The School Day
Start and end of day procedures
Please note that the horseshoe is still closed for all traffic at the following times of the day to ensure the safety of all the children in both schools:-
Morning - between 8.10am and 9.00am Afternoon - between 2.50pm and 4.45pm.
'Trickle in' start to the day
Pupils can come in to school from 8.30am, where teachers will have a graduated start to the day, with morning activities ready for the pupils as they arrive. The gate shuts at 8.45am and if pupils arrive after 8.50am they are marked as late. Pupils' first lesson of the day begins at 8.50am sharp, so pupils should arrive before this to settle into the day calmly. Many core subjects begin at this time, so make sure your child arrives with ample time to get ready for their learning.
Arrival at school
A member of SLT will be on the top gate from 8.30am each day and parents must leave their child at this point. A parent can give a brief message here to be passed on to the office.
Any other communications to the office should be made via email via chjoffice@chj.rbksch.org or telephone, to minimise the number of people coming onto the site.
Children will then walk to their classroom, where their class teacher will greet them and they will then complete morning activities until 8.45am.
In year 5 and 6, any child who's parent/carer has completed the documentation to bring a mobile phone to school, should turn their phone off upon arrival at school and hand it to their class teacher during registration.
Leaving school
The side gate to the playground will be opened at 3.15pm. All parents/carers with children in Year 3 & 4 should make their way to the classroom door of their child’s class to collect them. Children in 3 Cherry will be dismissed from the top of the steps down to the MUGA due to the location of their classroom.
All children in Year 5 and 6 will be brought out to the top playground at 3.20pm to be dismissed to their adult. (Children with permission to walk home alone will be dismissed directly from the playground).
In the unlikely event that a parent is late, any child who is not collected at their time slot will wait with their class teacher until all other children have been collected and then be taken to wait inside the foyer area. Please contact the office if you are running late but note we are not able to look after children after hours on a regular basis.
A member of SLT will be at the blue gate to deal with queries during the children leaving.
Any child with a mobile phone should not turn it on until past the blue gate, without permission from a member of staff.
Please note that due to the building work happening, all parents/carers entering and leaving the site will do so through the side gate of the playground.
Parents should be aware that once a child is with their parent or carer, then that parent or carer is responsible for the child’s behaviour and safety.
We also ask that there are no dogs brought onto site, unless they are assistance dogs or are small dogs that are carried at all times by the parent/carer.
