Back to School

We understand that some of our Junior Infants may find their first few days attending school intimidating and may have difficulty entering the school alone. If parents find themselves faced with this scenario, we have put the following procedures in place to allow for a smoother transition:

• Drop off times for Junior Infants will be from 8.50- 9.00 AM from 27/08/21 to 03/09/21 inclusive. From 06/09/21 onwards, Junior Infant drop-off times will be from 8.30-8.50 AM.

• If necessary, parents of Junior Infants may enter the school at entry point B. (see map below)

• From there, parents may walk their child(ren) to the school hall for drop-off, where games and activities will be set up for them.

• Parents may then exit the school through the school hall.

• These measures will run from 27/09/21 to 01/09/21 (four days in total)

• Beginning on 02/09/21, Junior Infant children must be dropped off at entry point B, where they will be greeted by a staff member. Parents will no longer be allowed to enter the school from this date onward, unless by prior arrangement

We ask that all parents keep a safe distance of 2 metres and wear face masks or visors.

• Our drop off times will run from 8.30- 8.50 AM every morning.

• ·Children to be dropped at school gates and walk to their allocated entry point. (see map below)

• Senior Infants enter at Point B (Green route) An adult may accompany them to the door.

• 1^st- 3^rd classes enter at Point C. (Red Route)

• 4^th – 6^th classes enter at Point A. (Blue Route)

• Parents must collect their children at the school gate at the allocated time. Appropriate PPE must be worn and we ask families to maintain a minimum of 2metres from one another.

• Senior Infants maybe collected at 1.30 from the school yard.

• 1^st – 3^rd classes maybe collected at 2.20 from the school yard.

• 4^th – 6^th classes maybe collected at 2.30 from the school yard.

• If you wish to collect your child(ren) during school hours, please inform the class teacher via e-mail and collect them at the relevant collection point (see map above)

Visits to the school will be severely restricted and visitors will be asked to:

• Make a prior appointment before visiting the school by phoning the office at 0860232749 or email: nspballycroneen@yahoo.ie

• Remain at home if they have any Covid-19 symptoms

• Follow the agreed Covid-19 protocols for the school

• Sanitise before entering the premises

• Attendance to be recorded on entry to building

• Wear PPE if instructed

• Adhere to social distancing requirements

• Not to loiter – complete their business and leave premises