Opening and Closing Times
From 8:50am, children are welcome to come straight into the classroom where their teacher will be waiting for them. The school day begins at 9am and all the children should be inside by then. If you arrive after this time, please sign your child in at the office.
All children finish school and should be collected at 3.15 pm. If you are going to be late collecting your child, please let us know as early as possible so that we can reassure your child and ensure they are supervised until you arrive.
Please do not drive into Meadow Street as there is no safe place for you to park your car. We strongly encourage families to walk to school, whenever possible. If you must park nearby, keep clear of all yellow lines and park considerately – even if you have a blue badge.
Daily Mile
The ‘Daily Mile Run’ is from 8.50 am to 9.00 am. KS2 pupils aim to complete 4 circuits of our grounds on Wednesdays & Fridays. KS1 pupils run a shorter circuit on Tuesdays & Thursdays. The whole school goes out on a Monday when the older children love running with their Reception ‘Buddies’.
Attendance
If your child is absent due to illness, please phone or dojo the office before 9.00 am on the first day of absence to inform our School Business Manager; this avoids any anxieties about children not arriving at school safely and on time and allows us to record the pupil’s absence accurately.
Government regulations state that parents are not allowed to take their children on holiday during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. The guidelines for determining an ‘exceptional circumstance’ are rigid; any parent taking their child out of school during term time may be referred to DCC by the Headteacher for possible prosecution and financial penalty.
Clubs and Out of School Activities/Wraparound
We also have a Wraparound breakfast & after school club on site at school. School is open from 7:30am until 6pm.
Please contact the school business manager or check the website for current costs. All bookings are made through Parent Pay. We prefer to have as much notice as possible so adequate staffing can be arranged.
We offer a range of extra-curricular activities, which are run by professional PE Staff after school. Details of these are sent out at the beginning of term.
