S C H O O L H O U R S The school day begins at 8:00 am from Monday to Friday. Students are required to be at school at least five minutes before the 8:00 am registration, as the learning programmes begin at 8:05 am. Students may have access to the classroom from 7:30 am and the school playground is supervised from 7:30 am until 3:45 pm each day. Morning break is 9:35 – 9:55 am. Lunch break is from 12:10 - 1:00 pm. Children are required to eat lunch in their classrooms from 12:10 -12:30 pm after which they may join their lunch time activity from 12:30 – 1:00 pm. The lunch time activity rota is displayed in all classrooms and also in the school office. The school day concludes at 3:15 pm and at 1 pm at the end of each term 1, 2 & 3. The school grounds are secured from 8:05 am to 3:00 pm each day and visitors must ring the bell at the main entrance on Cumberland Road if they wish to be permitted onto the school premises during these times. E A R L Y D E P A R T U R E Parents are required to inform the school in writing if they wish their child to leave the school at any time before the end of the school day. The parent or nominated responsible person must report to the school office at the requested time in order to collect their child from school. Only the class teacher or permitted office staff may collect the child from the classroom and bring them to the office to unite with their parent. The parent is then required to formally sign out their child from the school; this act must be witnessed by the class teacher and the office staff concerned. L A T E A R R I V A L Any child accompanied by a parent or responsible person who arrives at the school after 8:30 am is required to formally sign in at the school office. I L L N E S S If your child is unwell we ask you to keep them at home for at least 24 hours after the illness in order to discourage the spread of viruses. Please ensure that you call the school office or let us know in writing if your child is unable to attend school.
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