I acknowledge the publication of the Roadmap for Reopening Schools, published by our government in the last 24 hours. My first read through all the documents shows that our planning before the summer closure was very much in the right direction. There is very little in the plan that is a surprise and therefore there is no need to change our schedule at this point. The Summer Provision team will return from 4th August to plan for Summer Provision, which starts on 10th August. Other planning teams will return from 11th August to plan for the broader return of the school community. As promised, we will email parents between 14th and 21st August with the plan for reopening our school.
As indicated by the Minister, all children are expected to return, other than those in high risk categories. There will be staggered arrival and dismissal and we intend to facilitate families in that to make it easier for parents i.e. siblings will be expected to arrive at the same time rather than at different times.
The office will reopen in late August and incoming emails will be checked then.
We appreciate your patience and trust in giving us time to fine-tune our plans. While we will do our best to create a thorough plan, we fully expect there to be unexpected events and areas not considered and we trust that our community will work together in highlighting and addressing those.
For now, a reminder of our Summer Survival page, which includes advice on preparing your child for returning to school. I suggest not going into too much detail with your children about the recent announcements. Worrying about what might happen will only rob the children of their summer and won't help their return. Remind them that they go to a happy school with good teachers who care about them and will work to keep them safe AND happy!
All the best,
Caitriona.
As indicated by the Minister, all children are expected to return, other than those in high risk categories. There will be staggered arrival and dismissal and we intend to facilitate families in that to make it easier for parents i.e. siblings will be expected to arrive at the same time rather than at different times.
The office will reopen in late August and incoming emails will be checked then.
We appreciate your patience and trust in giving us time to fine-tune our plans. While we will do our best to create a thorough plan, we fully expect there to be unexpected events and areas not considered and we trust that our community will work together in highlighting and addressing those.
For now, a reminder of our Summer Survival page, which includes advice on preparing your child for returning to school. I suggest not going into too much detail with your children about the recent announcements. Worrying about what might happen will only rob the children of their summer and won't help their return. Remind them that they go to a happy school with good teachers who care about them and will work to keep them safe AND happy!
All the best,
Caitriona.
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