Belfast Model
School for Girls

This week sees the full launch of the latest in our ever-growing list of ICT resources provided to our school community. Virtualgms Parents' Edition is a spin-off of Virtualgms, the School's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Pupils from Years 9 and 11 have been reaping the benefits of using Virtualgms to support their school work since September and within the next school year it is envisaged that all pupils will have access to courses. Virtualgms Parents' Edition aims to provide a range of essential school resources such as downloadable permission slips for school trips and absence note pro-formas for parents to access at their convenience.

Virtualgms Parents' Edition is also designed to be a facility for parents to share their views with us about a range of school issues. Currently, parents are invited to use the online poll to vote for the style of school skirt that they would like pupils to be wearing from September 2008.

Registering to use Virtualgms Parents' Edition is simple - just click the link below and follow the instructions. You will be sent a confirmation email of your details and you need to click the link to confirm your registration, after that you will have full access to the resources as they develop.
www.virtualgms.org/parents

Enjoy using Virtualgms Parents' Edition and if you need additional support in registering, contact David MacDermott, the School's Webmaster.

Belfast Model School for Girls prides itself on its high standards of uniform. The cooperation of the girls during the recent uniform, jewellery and make-up blitz has helped to keep these standards high.

School skirts - have your say

For many pupils across Northern Ireland, school uniforms are not popular options but at the Girls' Model, we believe that a smart school uniform helps our pupils to feel part of the school community and helps them to feel proud of being a Model girl.

Student Voice and Student Council are offering all our pupils the chance to have their say about the uniform they will be required to wear from September 2008. Three options of school skirts will be shown to each year group throughout January, starting this week with years 8, 9, 11 and 13. Pupils will be asked to vote for the type of skirt they would prefer to wear. Parents have the opportunity to vote for the style of skirt they prefer at www.virtualgms.org/parents and staff are also being given a vote. The skirt with the most votes will be the one that pupils will wear from the start of the new school year.

Student Voice and Student Council would like every pupil at the Girls' Model to be involved in making decisions that affect school life. Here's your chance to have a say - vote for your favourite school skirt and be proud to wear the Girls' Model uniform.