School Day
The procedures for the beginning and the end of the school day:
The school day will start at 8.45 am. The children can enter the school grounds at 8:45am and should walk straight to their classrooms where they will be supervised.
The children can enter the school grounds via any entrance that is convenient to where their classroom is situated. To ensure the safety of everyone please avoid waiting at the gates.
Afternoon pick up:
We ask that you arrive to collect your child and leave the school premises promptly. Please be mindful that the car park will be busy so please do not abandon your car. Wait until a parking space becomes available and staff will hold onto your child until you arrive.
Class Finishing Times
P1 and P2 Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 2.00pm Friday 1.45pm
P3 Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 3.00pm Friday 1.45pm
P4 – P7 Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 3.00pm Friday 2.00pm
Parents and carers please wait in the top playground for your child/children to be brought out by their teacher.
Waiting Club
P1 and P2 parents/carers can book the Waiting Club via School Money for Monday to Thursday.
The club is open for our P1 and P2 pupils. The cost is £2 per day. Bookings must be made before 12 midnight for the next day. Children are collected for the SMOTH Waiting Club at 2pm daily by a classroom assistant and brought to the allocated room. Waiting Club collection is from door 1 (P1 door) for P1 pupils and the reception door for P2 pupils.
Children must be collected in person from the Waiting Club. No child is ‘sent out’ to wait on a parent/carer.
Parents are responsible for communicating to the club supervisor any information regarding changes to the authorised person responsible for collecting their child.
If an authorised person is not collecting the child and a different person turns up unannounced, the club supervisor will comply with the following procedures:
The supervisor will:
- Verify the person’s identity, ID may be required;
- Telephone the parent;
- Hand over the child when satisfied that the person is the parent’s choice for collecting their child.
If applying to use the Waiting Club, you are agreeing to the above procedures.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding,
Breakfast Club
Following a Risk Assessment, admittance to the Breakfast Club will be limited to 50 pupils. The Breakfast Club will be led by Mrs McNally and she will be assisted by Mrs Mc Allister, Mrs Millar, Miss Kearney and Mrs Ashe. Places can be booked weekly on a first come basis and bookings can be made via School Money which will open each Friday morning at 10am for the following week.
Sleepy Hollow
For those parents wishing to avail of child care provision, Monday to Friday until 6pm, please contact Bronagh from Sleepy Hollow on 07920 111417 or 028 9069 3419.
https://www.sleepyhollowgroup.com/wrap-around
The lunchtime break runs from 12.00pm to 1:00pm.
P1 and P2 12:00pm – 12:40pm
P3 – P7 12:20pm – 1:00pm
The children will have 20 minutes each to eat and to play.
Children may choose to have a packed lunch or a school dinner. Parents in receipt of Income Support, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance or Pension Credit are eligible to apply for free meals for their children. Application forms are available at the secretary’s office.
School Dinners
Dinners are available on a daily basis and are cooked on site. A copy of the dinner menu is available on the website and sent through the monthly information Sway. Thursday’s chicken curry is a particular favourite. Parents can view, select and pay for dinners for each term, by logging on to School Money using your unique username and password which was issued to you. Your child's dinner should be ordered before midnight prior to the day it is required. Please contact the school if you have any problems. We require every parent to use this facility.