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Meals
School meals are provided by an external service. Meals are prepared on the premises and
a Halal option is available if required. Menus are nutritionally balanced. Children can choose
to have either a school dinner or packed lunch. School dinners are prepared from fresh
ingredients on site each day and provide a hot, nourishing meal. Children are offered a
choice of dishes with a vegetarian option. Those who bring a packed lunch are encouraged
to have a balanced meal including fruit and salad or vegetables.
Mid morning snack
All children are given a piece of fruit at break time. We are a healthy school and children
are not expected to bring sweets, cakes or drinks into school. Water is readily available
should children wish.
Attendance and Punctuality
Naturally, children are required to attend school when they are able to. In the event of
your child being absent due to illness the school must be notified in order for the absence
to be authorised. Absence will not be authorised by the school in the event of an
insufficient reason being given (e.g. for a haircut, buying shoes etc.)
The school must be notified of the reason for absence using any ONE of the following
methods:
1. A phone call to the office.
2.
A visit to the office/class teacher/assistant.
3.
A note to the class teacher.
Please note that for safety reasons, children must be collected by an adult if they are
required to attend a medical appointment (or similar) during the school day. The school will
need to be notified in advance of any such appointments.
We do not recommend that annual holidays be taken in term-time. The governing body
does not authorise holidays in school time. A leave of absence request form will need to be
completed for other absences, which is available from the school office. The Headteacher
will decide if the absence is to be authorised or not. Notification is made by the return of
the request form to parents. Naturally, you will understand that absence has a negative
impact on your child’s education.
ADMISSIONS
STARTING SCHOOL
Whilst the majority of children enter the school in the Nursery and Reception, some
children do join the school throughout the year. Each year group has an admission limit of
60 children. Current legislation effectively limits Infant classes to a maximum of 30. Our
whole school class average size is about 26.
Nursery
– Admission to the Nursery can be made directly to the school.
Reception
classes - Application for admission into the school is made to the Royal Borough
of Greenwich Education Authority.
If you are considering a place for your child to start in the school in Reception, please
ensure that the child is registered as soon as possible. There is a “cut off” date in January
each year, by which time, names need to be registered for places to be taken up the
