12th August 2020
Dear Students,
We look forward to seeing you back with us on Thursday 27th August at 09:20 am.
From
Mrs. McGeeney
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Letter to our students – RE: Reopening
Category: PE
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Reopening St.Mary’s NS
August 11th 2020
Dear Parent / Guardian,
RE: Re-opening of St.Mary’s NS
I hope you and your families are keeping well.
As you are aware, our school has now been closed since 12th March due to the COVID-19 situation. We are now hoping to re-open our school safely, in line with current guidance and recommendations.
Re-opening the school safely will require the co-operation of all members of our School Community – BoM, 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 and our DES COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe and sustainable reopening of Primary and Special Schools is available on request to principal.stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com. The Response Plan gives details of
- Physical preparation, 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 have also published our COVID-19 Policy Statement on the school website. Our BoM will keep you informed as to the progress of our re-opening plans and provide you with the information required by you to play your part in safely re-opening the school.
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.
Yours sincerely,
Kathy McGeeney (Principal)
The following websites provide further information on COVID-19 and on government advice and recommendations regarding the re-opening of schools: –
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Happy Birthday 🥳
Happy Birthday to Theo and Scarlett. Andy remembered you Scarlett. We hope you both enjoy celebrating your birthdays! 🎂🌈🥳
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Healthy Kidz!
Well done to all our students who are partaking in the Healthy Kidz events for our Virtual Sports Day. Many activities require little equipment.
Joshua here shows us all how it can be done with a fantastic egg & spoon race! A video clip of his long jump preparations was also shared but unfortunately technical issues prevented it being uploaded. Well done Joshua! Keep it up! Our leaderboards show many more of our students doing brilliantly with all the activities.
Please send in your photos of how you’re preparing for this Virtual Sports Day. We’d love to see how you’re all getting on!
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A Virtual Sports Day!
Usually during Term 3 of the school year, we’d be spending this time preparing for the Annual School Sports Day, and this year we aim for this to be no different!
Through Healthy-Kidz.com, our Annual Sports Day event could still be possible. We invite you to indicate your interest in partaking in this virtual event by emailing Mrs. McGeeney at principal.stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com
In order to partake, the Healthy Kidz App will need to be downloaded. Once registered, teachers will add all pupils giving each student their own unique username and password. By registering through the app prizes can be won! With a €20 voucher up for grabs to one lucky student in our school.
The event takes place throughout the month of June with various challenges to be involved in. No equipment is needed, just our imaginations and enthusiasm! Students will record their results on the app and teachers can track progress with the event.
Thank you all. Kathy McGeeney.
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Active HOME Week
National ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children.
This year, because of COVID-19, it is not possible for this to go ahead so we are inviting you to participate in the ‘Active HOME Week‘ challenge instead.
Click on this link to access the challenge charts
The below quiz was added a little while ago. A huge congratulations to Andre who got every single team correctly! Check out the comments below for all the answers!!!!
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A little puzzle for all our rugby fans…and we know there are many!
It’s fun for all the family! Comment below with your answers. How many can you get?
Answers will be posted on Friday 1st May.
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Andy’s Adventures
Andy has been very busy going on lots of adventures with Ms.Meade.
He received a lovely letter today from Clodagh.
Ms.Meade will read him your letter tonight at bedtime Clodagh. We’ve no doubt that he will have the nicest dreams because of it. Well done Clodagh.
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Strictly Fans!
Calling all Strictly Come Dancing Fans, this one is for you!
Today’s lesson for PE comes from Oti Mabuse. In this video she teaches an easy dance, fun for the whole family. If you do learn it, we’d love to see a short video of you enjoying it! Email us at stmarysnsbagenalstown@gmail.com