What do my child need to bring to school?

Children should come to school in school uniform.

Please make sure any clothing they might take off is labelled with their name.

On PE days (see your year group page), your child should come to school in PE kit. PE kit is a white or navy plain T-shirt, and navy or block shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms, plus dark plain coloured trainers.

Your child should bring a coat and a water bottle.

Please encourage your child not to bring personal belongings to school as will provide your pens, pencils, etc., and we don't want anyone upset if something gets lost or broken.

If you think you need to bring something else, please discuss it with your teacher.

What is the school day like?

Children should arrive by 8.55am, but we open the doors from 8.45am so that children can arrive and get settled before the day starts.

• KS1 and 2 have break at 10.40am to 10.55am.

We have lunch at these times:

• Reception - 11.45am - 12.45pm
• KS1 - 11.55am - 12.55pm
• KS2 - 12.15pm - 1.15pm

Lunchtime includes a period of fun outside play, supervised by our midday supervisors. As we are a healthy school, please provide your child with a healthy lunchbox if your child is not having a school dinner. As we have children with nut allergies, please ensure there are no nut products brought to school. You can view the weekly dinner menu choices by clicking here.

What homework does my child need to do?

The most important homework is to read. Children will be provided with a reading book by school. At the early stages of learning to read this is most effective when they read with an adult or older sibling. Once a child can read, this could be a mix of independent reading and reading to an adult. More proficient readers should be encouraged to read daily.

Please also encourage your child to practise maths on Numbots (EYFS and KS1) and Times Tables Rock Stars (Y2-Y6).

Any homework linked to the class enquiry will be shown on the year group page.

Boom Reader is a fantastic way of tracking your child’s home reading, with an easy to use interface and ‘gem’ based incentives that reward children for logging their reading out of school. Children are expected to read with an adult three times a week to help them build up essential skills such as fluency, pace and stamina. These are invaluable to our developing learners.

How can I communicate with my child's teacher?

Teachers will be available at the end of the day when you come to collect your child. We also use an app called 'Class Dojo' to communicate with families via 1:1 messenger, Class Story and School Story.

This is a free app and parents are not required to upgrade to the 'premium' version advertised by the app itself; the standard version will offer all the features needed to engage with the content we share via Class Dojo.

Staff check their Dojo messages during working hours (8am - 4pm) and you can usually expect a reply to personal messages within 2 working days.

Please communicate any absences or urgent messages via the school office.