What do I do if I can’t collect my child from school?
If you are unable to collect your child, phone Mrs Ronan, the school secretary, to advise her of the problem. If you have arranged for another adult to collect you child from the school, inform Mrs Ronan as to who this person will be. Please remember that if this appointed person is not known to the school, that they must use a code/password. If you are not able to arrange collection for you child, Mrs Ronan will arrange for him or her to be booked into late stay until you arrive.

What must my child bring on their first day?
This will vary from class to class and depend on the time of year that your child starts. The class information/welcome pack (given prior to your child starting or in July if your child is moving up the school) will tell you which days your child has P.E. and swimming lessons. P.E. and swimming lessons start from the first week back, although swimming does not take place on the first day back for children in Years 1 and 2 in September. Children must bring their school bags; writing equipment and pencil cases are not needed unless specified in the class information booklets.

Why doesn’t my child spend as long reading to the teacher in the juniors?
The class teacher will hear your child read just as much in the junior department. At this stage in their education, most children are quite competent readers, therefore, shared reading of novels, information books, textbooks, websites and comprehension texts, is used across the curriculum to enhance children's learning. Your child’s progress in reading continues to be closley monitored by the teacher and children are expected to continue to read each night as part of their homework. When children have completed the school's reading scheme, they are expected to maintain their own reading record book, consisting of short book reviews, so that teachers can continue to monitor children's reading.