Key Information for September 2020
Ark Academy intends to open to all primary children from 7th September onwards, with a full risk assessment in place. We will be adjusting the first day for children so as to enable us to monitor the effectiveness of the risk assessment against smaller numbers before increasing capacity.
Beginning of Term Start dates:
Date | Year Group |
Monday 7th September | Reception (half days for 1 week)
Planning and preparation - Years 1 - 6 |
Tuesday 8th September | Year 2 and Year 6
+ directed school activities for staff |
Wednesday 9th Septmber | Year 3 and Year 5
+ directed school activities for staff |
Thursday 10th September | Year 1 and Year 4 |
Monday 14th September | Reception begin full days |
Wednesday 16th September | Nursery "stay and play" sessions |
Monday 21st September | Nursery begin in full |
Start and End of the School Day:
To ease congestion at the front gate, children have been allocated “staggered” start and end times. Senior staff will be on hand at all times to oversee the movement of people and see that expected social distancing is maintained at all times. The school day remains the same length of time. We have removed the 10-minute window of when to arrive at school and have allocated a specific start time when children are expected to be in lessons. These arrangements are expected to be in place until they are reviewed before the end of Autumn 1.
Year Group | Start Time | End Time | Friday End Time |
Year 6 | 8:15 | 3:25 | 2:55 |
Year 5 and Reception | 8:20 | 3:30 | 3:00 |
Year 3 and Year 1 | 8:25 | 3:35 | 3:05 |
Year 4 and Year 2 | 8:30 | 3:40 | 3:10 |
Nursery | 8:30/12:45 | 11:30/3:45 | 11:00/2:45 |
Break and Lunch times
Break and lunch times will be held at different times and at different locations to reduce large gatherings of children. Break times will remain at 15 minutes and lunch at 1 hour. Children must be escorted to break.
Packed lunches will eat in class in years 3, 4 and 5, to reduce congestion in the dining hall.
Year Group | Break Time | Lunch Time | Lunch Location | Time to Lunch Hall | Route |
Reception | 10:30 | 11:40 - 12:40 | EYFS Playground | 11:40 | Normal |
Year 1 | 10:30 | 12:10 - 13:10 | KS1 Playground (zoned) | 12:10 | Direct from class |
Year 2 | 10:45 | 12:10 - 13:10 | KS1 Playground (zoned) | 12:20 | Direct from class |
Year 3 | 10:30 | 12:15 - 13:15 | KS2 Playground - tarmac area | 12:25 | Out through reception, up back stairs |
Year 4 | 10:50 | 12:15 - 13:15 | KS2 Playground - grassed area or astro | 12:30 | Out through reception, up back stairs |
Year 5 | 10:30 | 11:50 - 12:50 | KS3 Playground | 12:00 | Down through library stairs, out via rear door |
Year 6 | 10:50 | 11:50 - 12:50 | KS3 Playground/red pitch | 11:50 | Down through library stairs, out via rear door |
Lunch systems:
11:30 Reception (seating zone A)
11:50 Year 6 (seating zone B)
12:00 Year 5 (seating zone C)
12:10 Year 1 (seating zone A)
12:20 Year 2 (seating zone B)
12:30 Year 3 (seating zone C)
12:40 Year 4 (seating zone A)
Year 5 and 6 – Friday
Year 5: Lunch 11:30 – 12:30, to dining hall at 12:00
Year 6: 11:30 – 12:30 on playground, eat at 11:50