Our final daily message this week comes from Miss Beatson…
We’re really excited to be preparing to finally be able to welcome back all our pupils to school – and to welcome some new faces, too!
Autumn’s 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’re closely considering 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.
Right now, we can bring you news about the start and end of the school day.
We need a way to make sure all our 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 introducing staggered start and end times
Doing this allows us to maximise learning time – something which the guidance from the Department for Education prioritises.
| Morning | Afternoon | |
| Foundation 1 (F1) | 9.00am | 3.00pm |
| Foundation 2 (F2) | 8.45am | 3.00pm |
| The timings for Foundation 2 will be in place once your child has attended for a few sessions and have built up to attending full-time. | ||
| Year 1/2 | 8.50am | 3.00pm |
| Year 3/4 | 9.00am | 3.15pm |
| Year 5/6 | 9.00am | 3.15pm |
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 Y1 and Y4 would bring all children at 08.50 and pick all children up at 15.00. Siblings will be in the playground with an adult ready to be collected.
Lunchtimes will be shortened by 10 minutes, so learning time isn’t affected.
Other things you’ll be able 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!