The School Day

All children should be in school for 9 a.m. Nursery and Infant children may be taken to their classrooms from 8.50 a.m. Junior children may go to their classrooms at 8.55 a.m.

Times for the school day are as follows;

Nursery part-time children Mornings 9.00 a.m. till 11.45 a.m.

Afternoons 1.15 p.m. till 3.10 p.m.

Nursery full-time children 9.00 a.m. till 3.10 p.m.

Infant children Mornings 9.00 a.m. till 11.55 a.m.

Afternoons 1.15 p.m. till 3.15 p.m.

Junior children Mornings 9.00 a.m. till 12.15 p.m.

Afternoons 1.15 p.m. till 3.15 p.m.

The morning and afternoon sessions begin with a five minute registration period.

Collective Worship

Infant and Junior children have an assembly each day which lasts for approximately ten minutes. These are arranged as follows;

Monday 9.05 a.m. - 9.15 a.m. Classes 7 -11P Mr. Tomkow

10.20 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. Classes 2 - 6P Hymn Practice

Tuesday 9.05 a.m. - 9.15 a.m. Classes 7 - 11P Father Roger

10.30 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. Classes 2 - 6P Mr. Tomkow

Wednesday 9.05 a.m. - 9.15 a.m. Classes 2 - 6P Father Roger/Class Assembly

10.20 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. Classes 7 - 11P Class Assembly/Hymn Practice

Thursday 9.05 a.m. - 9.15 a.m. Classes 7 - 11P Mrs. Collier/Mrs. Walker

10.30 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. Classes 2 - 6P Mrs. Warburton/Mrs. Walker

Friday 10.15 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. Classes 1 - 6P Good Work Assembly

2.30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Classes 7 - 11P Good Work Assembly

Infant and Junior children have a play-time each morning from 10.40 a.m. till 10.55 a.m. Infant children also have a play time each afternoon from 2.20 p.m. till 2.30 p.m.

Home-time

Children in the Nursery and Infant classes should be collected by an adult. If a child has not been collected by 3.30 p.m. he/she should be taken to the headteacher or deputy headteacher (or 'teacher in charge' if both the head and deputy are unavailable).

Lunch times

Nursery 11.55 a.m. till 1.15 p.m.

Infants 11.55 a.m. till 1.15 p.m.

Juniors 12.15 p.m. till 1.15 p.m.

Welfare staff, under the direction of the headteacher, are responsible for the supervision of children during the lunch break. The Infant Welfare staff escort the children into the classrooms at the end of the dinner break.

Nursery children eat in the Nursery classroom, Infant and Junior children have their meals in Fletcher Hall. Infant staff escort their children across to Fletcher Hall.

Teacher supervised dinner duties : -

Infants Juniors

Monday Mrs. Warburton/Mr. Tomkow Mr. Tomkow

Tuesday Mrs. Warburton/Mr. Tomkow Mrs. Walker

Wednesday Mrs. Warburton Mrs. Collier

Thursday Mr. Tomkow Mrs. Walker

Friday Mrs. Warburton/Mr. Tomkow Mr. Tomkow

Dinner Money

Dinner money should be collected in class each Monday morning. Mrs. Watson or Mrs. Kiggin collect money from the classrooms. Teachers should make a note of any money they collect in their Cash Books. If money has not been collected by 10.40 a.m. it should be taken to the office by a member of staff.

Lost Books

If a library book or reading book is lost parents/guardians are asked for a contribution of £1 towards the cost of a replacement.

Correspondence

Please show any correspondence which is to be sent out from school to the head or deputy.

Staff Meetings

Staff meetings are are held each Monday evening from 3.30 p.m. till 4.45 p.m.

Staff drinks

Mrs. Armstrong organises tea and coffee purchases. Children from her class collect the 'tea money' each Thursday.

Registers

Registers are distributed to each class before the morning session, and again before the afternoon session, by the appointed monitors . Junior teachers should send the registers back to the office by 9.05 a.m. in the morning and 1.20 p.m. in the afternoon. Mrs. Watson collects Nursery and Infant registers.

Snacks

Children may bring in savoury snacks or fruit to eat at morning playtime. They are not allowed to bring sweets into school except on special occasions such as birthdays.

Playtimes

Although the children are dismissed from the classrooms staff should help in the general supervision of children until they are in the playground. The children are not allowed to go out until a teacher is in the playground. The heads of department organise the rotas for playground duties.

At the end of playtime/dinnertime the teacher on duty blows the whistle once for the children to stand still and again for the children to walk into their class lines. (Junior children go straight into school, one class at a time. Junior teachers should meet their class by the main entrance and escort them to the classroom). Infant classes are collected from the playground by class teachers at the end of playtimes. Welfare staff take the Infant children back to the classrooms at the end of the dinner break.

Wet Playtimes

The teacher on duty will decide if it is to be a "wet" playtime and should inform other members of staff. Teachers are expected to stay with their class during 'wet playtimes'.

The Field

When the weather is suitable the children will be allowed to play on the school field at dinner times.

First Aid

There is a small first aid kit in each classroom.

Playtime - There is a teacher on duty in the Junior Hall, on a rota basis, each playtime, to deal with first aid. The first aid kit will be brought to the hall by an appointed monitor. If a child is hurt, in the playground, they should be sent to this teacher. If the teacher is concerned about the injury they should speak to Mrs. Midgley, the designated 'first-aider', about the injury. Injuries should be recorded in the accident book which is kept in the First Aid box. When more serious accidents occur the teacher involved in the supervision of the child who has been injured should complete an accident form.

Dinnertime - The Welfare staff take responsibility for minor cuts and bruises which occur at dinner time. They record accidents in an accident book and inform the appropriate class teacher at 1.15 p.m. Miss Shaw, a Welfare Assistant, is also a trained 'first aider'.

If a child bumps his/her head a letter is sent home to his/her parent/guardian concerning the possibility of delayed concussion. Mrs. Midgley has copies of this letter.

P.E.

Infant children have a pump-bag, containing pumps and P.E. kit, which is left in school during term time. Junior children are required to bring in their kit on the days which they have P.E. or games. Mrs. Collier has a supply of kit for children who forget to bring theirs into school. Children who regularly fail to bring kit should be reported to the headteacher.

Extra Curricular Activities

We try to ensure that our children have access to as wide a variety of extra curricular activities as possible. There is a variety of sports clubs and teams, including football, cross country, athletics and rounders.

We also arrange a variety of visits related to the curriculum, and outdoor pursuits week-ends.

Parents

We encourage parental involvement in school life. As well as encouraging parents to support their child's educational development at home they are also encouraged to help in the classroom. Parents are also encouraged to help on school visits.

We hold two Parents Evenings. This year they will be on November 3rd and March 9th. Written reports are given to parents in July.

Absences

If you are unable to attend school please phone school between 8.15 a.m. and 8.45 a.m. If you are absent due to illness, it would be a great help if you could let us know 24 hours in advance of the date you are intending to return.

Requisition - Stock

Stock is kept in the resource area in the cellar. Members of staff may collect resources from this area. If you notice that certain items are running low please inform Mrs. Kiggin or Mrs. Rimmer straight away.