Tavernspite CP School Ysgol Tafarnspite School Prospectus

At the start of the day
Routines for the beginning and end of the school day
It is very important that the children arrive in school by 8.50 a.m. The bell rings for the start of the
school day at 8.55am. The children line up and go quietly into their classes to begin the school
day. It is unfair to the children and the staff for children to arrive after this time. Late arrivals are
recorded in the ‘Late Arrivals Book’. Please telephone the school if you have been unavoidably
delayed.
A teacher is on duty in the yard to supervise children from 8.40 a.m. onwards. If it is very wet or
cold, children may enter school immediately where they will be supervised at all times.
Children are encouraged to be independent as early as possible. Parents are requested not to
enter the school building unless they have a specific purpose in order to reduce congestion,
particularly with junior pupils. It also enables us to keep track of who is in the building and for the
school day to start promptly.
However, parents of the Nursery/Reception children are encouraged to come in with their
children each morning to hand them over to staff.
At the end of the day
Parents collect children at the end of the day from the collecting area outside the inner school
gates. Teachers and Learning Support Assistants will lead the children to this collecting point
where they ensure that the children are passed over to their parents or guardians at the school
gate.
Children are not allowed to go unless staff have actually handed them over to a named adult.
Children traveling by school bus assemble at various stations near the front gate where they meet
a designated member of staff who will lead them out to the bus and ensure they are all present
and safely seat belted in before departure.
The parents of the Early Years children meet outside the Early Years Unit where the children are
handed over by a member of staff only once the parent or guardian has arrived.
It is very important that parents collect the children punctually at the end of the day (i.e 3.05pm)
as staff often have meetings and extra-curricular clubs after school and these need to start on
time. Please telephone the school if you have been unavoidably delayed.
Valuables and Lost Property
On occasion children bring sums of money or valuables to school. Official money should be placed
in a clearly marked envelope with the child’s name, class and amount. Any valuable personal items
should also be clearly marked. If it is a large amount of money then a cheque is a safer method of
money transfer. Please make cheques payable to Tavernspite CP School unless informed
otherwise.
Any loss of items should be reported to the teacher without delay. Every effort will be made to
find the lost item. We have a ‘Lost Property’ box in school which is located by the
back entrance of the school. Please make arrangements to search through the lost property box if
required.
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