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320,000 students returned to schools today.
320,000 dalta fillte ar scoileanna inniu.
Around 320,000 schoolchildren returned to the State’s primary and secondary schools today for the first time since Christmas.
Dfhill thart ar 320,000 dalta scoile ar bhunscoileanna agus ar mheánscoileanna an Stáit inniu den chéad uair ó bhí an Nollaig ann.
260,000 primary school students returned to class today and 60,000 Leaving Certificate students returned to the classroom.
260,000 dalta bunscoile a bhí ar ais sa rang inniu agus tháinig 60,000 dalta Ardteiste ar ais chuig an seomra ranga.
All the special schools are back today as well.
Tá na scoileanna speisialta ar fad ar ais inniu chomh maith.
140 students attending Ghairmscoil Chú Uladh in Ballinamore in the Central Donegal Gaeltacht.
140 dalta atá ag freastal ar Ghairmscoil Chú Uladh i mBéal an Átha Móir i nGaeltacht Láir Dhún na nGall.
The first morning of March could not have been nicer for the thirty Leaving Certificate students who were back here after 33 days at home since Christmas.
Ní thiocfadh leis an chéad mhaidin den Mhárta a bheith níos deise don tríocha dalta Ardteiste a bhí ar ais anseo i ndiaidh 33 lá sa bhaile ó bhí an Nollaig ann.
Leaving Certificate student Caoimhe Nic Fhloinn from Gleann Fhinne says it’s nice to be back and to be with her friends and teachers again and to talk to people again.
Deir an dalta Ardteiste,Caoimhe Nic Fhloinn, as Gleann Fhinne gur deas a bheith ar ais agus a bheith i measc a cairde agus na múinteoirí arís agus a bheith ag caint le daoine arís.
“It was easier to sadly unlock this, as the teachers had Google Meet and Zoom fixed. It was hard to be at school at home but it’s nice to be back again.”
“Bhí sé níos fusa sadianghlasáil seo, mar bhí Google Meet agus Zoom socraithe ag na múinteoirí.Bhí sé deacair a bheith ar scoil sa bhaile ach tá sé deas a bheith ar ais arís.”
It is a relief for the teachers of the students to be in front of them again in the classroom.
Faoiseamh atá ann do mhúinteoirí na daltaí bheith os a gcomhair arís sa seomra ranga.
Business Studies teacher, Pádraigín Ni Fhaoláin, says: “It ‘s closer to what is natural for us as teachers.
Deir an múinteoir Staidéar Gnó, Pádraigín Ni Fhaoláin: “Tá sé níos cóngaraí don rud atá nádúrtha dúinn mar mhúinteoirí.
Working online is difficult as much of the communication between people is lost on screen.
Tá an obair ar-líne deacair mar go bhfuil cuid mhór den chumarsaid idir daoine caillte ar an scáileán.
At the same time, it was a good thing that the facilities were there.
Ag an am chéanna, is maith an rud é go raibh na háiseanna ann.
It wasn’t perfect – we weren’t able to do group work, for example, but it’s nice to be back and see young people back after a long time without them “Subject teachers had a particular challenge to teach practical.
Níl sé raibh sé foirfe – ní raibhraibh muid in ann obair ghúpa a dhéanamh, mar shampla, ach tá sé deas a bheith ar ais agus daoine óga a fheiceáil ar ais tar éis tréimhse fhada gan iad” Dúshlán ar leith a bhí ann ag múinteoirí ábhair phraiticiúla a mhúineadh.
Enda Manning is the teacher of construction and woodwork – subjects of which 30% are theoretical and 70% practical.
Is é Éanna Ó Mainnín an múinteoir foirgníochta agus adhmadóireachta – ábhair a bhfuil 30 faoin gcéad díobh teoiriciúil agus 70 faoin gcéad praiticiúil.
“They have done a lot of work at home.
“Tá go leor oibre déanta acu sa bhaile .
We haven’t missed many times to be honest about it.
Níor chaill muid morán amanna le bheith fírinneach faoi.
Many of my junior classes have had problems with broadband in some areas and that is one of the biggest flaws in the west of the country more than anywhere else .. that is, there are major problems with broadband.
Go leor de na ranganna sóisearachaa bhí agam, bhí fadhbanna acu le leathanbhanda i roinnt ceantair agus sin ceann de na lochtanna is mó ar iarthar na tíre níos mó ná áit ar bith eile ..sé sin go bhfuil deacrachtaí móra le leathanbhanda.
But with God’s help, it may be clear to all governments that this is a problem to be solved in the West. “Principal Ciarán Mac Ruaidhrí says:” Our daily system is being run again and it is as it should be it should be.
Ach le cúnamh Dé, bfhéidir go mbeadh sé le feiceáil ag na rialtais go léir gur sin fadhb atá le réiteach san Iarthar” Deir an príomhoide, Ciarán Mac Ruaidhrí: “Tá an córas laethúil s’againne á reachtáil arís agus tá sé mar a ba chóir dó a bheith.
Even though all the students are not in yet but in a fortnight the fifth year will be back and with God’s help, after Easter the whole crowd will be back and that’s how it should be.
Cé nach bhfuil na scoláirí uilig istigh go fóill ach i gceann coicíse beidh an cúigiú bliain ar ais agus le cuidiú dé, i ndiaidh na Cásca beidh an scaifte uilig ar ais agus sin mar a chóir dó a bheith.
For any school and for any community the community must be together and that is how it is again today.
Do scoil ar bith agus do phobal ar bith caithfidh an pobal a bheith le chéile agus sin mar atá inniu arís.
With regard to safety, the Irish National Teachers’ Association said today that there is an urgent need for intensive health care for fear of scabies in particular and fresh strains of the virus in the air.
Maidir le sábháilteacht, deir Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann inniu go bhfuil géarghá le cúram dian sláinte ar eagla san scoltacha go háirid agus cinnéalacha úra den víreas san aer.
Ciarán Mac Ruaidhrí says: “We have promoted our own system here.
Deir Ciarán Mac Ruaidhrí: “Rinne muid ardú céime ar ár gcóras féin anseo.
high quality masks – everyone now has medical masks – both students and teachers – since Christmas.
tá mascanna de ardchaighdeán – mascanna leighis ag gach duine anois -idir scoláirí agus múinteoirí – ó bhí an Nollaig ann .