Back to School

Written By Lorraine Coomey

Hello everyone!!

I hope you all had an enjoyable summer and are looking forward to the return of the school routine.

Below is an update on a few items before we return to school on Friday the 28th of August.

  • Firstly we would like to extend a warm welcome to our new principal Mrs. Lorraine Coomey. We wish Mrs. Coomey every success in the years ahead.

  • A big welcome to Mrs. O’Regan who will be job sharing with Mrs. O’ Driscoll in SET.

  • This year Mrs. Coomey will be teaching the Senior Room, Mrs. Duane will be teaching the Middle Room and Ms. Kelly will be teaching the Junior Room.

  • On the morning of the 28th of August, at 9am, all children from Senior infants to 6th class will enter through the front gate where their teacher will meet them and bring them to their classrooms. Infants will enter through the main door. 1st, 2nd and 3rd will walk behind the Montessori and enter the Middle Room through the back door and the Senior Room will enter their room through the back door of the GP Room.

  • Junior infants will begin at 10:00am on the morning of the 28th. They will finish at 12noon for the first two weeks

  • At the end of the school day the infant room will be collected at the side gate by the Montessori at 1:55pm. 1st, 2nd and 3rd class will be collected at the big gate by the Middle Room at 2:50pm and the Senior Room will be collected at 2.55pm from the side gate by the Montessori.

  • Sanitizing: All children will sanitize their hands on entering and exiting the school. They will wash and sanitize their hands before and after their lunch break and at any other time that is required.

  • Temperature Check: Please check your child’s temperature each morning before they come to school.

  • Uniform is as normal.

  • Please do not send any sick/absence notes with your children and use the following email addresses to contact their teacher:

    Ms Coomey: ahiohill@gmail.com

    Ms Duane: middleroomahiohill@gmail.com

    Ms Kelly: ahiohillinfantroom@gmail.com

  • Please use the following link for further Covid advice for parents:

    https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2d3af-advice-during-covid-19-back-to-school-advice-for-parents/

    https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a04fc-advice-for-students-and-their-families/

We look forward to seeing you all again on Friday the 28th August!

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In the event that a child forgets his/her lunch the school has provided a box outside the main door to enable parents to drop their children'slunch without the necessity to enter the school building.

Lorraine Coomey
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