Frequently Asked Questions
What happens during the school day?
| 8.30am | Children may enter grounds/rooms |
| 8.55am | Roll call |
| 11.00am | Morning break |
| 11.20am | School resumes |
| 12.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.25pm | School resumes |
| 3.00pm | School finishes |
(NB: We do not have a shortened lunch period on wet days. Any child who goes home for lunch must have written permission.)
As children are not allowed into the school grounds before 8.30am, it is asked that children do not arrive at school before 8.30am. Any children at school prior to that time must wait on the walkways at either end of the school and are not permitted to enter the general school grounds or classrooms until the 8.30am bell has rung. If wet, children must wait under the walkway outside Space 2.
Please ensure your children are delivered to their class well before the 8.55am bell to enable the children to settle before commencement of classes. Children must be picked up at 3pm from outside the school grounds. We respectfully ask that parents do not wait outside classrooms as this causes distraction to all classes.
The school grounds are supervised every school day from 8.30am to 3.10pm.
Children are to return home promptly after school unless they are enrolled in the After School Care programme.
The six day timetable
Chelsea School has adopted a six day timetable to enable teachers to cover all aspects of the curriculum, assessment, and Communities of Thinking. Assessment (basic facts, spelling etc) is usually completed, and homweork is handed in on day 6. Homework books are usually returned to the children on day 2.
The six day timetable calendar for the 2010 year can be downloaded here.
