In consultation with the Parent Council,
staff, children and Governors it has been decided to trial amendments to the
morning and afternoon routines.
As you are aware the children at
the present time line up on the playground at 8.45am and come in to class by
8.50am. The Parent Council and staff
have noted that at that time there is huge congestion in key areas, eg, stairs
and entrance points. They were concerned
about the safety of the children due to the enormous movement of both adults
and children both in and out of the school premises at the one time.
It has been agreed to trial a
staggered system from the beginning of the summer term. This would involve the school building being
opened at 8.40am (not 8.30am as now) and staff being in class to welcome
children from that time. As children
enter the classrooms normal early morning routines for each class would take
place. The changes mirror what usually
occurs on ‘wet mornings’. Families would
be encouraged to drop off their children between 8.40-8.50am, when the doors
will be closed and the register will be taken. Any family arriving at school after 8.50am
should register their child/ren with the school office.
The school playground will be
open and supervised from 8.30am. The
office will be open at 8.30am.
At the end of the school day, in
order to relieve some of the playground pressure of children and families, it
has been decided to trial Reception
and Key Stage 1 children leaving school at 3.00pm in the usual manner and then
Key Stage 2 leaving at 3.05pm. We envisage that by creating a staggered exit
from school, families with Key Stage 1 children only will vacate the site
before Key stage 2 exits, thus allowing more space. Bus children will be
gathered in the usual manner.
This will have a knock -on effect
on Friday assembly which will now end by 2.50pm and start promptly at 2.30pm. Following discussion with the School Council and the staff and
reflecting our school’s ‘Good’ SIAMS report we’ve decided to follow a new style
of Celebration Assemblies which will be linked to a theme of particular
interest to the class. As this is also a trial we would welcome any feedback
via your class Parent Councillor who will be at your child’s assembly.
We will review the success of
this new procedure by the end of the summer term.
