Lunchtimes and End of Day Routines

Lunch
Our lunchtime is 12:40pm-1:30pm. For the first quarter of an hour children sit to eat their lunch. The duty teacher will let children go to play when they have eaten their lunch.
Once the eating part of lunch is completed we have two staff on duty. They are easily recognisable as they are wearing safety vests. Also we have Mr Happer organising a game every lunchtime that children can play. Children who are in Room 2 or above are allowed to go over the road to play. All children must cross under the supervision of an adult. The 2 duty staff do what we call a figure of 8 around the playgrounds to ensure target areas are covered eg. Sandpit and that children are being crossed between the 2 play areas. Children, particularly our juniors, are reminded by their class teacher to go to the toilet and get a drink before they go across the road. The staff on duty always carry plasters and emergency procedure cards.
End of the Day
Our end of day procedure is as follows:-
*Bus children to meet in the school hall in their bus teams where they will be organised by Miss Harrold and the bus monitors.
*Children being picked up from school, walking home or biking home are to leave through the green gate at the end of the school hall. This is so all children can be sighted by a staff member.
On the emergency contacts form there is a section that asks you what will be the normal procedure for your children on each week day. If there is a change to this it is important you let the school know eg when sports practices start. We are aware that circumstances change each term (eg sports practices) so we will ask you each term what the normal procedure will be for your child
On some days there can be a large number of children being picked up by parents or caregivers – this means there will be a number of cars coming and going from school. Please ensure you keep your children safe and take them to the car with you.
I hope this clarifies these 2 procedures. If you have any concerns or questions please come and see me.