https://www.facebook.com/North-West-Sutherland-Schools-Group-180318145339577).
At all other times (i.e. before school opens), parents should check the Highland Council Schools Messaging Service, the Highland Council Website – School Closures and/or our Facebook or Twitter pages which we will update as soon as we possibly can.
Staff will not be contacting parents from their homes.
The school’s messaging service number and pin is as follows for all NWS Schools: 0800 564 2272 PIN Number 04 1130
Full guidance can be found in the Adverse Weather Guidance document.
NORTH WEST SUTHERLAND SCHOOLS
PARENT COUNCIL MEETING
Wednesday 11th November 2020
Virtual Meeting via Google Meet at 6.00pm
Agenda
1. Welcome, apologies, attendees
2. Minutes of last meeting
3. Matters arising from minutes
4. Head Teacher’s report
5. Nurseries
6. Primary Schools
a. Durness
b. Kinlochbervie
c. Scourie
7. High School
8. Treasurers report
9. Fundraising
10. Correspondence
11. Any other business (AOB)
12. Date of next meeting
| Date | Event | Other |
|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | ||
| Wednesday 11 November | Pupil Council Meeting | Period 3 |
| Parent Council Meeting | 6.00 pm | |
| Friday 13 November | Children In Need | |
| December 2020 | ||
| Wednesday 9 December | Pupil Council Meeting | Period 3 |
| Friday 11 December | S1-S3 Reports to Parents | |
| Christmas Jumper Day | ||
| Tuesday 22 December | Last Day of School before Christmas Holidays |
