The School Day

Please find below the arrangements for KS1 and KS2 drop off and pick up.

KS1

DROP OFF

Key Stage 1 children should be dropped off from 8.40am, coming through the Amber Class gate to enter the playground. Please walk down the path on the playing field with your Key Stage 1 child and say goodbye to them on Bridge Road. Please walk up Bridge Road to get back to the car park, so we can maintain a one way system.

If Key Stage 1 children have siblings or arrive a little early, they will also be able to come on to the playground with Key Stage 2 before 8.40am. Amber Class children are invited to enter Amber Class from 8.40am onwards, so please drop them off from 8.40am.

Thanks for your help with these arrangements.

Please note that children should be supervised at all times in the car park.

PICK UP

Children in Amber Class will continue to be handed over at their gate.

KS2

DROP OFF

Our official opening up time remains 8.40am. However, we will continue to open the gate on the car park as close to 8.30am as possible to allow Key Stage 2 children to be dropped off a little earlier. This eases pressure on the car park and helps with adult social distancing. Key Stage 2 children walk down the path on the playing field and are crossed over by a member of staff on Bridge Road. They enter school through the Amber Class gate. Thank you for your help with these arrangements.

Please note that children should be supervised at all times when in the car park.

PICK UP

Until further notice, those of you collecting children from Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby and Amethyst should come onto the playground at 3pm. We politely request that you keep to the coned area near the gate. Children will line up on the playground and staff will release them to you. Please leave the playground quickly, so staff have an easy view of other adults arriving. We think this is the right balance of health and safety and Covid mitigation – it means you won’t need to wait on Bridge Road so long but still allows for social distancing.

Thanks again for your help in keeping everyone safe.

First school morning

On your child's first day, we understand that they will be excited and perhaps a little anxious. They will start at the same time as the other children but there will be plenty of extra staff to help for the first few mornings as the children settle. If your child is upset, please be assured that a member of staff will be on hand to support them.

KS1 Late arrivals

If your child is late arriving to school and the gates are locked, please buzz the intercom at the main gate on Bridge Road so that the secretary or another member of staff can collect your child and take them to class.

KS2 Late arrivals

Emergency School Closure

I thought it would be useful to inform you about procedures relating to emergency school closure – just in case! Closing the school will always be a last resort and I hope the arrangements detailed below will not be necessary.

Before the school day begins:

In the event of very severe weather I may have to close the school. If this is the case I inform County Hall as early in the morning as possible.

Information is available from County Hall in the following ways:

Local Radio Station

The closure advice is usually relayed after the news and travel bulletins up until about 9.30am on

BBC Radio Norfolk.

Website

Details of school closure may also be found on the Norfolk public web-site, www.norfolk.gov.uk - select ‘Emergency School Closures’.

Customer Service Centre

The County Council has a Customer Service Centre which you are able to call for information. The telephone number is 0344 800 8019, lines will be open between 5.30 am and 7.30 am.

During the school day:

If weather deteriorates during the school day it may be necessary to close the school to ensure children / families and staff can get home safely. If I decide we need to close the school you will receive a text message asking you to collect your children. Details of closure will also be available by the methods listed above.

If it is snowing in the morning you may decide it would be safer to keep your child(ren) at home, depending on the distance you travel and considering your safety collecting your child(ren) if the weather deteriorates during the day.

We will only close if we feel it is absolutely necessary because of safety.