Skerries Educate Together

Dear parents/guardians,

Please see below for the school’s Covid-19 Response Plan, which has been devised to detail the procedures that we are currently following in order to minimise the risk of Covid-19 affecting our school community.

We very much appreciate the hard work of parents/guardians and the entire school community in helping to get the children back to school.  We really hope that the children are enjoying being back with their friends in class, and it certainly seems that this is the case.  We will be in ongoing communication with you all by email and through the Aladdin Connect app, but please contact us at the office if you have any questions, and we will do our very best to get back to you as soon as possible.

Best regards,
Conor

Covid-19 Response Plan for Skerries ETNS

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Dear Parents,

In light of the recent announcement by the Taoiseach about the spread of Covid 19, the school will close on Thursday 12^th March 2020 until 30^th March 2020. This is also in line with the advice and recommendations made by the National Authorities and the National Public Emergency Team.  Please see attached statement from the Department of Education and Skills.

https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2020-press-releases/12-march-2020-statement-from-the-department-of-education-and-skills.html

As per yesterday’s email the children will have been given work to complete over the period. If they are absent today, you may wish to link in with another parent. We will inform all children of the closure at the end of the day. All scheduled school events until 30^th March are cancelled immediately such as after school clubs, GAA etc. If your child is in a club today and you can’t make it to the school for 2.15 we will supervise those remaining children until 3.10.

It is in the interests of us all to remain safe and vigilant faced with challenges that are before us. Our aim in the school is to always provide a healthy and safe atmosphere for your children. This is our primary concern and we look forward to beating this virus together and returning back to normal as soon as possible. We hope you all stay safe and that our country stands together in this unprecedented time. We will update you if any further information is provided to us.

Is mise le meas,

Brían ó Luasa

Deputy Principal Skerries Educate Together

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Dear Parents,

In light of the recent announcement by the Taoiseach about the spread of Covid 19, the school will close on Thursday 12^th March 2020 until 30^th March 2020. This is also in line with the advice and recommendations made by the National Authorities and the National Public Emergency Team.  Please see attached statement from the Department of Education and Skills.

https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2020-press-releases/12-march-2020-statement-from-the-department-of-education-and-skills.html

As per yesterday’s email the children will have been given work to complete over the period. If they are absent today, you may wish to link in with another parent. We will inform all children of the closure at the end of the day. All scheduled school events until 30^th March are cancelled immediately such as after school clubs, GAA etc. If your child is in a club today and you can’t make it to the school for 2.15 we will supervise those remaining children until 3.10.

It is in the interests of us all to remain safe and vigilant faced with challenges that are before us. Our aim in school is to always provide a healthy and safe atmosphere for your children. This is our primary concern and we look forward to beating this virus together and returning back to normal as soon as possible. We hope you all stay safe and that our country stands together in this unprecedented time. We will update you if any further information is provided to us.

Is mise le meas,

Brían ó Luasa

Deputy Principal Skerries Educate Together

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Dear parent/guardian,

Following on from our initial information given last week, we would like to update you on the school’s procedures for dealing with the recent Corona virus outbreak in Ireland.

We are following HSE guidelines very closely and our school is adhering to all recommendations made by the DES and the HSE. We have included information in this email. No further action is necessary to be taken by the school at present.

We are monitoring the HSE and DES websites frequently to make sure our information is up to date and we will continue this diligently.

We would like to inform you that hand sanitiser, tissues and disposable nappy bags have been provided for each class to help contain the spread of any viruses . We are also disinfecting tables daily and encouraging the children to wash their hands at intervals throughout the day. We encourage children to sing Happy Birthday twice, while they are washing their hands to ensure appropriate washing time. We would encourage you to talk to your children at home to support their learning around this topic.

All teachers are teaching children about the importance of good respiratory and hand hygiene. We have used this poster attached to help us. These posters are displayed in every classroom and throughout the school.

We appreciate your support and will continue to follow all national guidance on the issue in relation to child safety.

Kind regards,

SETNS

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Dear Parents/ Guardians.

The Department of Education and Skills has updated information for schools on Covid-19.

This has been provided by the Department of Health and HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre following a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team.

The most important action we can take to protect ourselves from

Covid-19 is regular hand-washing and good respiratory hygiene.

We are teaching and encouraging this in school.

Please see the links below for more information.

Thank you, SETNS.

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Attached is the Afterschool Clubs timetable for Spring 2020.

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

Registration will be open on Friday morning, 7th February at 9am and will close at 9pm on Sunday, February 9^th.

Afterschool Clubs Timetable Spring 2020

Clubs Descriptions Spring 2020

Afterschool-Clubs-Code-of-Conduct

HOW TO REGISTER:

• Follow the link on the school website.
• Complete the form online (1 form per child) – following instructions.
• You will receive a confirmation email that your application has been received. Please allow time for this to come through rather than submit a second form.
• Club places will be allocated by Friday February 14th when you will receive an email with details of your allocated clubs and what payment is due.
• Early applications will not be processed.

PAYMENT SYSTEM

When: Monday 24^th February

Where: At the school (front entrance by bike shed)

Time:  7.00-8.00pm

WHAT TO BRING:

• Cash payment

If payment is not received on payment night you will lose your place in the club. If you cannot attend you can send someone in your place.

Please do not contact the school as clubs are not run by the school.

For any queries, please contact [email protected]

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The Department has just announced that the Minister has signed the statutory instrument commencing the relevant sections of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to come into effect on 1 February 2020.

For a school that currently runs a first come first served (FCFS) policy which is Skerries Educate Together, no further applications/pre-enrolment forms should be accepted after 31 January 2020.

The Board of Management are currently devising a new Enrolment Policy in accordance with the (Admissions to schools) act 2018.

We are compilng a communication list for any parent who would like to enrol their child after this time to inform them when the new enrolment policy is in place. The new policy will also be updated on the school website. Please call the office on  01-8494050 or email [email protected] if you would like your name added to this communication list.

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Dear Parents,
School finishes at 11.40am on Friday 20th of December for the holidays.

 School  re-opens on Monday 6th of January at 8.30am.  

Have a nice break everyone.

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Dear parents/guardians,

For the past number of years we, as a school community, have supported the Inner City Helping Homeless charity in their Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Every December, we have been amazed at the huge number of shoeboxes donated by children and families in our school. This year we are once again asking for your support with this.

Homelessness is an ever growing issue in this country and Christmas time can be especially difficult for people affected by it. ICHH does incredible work to support people without a home and this is a cause that all children in our school feel strongly about.

We are asking families to fill and wrap one shoebox with items such as soap, toothpaste, gloves etc and bring it to our outdoor classroom on December 13th. You are free to choose who you are filling the box for (Adult/Child, Boy/Girl), but please label the shoebox accordingly. Collection times will be at 8:30, 1:10 and 2:10.

Thank you for your support.

Skerries ETNS

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Dear Parents,

I wish to inform all parents of a school closure on Wednesday 4th December.

This is to facilitate a staff training day for all teachers on the new Primary Language Curriculum.

All primary schools in the country are engaged in this training with schools closing on different days. The Department of Education and Skills has notified our school of this date for our training.

I thought it was important to inform all parents at this stage so that they can plan for any child-minding arrangements. 

Best regards,

Tomás 

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