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TERM DATES

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School Term Dates 2025-2026

 

School Hours Years 1 & 2 

Morning lessons 8:45am to 12:20pm  Morning break 11:00am to 11:20am Assembly: 10:40am to 11:00am Lunch: 12:20pm to 1:20pm

Afternoon lessons 1:20pm to 3:15pm   

 

School Hours Years 3, 4 , 5 + 6

Morning lessons 8:45am to 12:30pm Morning break 11:00am to 11:20am Assembly: 10:40am Lunch: 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Afternoon lessons 1:20pm to 3:15pm

 

 

Breakfast Club- This FREE club runs from 8:00am each morning until 8:35am. Access is via the main Edward St gate. It is based:

in the Early Years unit for Nursery & Reception,

in the Main Hall for years 1, 2 and 3 and

in the Breakfast Club room beside the library for years  4, 5 & 6.

The school will take responsibility for children attending Breakfast Club from, but not before, 8:00am each day. The school yard will be manned from 8:30am each day, there will be no member of staff on the school yard to supervise pupils before this time. School will therefore not take any responsibility for any children on the school premises before 8:30am unless they attend breakfast club.

 

 

Nursery + Reception

Access to the school is the main Edward Street Entrance. The unit’s doors open at 8:45am Parents should bring their child to the Early Years unit, hand them over then leave the site immediately. 15 hours Nursery children should be collected from the Early Years gate on the school yard at 12 noon. 

For 30 hours nursery and reception children the school day ends at 3.10pm and children should be collected from the early years gate on the school yard.

 

Infants & Juniors

Access to the site in the morning is through the Edward St Vehicle Gate.   The bell will ring at 8:45am. The end of the school day is at 3:15pm. Parents can collect their children from the following places on the school yard.

Year 1 - Collect from the Year 1 door
Year 2 - Collect from the quiet area via the dinning room door
Year 3 - Collect from the quiet area via the dinning room door

Year 4 - Collect from the arch door on the left of the school yard
Year 5 - Collect from the arch door on the right of the school yard
Year 6 - Collect from the arch door on the right of the school yard

 

Walking Home

If your child is in years 4, 5 or 6 and you wish them to walk home without being collected we MUST have written permission. Please ask in school for a form which must be completed by a parent/guardian to allow this.

 

 

Assembly Times

Monday: 10:40-11:00

Whole School Assembly

 

Tuesday: 10:40-11:00

Whole School Singing Assembly

 

Wednesday: 10:40-11:00

Class-based Assembly

 

Thursday: 10:40-11:00

Whole School Celebration Assembly

 

Friday: 10:40-11:00

Whole School Class Assembly

 

The school day meets the non-statutory 32.5 hours guidance. 

 

Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception Classes)

The 15 hour nursery class starts at 0845hrs and finishes at 1200hrs.The 30 hour nursery class starts at 0845hrs and finishes at 1510hrs

The reception class starts at 0845hrs and finishes at 1510hrs

 

The reception class and 30 hour nursery class finish for lunch at 12:00pm and eat their dinner from 12:10pm returning to class at 1:00pm

Telephone:
01228 558724
Email:
office@brookst.cumbria.sch.uk
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