Our School Day

OPENING TIMES

The car park gate is open by 8am for Breakfast Club.

The pedestrian gate at the front of the school opens at 8.35am to allow families to join Family Morning Prayer on the playground next to the EYFS outside area.

The bell rings at 8:40am to signal the rest of the school can enter through the pedestrian gate. Families walk their child across the playground and children enter their classrooms through the classroom external doors.

Children should be in school by 8.50am when registration takes place.

Outside doors and gates are closed at 8:50am.

Collection:

The front pedestrian gate opens at 3:15pm

The school day ends at 3:20pm

Timing of the School Day

8:35am                       Family Morning Prayer

8:40am                       Gates open

8:50am R                    Registration: children are expected in school by this time.

10:15am                     Morning Break for Infants (15 minutes)

10.40am                     Morning Break for Juniors (15 minutes)

12 – 1pm                    Lunchtime

2pm                            Afternoon Break for Infants

3:20pm                       End of school day 

This amounts to 32.5 hours per week.

8am                            Breakfast Club opens

3:20pm – 4:20pm      After school clubs run 

LUNCHTIME ARRANGEMENTS

Lunchtime is one hour between 12pm and 1pm.  

All children wishing to have a school dinner eat in the hall with the children who have packed lunch from the first two classes. Other children having packed lunch will eat in the classrooms supervised by the midday assistants.

We consider the school lunch to be an essential part of social training, and we try to ensure it is as friendly and personal as community dining can permit. For those having school dinners, meals, are of a high standard and menus are varied. It is possible that your child may not have had certain food items before and in this respect children are asked to request a small portion if they are unsure of the food offered.  All that is asked is that the child tries a little of the portion concerned.

A weekly ParentMail form is sent out to all parents every Friday with the following week's menu options. Parents are to complete the form by 8am on Monday. Anyone who hasn't completed the form by 8am on Monday, will need to supply their child with a packed lunch for the week.

Dinner money is paid weekly, half termly or termly online via ParentMail. Please note that payments must be made in advance. When a balance falls below £2.25 a notification will be sent via email to advise a credit 'top up' is due. 

If you think your child may be entitled to free school meals, please contact the school office.

School dinners are free for all infant children (Year R to Year 2) but will cost £2.25 per day (£11.25 per week) for all junior classes.