The School Day
We operate an “open school system” in the morning.
Children arrive any time between 8.45am and 8.55am and come straight into school to take part in activities in their classroom. school closes at 3.15 for EYFS & KS1 children and 3.20pm for our KS2 children This totals 32.5 hours opening time for EYFS and KS1 and 32.92 hours in KS2.
We do ask that children arrive promptly in the morning as key teaching takes place in the first 15 minutes of the day. Missing this can have a real impact on a child’s progress if they are late on a regular basis.
- 8.55am: School day begins
- 3.15pm: EYFS and KS1 school day ends
- 3.20pm: KS2 school day ends
All children have a 15 minute break in the morning. EYFS and KS1 children also have a 15 minute break during the afternoon.
All children have 1 hour for lunch with EYFS and KS1 taking their lunch at 12:00pm and KS2 from 12.15pm.
Reporting an Absence
If your child is not able to attend school, please call the office on the first morning of absence on 01772 682866 or message Miss Moore on ClassDojo.
Alternatively, you can email school directly admin@kirkhamwesham.lancs.co.uk
For the safety of our children, if no phone call or email has been received explaining the non-attendance of a pupil, we will contact parents during the morning session.
When it comes to managing infections and whether a child should be kept absent from school we follow advice from the Public Health Agency for schools and childcare settings along with latest NHS guidance.
Our school Attendance Policy can be found in the Policies section of this website.