St PetersCE Primary School
How does our school day look?
The Government is determined that all pupils have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential. To support this, on 28 March 2022 the Government announced, through the White Paper Opportunity for all: strong schools with great teachers for your child, a new minimum expectation on the length of the school week of 32.5 hours for all mainstream, state-funded schools. St. Peter's complies fully with this expectation.
8.20 - 8.30
School gates open; parents and pupils wait on the playground
8:30 - 8.45
Your child's Teacher or Teaching Assistant will greet you at the door; this is a time for you to pass on any messages.
Children register and go through the visual timetable and discuss their learning for the day. The register closes at 8.45
08:45 - 9.15 - Phonics/Reading Lesson
Pupils in EYFS and Year 1 undertake daily phonics based on our scheme, Essential Letters and Sounds. Year 2 pupils may be a part of this session, or a discrete spelling lesson. Children in other year groups take part in a daily reading lesson that focuses on a deep understanding of a range of texts as well as enjoyment of reading.
09:15 - 10.30 - English
Writing will be inspired by immersion in high quality texts; these texts are used as a stimulus for drama, discussion, debate and the exploration of ideas.
We aim to engender a lifelong love of reading through the use of author visits, regular opportunities to read for pleasure with reading rewards, and a constantly evolving, engaging and exciting library selection.
10:30 - 10:45 - Break
All children will be on the playground or playing field together; older children will act as play leaders to ensure everyone is included in a game. There will also be the opportunity for a healthy snack. The EYFS will have a separate outdoor area and break time to begin with.
10:45 - 12:00 - Maths
In the EYFS this will be based on the Number Sense. There will be daily oral counting and children will experience numbers through concrete experiences and pictorial representations.
In the other year groups this will include work based on NCETM Maths Mastery; 70% of which is around number, calculation and fractions. Children will be taught to master concepts before moving on. There will be lots of problem solving, creative thinking and fluency.
12:00 - 12:45 - Lunch time
Meals will be provided by Edwards and Ward. There will be a strong SLT presence and support for reluctant and slow eaters. There will be the same provision outside as at break time with TAs and play leaders.
12:45 - 14:40
Our afternoons are used to teach the remainder of the curriculum. History and geography alternate each term and other subjects may be taught as a half-termly 'block'. PE lessons in Key Stage 2 are taught by a specialist teacher and our modern foreign language, French, is taught by native French speakers. At St. Peter's, we have Science Weeks every half-term to enable children to spend a week immersing themselves in the subject and ensure it is given the curriculum time it needs. Children will develop knowledge and skills in a range of contexts and teachers will plan in opportunities to develop core skills such as teamwork, communication and problem solving.
In EYFS and Key Stage 1, one afternoon a week will be spent outside doing Forest School.
14.40 - 15.00 - Collective Worship
Our collective worship will be Christian in character; an opportunity to promote spiritual, moral and cultural development which may be carried out as a whole school or in class. Each term we will focus on one Christian value and there will be a variety of leaders including staff and clergy.
Friday's collective worship will include a celebration of the children's work and behaviour for learning.
15:00 - Home time
A Teacher or Teaching Assistant will stand at the classroom door to make sure your child reaches you safely.