2021/22 Information

Start times next year and protocols:

We intend to build on the success from this year of having children bring themselves onto the school grounds. All three gates will be opened, and manned by staff, from 8.30 until 8.45. All Reception, KS1 (Years 1 & 2) and KS2 (Years 3-6) will start school, promptly, at 8.45. They will be supervised by RNA staff on the playground until their teacher collects them at 8.45. Any child arriving after this time will need to be brought up to the main reception and will be classed as late.

Only parents of Nursery children will be allowed onto the school premises at the start and end of sessions and should ensure that they are here at the appropriate times. Morning sessions will be 8.30-11.30 and afternoon sessions will be 12.30-3.30.

At the end of the school day parents will be allowed onto the premises to collect their children. KS1 children will finish at 3.15 and should be collected from the following places:

KS2 children will need to be collected from the main playground at 3.20. If your child is in Year 4 or above we do not insist that they be collected, this is parental choice. If you intend to collect your child it is parents responsibility to ensure that their child is aware of this and should therefore not leave Academy grounds. We inform all children that if the adult they expect to collect them does not arrive then they should come back inside the Academy through the manned Flyers entrance. Any child from year 4 above, who is walking home, may bring their mobile phone into school but these must be handed over when in class and no use should be made of them while on school premises. If a child breaks this agreement their phone will be confiscated for parents to collect as it is a breach of RNA safeguarding policy.

Food, Water, Hygiene and Policies.

The dinner menu will be the same as we have run in Summer 2. It is available to be viewed on the website and will start at week one on the week commencing the 6^th September. Children in KS1 and KS2 will be provided with water bottles sometime within the first week. These should be taken home each evening, washed and refilled for the following day. Milk can be ordered through the Academy and a fruit or salad snack can be sent in. The Academy is a Healthy School so we do not allow any fizzy drinks, sweets or chocolate to be sent in for consumption throughout the day. We are also a nut free school due to the number of children who are allergic. Children in Nursery and Reception will have access to a water fountain. They will also be provided with milk and fruit so no snacks are required.

We will continue to insist on high standards of hygiene through regular handwashing and sensitisation of touch points. Please ensure that children wash their hands before attending the Academy. If a child is ill, they should not be sent into the Academy. Parents must contact us on the same day of a child’s absence. If a child is suffering from diarrhoea or sickness they will not be allowed to attend for a full 48 hours from the last incident of illness.

A reminder that no child is allowed to wear earrings at Rook’s Nest Academy, this includes retainers. If you have your child’s ears pierced in any holiday period they must be removed for the start of term. The wearing of plasters as coverings will not be accepted either.

Dates

INSET dates have been set for next year (and can be found on the Academy calendar on the website). Children do not attend the Academy on INSET days unless they are booked into Flyers, which will be open. We also have some diary dates for next term which have been added to the website.