Rathmore
Co. Kerry.
Tel.
No: (064) 7758492 / Mobile: (086) 1806018
e-mail:
hfnsrathmorekerry@gmail.com
hfnsrathmorekerry
blog
3rd Feb. 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Spring has arrived and we have much to look forward to with more positive news being reported daily in the media. There are wonderful contributions being submitted daily by the pupils and much credit is due to the children, parents and staff for their efforts.
Thank you to all those who submitted feedback through our Distance Learning survey. We received a very high volume of family responses. We were delighted to learn that the system in place is meeting the needs of the vast majority of the pupils and we will adapt our approach to introduce some slight changes where necessary. Over 97% of respondents indicated their child is engaging well or very well with Distance Learning. Additionally, 92% of the respondents indicated that the teachers were setting an appropriate amount of work. However, I would like to remind all parents/guardians that every house is different and it is perfectly acceptable if you are unable to get all tasks completed with your child(ren). When we return to school we will revise topics covered and assist children where necessary. If you have specific requests regarding remote learning for your child(ren), please contact the class teachers. The teachers will also continue to assign optional extra activities and there are many activities available on the school blog.
Please download the Family Link app for the benefit of enhanced communication with the teacher. 85.3 % of our responses indicated that it makes it easy to contact the class teacher when necessary. We wish to send our zoom invites going forward through the Family Link app so we would really appreciate your co-operation with this. Zoom calls will continue as long as the rules are adhered to.
Rules for
zoom calls
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All invites will be sent to parent/guardian’s email through the Seesaw
family link app. You are asked not to share this email with anyone else.
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All invites will be password protected.
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The ‘Waiting room’ option will be enabled so that the teachers will
control who is admitted to the meeting. This also ensures they are present from
the beginning to the end of the meeting. Teachers will decide on a cut off
time, after which no further attendees will be admitted.
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All attendees must be appropriately dressed for the meeting – no pyjamas
etc
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All attendees will be muted on entry and the teacher will un-mute them
as appropriate.
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All attendees should be in a public room (no bedrooms) so that they can
remain under the supervision of their parent/guardian.
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Parents/Guardians/Pupils are not permitted to take photos or video
footage of the call.
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Individual teachers may give further direction as to the format of their
meeting.
Many of the senior pupils are working independently on Seesaw which is wonderful. The teachers of 3rd- 6th Class will give you a very brief outline of the level of work returned for the next 2 weeks just to ensure you are fully aware of the level of participation of your child. This message will be sent to parents through the Seesaw family link on February 12th and again on February 26th.
Our Parent Teacher Meetings will take place in March when classes have returned but if you wish to contact a teacher before then, please do so through the Seesaw Family app. If you have any difficulty with using the app, you can also contact the school mobile and a phone call will be arranged.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can help in any way.
Kind Regards
Paul Horan
Principal