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What are the start and finish times of the school day?
Year Group(s) | Start Time | Finish Time |
Key Stage Two (Years 3 to 6) | 8.45am | 3.20pm |
Reception and Key Stage One (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) | 8.55am | 3.10pm |
EYFS/KS1: 31 hours, 15 mins per week and KS2: 32 hours, 55 mins per week
Where do I drop off and collect my child(ren) from?
Class Group | Drop-off point | Collection point |
Foxes (Reception)
EYFS Block and Outdoor area | Parents and carers can wait with their children in the Reception outdoor area. Mrs Pearl and Miss Backhouse will meet and greet children from there at 8.55am. | Collection is from the Reception outdoor area at 3.10pm. Please be patient as staff will need to ensure they can see the adult who is collecting before allowing a child to go.
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Hedgehogs, Hares and Woodpeckers (Y1/Y2)
New Building | Central playground area between the Reception outdoor area and the new building (by the fake grass). Hedgehogs – Blue Classroom Hares – Yellow Classroom Door Woodpeckers – Main entrance (under the rainbow canopy) Teachers will meet and greet children at 8.55am via the relevant door.
| Central playground area between the Reception outdoor area and the new building (by the fake grass). Children will be returned to parents and carers from the same door they used in the morning. Collection is at 3.10pm. Please be patient as staff will need to ensure they can see the adult who is collecting before allowing a child to go. |
Frogs and Magpies (Y3 and Y4)
Main building | Bring your child straight to their outside classroom door at 8.45am where Mr Barnes, Mrs MacDonald and Mr Hayward will meet and greet them. | Wait on the central playground area, not along the pathway outside the classrooms or between the new building and hall. Mr Barnes, Mrs MacDonald/Mr Hayward will bring the children to the end of the pathway to meet you at 3.20pm.
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Tortoises and Owls (Y5 and Y6)
Main building | Bring your child straight to the fire doors opposite their classroom at 8.45am where Mr Becker, Miss Chester or Mrs Laycock will meet and greet them. | Wait on the playground area outside the Year 5 and 6 corridor and classrooms. Mr Becker, Miss Chester or Mrs Laycock will bring the children to their exit doors at 3.20pm. NB: If your child is in Year 6 only, they may be given your permission to walk home from school independently. Please telephone or email the school office to give permission and make arrangements for this. |
Morning Drop-off
We have seen the process of parents and carers ‘dropping-off’ children at their different points be hugely beneficial in reducing children becoming upset or clingy with parents and carers in the mornings. This is why we are recommending a ‘drop-off’ style start to the school day as per the above information.
If for specific reasons this is not working for your child, please speak to us as we may be able to offer reasonable adjustments and additional support.
Speaking to your child's teacher(s)
The focus of teachers in the morning will be to meet and greet the children and bring them into school safely – feeling positive and ready to start their day of learning. Whilst teachers are always keen to hear any messages, thoughts or concerns you have, this is therefore not the best time to try to speak to your child’s teacher. It is better to try and catch your child's teacher at the end of the day.
Important or urgent messages can be given to members of the school office team and appointments to discuss something with your child’s teacher can be arranged via the office also either in person, by telephone or via email.
You may also find the below leaflet about who to speak to, and when, helpful: