School Day

OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES

Our school day starts at 8.45am (with gates opening from 8:30am) and finishes at 3.15pm.  Our school week comprises of a total of 32.5 hours.

Our staff welcome our children into the school gates every morning at 8.30am, with a smile.  Parents often comment on how lovely it is to see their children run into school as they are so eager to get in!

We have two school gates which are open at drop off and pick up times – our main school gate at the front of the building and another at the bottom of the parent car park towards the rear of the building. 

It is really important that all of our children are in school every day that they are well and that they are on time to start their learning at 8:45am.  Being in school and on time means that children do not miss 'chunks' of learning and that their lesson sequences, which our teachers plan meticulously, make sense to them and allow for maximum learning opportunities.

Assemblies

Every day we have an assembly.

These take a variety of forms:

• Class assemblies, where we discuss relevant topics and dedicate time to exploring ‘life skills’ with our class family.
• Opal assembly.
• Our parents are warmly invited to join us for Celebration Assemblies held each Friday, which are led each week by a different class.  Our children enjoy leading these assemblies as they provide them with an opportunity to share their exciting learning with their parents and with the rest of the school.  During this assembly, we celebrate children who have made it into the Golden book that week, the child from each class with the most house points (who are invited for a special hot chocolate after break), reader of the week and TTrock stars most improved.

Morning Playtimes

We believe that it is important for our school family to play together at various points throughout the day.  Children in Year 1 to Year 6 have a morning break from 10.15am to 10.30am. Our Teaching Staff lead this playtime, all our playtimes are OPAL (outdoor learning and play) which means the children have access to the whole field and lots of extra activities are available.

Lunchtime

In the Summer term, Reception children join the children on the playground, to help them with their transition into Year 1.

Lunchtime runs from 12-1 and children in EYFS and KS1 eat in the hall, along with year 6, who act as their buddies during this time, assisting them when needed. Once the children have eaten in the hall they go outside to their OPAL play at lunchtime. The older children in year 3,4 and 5 go outside first, come in to eat and then, if time permits go back outside for some more play before the afternoon lessons begin.

We also offer a lunch club where children can choose to come and participate in activities lead by our pastoral assistant if they would like to.

Drop off and collection

Parents are encouraged into the school at the beginning and end of the school day.

Class Teachers will always endeavour to make themselves available for parents to chat to after school.  This helps to build up a close relationship between home and school – we want to have good links with all parents.

If normal arrangements have to be altered (for example, you are delayed or another person is collecting your child), please let us know via the school office. This avoids any confusion or upset for our children.

Some of our children are allowed to walk to and from school by themselves and their parents will have signed an electronic permission form to allow this.

Travelling to and from School

Walking is definitely the best option for getting to and from school! There are many benefits: it’s healthier than travelling by car, it improves the safety of pedestrians and road-users, and it respects nearby residents and parking regulations. Alternatively, we have bike and scooter racks at school.

If you do need to travel by car, we are lucky enough to have a large carpark next to the school.  We urge parents to make use of as it avoids traffic congestion in the road immediately outside of our school. We ask all parents to please park considerately to our local residents.