School Day
Our school gate opens at 8.30am and closes at 8.40am. Any child coming in after this time must enter through the office.
Please ensure you contact the school before 9.15am, if for any reason your child is absent from school.
School Week - Contact Time | |||||
AM Start | AM Finish | PM Start | PM Finish | Daily Total | |
Monday | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13.00 | 15:00 | 06:30 |
Tuesday | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13.00 | 15:00 | 06:30 |
Wednesday | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13.00 | 15:00 | 06:30 |
Thursday | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13.00 | 15:00 | 06:30 |
Friday | 08:30 | 12:00 | 13.00 | 15:00 | 06:30 |
School week | 32:30 |
Although routines do vary from time to time and from class to class, the following table gives an example of a typical day for a pupil at Powers Hall Academy. Each session will be broken down into different learning experiences and activities.
8.30 | Main school gate is opened and class teachers open the classroom door for the children to come in. Mr Sheehan (Head of School), Mrs Harrington (Head of School), Miss Westley (SENCo), Mrs Pancutt (FLO) and Mrs Goult (Behaviour lead) are at the front gates to greet pupils. |
8.40 - 9.00 | 'Meet and Eat' soft start. Children offered breakfast and the opportunity to take part in wellbeing activities. Any child arriving after this time will need to sign in at the main school office. |
9.00 - 10.00 | English or Maths Lesson |
10.00 - 10.15 | Break Time |
10.15 - 10.30 | Fluent in Five Maths |
10.30 - 11.30 | English or Maths Lesson |
11.30-12.00 | Whole class reading |
12.00 - 1.00 | Lunch Time |
1.00-1.15 | Paired reading |
1.15 - 3.00 | Afternoon registration and learning sessions - this is where our other National Curriculum subjects are taught |
2.35 - 3.00 | Thursday - Whole School Star of the Week Assembly |
2.55 - 3.00 | Main school gates are opened for parents to come onto the playground |
3.00 | End of school day for all pupils Class teachers stand at doors and dismiss children from class to parents. Members of the senior leadership team are on the school playground |