Our School Day

School Opens 

The school doors open at 8.45am and close at 3.15pm. Registration is from 8.50am to 8:55am where the children will undertake Early morning work linked to basic skills. Any child arriving after 8.55am is classed as late. Children will need to enter school via the main school office where the adult will need to sign the child in and provide reason for the late. 

Lates are tracked as part of our Attendance policies on a weekly basis. 

Hours of Attendance

• Nursery 8:45-12:00 noon or 12.15-3.15pm
• Reception / Key Stage One 8:45 am - 12:15 noon; 1.15 pm - 3.15 pm
• Key Stage Two 8:45 am - 12:15 noon; 1.15 pm - 3.15 pm

Children in Key Stage One spend twenty one hours and thirty minutes per week working on the School Curriculum

Children in Key Stage Two spend twenty three hours. This includes Religious Education but excludes Registration and Breaks

Morning playtimes

All children from Nursery-Y6 have a morning playtime which lasts for 15 minutes.

Children in Nursery and Reception have a separate playground to children in other year groups, and at their play times, this is used exclusively by EYFS. 

Lunch

Children in Reception, Y1 and Y2 have their lunch at 11:45am and their break ends at 12.45pm. Children in Y3-Y6 begin their break at 12.15pm and their break ends at 1.10pm.

Afternoon playtimes:

Children in Nursery and Reception have access to outdoor provision throughout the school day. 

Children in KS1 have an afternoon playtime which lasts for 15 minutes. 

Assemblies 

We offer a daily assembly, following the below overview: 

• Monday: Headteacher assembly 
• Thursday: Singing Assembly / House Point Assembly
• Friday: Celebration Assembly with parents
• All classes will hold class assemblies which parents/carers will be given advance notice of and invited to

Please join us for our CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY every Friday @ 9.00am. We will text and invite you if your child has won a certificate. 

We host class assemblies in celebration of the learning that has taken place throughout the year on a rota, you will be invited to your child's class assembly by your child's class teacher.

Drop-off and collection

At the beginning and end of the school day, parents are encouraged into the playground. This helps to build up a close relationship between home and school – we want to have good links with all parents and carers. If normal arrangements have to be altered (e.g. You are delayed or another person is collecting your child), please let us know via informing the school office. This avoids any confusion or upset. All messages regarding changes should be sent directly via the main school office on 0161 766 2852.

Only children in year 5 or 6, with written permission from a parent/carer are able to walk to and from school unaccompanied.

Class Dojo is not used other than to share information, during normal periods of operation. Class teachers will not reply to or see messages you send them.

Getting to school

To get to and from school, walking is definitely the best option, we are proud to be partners with Walk for Our World! There are lots of benefits: it’s healthier than travelling by car, it improves the safety of pedestrians and road-users, and it respects nearby residents and parking regulations. Alternatively, we have bike-racks. If you do need to travel by car, please park wisely and with careful consideration and respect of the school community.  

The school car park is not open to parents and is for exclusive use of staff. Please speak to the Headteacher if you require access due to specific needs or circumstances, including disabled access.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club is held daily from 7:45am to 8.45am and is available for children from Reception to Year Six. Children will not be admitted into the Breakfast Club after 8.30am.

Parents or carers can drop their children off safely in the knowledge that they will receive the best pre-school care and a nutritious breakfast to start the day. We provide nutritious food such as cereal, fruit juice, toast and a range of different fruits. There are also a number of activities for the children to take part in including; board games, Lego, reading, drawing, painting. The children are involved in selecting the activities available to them. 

We do not charge for our Breakfast as we are sponsored by The Greggs Foundation. You do need to book your child into the Breakfast Club using Scopay.  An adult must sign their child in to Breakfast Club each morning, unless you have an agreement (in exceptional circumstances) with the Headteacher.

For information on how to book a place at Breakfast Club, please contact the main school office on 0161 766 2852 who will support you to book a place via Scopay.

After School Club

At Whitefield Community Primary School we recognise that not all families are able to collect children at ten past three. Therefore we offer an after school club that parents can use Monday to Friday.  After school care is available from 15:10 until 17:10 and includes drinks and a snack for the children.

The clubs offers a range of activities both indoors and outdoors and is run from our Domestic Science room. Places at after school club can be booked via the main school office, there is always room for children in our club and we would like more children to attend After school club is run by school staff who know the children are first aid trained.

You do need to book your child into the After School Club via Scopay, in advance. We ask for payment in advance of the sessions, unless there is an exceptional circumstance which prevents this agreed with the Headteacher. 

We charge £5 per hour for After School Club.

In exceptional circumstances, the school will provide free places to support urgent and unplanned situations - these must be discussed with the school office, who will seek permission from the Headteacher.

For information on how to book a place at Breakfast Club, please contact the main school office on 0161 766 2852 who will support you to book a place via Scopay.

If you have any queries please contact Mrs Coates or Mrs Teasdale at the school office on 0161 766 2852 or email them at whitefield@bury.gov.uk 

If you have any other ideas of how we can share information with you, please drop a note in our suggestion box at the main school office.

Thank you!