Waterford E.T.N.S.

Paráid na bPáistí,

Carrickpherish Road,

Waterford City.

Tel: 051 355 714

Email: admin@wetns.ie

Website: www.wetns.ie

School Day

School Drop-Offs

Students in our Mainstream Classes will begin school at 8.50am each day and our Hub Class pupils will begin at 9:00am. Junior Infant Timetable for drop off and collection will differ for the month of September and has been communicated to those previously. Supervision will be provided from 8:40am each morning. Pupils should not be left unsupervised on school property before this time and the BOM accepts no responsibility for pupils on the school property before this time.

Children from Junior Infants – Second Classes will assemble in the Basketball Court (Double Green gates will be open for entry). Parents may accompany and wait with children in the Junior Classes in the Basketball Court.

Pupils from 3rd – 6th Classes will assemble in the Yard closest to the school building (Entry through silver gates). Parents of Children in 3rd – 6th Class are asked to drop children at the silver school gates.

School collection

School collection time of 1:30pm for Infants and 2:30pm for all pupils in 1st – 6th Classes. Junior Infants will differ for the month of September. Please check Junior Infant timetable attached below. The following collection points are in place to help ease congestion at our school gates and make collection times safer:

Hub Entrance Gate

Junior Hub M. Rebecca

Senior Hub M. Jenny

Front Entrance Collection

Junior and Senior Infants

1st Class

2nd Class

3rd Class

Rear Entrance Collection

4th Class

5th Class

6th Class

At collection times we would ask all members of the school community to note the following points:

  • The school car park is for staff use only.
  • Please respect the designated spaces on the Paráid na bPáistí slip road.
  • If collecting your child from the rear entrance of the school, please remain outside the metal gate.
  • If siblings are using different exit points, we recommend that you collect the youngest child first before proceeding to the other exit.
  • Where possible students are encouraged to walk/ cycle to and from school.

With the exception of service dogs, we ask that families do not bring dogs or pets onto the school campus during drop off and collection times.

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