Message from the Principal
Dear parents,
I hope you and your families are keeping well.
As you are aware, we aim to re-open our school safely on August 31st for all classes, in line with current guidance and recommendations. Re-opening the school safely will require the co-operation of all members of our School Community – Board of Management, School Leadership, Staff, Parents and Pupils. We will all be called on to play our part in ensuring that re-opening of the school is done in a safe manner which prevents the spread of the virus and allows the vital work of Teaching and Learning to proceed with as little disruption as possible.
We have been working on our plan for the safe reopening of the school for some weeks now, in consultation with the Board of Management and Parents' Association. We have compiled "St. Kevin's NS Reopening Logistics Plan" - please see below. Please read this plan in detail to familiarise yourself with the new routines and arrangements that will be put in place from August 31st. We hope that this plan provides you with the information required by you to play your part in safely re-opening the school.
In addition we have published our COVID-19 Policy Statement below which was ratified by our Board of Management earlier this week. The DES COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools can also be found below. The Response Plan gives details of
• Physical preparation, signage, hand sanitiser stations,
• Advice, procedures and training for the safe return to working in the school for all school staff and pupils
• General and specific advice on how all pupils, staff, parents and visitors will prevent the spread of the virus
We are really looking forward to welcoming our children back to school and will be doing all that we can to ensure that the return to school is a safe and enjoyable experience for the children. We will be in touch with you again before school re-opens.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email to stkevinsnsprincipal@gmail.com
Kind regards,
Amanda Rowland
Principal
I hope you and your families are keeping well.
As you are aware, we aim to re-open our school safely on August 31st for all classes, in line with current guidance and recommendations. Re-opening the school safely will require the co-operation of all members of our School Community – Board of Management, School Leadership, Staff, Parents and Pupils. We will all be called on to play our part in ensuring that re-opening of the school is done in a safe manner which prevents the spread of the virus and allows the vital work of Teaching and Learning to proceed with as little disruption as possible.
We have been working on our plan for the safe reopening of the school for some weeks now, in consultation with the Board of Management and Parents' Association. We have compiled "St. Kevin's NS Reopening Logistics Plan" - please see below. Please read this plan in detail to familiarise yourself with the new routines and arrangements that will be put in place from August 31st. We hope that this plan provides you with the information required by you to play your part in safely re-opening the school.
In addition we have published our COVID-19 Policy Statement below which was ratified by our Board of Management earlier this week. The DES COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools can also be found below. The Response Plan gives details of
• Physical preparation, signage, hand sanitiser stations,
• Advice, procedures and training for the safe return to working in the school for all school staff and pupils
• General and specific advice on how all pupils, staff, parents and visitors will prevent the spread of the virus
We are really looking forward to welcoming our children back to school and will be doing all that we can to ensure that the return to school is a safe and enjoyable experience for the children. We will be in touch with you again before school re-opens.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via email to stkevinsnsprincipal@gmail.com
Kind regards,
Amanda Rowland
Principal
