Jolly Phonics | Our Lady of Good Councel

Logisitics Plan 2024/2025

Entrance and Exit Points
All children line up on the bottom yard, on their designated letter and are collected by their teachers. They are escorted into their classrooms.

Start and finish times:

Junior Infants to 2nd Class 8.45am-1.25pm/2.25pm
3rd to 6th Class 8.55am – 2.35pm
*Junior Infants will start at 9.05am until 11.50am from Thursday, August 29th until Friday, September 6th. Full day resumes from Monday, September 9th(8.45am to 1.25pm)
**First Class will finish at 1.25pm from Thursday, August 29th until Friday, September 6th. Full day resumes from Monday, September 9th(8.45am to 2.25pm)

Entrance and Exit Points:

Junior Infants enter via door at Ms. Marren’s.
Senior Infants enter via door at Junior corridor.
First Class enter basketball court door.
Second Classes enter via hall door.
Third Classes enter via
- a) Mr. Murphy Hall door.
- b) Mr. Kelly main door.
Fourth Class enter via
- a)Mr. Curran’s at Junior corridor
- b)main door.
Fifth Class enter via
- a) Mr.Clancy’s side door.
- b) Mr. Gibson’s Main door.
Sixth Class enter via main door.

These entrance and exit points are used for yard time also.

Collection point:

Junior and Senior Infants are collected by parents from the top yard.
First Class are walked to the top yard and can be collected there.
2nd to 6th are walked to the yard and are free to be collected at either gate.

Break and Lunch Times:

Little Break: 10.30-10.40am
Big Lunch: 12-12.30pm

Reminder:

We are a NUT FREE School. We have a healthy lunch policy which we adhere to. Please see for snack ideas. https://olgc.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Healthy-Lunch-Policy-October-2022-Ratified.pdf
Children can bring one small top shelf food on a Friday.

Hot Lunches:

We are delighted to be sanctioned for the Hot Meals Scheme from September 2024. Further details to follow.
Climate Action: We also encourage the use or reusable drinks bottles and lunch boxes. We also ask you not to use cling film where possible.

Uniform:

It is expected that the children wear their full uniform. They will be made aware of PE days once school has started. Tracksuits are to be worn on PE days. On warm/hot days, boys can wear their blue polo shirt and navy/black shorts(not football shorts).
Tracksuits, polo-shirts, ties and school crests are available to order on Aladdin Connect. Items ordered during the school year will be delivered to classes every Monday. This shop is run by volunteer parents. We thank them for their ongoing work.

Yard Areas:
There will be 3 yard areas this year. Top Yard, Main Yard and Back Yard. Yard duty is completed by each teacher and the rota is distributed by Rebecca McGreal. SNA yard duty is organised by Aoife Behan and Christine and distributed by same.

If any child needs first aid they go the designated first aid area in the foyer and First Aid is administered. All injuries are recorded in the first aid book. Class teachers are informed of ALL incidents. Parents/guardians are to be informed of all head injuries, however minor.