Our School Day

For children in Reception - Year 2, the school day starts at 8:50am and finishes at 3:20pm.

For children in Year 3- Year 6, the school day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm.

This means that school provides a total of 32.5 hours per week.

Morning registration is from 8:45am - 9:00am. Children who arrive after 9:00am are classed as late (before register closes). Children who arrive after 9:30am are classed as late (after register closes) - this is classed as an unauthorised absence.

We run a breakfast club each morning from 7:45-8:30 am.

Our school hours are:
Morning Nursery: 8:30am-11:30am
Afternoon Nursery: 12:15pm-3:15pm
Reception and Key Stage 1: 8:50am-3:20pm
Key stage 2: 8:45am – 3:15pm

Wraparound After School Club is available from 3:15pm – 5:45pm daily. Please speak to Mrs Ashcroft in the school office if you would like more information.

Lessons:

Every day, classes start with a ‘strong start’ from 8:45am – 9:00am. ‘Strong start’ focuses on arithmetic and a review of basic skills previously taught in maths lessons.

Maths lessons are taught every morning, straight after the children’s ‘strong start’. Maths lessons focus on the five principles of the mastery approach:
– Coherence
– Representation and structure
– Mathematical thinking
– Fluency
– Variation

English is taught every day and each session begins with daily spelling and handwriting practise.

In Reception and KS1, phonics and guided reading are taught through the Read Write Inc. (RWI) programme. At the same time of day, KS2 classes have ‘whole class reading’ (WCR) in which a range of reading skills are developed through the reading of novels and linked texts. Children who still need decoding support in Years 3 and 4 are streamed into RWI groups. Pupils in Y5 and Y6, who need further decoding support are provided with an intervention called ‘Fresh Start’. This is a branch of the RWI programme.

Pupils carry out at least 2 hours of PE each week.

Every week, pupils are taught the following lessons:

Science
History or Geography (alternate half terms)
Art or DT (alternate half terms)
Music
MFL (Spanish – KS2)
RE
PSHCE
Computing

British values and spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) education are woven in through the teaching and learning of core and non-core subjects, enrichment activities and the wider curriculum.