Leverington Primary Academy

The School

Leverington Primary Academy admits children in the September of the school year in which they will become five years old.  For a few weeks children attend on a part-time basis.

Starting school for the first time is one of the biggest steps a child will take. We aim to help you and your child take this step as smoothly as possible through a carefully planned programme of activities, liaison with Stepping Stones Pre-School, parent’s information meetings and booklets.

Parents are welcome to contact the Head teacher to make visits at other times or to receive additional information.

Children  transfer from Leverington Primary to Secondary School when they are eleven years old. We liaise closely with the Thomas Clarkson Community College  in Wisbech, and also with other local secondary school to aid successful transition for our year 6 children.

A copy of our Admissions Policy is available on request.

School Time

Children should arrive between 8.45 and 8.55 a.m.  The school cannot accept responsibility for children who arrive before this time. Children wait at the green  lollipop gate area for the on-duty teacher to open this gate at 8.45 am.

Morning Session:                    8.55 -12.00 for Key Stage 1  (Yrs. 1 & 2)

8.55 - 12.15 for Key Stage 2  (Yrs. 3, 4, 5 & 6)

Lunch:                                       12.00 - 1.15 for Key Stage 1 children

12.15 - 1.15 for Key Stage 2 children

Afternoon Session:                  1.15 - 3.15 for all children

End of school day:                   3.15pm

Please contact the school if you are running late to collect your child.

Teaching time  (excluding registration and assembly)

4 - 7 yr. olds - 22 hours

7 - 11 yr. olds - 23  hours

It is very important to ensure your child arrives to school on time.

School Dinner

All children are invited to stay at school over the lunch break for a hot school dinner. School dinners are provided by the Cambridgeshire Catering Services and are cooked in our kitchen.

Payment

Please pay for hot dinners on a MONDAY for the days meals are required during the week. The current cost is £2.00 per dinner.

Money should be sent in a named envelope! You can pay by cheque (payable to Leverington Primary School). We are happy to accept monthly or even termly payments! We refund you any meals not taken through absenteeism or school day trips etc.

Packed lunch

Children may bring a packed lunch. Please remember we do not allow fizzy drinks, or drinks in glass bottles or cans. If your child has a yoghurt, please include a spoon! We actively encourage healthy options.

Home lunch

We do not encourage children going home for lunch. This break is a time to play socially with friends! Children who do go home should not return to school before 1.00 pm and enter school via the office entrance.

Playtime snacks

We do not encourage children to bring snacks to eat at morning break as we feel they need to run and play! Key Stage One and Reception children have free fruit everyday supplied through the Government scheme.

If your child needs something to eat at playtime, we appreciate items such as fruit (prepared), cheese cube or a cereal bar in line with our National Healthy Schools Status award in promoting healthy lifestyles. Crisps or chocolate is not acceptable. We do not let children take items from their lunch boxes either! Snacks should be separate and named.

School Dress

We feel that it is important that children show a sense of respect for the school to which they belong, and that they take thought and care in their behaviour and dress within and beyond the school. (Plain clothing or with school logo only please).

School clothing is as follows:

for boys            plain white polo shirt

                          black or grey trousers / plain black, navy or grey shorts in the summer

                          school sweatshirt or plain navy blue jumper

for girls             white blouse or white polo shirt

                          navy blue or black or grey pinafore dress or skirt or trousers

                          blue/white check / striped dress

    school sweatshirt or cardigan or plain navy blue jumper or cardigan     

Safe and appropriate footwear must be worn, shoes not trainers please.

We do not appreciate sport or fashion logos on clothing.

School sweatshirts. fleeces, jackets and cardigans are available from the school.

For P.E. and games all children need:

             T-shirt (white or  House colour  red, blue or yellow) and navy or black shorts

             plimsolls or trainers

             warm clothing such as a track suit in winter

             football boots or trainers and shin pads for children who play football

Children should have P.E. kit at school every day.

Please ensure that all clothing is marked with the child’s name!

Attendance

Parents are legally responsible for ensuring that their children attend school regularly and arrive on time by 8.55am.

If your child is likely to be absent due to illness or any other unavoidable reason we would ask you to notify the school on the first morning of any absence. We may telephone you for an explanation of absence.

Parents are required to explain the reasons for any absence in order that we may decide whether or not the absence is to be authorised.  If we do not receive any explanation or if we consider that the explanation is unsatisfactory, we are required to record the absence as unauthorised.

If we are concerned about a child’s attendance we may refer the matter to the school’s Education Welfare Officer who visits the school regularly in order to inspect the registers and to help us ensure that all children attend regularly and punctually.  (The Education Welfare Officer may, in extreme circumstances, begin legal proceedings against the parents of children who do not attend regularly).

We strongly urge parents to avoid booking family holidays during term-time. Inline with LA policy and Wisbech schools, we will not authorise term time holidays.  Parents should still notify the school so that we know why your child is absent.       

Absence during the assessment week in May each year must be avoided

The school is required to record and report unauthorised absences.  Please inform us of the reason when your child is absent.