General Information

Summer Term 2024 in Robin Class

Here you will find the essential information for Robin Class.

Morning Routines

Please bring your children to the school playground at 8.40 am where Robin Class Staff will be there to greet them at the Robin Class gate. If you need to pass on quick messages, such as a change in collection arrangements, or letters this is a good time to do so. Once inside, the children will hang up their coats, put their bookbags into the trays before exploring the areas of provision in the classroom.

On a Wednesday and Friday, the Robin children and their adults are invited to join Cosy Club. Doors open from 8.40 and we will end Cosy Club at 8.55. This is time for shared reading with either a reading book or a library book.

End of the Day Routines

Children in Robin Class exit through the blue gates adjacent to the classroom and are collected from the playground at 3.20 pm. (Kingfisher class will be exiting from the blue gates onto the playground from the Robin outside area.) We will keep the children behind the gate until their family member (or nominated other) is identified. Where pick up is late for any reason, children will be taken back into school and will wait to be collected from the reception area. Please can you make sure that if your child is being collected by a nominated other that you have either spoken to Mrs Hedges at drop off or have emailed the school office before the end of the school day.

Essential Equipment for Everyday

• Named water bottle
• Named coat 
• Reading books and Reading Journal  Please can these be brought in every day as the children may read with adult any day of the week. We recommend a book bag, which can be purchased from the school office, as the best way to carry books and journals to and from school.
• Named wellies and waterproofs Please can children have a named pair of boots and a named waterproof coat and trousers which are to be kept at school in a bag on their peg.

Communication

If you have a quick, non-urgent message to relay or question to ask regarding the day ahead, please have a quick word on the playground in the morning before the line up bell rings.

Urgent messages should come through the office, either by telephone (01223 262474) or by email (Office@barton.cambs.sch.uk) as these will be dealt with immediately.

You can email Mrs Hedges at ahedges@barton.cambs.sch.uk.  Generally speaking, however, teaching staff cannot access their emails during the school day.

Seesaw

In Robin Class we use the Seesaw app to communicate the children’s learning and achievements between home and school. We will share your child’s learning and ‘wow moments’ on Seesaw which you can access at home. We also love to see what the children are doing at home so please do share photos of any special news or activities via the messaging feature.

PE

Our Class PE days are Monday and Friday.

Please send your child into school in their school PE Kits on those days.

Our PE Kits are a plain white t-shirt with black shorts. On colder days, plain jogging bottoms and plain (or school) sweat shirt should be included. Velcro trainers are preferable if your child does not know how to tie their own laces.

Breaks and Lunchtimes

Morning break is at 10:30 each day.  Children in EYFS and KS1 are provided with a free fruit or vegetable snack each day which the children enjoy together after break. If you prefer to, you can of course provide your own healthy, nut-free morning snack instead. Lunches will be eaten together in the hall, starting at 12.05 pm.