We look forward to welcoming you back tomorrow after hopefully a restful summer. Your children's teachers are looking forward to getting to know their new class- both new and familiar faces. We are excited to get stuck into learning and enjoying school life.
General Information
Our class meetings are generally poorly attended so we have decided to send a class newsletter at the start of each term.
The school day remains the same. The playground opens at 8.30am and classrooms open at 8.40am. Registration is 8.50am so anyone arriving after this time will need to be signed in on the tablet at reception.
Reception class will arrive via the external classroom door and year one upwards via the carpark pathway.
Please do not use the staff carpark or park on the zigzag lines outside school as per correspondence last year. This is for the safety of your children.
Clubs
As always, we endeavour to provide a broad range of enrichment activities to support our pupils personal development, develop passions and interests alongside developing discipline, commitment and pride.
We have had to put limits on clubs due to popularity. If you are not accepted onto a club, you will be added to a waiting list. Please check this on MCAS after booking.
Clubs are a commitment. If your child misses two consecutive weeks or three weeks in a term, your child's place will be given to children on the waiting list.
Please ensure that your child wants to attend and do the activities at the club before signing up. Refusal/ non- participation will mean the space is offered to another pupil. We do offer wraparound if you need after school care.
Reception pupils will be able to try out selected clubs after Christmas, in order to give them chance to settle and acclimatise to school life.
The sign-up for clubs on MCAS will be available next week for starting on Monday the 16th September. This gives you chance to talk to your children about he following options:
Monday:
- Reading Club Y1-3 3.30pm-4.00pm
- 11+ Y4/5 3.30pm-4.00pm
- Year 6 club 3.30pm-4.00pm
Tuesday:
- Sports club with Louis Bland Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
- Construction Club Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
Wednesday:
- Netball club Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
Thursday:
- Football club with Louis Bland Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
- Performing arts club Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
Friday:
- TTRS/ Numbots Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
- Dance Y1-6 3.30pm-4.30pm
Wraparound
Wraparound needs to be booked in advance, through the app. This is so that we can book staff, ensure registers are complete and accurate in order the safeguard the pupils attending.
Persistent lateness is charged at £5.00 per child for each 15 minutes of delay. This is to cover staff overtime.
Childcare cannot be booked or used if you have an outstanding balance. the balance will need to be paid in full before making future bookings.
Swimming
Year 5/6 will swim this half term at Bourne leisure centre on Wednesdays starting 11/09/24
Year 3/4 will swim after half term up until Christmas.
Contributions towards transport are requested due the the expense of providing this compulsory part of the PE curriculum. These will be added to MCAS
Dinners
Please, please, please order your school dinners by the cut off of the Tuesday before the week you are ordering for.
To make life easier, you are able to book for the term.
Meals are free for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. From Year 3 to Y6 they can be purchased.
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
If you think you might be entitled to free school meals, you can apply here.