The School Day
Drop off & Pick Up
We have put in place measures to ensure the safety of our school community.
We ask that pupils are dropped off or picked up on time.
Breakfast Club – 7:30am drop off. Please buzz for access via the gate at the main entrance to the school where you will be instructed to send you child(ren) to the next entrance.
Wraparound Care - 6:00pm latest pick up. Please buzz for children to be bought to you via the car park entrance
Nursery – entrance will be via the Nursery Gate. Please support the social distancing guidance on school grounds when walking to and from Nursery.
Standard Day
Our gates open at 8:30am.
The bell rings at 8:40am.
Children then line up and come into school with their teachers.
Morning Nursery
- 8:30am - Gate/classrooms open
- 11:30am – Morning Nursery ends
Afternoon Nursery
- 12:30pm - Gate/classrooms open
- 3:30pm – Afternoon Nursery ends
Reception – A typical day
- 8:35am – Gate open
- 8:40am – Classrooms open
- 8:45am – Registration and learning begins
Children have a mix of carpet-sessions and free-flow / pupil focus sessions throughout the day.
Carpet sessions are where we will do some short bursts of whole class teaching such as phonics, shared writing or number and of course we always have story times!
In free-flow sessions children can access different areas of learning inside and outside taking opportunities to follow their interests, learn independently and develop their personal and social skills.
During free-flow sessions adults will also work with individuals and small groups, teaching new concepts and developing understanding through close observation and questioning.
- 3:15pm – Home time
Key Stage 1 – A typical day
- 8:35am – Gate open
- 8:40am – Classrooms open
- 8:45am – Key Skills (eg: handwriting, spelling, number work)
- 8:50am - Daily Supported Reading
- 9:00am – English / Phonics
- 10:15am – Assembly
- 10:30am – Playtime
- 10:45am – Maths
- 11:30am – Wider Curriculum
- 11:40am – Lunch time (Reception 11:40am - 12:40pm, Year 1 11:50am - 12:50pm, Y2 12:00pm - 1:00pm)
- 1:00pm – Wider Curriculum
- 3:15pm– Home time
Key Stage 2 – A typical day
- 8:35am – Gate open
- 8:40am – Classrooms open
- 8:45am – Key skills (eg: handwriting, spelling, number work)
- 8:50am – Reading
- 9:30am – English
- 10:15am – Assembly
- 10:30am – Playtime
- 10:45am – Maths
- 11:45am – Wider Curriculum
- 12:15pm – Lunchtime
- 1:15pm – Wider Curriculum
- 3.15pm – Home time
A NOTE ABOUT PLAYTIMES AT LAUNCELOT
Play is an extremely important part of the childhood experience. It also forms about 20% of the school day. As such, it is vital that children enjoy their play not only as a social time but also a time to promote physical, creative, cognitive and emotional development. Our playtimes are simply the best! Since January 2022, we have been working with OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) to improve the provision for children outside and increase the amount and range of physical activity. It has been hugely successful and our children will tell you how much they love their playtimes. We have seen that now our playtimes are so busy and active, children enjoy them more, have fewer arguments and behaviour all round is much better. You will find a summary of our Play Policy at the back of this pack. Happy playtimes make happy learners!