Timings and Uniform

The Primary School Timetable

1.1 The school day:

1.2 The following timings will be in place:

• Morning: Gates will open at 08:30 and close at 08:50 (Albion Road and York Way).
• Afternoon: Gates will open at 15:10 and close at 15:40 (Albion Road and York Way).

1.3 Parents/carers should note that we have electronic gates on the York Way entrance which will automatically open and close at these times, so families must ensure they have left the premises by the times stated in 5.2.

1.4 In addition to 5.3, the electronic gates will mean that vehicles cannot access the school drive and car park during drop-off and pick-up times. Parents/carers are encouraged to park sensibly and courteously on neighbouring roads and be mindful of residents and their driveways.

Arrival Times (Morning Drop-off)

1.5 All entrances will open at 08:30 (Albion Road and York Way) to allow families to drop children at school over an extended period of time. Every child is the parent/carer’s responsibility until a member of staff at the classroom door has welcomed the child into the classroom

1.6 Pupils/family members should queue up (see Figure 1 below). A member of staff will greet pupils and family members at 08:40 and welcome pupils into the classroom. This will be your opportunity to pass any brief messages on to the staff (outside the classroom). However, it is recommended that you communicate via email with the school office to discuss anything or contact the school office to arrange a meeting with staff to ensure an appropriate time period can be given to discuss.

1.7 If you have more than one child, you should all queue up for one child and then go to drop off the other child/ren at their classroom/s afterwards. Year 6 pupils who travel to school alone may line up in their designated area without a parent/carer until a member of staff greets them. Year 6 will be expected to set a good example for the younger pupils who may see them by lining up sensibly.

1.8 Once a child has been welcomed into the classroom, parents/carers should leave the school premises immediately to avoid being locked within the school premises at 08:50.

Collection Times

1.9 All entrances will open at 15:10. Families will be expected to queue up the same way as they did to arrive in the morning. Pupils will be released from the classroom to families at 15:10 for Reception and Key Stage 1, 15:15 for Key Stage 2 and any time from 15:15 to 15:30 for Nursery.

Figure 1: A map of all queuing points around the school for arrival and collection of pupils.

School Uniform

• The school uniform colours are green and grey. Pupils are expected to wear grey trousers, shorts, skirt or a pinafore with a green Uplands branded jumper or cardigan. This is accompanied by a white polo shirt that can be branded or plain. A green checked summer dress is also acceptable in the warmer weather.
• For PE, children are required to wear a green Uplands t-shirt, black shorts and trainers. In cold weather, a black tracksuit is optional, but recommended.

PE kits are worn to school on the allocated PE days for the classes as below;

Reception: Wednesday

Year 1: Monday/Friday

Year 2: Monday/Tuesday

Year 3: Tuesday/Friday

Year 4: Tuesday/Thursday

Year 5: Thursday/Friday

Year 6: Wednesday/Thursday