Dear Parents/Guardians,

I hope you are all keeping well and safe in these difficult and challenging times. Our news this week is as follows

• Thank you to all staff members who came into school last week and earlier this week to organise books and materials for distribution to all pupils. Thank you to all parents/guardians who collected the books on Tuesday last. It was lovely to see so many of you and we all hope we can return to school as normal in the near future.
• Congratulations to Ms. Clare Fitzsimons who has been appointed Deputy Principal of St. Tola’s N.S. Clare has been a dedicated, committed and enthusiastic teacher in St Tola’s since she joined the staff in 2009. I have no doubt but she will bring the same commitment to the role of Deputy Principal. I look forward to working even more closely with Clare in the coming years and I wish her every success.
• Well done to everyone on a great start to remote learning this week. We understand that every family’s circumstances are different. If you are experiencing any difficulties or challenges with any learning activities please contact us as soon as possible. You can contact your class teacher via their own dedicated email or through seesaw.  You can contact the school via office@tolasns.com The office will not be staffed next week as we are all required under Level 5 restrictions to work from home where possible. The phone will be checked regularly but this may not be daily. Email is the preferred option for contacting us. If you do ring please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can. Please remember that this is a stressful time for everyone and we do not want schoolwork to be adding to your stress. Please contact us if we can help in any way.
• We have organised regular weekly check ins with each class via Zoom. The schedule for these check ins is as follows

Junior Infants – Wednesdays 11a.m.

Senior Infants – Wednesdays 12p.m.

1^st Class – Thursdays 11a.m.

2^nd Class – Thursdays 2p.m.

3^rd Class – Thursdays 12p.m (both 3^rd classes)

4^th Class – Wednesdays 1p.m.

5^th Class – Thursdays 1p.m.

6^th Class – Fridays 11a.m.

Whole school Cruinniu (assembly) – Fridays 10a.m.

Please find attached guidelines for ALL pupils and parents when using Zoom for class or school linkups.

I hope you all stay safe over the next week.

Kind regards,

Mary Dunlea Fitzgerald, Principal