Key Information
The School Day
Children should not arrive before 8.40am, unless attending Breakfast Club, as no supervision is available.
School Sessions
The school is open from 7.45am until 5.30pm Monday - Friday (excluding school holidays) but unless you have booked Breakfast Club and /or After School Club your child will be required to attend as follows:
- 8.40 (for 8.50 start) – 12.00
- 1.00 – 3.20
This equates to 35 hours and 45 minutes per week.
Absence
It is a parents' responsibility to contact the school on the first day their child is absent. Failure to do so will result in the absence being recorded as unauthorised (even if we are informed at a later date of the reason). Parents' should telephone the school by 9am on the morning they are off. If you are unable to speak to a member of staff then please leave a message on the answerphone or email us on office@burham.kent.sch.uk stating your child’s name and reason for absence i.e been sick, (not just unwell). Parents' should continue to contact the school daily, unless directed otherwise, until their child returns to school.
School Uniform:
- White shirt or blouse
- Grey Skirt or Grey Pinafore dress or trousers
- School Tie – elasticated for KS1 (available at Pages School Shop)
- School Jumper or School Cardigan with logo (available at Pages School Shop)
- White/grey socks or grey tights
- Black flat heeled shoes, closed toe sandals with a back
- Girls summer dress – pink and white check
PE Kit
- Black Shorts
- T-Shirt in House colour
- Black Plimsolls/trainers
- Black, grey or burgundy jumper/hoodie
- Burgundy or black jogging bottoms in winter (if wanted)
Additional Items
- PE Bag (available from Pages)
- Book Bag (available from Pages)
- See-through Book Bag (available from the school for £1.00)
- White or Maroon caps for the summer
- Art Apron/old adults shirt to be left in school
- Wellies to be kept in school (any child without wellies or old shoes will be unable to go onto the school field when it is wet)
- Can you please ensure all items are clearly LABELLED.
- PE Kits should be worn to school on PE days (no school uniform)
- Earrings (small studs only) must be removed for PE and Swimming (Swimming Years 5 and 6 only). Items of jewellery including rings and watches should not be worn to school.
- Hair for school must be tied back if long enough for Health and Safety reasons. Extreme hair styles for boys or girls are not suitable for school. Any hair accessories should be small and suitable for school. Make up or nail varnish should not be worn to school.
Stationery
Children are asked to bring in the following stationery:
- Pencil – All children
- Handwriting Pens (not biro) available from school 50p each – KS2 only
- Green pen
- Glue Stick
- Ruler
- Colouring pencils – no more than 12
- Rubber
- Pencil Sharpener
- Scissors (child appropriate)