8^th March 2021

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It is remarkable how we have all grown in the past 12 months of the Covid -19 national crisis – simply by getting up in the morning, brushing our teeth, taking a breath, having the strength to seek help or talk to someone about our feelings, run households, care for elderly relatives, care for the sick or to have come through sickness ourselves… we have all had to dig deep and find the resilience to keep going. In the midst of these challenges, we have had to continue the education of our children via remote teaching and learning.

 

Happily, 1^st March brought our pupils from Junior Infants to 2^nd Class back to us in the school building. The resumption of in-school education for these children, teachers and staff has been nothing short of joyous. Having spent many long, lonely days, evenings and weekends in the school office during the period of school closure, I cannot tell you the pleasure it was to once again hear our classrooms and corridors filled with the voices and laughter of the children.

 

The return to school has gone very smoothly. All parents completed the required HSE Return to Education Forms for their child(ren); the school is keeping up with Public Health advice; classrooms are very well ventilated and everyone is adhering to hygiene and social distancing rules. Our school is as safe as we can possibly make it.

 

We now look forward to Phase 4 and the return to school of pupils 3^rd – 6^th Class on Monday 15^th March. I will be in touch before this date to inform you of the procedure to return your child to school. In the meantime, pupils 3^rd – 6^th Class should continue with remote teaching and learning for one more week. Hopefully, this will be the last we will all see of remote education.

 

Have a lovely week everyone.

 

Kind regards,

Mrs Fiona Gallagher

Principal

                                                                                                                                                         

                             

                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                 

 

 

 

 Mrs Gallagher                   fiona.gallagher@doohamletns.com

Mrs Duffy                            roisin.duffy@doohamletns.com

Mrs McKenna                    noeleen.mckenna@doohamletns.com

Mrs Shannon                     martina.shannon@doohamletns.com

Ms Kane                             eimear.kane@doohamletns.com

Ms Duffy                             meghan.duffy@doohamletns.com

Mr McKenna                      jonathan.mckenna@doohamletns.com

Office                                    office@doohamletns.com