Return to School March 1st

Dear Parent / Guardian, 

RE: Re-opening of St.Mary’s Junior National School.

I hope you and your families are keeping well. As you are aware, our school has now been closed since 6^th January, 2021 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 are looking forward to Phase 2 of this process as we welcome children from Junior Infants to Second Classes back on Monday, March 1st. As before we will continue to stagger arrival and collection times and make use of both back entrance and front entrance to limit interactions.

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.

Maura O'Shea 

Mairéad Byrne