--- title: "Our School Day" url: "https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/parents/our-school-day" school: "Christ Church C.E. First School" --- # Our School Day **The gates open at 8.35am, the gates close at 8.50 am and school finishes at 3.20pm, a full week is made up of 32.5 hours in school.** But our school day is so much more than this... The school gate is open at 8.35am when a member of staff is on duty. Once the gate is open and a member of staff is on duty parents who wish to may leave their child(ren). Reception parents/carers may walk their children to the Reception area. The gates are closed at 8.50am. Any arrivals after this will need to come to the front door. The registers are closed at 9.05am. Any children arriving after 9.05am will have a late mark recorded. Arrivals after 9.30am have their morning session recorded as an unauthorised absence. **Morning break - 10.30 – 10.45am for EYFS & KS1. 10.45 – 11am for KS2** **Children in EYFS and KS1 receive a piece of fruit for their morning break.** **Children in KS2 are encouraged to bring in fruit for their morning break.** **Afternoon break is 10 minutes, EYFS and KS1 2.30- 2.40pm & KS2 2.20 – 2.30pm.** **Lunch** **EYFS and KS1 11.45am – 1pm** **Lower KS2 (Y3 and Y4) 12.10pm – 1pm** **Lunchtimes are supervised by Lunchtime Supervisory Assistants led by a Senior LSA.** **The school day finishes at 3.20pm.** Staff supervise the children ensuring they are collected by their nominated person. If the person collecting is not the person expected then the school office staff will contact the parent/carer to obtain consent. No child is allowed to leave the premises unaccompanied or with person or persons not known to the school. Worship is led on Wednesdays by a member of Christ Church clergy team. Parents are invited to attend in rotation to attend our Celebration worships on Thursday mornings. Volunteers are encouraged. All volunteers are required to undertake a DBS check which is organised by the school. **PE DAYS** **Please send your child in to school in their PE kit.** Year 1 – Tuesday & Thursday Year 2 – Friday Year 3 – Monday & Tuesday\* Year 4 – Monday, & Thursday \*Year 3 now go swimming on Tuesday mornings. ![Christ Church C.E. First School](https://files.schudio.com/christ-church-c-e-first-school/images/logo/logo_round_(2).png) #### Christ Church C.E. First School Northesk Street Stone Staffordshire ST15 8EP 01785 336545 #### Key Information - [Prospective Parents Information](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/prospective-parents-information) - [Admissions](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Safeguarding](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/safeguarding) - [Performance Data](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/performance-data) - [Privacy Notice](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/key-information/privacy-notice) #### Home Learning - [Speech & Language Support](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/home-learning/speech-and-language-support) - Message to Children - Remote Learning Guidance - Google Classroom #### Parents & Children - [White Rose Maths](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/parents/white-rose-maths) - [Our School Day](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/parents/our-school-day) - [Uniform Information](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/parents/uniform-information) - [Forest School](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/children/forest-school) - Kids' Zone #### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ccfs_stone/) © Copyright 2024–2026 Christ Church C.E. First School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.christchurch-stone.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)