Thursday Note 21st Jan 2021

January 21st, 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We hope you are well and keeping safe at this challenging time. We are all hoping that as community transmission rates of COVID 19 reduce we can all return to in person school as soon as possible. Our news this week is as follows

  • Well done to Junior Infants who are working so hard at home. I had the pleasure of joining them for part of their Zoom link up yesterday and they were all able to say a lovely poem about a snowman. Well done Juniors. We also heard a lot of news and apparently the tooth fairy will be very busy soon as there are a lot of wobbly teeth in Juniors at the moment!
  • All other classes are busy with Zoom link ups too. Just a reminder of what we expect re using zoom
  • Sit on a chair and look at the screen
  • Use a real name – we will not admit anyone who is using a nickname
  • Mute your microphone until you are asked to speak
  • Listen to whoever is speaking
  • Don’t leave the screen or walk around
  • Wear appropriate clothing – PJs are not suitable
  • The pupils should be in a living area of the house – not a bedroom and an adult should be in the vicinity.
  • We are all getting a bit more used to using seesaw (hopefully) this week. I have been added as a teacher to lots of classes and will be popping in every so often to look at the work. Watch out as I may like or comment on work submitted every so often. I have to say that lots of pupils are working so hard and are submitting excellent work. Keep it up!
  •  I have noticed that some pupils are choosing what to do and leaving out some of the core subjects such as maths or English. It is important that pupils are engaging with activities across the curriculum. As a staff we have prioritised the core subjects along with wellbeing.  If for any reason your child is finding something difficult or cannot manage activities please contact your child’s teacher as soon as possible via email to let them know. In the current circumstances staff will support you and your child as best we can so please let us know if there are any issues.
  • I have included the zoom link up for Cruinniu (school assembly) with this email for tomorrow Friday 22nd January at 10a.m. Last week we had 130 devices logged on and we got to see so many of our pupils. We are looking forward to seeing everybody again tomorrow.

Kind regards, Mary Dunlea Fitzgerald, Principal