Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedfordshire MK45 4GP

(01525) 860247

Silsoe C of E VC Lower School

School Day

 
Our usual school day is as follows :
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Children should not arrive before 8.45am as access to the school will not be available prior to this time.  
The school doors open at 8.45am daily and children are welcomed into class for a gentle transition into school.
Children engage in emotional well-being and early morning activities to ensure that the day starts calmly and positively.  
Doors close at 8.55am
 
8.45am to 8.55am
Reception, Years 1, 2 and Pine Class taken to Classroom door
​Palm Class and Year 4 taken to main access doors in playground

10.30am to 10.45am
Morning Break (Acorn, Chestnut, Hawthorn, Willow, Maple & Sycamore Class)

11.00am to 11.20am
​Morning Break (Palm, Pine, Elm & Oak Class)
 
11.45am to 1.15pm
Lunch Time (Reception – Acorn & Chestnut Class)

12.00pm to 1.15pm
Lunch Time (Year 1 - Hawthorn and Willow Class)
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12.15pm to 1.15pm
Lunch Time (Years 2 - Maple and Sycamore)


12.30pm to 1.30pm
Lunch Time (Years 3 & 4 Palm, Pine, Elm & Oak Class)
 
2.40pm to 2.55pm
Afternoon Break - (Acorn, Chestnut, Hawthorn, Willow, Maple & Sycamore Classes only)
 
3.25pm - End of School Day For Reception Children
Collect from Classroom door
 
3.30pm - End of School Day For Years 1-4
Years 1, 2 and Pine Class, collect from Classroom door.  Palm Class are collected from the Practical room door
(next to Pine Class) and Year 4 dismissed on to main playground
 

Official start time of the compulsory school day-

Reception-8.55am

KS1 & KS2 -8.55am

 

Official end time of the compulsory school day-

Reception – 3.25pm

KS1 and KS2- 3.30pm

 

 Total time this amounts to in a typical week, including breaks but not after-school activities

Reception total each week- 32 hours and 30 minutes

KS1 and KS2 total each week- 32 hours and 55 mins


Children who are booked into Care Club will be dropped off and collected at the doors to Pre-School