Opening & Closing times
· St.Olaf’s N.S. will open to receive pupils at 8.50 a.m. No responsibility is accepted for pupils arriving before that time.
· Formal classes commence each day at 9.10 a.m. No pupil should arrive later than 9.10 a.m.
· Classes will end
at 1.30 p.m. each day for both Junior and Senior Infants.
All other classes go home at 2.30 p.m.
In the interest of safety, we ask that children are dropped off outside the school grounds in the mornings and that no cars enter the grounds at this time or at collection time in the afternoon.
The risk to young children is obvious if cars are allowed to drive into the schoolyard at these times.
We would
appreciate your co-operation in this matter.
· Parents who wish to have their children escorted home should make their own arrangements to have them met at the school gates. The person to escort them should be at the school no later than 2.30 p.m. (1.30 p.m. for Infants) as the school cannot accept responsibility for looking after children after that time.
· In the case of children travelling to school by bus, the school cannot accept responsibility for escorting them from the bus to the school or from the school to the bus. Those parents who feel that their children need to be escorted on these occasions should make arrangements to ensure that some escort is provided.
· Parents who wish their child to leave school early for any reason should write a note to the class teacher explaining the reason for early departure. This note should then be brought to the attention of the Principal. Parents should make whatever arrangements are necessary to ensure that children who leave before official school closing time are escorted safely off the premises.
· Lollipop personnel are stationed at two points on the main Sandyford Rd. and are in situ from 2.30 p.m. until 2.50 p.m. each school day. On days when the school closes early it is usual for the lollipop people to be present for twenty minutes after the school closing time.