Prendergast Community Primary School

Road safety around our school
The area around our school is heavily congested with traffic at the start and end of
the school day. One solution to this problem and part of our healthy schools
initiative is to encourage as many pupils as possible to walk to school. There are
limited parking spaces and drop off zones in the car park and we must ask all
parents to park considerately if you are dropping your child off at school. Please
note the bays alongside the footpaths are dropping off zones only.
‘Drive Carefully’ banner designed by the
pupils. Produced and donated by
Mr Terry of ‘Sign It’
Food in School
The school is committed to educating children about healthy eating. As a result we
ask that parents only send healthy snacks especially fruit to school for break time.
Our children in the early years and key stage 1 have snack times each day while the
school operates a fruit shop which sells fruit to pupils in the junior department. We
actively discourage chocolate bars, crisps and do not allow sweets at breaktimes.
Drinking Water
The school provides each child in Years 1 to 6 with a bottle for water, which is kept
in the child’s classroom. As part of the Health Strategy for Pembrokeshire the
school has a water cooler and also water fountains, which are regularly serviced and
available to the children throughout the school day.
School Dinners or Sandwiches
The school kitchen offers a menu which has a range of alternatives on any one day.
These meals have been planned to ensure a balanced diet. Fruit is always on offer,
as is cooled water. If your child wishes to have dinners then these presently cost
£1.95 per day and should be ordered on a Monday morning for the week. Our school
is currently piloting online payment for school meals (or you can pay over the
telephone to the County Council), you will be issued with an account number for this.
An up-to-date menu is available from the school office. If your child brings a packed
lunch then it will be stored on a trolley at the start of each day.
Extracurricular Clubs and Other Activities
A number of extra-curricular activities are offered by the teachers for the
children - some during the lunch hour. We hope that your child will take an interest
in at least one of them. The sporting clubs are run in line with the sport’s season.
The school is very fortunate to have staff that are prepared to devote their time to
supporting these activities which are provided on a purely voluntary basis.
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