Arrival timings
Doors open: 8.45am-8.55am. Gates close at 8.55am and registers close at 9.00am.
Reception
When entering the school grounds, Reception families should use the footpath to the left-hand side when facing the school, and follow the path to the gate nearest the school building. They should follow the path down the side of the building for the Reception staff to come out and welcome the children.
KS1
Children should use the front door, and they walk down to the classrooms themselves. There is always a member of staff in each classroom and a member of staff from each year group at the door in the morning.
End of the school day
School finishes at 3.15pm and the arrangements for pick-up are as follows:
Reception
Reception families queue up on the footpath which runs down the side of the school. The front of the queue should start at the gate onto the Reception playground (we only use the gate to the covered area when it is raining). Teachers will bring their class out to the gate and dismiss the children one at a time to parents as they come to the front of the queue.
KS1
KS1 families should wait in the car park at the front of school but not too close to the front door. Teachers will take their class out of the school building via the front door, and they will line the children up behind them so that they are able to send the children to their parents/carers one at a time. Please do not come too close to the children, as this makes it difficult for the teachers to see who to dismiss the children to.
Please be patient as it can take a little while for the teachers to start to recognise which children belong to which parents/carers, and please do not take your child out of the line. This process forms an important part of our safeguarding procedures, and we need to ensure that we know that each child goes to the correct adult.
Please also note that we will not hand over a child to anyone who is not an adult - ie. under the age of 18 years old.
Morning fruit snack
We ask parents to send in a small fresh or dried fruit snack for their child to eat during break time. For example, a small banana, a box of raisins or a pot of sugar snap peas. Please don't send in fruit winders, sweets, chocolate or anything containing nuts. If grapes are sent in, please make sure they are cut in half.
PE/Library days for 2025-26
Below are details of the PE and library days for each year group for the new academic year. On PE days, the children come dressed in their PE clothes (please see details on the school website of what the school PE uniform is). On library days, children should bring in the library book that they have taken out of the library the previous week. The library bag provided should be used to bring the book into school.
PE days
- Reception: Monday (apart from their first day - please wear full school uniform 8th September)
- Year 1: Wednesday (including the first day back - 4th September) & Thursday
- Year 2: Tuesday & Friday
Library days
- Reception: Friday
- Year 1: Thursday
- Year 2: Wednesday
Outdoor Learning days (Starting w/c 15th September)
- Reception: Wednesday
- Year 1: Thursday
- Year 2: Tuesday
Reception: To start with, from their first day at school, each child will need to bring a pair of wellies to leave school.
Internal clubs
School-run clubs won't start until after the half-term break. These will only be offered to KS1 children while our Reception children get used to their new school routines.
There will be a sign-up towards the end of half-term.
External Clubs
There is a range of clubs run by external providers, some at lunchtime, others after school. The clubs still have a few places available for the autumn term, so you can have a look at the flyers in 'Other News' below, or you can find more details on our school website
Individual school photographs
- Date: Friday 19th September
All children are to come dressed in full school uniform on this day as they will have their individual school photo taken.
New parents can drop into the school hall straight after drop off on Monday 8th September for a coffee. It's a great opportunity to meet other new parents and shed those first day school nerves.
