New Junior Infants 2020

 

The new junior infants and their parents are invited to an Induction Evening on Tuesday 25th August at 6.30 pm. 

We look forward to meeting you all then. 

As September 1st draws closer your child will likely begin to feel a mix of excitement and nerves as they begin to look forward to this new chapter in their lives. 

Starting school is a big step for both children and their parents, so to help with this transition we have provided some tips and weblinks to information which will hopefully help with the transition process. 

It would greatly help if your child can: 

• Practice putting on/taking off/zipping coat. 
• Use the toilet without help, manage pants and buttons.
• Know how to flush the toilet and wash hands after toilet use.
• Use a tissue when necessary.
•  Tidy up and put away play things.
• Open and close his/her own lunch box. 
• Manage their own shoes - Velcro runners/shoes are the best for this. 

If parents could do the following :

• Purchase a school bag that is big enough to hold an A4 homework folder.
• Put names on all jumpers and personal belongings. 
• Small hand sanitiser  in your child’s bag.
• Please ensure a clean uniform is worn to school. 
• Teach your child to recognise his/her own name. 
• Encourage child to tidy up their own playthings. 
• Be on time for school and collected on time.

Some links to useful websites.

• Let’s Get Ready, a resource to provide guidance for parents, teachers and Early Learning and Care (ELC) practitioners in supporting children’s transition from ELC settings to primary school, available at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a8d8f-ready-for-school
• The Let’s Play Ireland website: https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/lets-playireland/ 
• NCCA Helping your child in Junior & Senior Infants :  https://ncca.ie/media/4084/helping_your_child_in_junior_and_senior_infants.pdf
• Aistear NCCA : https://ncca.ie/media/1127/information_leaflet_on_aistear_for_parents_.pdf
• Aistear NCCA : Tips for Parents:   https://ncca.ie/media/1136/tipsheet_play_parents_of_young_children.pdf

                                     REMEMBER WASHING HANDS IS VERY IMPORTANT: