Smitham Primary School

The School Day

The school gates open at 8.30am; the school doors open at 8.35am for Y1 - Y6 and Reception doors open at 8.30am. Children are encouraged to enter their classrooms from this time through the playground doors and prepare themselves for the start of the school day. The school day starts at 8.45am when the register is taken and lessons begin promptly.  The playground is supervised from 8.20am each morning for those children who have used the ‘drop-off’ facility in the school’s car park. Children can not be left on the school premises before this time.

Reception pupils start at 8.35am and finish at 3.05pm (32 hours and 30 mins across the week)

KS1 pupils start at 8.35am and finish at 3.05pm (32 hours and 30 mins across the week)

KS2 pupils start at 8.35am and finish at 3.10pm (32 hours and 55 mins across the week)

Nursery:

The morning Nursery session runs from 8.35am until 11.35 am

The afternoon session runs from 12.05 pm until 3.05 pm

Full day care runs from 8.35am until 3.05pm

For those children attending our Nursery 30 hours funding, the day runs from 9am to 3pm.  There is an option of starting at 8.35am – for which the parent will be charged.

All staff must be made aware of which adults will be collecting their children.

Children not collected by parents/carers at the end of the day will be taken to the After School Club and parents will be charged accordingly.  It is very important to collect your child on time as some children can become upset and distressed. 

2023/24 TERM DATES

INSET DAYS – school closed to children

Monday 4^th September 2023

Monday 30^th October 2023

Tuesday 31^st October 2023

Monday 19^th February 2024

Monday 24^th June 2024

Autumn Term 2023

INSET DAYS: Monday 4^th September (school closed)

BACK TO SCHOOL – Tuesday 5^th September

BREAK UP – Friday 20^th October

Half Term: Monday 23^rd October – Friday 27^th October

INSET DAY: Monday 30^th & Tuesday 31^st October (school closed)

BACK TO SCHOOL – Wednesday 1^st November

BREAK UP – Thursday 21^st December at 1.15pm

Spring Term 2024

BACK TO SCHOOL – Monday 8^th January

BREAK UP – Friday 9^th February

Half term: Monday 12^th February – Friday 16^th February

INSET DAY: Monday 19^th February (school closed)

BACK TO SCHOOL – Tuesday 20^th February  

BREAK UP – Thursday 28^th March at 1.15pm

Summer Term 2024

BACK TO SCHOOL – Monday 15^th April

Monday 6^th May – Bank Holiday (school closed)

BREAK UP – Friday 24^th May

Half term: Monday 27^th May - Friday 31^st May

BACK TO SCHOOL – Monday 3^rd June

INSET DAY: Monday 24^th June (school closed)

BREAK UP – Wednesday 24^th July at 1.15pm