I hope you have all enjoyed the summer break and are looking forward to your child’s next milestone – starting Junior Infants.
The class teacher for next year is Darren O’Neill. I am sure many of you will recognise him as an Irish Olympian Boxer during the London Games 2012. Darren has years of teaching experience behind him and is looking forward to starting meeting all the Junior Infant boys and girls on Wednesday! Katie Flynn is the support teacher for the class and Sharon Carr is the classroom assistant.
I have emailed parents a short Child’s Interests Survey from Darren that I would appreciate if you could complete. These forms can be emailed to darren@powerstownet.com or given to Darren when your child starts school. I have also emailed the school calendar for the year.
As part of the Junior Infant’s Induction Programme into primary school we vary the times that the Junior Infant attend for the first 3 weeks of school. This allows your child to become more comfortable and confident in the primary school setting. Please see deatils below.
Wednesday 28th August – Friday 30th August 2013:
School starts for Junior Infant pupils at 9am.
Parents are encouraged to bring children into the room and stay with them until the settle in.
Junior Infants are then collected at the classroom door at 11.45pm.
Teachers release the children. It is important that parents do not call children/take children out of the room.This allows for the teachers to get to recognise you and get to know you!
Monday 2nd September – Wednesday 11th September 2013:
School starts for Junior Infant pupils at NORMAL TIME of 8.30am.
Children and parents can congregate in the yard together before 8.30am around the Junior Infant line (marked with a cone). When Junior Infant teacher comes out to yard, children (& parents) can follow teacher into the classroom.
Junior Infants are then collected at the classroom door at 12 noon.
Thursday 12th September – Friday 13th September 2013:
School starts for Junior Infant pupils at NORMAL TIME of 8.30am.
Children are all encouraged to line up in yard. Class teacher collects children from yard. Children are encouraged to follow the teacher independently into the classroom
Junior Infants are then collected in the yard at 12 noon. Children line up in Junior Infant line in basketball court. Parents wait outside the gate. Class teacher will release each individual child to parents/known adult.
16th September 2013 – Rest of year
School starts for Junior Infant pupils at NORMAL TIME of 8.30am.Children line up in yard.
Junior Infants are then collected in the yard at 1.10pm.
We are expecting the delivery of tracksuits on Monday. I will text or phone you when they arrive as we have not been given a time yet. Further tracksuit and jacket orders can be made during the year.
School crests are available for collection at the school (Crests cost €4).
The office is open daily from 9.30am – 4pm. The school phone number is 01 8272018 and the school email is info@powerstownet.com.
If you have any queries, do not hesitate to pop in to the school, phone of email.
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