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Restart Arrangements

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19th Aug 2020

EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTH EAST REGION

Principal:

B.S. Gray B.A., P.G.C.E., P.Q.H

 

 

Tel: 028 256 84402

  

20 Hazelbank Road

Aughafatten

Ballymena

Co Antrim

BT42 4LP

Dear Parents

This is a summary of the current working arrangements we have in place for school reopening in September.

You will appreciate it is not possible to enumerate the procedures for every possible eventuality but please be assured that in everything the safety of our pupils along with their emotional and educational wellbeing will be our central focus

It will be necessary to try to reduce congestion at the beginning and end of the day and staggered drop off and pick up schedules are given below. We appreciate that this revised timetabling may cause some childcare difficulties and we do apologise for any inconvenience but this will be revised again regularly and we will move to a more regularised timetable when we can.

We are operating a slightly reduced daily timetable to allow the teachers 30 mins extra in the afternoon for the rigorous cleaning schedule we will need to implement for health and safety parameters to be met.

 

Induction

Primary 7 pupils will be in school daily from Mon 2th August

In order to ease the transition back into school the remaining classes will be in school for one morning next week also. This will allow pupils to become familiar with the new routines and protocol in school.

Primary 1-6 Pupils will finish for the day at 12 noon on these induction days. A break will be required and school uniform should be worn.

Date

Class

Finishing Time

Mon24th- Fri28th August

P 7

2,15 pm

Wed 26th August

P5/6

12 noon

Thurs 27th August

P2 + P4

12 noon

Fri 28thAugust

P1 + P 3

  

School commences for all pupils together Tuesday 1st September.

 

Arrival arrangements

P1+ 2

Pupils will enter school with 1 adult through pedestrian gate and walk round the school to enter school by the back door where a teacher will be waiting to greet them.

A Primary 1 parent will be allowed into the cloakroom area outside the classroom for the first week only. The adult will be expected to wear a mask. No parents will be permitted to enter the classroom area.

From Monday 7th September no adult will be permitted to enter the school building unless by prior appointment and then must be wearing a mask.

Should a child be too distressed to be left it is currently the recommendation that the parent should take them home.

We appreciate that this is an extremely difficult situation for all concerned and we will make every effort to avoid this but we must follow the guidelines for the safety of all pupils and staff members. We will as ever work in partnership with you to ease these transitions but it is important to note that pupils are legally required to be in school.

P3-7

All pupils should be left at and collected from the front gate. No parent should enter school premises except by prior arrangement and then should be wearing a mask

A member of staff will be on duty at the gate and will be available to answer queries and pass on any messages to other members of staff.

We have divided the family groups by surname to try to facilitate a steady stream of arrivals. We do appreciate that mornings can be hectic times at home and emergencies arise but urge you to try to ensure all preparations are made in good time to allow you to arrive at school within the allocated window. Should the time allocated be completely impracticable for you please contact the school but we respectfully ask you to make every effort to work with us in this matter.

Time

Surname

8 25- 8.30

Bus 1

8 30-8 40

A-G

8-40 8-50

H-L

8 50 -9 00

M + Mc

9 00-9 10

N-Z

9 10-9 15

Bus 2

 

 

 

 

 

Departure arrangements

Please note:

Parents whose eldest child is Primary 1-3 will collect their children from the Back Door.

Parents whose eldest child in school Is Primary P4-7 will collect their child from the front gate.

Departure Times

  

1.55 pm

Run   1   Families

2 pm

P1-3 only/eldest +siblings (Back Door)

2 15pm

P4/5 only/eldest +siblings

2,20pm

Bus 2

2.25pm

P6/7 only/eldest +siblings

2 30-300

Cleaning schedule

 

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Primary 1 will finish school at 12 noon for the weeks commencing 1st / 7th / 14th September

General

  • No child who is in any way unwell should be sent to school
  • Should there be anyone at home or within the child’s immediate social group displaying symptoms school should be informed prior to the child being brought to school
  • All children will be required to wear school uniform
  • No school bags should be brought to school
  • No black plimsolls will be required
  • Break/ Lunch should be brought to school in a disposable bag which can be binned in school or in a plastic lunchbox which can be wiped with disinfectant spray
  • Any child travelling to or from school on the bus will require an appropriate face mask and should be able to put it on and take it off themselves
  • Please remember the shoe box of essentials we requested at the end of last term. Details are posted on the school website
  • School dinners (Hot meal) will be available from Tuesday 1st Further details about ordering meals and payment arrangements will follow

We are looking forward to seeing all our children back in school!

Apologies for blasting all this information at you and no doubt there will be much more to follow. We appreciate your patience and support during this time.

B Gray

HAZELBANK PRIMARY SCHOOL   BALLYMENA

E: bgray559@c2kni.net

W: www.hazelbankps.co.uk