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17th August 2020
Dear Parent / Guardian, Staff Member,
RE: Drop-off and Collection Routines
The BoM and the School Leadership Team have been working to ensure a safe return to school for all pupils and staff on August 27th. We have now finalised our plans for drop-off and collection of the children every day. Scoil Mhuire Lourdes appreciates your support as we try to safely reopen the school building. If at all possible we request you do not to come into the school building unless it is essential. The children will be asked to go straight to their classes each morning to eliminate contact with other class bubbles where possible.
We would ask all parents to familiarise themselves with the following drop-off and collection routines for the safe delivery and collection of pupils from school. Please be patient as we endeavour to embed these necessary precautionary and protective practices at the beginning of the school year.
It is imperative that:
- adults maintain a social distance of 2m
- parents/guardians do not try to have meetings with members of staff in the playground at drop-off and collection times – meetings with staff can only take place by prior arrangement.
- all parents/guardians adhere to the drop-off and collection plans as outlined overleaf.
Teachers from Junior-Second class will be available to supervise your daughter from 8.50am onwards.
Teachers from 3rd-6th class will be available to supervise your daughter from 9am only onwards.
If you have a daughter in a number of classes, we suggest that you send them all in with the oldest sibling each morning and pick up with the oldest sibling in the afternoon (except in the case of Junior or Senior infants where collection time is 1.40pm).
E.g Daughter in 2nd and 6th. Drop off at 9am and pick up at 2.50pm
E.g Daughter in Senior Infants and 4th. Drop off at 9am. Pick up at 1.40pm and 2.50pm
If you are early bringing your child to school, please wait outside whilst practising social distancing as the gates will not be open until 8.50am. If you are late dropping your child into school, please let them walk up Ramp 2 to the reception area where the secretary will aid them in sanitising their hands and will show them to their class.
We have one entry and access point to our school which will see large volumes of traffic throughout the day. Please ensure that you make the drop off and collection process as efficient as possible by not delaying others entry. In order for our drop off and collection routines to be successful we require the co-operation of parents. Whilst we appreciate that this may not be convenient for many families, it is imperative that the health and safety of pupils and staff takes priority.The above letter and plan has been posted to all families in hard copy.Our aim is to have as few adults where possible on site, therefore if you are happy for your daughter in a younger class to meet you at a designated area, please do so. This will help to alleviate gatherings of people on site.
Working together we hope to be able to progress the reopening in as safe a manner as possible for all.
Le meas,
