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    • The School Day

    Punctuality is an important part of Lowther life. 

    Our gates open at 8:40am and children may then go into class from 8.45am in the morning.
    Please note, children should not arrive unsupervised at school before 8.45am.

    We expect all children to be in class and working at 9am.

    The school day finishes at 3.30pm each day.

    School Day Timings

    Morning Timings
     

    Drop off Windows

    (15 minute windows)

    8:45am Nursery (Morning)

    8:45-9am Reception: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year4, Year 5 and Year 6

    School Starts

    8:45am Nursery (Morning)

    9am Reception: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

    (Arrivals after 9am will be marked as late until 9:30, after this, children are marked as absent and missing the first session.)

    Morning Playtimes

    (15-minute sessions)

    10:30am-10:45am Lower School (Year 1, 2, 3)

    11am-11:45am Upper School (Year 4, 5, 6)

    Lunchtime

    Rec, Y1, Y2, Y3 = 20 minutes for eating, 40 minutes play time
    Y4, Y5, Y6 = 15 minutes for eating, 45 minutes for play time

    11:45am-12:30pm Nursery

    12pm-1pm Reception (Lunch 12)

    12pm-1pm Year 1 (Lunch at 12:15) and Year 2 (Lunch at 12:30) and Year 3 (Lunch at 12:45)

    12:30pm-1:30pm Year 4 and Year 5 (Lunch at 1pm) and Year 6 (Lunch at 1:15)

    Afternoon Timings
     

    Drop off Window

    12:30-12:45pm Nursery (Afternoon)

    Start of after session

    12:30pm Nursery (Afternoon)

    1pm Reception

    1pm Year 1, 2, 3

    1:30pm Year 4, 5 and Year 6

    Afternoon Playtimes

    (15-minute sessions)

    2:15-2:30pm Lower School

    (Year 1, 2 and Year 3)

    End of school day

    3:30pm Nursery (Afternoon)

    3:30pm Reception: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, and Year 6

    Please note:
    • The drop-off window is 15 minutes. Your child can go into class as soon as they arrive in the drop-off window.
    • For each lunch sitting, the youngest children go for lunch first for 15 minutes to eat (followed by the other children in age order) and then the children are free to use all of the playground. The exception is the football pitches, which are rota'd in the winter.
    • There is an afternoon play session (of 15 minutes) for all of EYFS and the lower school.