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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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Our school day

School starts at 8.45am  

The school gates are open from 8.30am. The school gates shut at 8:45am.  Please make sure you are on school site by this time as your child may be marked late.

Lunch begins at 12.00pm  

School finishes at 3.15pm    

The afternoon session begins at 12.55pm and ends at 3.15pm.  

All the children have two 10-minute breaks in the morning.  

You must ensure that you have made arrangements for your child to be collected on time if you are unable to.  You should also inform the school office if you are not able to collect your child by 3:15pm.  


School office hours are 8.30am - 4.30pm 

If you need to contact the school outside of these hours, please either send an email or leave a voicemail on the school phone number: 01474 533515

Late Arrival:

If your child arrives once the school gate has closed, please ensure that you sign them in using the ipad in the school office. Please see the instructions on how to sign in below;

 

HOW TO SIGN YOUR CHILD IN IF YOU ARRIVE LATE TO SCHOOL:

  •  Select ‘Pupil’ in the top right corner of the tablet

  1. Select ‘Late Arrival’

  2. Type in your child’s name and select it when it appears on screen

  3. Type in your reason for being late

  4. Scroll to the bottom and click ‘Check In’

 

Lateness

The start of the school day is 8.45am and the end of the school day is 3.15pm. If a child arrives between 8.50 and 9.20am they are marked in as ‘late’. If they arrive after this time they are marked in as having an ‘unauthorised absence’. 

Frequent lateness after the register has closed will be discussed with parents and could provide grounds for prosecution or a Penalty Notice