Morning break 10.35 - 10.45 a.m.
P1-3 Lunchtime 12.00 - 12.45 p.m.
P4-7 Lunchtime 12.15 - 1.00 p.m
P1-3 End of Day 1.55 p.m.
P4-7 End of Day 3.00 p.m.
In line with our pastoral care policies, permission to leave school before the regular times can only be given at the written request of parents. At such times children must be collected by an adult.
Corridor and playground supervisors start at 8.45am. Pupils, therefore, should not be in school before this time unless under the supervision of Sleepy Hollow Day Care staff.
At the end of school pupils walking home should use the crossing patrol points outside school and on the Main Street. Pupils should cross only at these points.
Parents who bring their children to school by car must be careful not to park in a way that will obstruct school buses or the fire station entrance. For safety reasons, parents are asked not to bring their cars into the school grounds unless special permission is obtained. As part of our Eco school/ Health Education policy we encourage parents to use the carpark in Crumlin Glen and walk the short distance to school.
The school has extensive hard and grass play areas which are fully used during break and lunch-times and during after school activities. We have separate P1-3 and P4-7 playgrounds laid out with brightly coloured permanent games markings and a team of Primary 6 & 7 playground leaders set up small games equipment daily for lunch-time play.
The extensive grass areas are being developed for outdoor environmental work, with several bird areas, a habitat pile (mini-beasts) a tree conservation area, outdoor classroom, log circle and a patio area with raised beds for growing fruit and vegetables.
Wrap Around Day Care
After schools care is available on the school premises from 2.00 pm until 6.00 pm (and from 8.00am–8.45am on request from a minimum number of parents). This service is provided by ‘Sleepy Hollow’ day care group whose staff are qualified playwork specialists and have elite Playboard accreditation. They offer as much flexibility as possible for holiday only/ term only/ full-time/part-time (etc) care. Further information can be obtained from Sleepy Hollow: 028 94453976
Homework
The school sees a value in children engaging in homework as a means of revising work covered in class, in discovering information unavailable in school, in involving parents positively in their children’s studies and in the development of good work habits. Against this we must balance each child’s need for recreation and the development of private interests and hobbies and so the amount of homework should not exceed that which can be done in:
30 minutes at Foundation/ Key Stage 1
45 minutes at Key Stage 2
assuming proper application and no distractions.
Homework will be given each day from Monday to Thursday and will normally consist of reading and the learning of spelling and number facts plus a short piece of written work for the older children. Homework assignments are recorded each day in your child’s homework diary.
Parents are asked to sign each child’s work when it has been completed to a satisfactory standard. Part of the value of homework is the individual attention a child receives from his/her parent, so help from parents is encouraged.
We would request that parents when signing the homework should write “Help needed” if they have given a lot of assistance with homework. In addition, parents should inform the class teacher if homework takes an excessive amount of time. In this way parents can alert the teacher to their child’s needs.
· The setting of homework may be relaxed for special occasions and close to holidays.
* Children who are receiving additional teaching from the special needs teacher will have a small amount of homework at weekends.