Hi all,

Hope you are all coping well and staying safe. I personally miss school and normality, and I know from speaking with nearly everyone in our school community that everyone feels the same way. Parents are working very hard and doing a really good job in a difficult situation, and teachers and SNAs are doing the same to keep the link going between home and school.

As ever, I am available on 0851871173 or hsclstgabriels@gmail.com if you have any questions or need any support with anything.

Here are some more resources as a follow up to the post that I wrote here a few weeks ago.

CYPSC main site for Dublin Covid-19 parental supports – https://www.cypsc.ie/south-dublin/resources.303.html

CYPSC at-a-glance supports and directory – https://bit.ly/2YThMey

Dept. Education guide to supporting children during current crisis – https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/guide-for-parents-supporting-children.pdf

Series of parenting videos specific to current crisis – https://www.cypsc.ie/contact-us/playful-parenting-in-a-pandemic-videos-.3166.html

HSE language, literacy and learning programme for younger learners – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tsUIFmSFRA4-TFvBweyu1UDGhjwBygpa/view

CAMHS mental health support newsletter –  CAMHS newsletter FINAL

HSE directory of supports – DNCC Covid Supports poster draft

Take care, Mike