SCHOOL DAY (RECEPTION / KEY STAGE 1 / KEY STAGE 2)
Parents/Carers are requested to send their children to school to arrive no earlier than 8.45am each day when doors will be opened for access. Any messages for teachers may be passed on via support staff who will be supervising access doors. Pupils should be in school by 9:00am when registration session begins.
All pupils will have a 30-minute sit-down lunch. All Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils will also have a 20-minute assembly (Wednesday and Thursday) and six teaching activities on a typical school day. Learning breaks will be built into the day by teachers in response to the needs of the class.
The school day finishes at 3.15pm (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2), 3:20pm (Year 3 and Year 4) and 3:30pm (Year 5 and Year 6). Children are brought out onto the playground by class teachers before being collected or going home by themselves. (If written consent has been provided)
In a typical school week the compulsory school day amounts to 32 hours and 30 minutes for Reception and Key Stage 1; 32 hours and 55 minutes for Years 3 & 4; 33 hours and 45 minutes for Years 5 & 6.
LEARNING BREAKS
Learning breaks will be built into the day by teachers in response to the needs of the class. Children should not bring their toys to play with as equipment is provided on both playgrounds. Personal possessions are the responsibility of the child and not the school. Any items may be confiscated until collected by an adult.
Children are permitted to bring fruit as a snack for playtimes. Nuts or products containing nuts are not permitted on site.
