.Return to School Declaration Form

This form must be signed by parents / guardians of all children returning to school on Monday, 1st March. You will receive notice of this form through Aladdin on Friday, 26th February. Please complete the declaration straight away so that there is no confusion on Monday morning.

This form should be used when your child is returning to school after any absence

If your child has any of the following symptoms of Covid-19, do not send them to school and contact your GP:

A temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or more

Any other common symptoms of Covid-19 – a new cough, loss or changed sense of taste or smell, shortness of breath or an existing breathing condition that has become worse

Other uncommon symptoms of Covid-19, such as sore throat, headaches or diarrhoea

Been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19

Been living with someone who is unwell and may have Covid-19

Returned from another country in the last 14 days

If in doubt, it is advisable to err on the side of caution and consult your GP.

Our responsibility to keep our school safe is a shared one. In particular, we ask parents and guardians:

–          Not to congregate outside the school, either at the school gate in the morning or when collecting your children in the afternoon.

–          Not to organise play-dates or home visits for your children as Level 5 restrictions continue

–          To wear a mask when on the school premises

–          If childcare arrangements permit, to leave older children at home when dropping and collecting younger children to and from school. If this is not possible and you are driving to school, please leave your older children in the car. These measures are to reduce numbers around the school

Arrival and Departure

Arrival and departure times remain as in Term 1.

Staggered Arrival times

08.40 – 08.50: Families Adams – Dowling

08.50 – 09.00: Families Doyle – McGrath

09.00 – 09.10: Families McKeown – Zhang

 Departing School

Parents/guardians are asked to park some distance from the school. Please arrive on time for collection and observe social distancing when  waiting for your children.

If waiting for an older child, please keep your younger child with you

Please leave the school grounds promptly, maintaining social distance.

Infants:

Junior Infants exit at 13.20 by the front door

Senior Infants exit at 13.30 by the front door

Half one club exits by the front door 14.20 (JI) and 14.30 (SI) – the Half-One Club will resume on Monday, 1st March

1^st exit at 14.20  using the  fire exit by the front of school

2^nd exit at 14.30 using the fire exit at front of the school

Communication from the Department of Education

A video for parents and guardians is available at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a04fc-advice-for-students-and-their-families/#health-advice-for-parents

Contacting your child’s teacher

For Junior Infants to 2^nd class, contacting your child’s teacher should now be done through Carol at info@retns.ie. Parents and guardians of children continuing remote learning may continue to use the class email addresses.

Children from 3^rd – 6^th     

We have a new zoom timetable to facilitate parents and guardians dropping and collecting their younger children to and from school.

Zoom Timetable

Joining class zoom calls or assembly

Please remember to identify yourself using your child’s name or your family name. If we cannot identify someone seeking entry to the meeting, they will not be admitted.

We look forward to seeing all our children from Junior Infants to 2^nd class in school next Monday, 1 March.  We also look forward to the return of our older classes in a couple of weeks’ time

Le dea-ghuí

Maeve