lulublue22 wrote: » I can’t see after school activities going ahead next year - what would be the point in organising pods , deep cleaning and then allowing children to mix in cleaned classes. Surely any risk assessment would rule out after school activities.
TheValeyard wrote: » Really depends on the activity. Socially distanced activities such as horse riding, canoeing, golf, tennis, (Yes many schools still and do have this activities) could probably still continue, but team based or close contact spots id be very wary of, and im sure teachers would be uneasy about taking charge of a team and possibly blamed if that team tests positive.
lulublue22 wrote: » I was really talking about school based after school activities - homework clubs art clubs drama etc. Though I would be wary of taking out side activities in case the worst came to pass.
TheValeyard wrote: » Thats probably still up in the air, take drama or school musicals, huge cast and crew involved. Be risky having that number on a close set. Homework club could possibly still operate under a pod format, may just need extra staff to help with it.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » HW club pods would negate the whole pod/bubble system that will probably be in place throughout the school anyway. Minefield really. HW club in our school is a massive massive success and hugely oversubscribed every year.
TheValeyard wrote: » Homework club could possibly still operate under a pod format, may just need extra staff to help with it.
lulublue22 wrote: » Surely any risk assessment would rule out after school activities.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Anyone else think that there will be a condensing of certain curriculums announced tomorrow?
jrosen wrote: » I would think its quite possible and actually a sensible decision
grind gremlin wrote: » I’m guessing time spent on music will be reduced in primary as we can’t sing indoors. How will infant teachers manage without lots of singing throughout the day? Children learn so much language through song.
the corpo wrote: » Maybe they’ll finally ditch R.E!
wirelessdude01 wrote: » From my experience at primary level it's on the timetable but not really ever done in a lot of schools. Big rush for a few weeks at 2nd/6th class for the sacraments and that's about it. Now I do know others where it is done a few times a week but that's more the exception than the norm.
feedthegoat wrote: » The stark reality is that if we are to follow the present Department guidelines then second level schools will not re open fully. We all know the great need to re open and that teachers want to return in September but let's wait and see what develops over the next four weeks.
grind gremlin wrote: » ‘Assembly Time’ to be used for hand washing time.
Murple wrote: » I have my fingers crossed they'll scrap the new Primary Language Curriculum!!!
tscul32 wrote: » Our primary doesn't have assembly time. Probably because there is a junior and a senior school and they share the hall that joins them and between them they have over 1200 students. I think a split week is a good option if they can't return full time, say Mon/Tues or Thurs/Fri with every other Wednesday. That way if you've two working parents they can do one day a week each, maybe parental leave, and then take one Wednesday off each month. Of course you'd need accommodating employers. The problem with week on week off if that kids would be in for 5 days then off for 9 days. Think the first of each of the 5 days would be wasted getting them to settle back in. Just been on to a friend in Georgia (state, not country). Her primary aged kids are back to school next week, half in person and half virtual.
BonsaiKitten wrote: » Every Irish primary school has assembly time, it's included in the allocated hours per subject. The phrase assembly time is a bit misleading. It doesn't just mean whole school assemblies, it covers arrival time/set-up in the morning as well. You'd rarely see it named assembly time on a timetable though. I think that's a good suggestion on the split week. Not a fan of week on/week off myself either, it's a long time for kids to be out of the classroom. I saw someone on Twitter mention that this is like the opposite of Christmas Eve for teachers :pac: Think it sums it up perfectly!
BonsaiKitten wrote: » Every Irish primary school has assembly time, it's included in the allocated hours per subject. The phrase assembly time is a bit misleading. It doesn't just mean whole school assemblies, it covers arrival time/set-up in the morning as well. You'd rarely see it named assembly time on a timetable though.
downthemiddle wrote: » Sitting here with bated breath waiting for the “very, very big plan”.
