Parents & Guardians, We are pleased to open access to you on our Firefly platform. The site URL for Glenart is https://glenart college.fireflycloud.net I have sent the school code to you via text. Please see attached a useful help centre link for Parents on how to login for the first time here: https://helpcentre.fireflylearning.com/parents/getting-started/logging-in If you are logging in on the same device as your child please ensure that they have closed down their account. There is a Firefly app available for both IOS and android phones also. We are still currently populating firefly with our Policies etc, please bear with us as we do. Access to Firefly will give you access to the work set for you child for the teachers. If you are having any issues please contact the school. Take care and stay safe. Ms Kearns Ms L Kearns Principal Glenart College

12 January 2021 Parents of students receiving remote learning Dear Parent/Guardian I hope that you and your families are keeping safe and well at this difficult time. As you know, from yesterday Monday 11 January, schools will be closed to students and all students at primary and post-primary level will now move to a programme of remote learning. While NPHET is of the view that schools remain safe environments, the decision to close schools was taken in order to minimise mobility of the entire population and to support the suppression of the Covid-19 virus in the community. This will allow everyone to reduce their contacts, with a view to reducing the spread of the virus and a swift return to school for all. Remote Learning during this period Following the initial period of school closure last year, the Department has engaged with the education partners to revise remote teaching and learning guidance. This was agreed with all stakeholders last year and guidance for primary and post-primary schools was subsequently published online in October and December 2020 respectively. As such, during this time, all teachers, including special education teachers (SETs), are required to continue to support teaching and learning for all…

A happy New Year to all our school community. It is not the start to the New Year that we expected but due to the huge increase in Covid numbers in our country, the Government has decided to close all schools for the month of January. All year groups will be staying at home and using on line teaching and learning methods which we have mastered since our previous lockdown. Since the announcement we have had a number of meetings to plan the way forward. You can appreciate that this has meant a number of changes as the Government decisions changed. From Monday all teaching and learning will go on line. This will involve online classes, assigned work and various project work. It will all be carried out through Microsoft Teams and Firefly. Teachers and students are asked to follow their timetable where possible. It is important that all students engage with on line learning during this time. If there are any difficulties in doing so please let us know by emailing your child’s Year Head. Sixth Year Students: We are all mindful of how difficult this uncertainty is for you at this time. We ask that you continue with…