All primary school pupils and those in years 12 to 14 of post-primary returned to school on Monday.Pupils returning on Mondayimage copyrightBraniel Primary School turned the return into a party, with bouncy castles and ice creams"I know that many of them are anxious about their school work, about what they have done or not done," said principal Diane Dawson.
"Our children need to recover themselves, they have had 65 days where they have not been in school, that's a long time away from each other." Ms Thompson said there needed to be "more focus on the wellbeing recovery and not so much focus on the academic" in the run up to Easter.Gracie Arbuckle, pictured with her mother Sharon, said she was really excited to see all of her friends again
"Our daughter tried on her school uniform on Sunday morning and wore it for about an hour or two, she was that excited about getting back to school," said Mrs Arbuckle.Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Gracie - who attends St Columba's Primary School in New Buildings - said she was really excited to see all of her friends again and was looking forward to getting back into a routine.
If it was not safe for children to be at school last week, it should be a cautious return this week with distancing. We should not see these scenes of crowding and a principal physically lifting a child - close contact in the extreme! BranielPS
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