Dear Parent / Guardian

We are really looking forward to welcoming our new Junior Infants to school.   Junior Infant induction sessions will take place on Wednesday, 2nd September 2020. 

INDUCTION SESSIONS: Wednesday 2nd Sept for Junior Infants

• Contact tracing forms to be signed by the parent.
• Parent must wear a mask and practise social distancing.
• Children may wear a mask   
• Only 1 parent with the child
• 7 children and 7 parents per induction group
• 7 names taken off the list, going by alphabetical order
• Introduction to the classroom, children and parent meet the teacher, look around the room.  Child colours a picture with their new classmates.
• Parent may take a picture of their child in the classroom.  
• Teacher talks to parents 
• Private class Twitter handle to be given to parents: to communicate homework / news from school
• Parent and child to bring all school-books on Induction visit day. Books are to be in a labelled plastic bag which Teachers can collect.
• Note: Due to the restrictions this is the only time that the parents will be allowed into the classroom.
• Teacher will show each group the morning drop-off and hometime collection system in front courtyard 
• Each family will be notified the time of their induction session via text message from the school 
• The Junior Teachers have planned out the schedule for the induction sessions.  All three classes will be following the same programme for each session.
• The sessions will be 30 minutes in duration.

BACK TO SCHOOL after Induction Day: 

• All Juniors in on Thursday Sept 3rd 9:30am – 12 noon (and on Friday Sept 4th).

• First full week: Sept 7th- 11th: 9:30am start to 12 noon

• Second week: Sept 14th – 18th : 9am – 12 noon

• Third week:  Sept 21st-25th  9am- 12:30pm

• Fourth week: Sept 28th- October 2nd 9am to 1:40pm  (full school day)

**Drop off & collection point for Juniors 

• Morning drop off: children are to stand on the meeting point coloured spots, in the front courtyard.
• Parents drop off at the “drop off point”, the child walks up, stands on a coloured spot (a designated colour per class). 
• Teacher/ SEN team meets the children and brings them into the room
• The same coloured spots will be used for hometime collection by adults.