September Re-Opening
It is going to be fantastic to welcome everyone in Years 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 back to school on Thursday 3rd September. In order to make sure that school is as safe as it possibly can be and following government guidelines, there will continue to be measures and routines that are different to our usual working day. In this letter I will endeavour to share with you the organisation in place for our September re-opening but as always, this information may change if we receive updated guidance or instruction from the government about the local or national context.
Children who are joining us in Year R will begin their transition visits from the week beginning 7th September. Further information will be sent directly to parents via email and Tapestry. We are looking forward to welcoming them into our Warren Park family.
Routines
In September we want school to feel as familiar as possible to the children by keeping our expectations as high as they have always been so that they can enjoy their learning and continue to thrive in the classroom. We have always valued our partnership with parents and hope that you will be able to support us by making sure that the children are punctual at the start of the school day and attend wearing school uniform.
We need to keep the school environment as clear from excess clutter as we possibly can so that additional cleaning measures can continue throughout the day. To support this, we ask that your child only brings in a coat, water bottle and lunch box. Please ensure that all items are named and encourage your child to look after their belongings as we will not be able to store large quantities of lost property.
In order that we keep the number of people on the school site to a minimum, parents will not yet be able to come into the school office and we will ask that communication continues to be by telephone and email.
Entry and exit routines
The start and end of the school day will be staggered to ensure safe entry and exit to the school site. Years 2,4 and 6 will start school at 8.40 am and finish the day at 3pm. Years 1,3 and 5 will begin the day at 8.55am and finish at 3.15pm. Each year group will have a designated entry / exit gate which are identified on the plan.
Children in Years 1 and 2 can be taken by a parent to their classroom door following the route specified. Junior children will leave parents at the school gate and walk across the playground to their classroom door. All gates will be manned by staff to ensure that the routines flow successfully and children are supervised at all times.
If you are bringing more than one younger child to school and they are scheduled to start at different times, if needed, you can bring all children at the youngest child’s start time and use this gate for your family at the beginning and end of the day.
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Gate |
Bottom KS1 Gate – Sure Start |
Main Gate – Office |
Bottom KS2 Gate – Playground |
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Year 6 |
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Drop Off |
8.55am |
8.40am |
8.55am |
8.40am |
8.55am |
8.40am |
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Collection |
3.15pm |
3.00pm |
3.15pm |
3.00pm |
3.15pm |
3.00pm |
