Our final daily message this week comes from Mrs Weekes…
We’re really excited to finally be able to welcome back all our pupils to school – and to welcome some new faces, too!
Autumn is for all children – we’re welcoming back all children on Monday 07 September 2020.
The new school year will have lots of things in place to keep making sure school is a happy and healthy and safe place to learn.
We’ve closely considered lots of different aspects to make sure the new school year goes smoothly. Of course, lots of things are subject to change – the government might update guidance and we’ll be evaluating how things go, ready to iron out any glitches as we go along.
Today, we want to let you know some important news about the start and end of the school day.
We need a way to make sure our 210 children can get in and out of school safely. As we ease out of lockdown, it’s still important to reduce ‘people traffic’ around school at these busy times.
We’re continuing to have staggered start and end times.
Doing this allows us to maximise learning time – something which the guidance from the Department for Education prioritises.
| class | teacher | drop-off time | pick-up time |
| Reception | Mrs Burke | 8.30am | 3.00pm |
| The timings for Reception will be in place once your child has attended for a few sessions and have built up to attending full-time. | |||
| Y2, Y3 | Mr Parker (Y2)
Mr Wain (Y3) |
8.40am | 3.10pm |
| Y1, Y5 | Mrs Freeman and Mrs Taylor (Y1)
Mr Owen (Y5) |
8.50am | 3.20pm |
| Y4, Y6 | Mr Wilks (Y4)
Miss Wilson (Y6) |
9.00am | 3.30pm |
It’s important to note this is not a window of time in which to drop-off or pick-up so please be punctual. This will help us to keep our community safe by reducing congestion.
Where you have children in different classes, please bring all children at the earliest time and pick up at the earliest time.
For example, a family with a child in Y3, Y4 and Y6 would bring all children at 8.40am and pick all children up at 3.10pm. Siblings will be in the playground with an adult ready to be collected.
Entering and leaving school
The entrance will be the main gate. The exit will be the small pedestrian gate. This creates a one-way system.
Other things you can do to help
- If you’re waiting in the playground, please ensure your child stands with you and doesn’t mix with other children who may be in a different bubble. Children mixing across bubbles undermines our risk assessment.
- Where possible, just one adult should drop-off and pick-up. This reduces the number of adults on site.
- Whilst our playground has always had a community feel about it with people enjoying chatting in groups and catching up with others, during this time, we ask that adults swiftly enter and leave the school grounds.
We’ll keep updating you about school in September – Autumn is for all children back again!