Daily Routine:
School
opens at 8.35am and formal teaching begins at
8.55am each morning and finishes at 1.15pm.
The side gate is opened at 8.35am. The Board of
Management cannot take responsibility for children
arriving before 8.35am. For the first few weeks
our new Junior Infant classes go home at 12pm each day
until they become accustomed to the routine. New
Junior Infant children may be brought into the classroom
each morning and collected from there at 12pm. It
is best not to linger in the room with your child in the
morning as it only prolongs the problem of parting and
can be upsetting for the other children in the class.
After the first two or three weeks children should come
in from the cloakroom by themselves. It is
important that children are collected promptly at 12
noon or 1.15pm as they become very anxious if they are
left waiting.
No
responsibility is accepted for children left on school
premises after dismissal time. The school must have appropriate emergency
contact phone numbers.
Parked cars
either in the morning or afternoon should not block the
entrance gate to the school. Family dogs should not be
brought to the school at drop-off or pick up times
unless secured on a leash.
Lunch:
There are two lunch breaks: ”little break” at 10.30am
and “big lunch” at 11.45am. In Junior Infants
“comfort food” may be a good idea for the first few days
and after that the “Healthy Option” is best. You
will be notified about the E.U milk scheme later in
September. The Parents’ Association has installed
fridges in the cloakrooms so that the milk is always
nice and cold. Glass bottles are not allowed in
school.
Corridor:
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Children should walk quietly in the corridors,
having regard for safety of others.
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Banisters must be held on the stairs and children
should walk in single file.
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Children leaving the classroom for any reason will
be sent in pairs for safety.
Yard:
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The yard is supervised at all times by 2 teachers
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Rough behaviour is discouraged and directions given
by the teachers supervising are to be followed
implicitly.
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Children must ask permission to use the toilet and
only one child at a time will be allowed in.
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Children are not allowed to return to their
classroom during playtime.
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Children will be encouraged to place all litter in
the bins provided.
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Children always go in pairs when being sent on
message from yard.
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Requests to remain indoors at yard time should be
made only in exceptional circumstances. Such
requests must always be in the form of a note to the
class teacher.
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On
the ringing of the bell at the end of the play
period children will stand in silence and on a
further signal will walk quietly to their line and
stand in an orderly fashion until told to return to
the classroom by the teacher.
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On
days of inclement weather, Infants will be
supervised in their classrooms, where the teacher
will allocate activities. Again, children in
the classroom are expected to remain in their seats
and work quietly.
What to Wear:
We
recently introduced a school uniform in the Infant
School, which is available in Pender’s Shop on Vernon
Avenue. The school tracksuit and sensible trainers can
be worn for P.E. The class Teacher will inform you about
P.E days. An extra pair of panties in the
schoolbag is a good idea and Velcro fastened shoes save
lots of time! Please label all her belongings
clearly so jumpers and tracksuits are easily
identifiable. Your child will also need and apron for
art.
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