School Closure Update
In line with today's government 's announcement, Cloghroe NS will remain closed until and including April 19th.
School closure
Dear Parents/Guardians
We hope you are all keeping well and safe during these unusual times.
You may find the following information from the Department of Education useful as it explains to parents how to talk to their children about Covid-19:
https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/talking-to-children-and-young-people-about-covid-19-coronavirus-advice-for-parents-and-schools.pd
In addition the Department of Health and the HSE have produced Covid-19 resources in a range of languages other than Irish and English which you can access below:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/
As you are aware, work has been assigned for all children up to and including Friday 27th March.
If the school remains closed after Friday 27th March, work will be assigned each Friday for the following week during school term. Teacher’s email addresses will be attached to all such future emails, so that if you require clarification or feedback, you can contact your child’s teacher. Teachers will do their best to reply within forty-eight hours of your query.
Next Friday, SEN Teachers will also contact parents of children attending support. If parents of these children require immediate support or guidance, please contact Eilish McSweeney on emcsweeney@cloghroens.ie.
During this time of school closure, you may or may not be in the position to teach your child real-life skills, e.g. baking, cooking, etc. or to engage in sporting activities with your child. Your child’s mental and physical wellbeing is of paramount importance at this time, as is your own. Please be assured that we have very realistic expectations when it comes to schoolwork set for your child. We understand that it may cause difficulties for some families. Perhaps a little every morning would be best to keep your child’s routine as normal as possible.
For your information, RTE has announced it will be broadcasting daily 'school' on TV to support families at home during the coronavirus outbreak. The cross-platform initiative is being launched by RTE with the support of the Department of Education. Daily school is set to begin on the station from Monday, March 30.
In addition,
Finally, as well as the list of websites which was emailed to you on Thursday 12th March, please feel free to browse some of the following websites/ apps with your children if you wish:
https://www.scoilnet.ie/ which is the official resource portal from the Department of education and Science
https://www.twinkl.ie/ (use the code: IRLTWINKLHELPS)
https://www.cosmickids.com/category/watch/ a great yoga website for children
https://www.gonoodle.com/ lots of physical activities for a rainy day
https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/about/
https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/updates/school-closure.html
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html activities for all levels and all subject areas
https://www.teachstarter.com/
http://ww12.topmarks.com/
https://www.getepic.com/
bee bot app for computing (free app)
https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/
https://app.smilingmind.com.au/ Mindfulness website for children
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://www.vooks.com/
It is our sincere hope that all of our families, staff and school community look after themselves and each other during this time.
Kind Regards,
Cloghroe N.S. staff
We hope you are all keeping well and safe during these unusual times.
You may find the following information from the Department of Education useful as it explains to parents how to talk to their children about Covid-19:
https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/talking-to-children-and-young-people-about-covid-19-coronavirus-advice-for-parents-and-schools.pd
In addition the Department of Health and the HSE have produced Covid-19 resources in a range of languages other than Irish and English which you can access below:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/
As you are aware, work has been assigned for all children up to and including Friday 27th March.
If the school remains closed after Friday 27th March, work will be assigned each Friday for the following week during school term. Teacher’s email addresses will be attached to all such future emails, so that if you require clarification or feedback, you can contact your child’s teacher. Teachers will do their best to reply within forty-eight hours of your query.
Next Friday, SEN Teachers will also contact parents of children attending support. If parents of these children require immediate support or guidance, please contact Eilish McSweeney on emcsweeney@cloghroens.ie.
During this time of school closure, you may or may not be in the position to teach your child real-life skills, e.g. baking, cooking, etc. or to engage in sporting activities with your child. Your child’s mental and physical wellbeing is of paramount importance at this time, as is your own. Please be assured that we have very realistic expectations when it comes to schoolwork set for your child. We understand that it may cause difficulties for some families. Perhaps a little every morning would be best to keep your child’s routine as normal as possible.
For your information, RTE has announced it will be broadcasting daily 'school' on TV to support families at home during the coronavirus outbreak. The cross-platform initiative is being launched by RTE with the support of the Department of Education. Daily school is set to begin on the station from Monday, March 30.
In addition,
Finally, as well as the list of websites which was emailed to you on Thursday 12th March, please feel free to browse some of the following websites/ apps with your children if you wish:
https://www.scoilnet.ie/ which is the official resource portal from the Department of education and Science
https://www.twinkl.ie/ (use the code: IRLTWINKLHELPS)
https://www.cosmickids.com/category/watch/ a great yoga website for children
https://www.gonoodle.com/ lots of physical activities for a rainy day
https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/about/
https://rtejr.rte.ie/10at10/
https://www.helpkidzlearn.com/updates/school-closure.html
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html activities for all levels and all subject areas
https://www.teachstarter.com/
http://ww12.topmarks.com/
https://www.getepic.com/
bee bot app for computing (free app)
https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/
https://app.smilingmind.com.au/ Mindfulness website for children
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
https://www.vooks.com/
It is our sincere hope that all of our families, staff and school community look after themselves and each other during this time.
Kind Regards,
Cloghroe N.S. staff
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