School Day
THE SCHOOL DAY IS AS FOLLOWS;
|
Year Group |
Morning Session |
Afternoon Session |
|
Nursery & Pre-School |
8:45am – 11:45am |
12:30pm – 3:30pm |
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Nursery & Pre-School (Full Day Only) |
9:00am – 3:00pm or 9:00am – 3:30pm |
Full day (dependent on funding/charges) |
|
Infants - Rec - Year 2 |
8:55am – 12:30pm |
1:15pm – 3:15pm |
|
Juniors – Years 3 & 4 |
8:45am – 12:00 noon |
12:50pm – 3:20pm |
|
Juniors – Years 5 & 6 |
8:45am – 12:30pm |
1:20pm – 3:20pm |
Note: Full-day Nursery & Pre-School times depend on funding and charges, as specified in your original information.
All children are able to enter their classroom from 8.45am each morning. The hope is that this alleviates traffic congestion. Official start times remain unaltered - 8.50am for Juniors and 8.55am for Infant children. Please be punctual.
PLEASE NOTE
· LATE: If children arrive after 9.00am they should report to the school office , where they will be marked 'late' in the register.
· UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE: Arrival after 9.30am will be recorded as an unauthorised absence.
We adopt an ‘open door’ policy and your child’s class teacher is usually available at 3.20pm each day to discuss any concerns. We would ask, if at all possible, that you try to avoid seeing him/her at the start of the school day as teachers need to be free to greet their class and settle children into their daily routines. If you need to see your child’s class teacher, please call into the office to make an appointment.
If you need to get a message to your child’s class teacher during the day, please call the school office.
REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE
Registers are taken at the start of morning and afternoon sessions. Any child who arrives after this time will receive a late mark and should report to the Infant/Junior office when they arrive. The school’s registers are checked regularly by both school and the Education Welfare Officer to identify patterns of lateness and absence. School must be informed of any absence by 9am on the first day. Please ring 0151 329 3164 and leave a message on the school answerphone. Any absence not explained will be registered as unauthorised.
ASSEMBLIES
|
Day |
KS1 |
Y3/4 |
Y5/6 |
Assembly |
|
Monday |
11:00am |
9:15am |
9:15am |
Picture News |
|
Tuesday |
11:00am |
9:15am |
11:00am |
Singing (KS1); Personal Development (Y3/4 and Y5/6) |
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Wednesday |
— |
— |
— |
No assembly |
|
Thursday |
11:00am |
9:15am |
11:00am |
Personal Development (KS1); Singing (Y3/4 and Y5/6) |
|
Friday |
11:00am |
9:15am |
11:00am |
Celebrations |
ILLNESS
In general children who are unwell should be kept at home. Please ensure you report your child’s absence by 9am each day by calling 0151 329 3164, Option 1, to leave a message. Please leave details of your child’s name, class and reason for their absence.
If your child has had sickness or diarrhoea they should remain at home for 48 hours after their last episode. For other infectious illnesses, further advice is available in the Public Health England’s ‘Guidance on infection control in schools and other childcare settings’ or please ring and speak to the school office.
It is very important that we are kept informed of any changes of address and/or work/mobile telephone numbers in case we need to make contact with you during the school day if your child is unwell.
If your child is prescribed a course of antibiotics, we would recommend that they only return to school when they are well enough to do so. If you require school to administer medicine then you will need to complete a ‘Request to Give Medication’ form when you hand the medicine into the school office. For more information about medications in school please see the policy on Administration of Medication which can be found on the school website.
BREAK TIMES
As part of our ‘Healthy School’ ethos, we believe it is important that children drink water rather than sugary drinks, so we encourage everyone to bring a small container of water to school, preferably in clear plastic containers with a drinking spout to cut down spillage. (This is in addition to drinks provided as part of their packed lunches). The bottles are kept in the classroom and the children are encouraged to drink a little water regularly throughout the day. Bottles can be washed and refilled each night at home.
Please can you ensure your child’s name is clearly marked on bottles using a permanent marker.
SNACKS
Infant children are provided with a mid-morning snack of either fruit or vegetables each day.
In our Nursery class, we ask for a small monetary contribution towards snack (20p per half day session); in Reception classes we ask for a healthy fruit or vegetable contribution each week to provide variety and interest. They may also purchase a slice of toast each day for 80p and this is bookable via ParentPay.
We are trying to encourage healthy eating at Woodlands and have recently achieved ‘Healthy School’ status. We would, therefore, request that you support us and send healthy snacks of fresh/dried fruit or vegetables for Junior children. We respectfully request that no sweets or sticky, sugary snacks are sent, which are messy and extremely unhealthy, despite being advertised as ‘fruit’ or ‘health’ bars. Children often have difficulty opening and assembling the pre-packed ‘lunchables’ so try to avoid these if at all possible.
Our Y1-Y6 pupils have the option of purchasing a morning snack each day through ParentPay. For more details, please see the attached Snack list for prices and instructions.
