The School Day
Our school day times have changed for the start of the new academic year 2020-2021
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Nursery
The Nursery operates for one three-hour session per day:
8.30am - 11.30am
We also offer 30 hours childcare to those eligible; the times for those children are 8.30am - 2.30pm. Parents/carers have the option of paying a top-up amount daily to leave their child until 3.00pm.
Reception
Children enter school via the purple gate
Morning Session: Reception Believe: 8.35am - 11.25am
Reception Respect: 8.30am - 11.25am
Lunch: 11.25am - 12.20pm
Afternoon Session: Reception Believe: 12.20pm - 3.00pm
Reception Respect: 12.20pm - 2.25pm
Years 1 and 2
Year 1:
Morning Session: 8.40am - 11.40am
Lunch: 11.40 - 12.30pm
Afternoon Session: 12.30pm - 3.15pm
Year 2:
Morning Session: 8.40am - 11.50am
Lunch: 11.50 - 12.40pm
Afternoon Session: 12.40pm - 3.15pm
Years 3 and 4
Year 3:
Morning Session: 8.50am - 12.00am
Lunch: 12.00 - 12.45pm
Afternoon Session: 12.45pm - 3.25pm
Year 4:
Morning Session: 8.50am - 12.10am
Lunch: 12100 - 12.55pm
Afternoon Session: 12.55pm - 3.25pm
Years 5 and 6
Year 5:
Morning Session: 8.30am - 12.20am
Lunch: 12.20 - 1.05pm
Afternoon Session: 1.05pm - 3.05pm
Year 6:
Morning Session: 8.30am - 12.30am
Lunch: 12.30 - 1.15pm
Afternoon Session: 1.15pm - 3.05pm
Before school
Children have staggered start times for every year group. We ask parents and carers to bring children to school ready for their start time, and wait on their allocated number outside of their allocated colour gate. Please do not arrive too early or wait too near the gates so that we can respect those in our community who would still prefer to socially distance from others. Once your child has entered school, please move away quickly so that the next year group can line up.
Start of day procedures
Once children have entered the school site at the allocated gate, with their class teacher, they will wash their hands before entering the building. Children will use their allocated coat peg to store their outdoor coats and their small bag if they have one. Their packed lunch box (if they have one) will be stored on trolleys ready to be taken to the dining hall later in the day.
Hometime
Children in all year groups up to and including Year 4 must be collected by a named adult at the end of the day. Parents and carers will wait outside the allocated gate and class teachers will bring the children to the gate for the correct time.
As the children in Years 5 and 6 are becoming more independent, parents/ carers may choose to give them permission to walk home alone; permission must be sent in on email to the main office email address from a parent/ carer. The request can be made anytime throughout the year, and permissions can be changed in writing by the parent (via email). The Year 5 and 6 children will be escorted to the gate and will leave at their point in the line. Parents/ carers may choose to allow their child to bring a mobile 'phone into school if they are walking home alone.
After-school clubs
At the end of an after-school club, teachers will follow the same procedures as above.
Wasps after-school care
If your child is being collected by Wasps for after-school childcare, they will wait in a designated space for the staff team to arrive and take them to Wasps setting. In a morning, the Wasps team will bring the children to school in time for the first group to enter class (8.30) and will wait in their designated area until their class enter school.
School day procedures
These are available on our policies page. Please note that during the coronavirus pandemic, these procedures are kept constantly under review and are subject to change, possibly at short notice, in line with our school's risk assessment.