SCHOOL TERM DATES 2009/10
Spring Term 2009 Tuesday 6 Janaury - Friday 3 April Half Term 16th - 20th February inclusive Summer Term 2009 Tuesday 21st April - Friday 17th July Half Term May Day Training day Wednesday 2nd September Autumn Term 2009 Training day Monday 4th January
25th - 29th May inclusive
Monday 4th May 2009
Thursday 3rd September-Friday 18th December
Half Term
26th-30th October inclusive
Training day
Monday 2nd November
Spring Term 20010
Tuesday 5th January-Thursday 1st April
Half term
Times of the Day
Morning session: 8.55am - 12.00 noon for Years 1, 2,
8-55am - 12.05 for Years 3 and 4
8.55 a.m. - 11.50 a.m. for Reception
Afternoon session: 1.10pm - 3.30pm for Years 3 & 4
1.30pm - 3.30pm for Years 1 & 2 1.20pm - 3.20pm for Reception
Registration and Assembly 20 minutes daily
Playtimes 30 minutes each day for all years.
Dropping off and Picking Up arrangements...
Children should arrive at school after 8.45am.
Gates are opened at 8.45am and shut again at 9.00am.
The site is secure whilst the children are in school.
Mornings
In the morning the children play in the playground until the whistle is sounded
You are welcome to wait with them.
End of the Day
Parents please wait at the side of the playground and to keep young children with you
KS1 children are brought to the playground by their class teachers
Children will only be released to the person collecting him/her
Children who travel on the school bus meet in the school hall and are then escorted to the bus
Change of normal arrangements
Please let us know in writing of any change to normal picking up/dropping off arrangements
Please telephone us if you will be delayed - your child will stay in reception
Absence
We have to record absences please letting us know reasons for absence
Applications for leave must be made using the applicaton for leave form
Holidays in term time are strongly discouraged, it impacts negatively on your child's progress
If your child is ill, please telephone us before 9.30am
We need reasons for absence in writing on your childs return to school
Unexplained absences are investigated by an Education Welfare Officer.
Our attendance target for 2008-9 is 95.6%
95.6% attandance is 8 days absence in 1 year