School policies
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY R.E. POLICY
BEHAVIOUR POLICY ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY POLICY
HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY COMMUNITY COHESION POLICY
The school day
Registers are taken at 8.50am - arrivals after this time will be marked late. School closes at 3pm each day. It is important that children are delivered and collected punctually each day. It is very important that we are told if someone different is collecting your child from school.
Absence from school
If your child is absent from school, you are asked to telephone the school on the first day of absence on 020 8771 3470 and to send a note into school on your child's return. All absences have to be accounted for in our daily registers.
Emergency contacts
It is essential that each family in St Chad's has completed an Emergency Contact form (available from the office). We must be able to contact you if your child is sick in school or if there is an emergency at any time. Please let the school office know if these numbers change - eg: you acquire a new mobile phone.
Medical
Please inform the Head Teacher and your child's class teacher of any medical problems your child has or has had including any allergies. If your child has an existing medical problem you will need to complete a Health Plan for your child - available from the school office.
Nut allergies
There are several children currently attending St Chad's who have potentially fatal nut allergies. We therefore ask all parents to be viligant and refrain from sending any nut products in lunchboxes or in birthday treats. St Chad's is a NUT FREE ZONE.
Dinners
Hot school lunches are provided for any child who wants them. The cost of the school lunches currently is £8.75 per week. St Chad's now runs the ParentPay Scheme. School dinners can be paid for online or with a ParentPay card. Please ask at the office for your login and password or to order a ParentPay card. Children may bring in a packed lunch. We suggest a clearly labelled plastic lunchbox. There are children in the school with severe nut allergies so we ask you not to give your children peanut butter sandwiches or any other nut products in their packed lunch. No sweets are allowed in school but children may have a chocolate biscuit in their packed lunch.
School milk
Milk is available for every child who wants it. This should be ordered direct from 'Cool Milk for Schools Ltd'. Order forms are available from the school office, or you can pay online at www.coolmilk.com.
Toys and sweets
No toys and sweets are allowed in school. Packed lunches may include chocolate biscuits but not sweets. Children are not allowed to bring fizzy drinks to school for lunch. Small cartons of drink are much better. There is always water available. Children are given a free piece of fruit each day to eat at morning break.
Birthdays
Birthdays are very important to young children and we try to acknowledge their birthdays within the class as they occur. At home time, the teachers are willing to share any sweets or treats such as fresh or dried fruit you may wish to send in, but this is not compulsory. Please do not send in birthday cake or drinks.
School uniform
· All children are expected to wear school uniform. All items of clothing must be clearly marked with the child's name.
Winter
School coat, order through the school (unless you already have a grey duffle coat)
· Black shoes (no ankle boots)
· Grey or white socks or tights
· White shirt
· Grey jumper or cardigan
· Grey pinafore/skirt or short trousers
· School tie*
· Black ski hat*
· * Available from the school
Summer
As above (no open-toed or slingback shoes)
Optional
Black blazer with school badge (badge available from the school)
· Yellow striped or checked dress
· Short-sleeved white shirt
· Black cap (available from the school)
· P.E kit for all children (including Reception)
Black plimsolls
· Black shorts*
· White school T-shirt*
· * Available from the school
Juniors
Trainers
· Games kit
· Football boots
· Black tracksuit (available from the school)
No jewellery may be worn but girls are permitted to wear gold stud earrings. Ribbons and hair fastenings must be yellow, black, grey or white only. Children should not wear hair gel to school.
Reception school uniform
· All children are expected to wear school uniform as listed below. All items of clothing must be clearly marked with your child's name.
Winter
School coat
· Black shoes (no boots allowed)
· Grey or white socks
· Black St Chad's jogging top*
· Plain black jogging bottoms*
· Yellow St Chad's polo shirt*
· Optional: black ski hat*
· * Available from the school
Summer
Yellow St Chad's T-shirt*
· Black shorts*
· Optional: black blazer with school badge (badge available from school)
· Optional: black St Chad's baseball cap*
* Available from the school
Hair must be neat and tidy, neither too long or too short for boys. Girls with long hair are encouraged to tie their hair back.
Parking
For the safety of all our children, if you drive to the school we respectfully ask you NOT to park in Alverston Gardens or to drive your car into the school car park.
