School Day & Wraparound Care

School Day

For Reception Children

All Reception children will continue to enter and exit school using the Reception Playground. 

• 8:50am - start time for Reception children.

• 3:20pm - pick up time for Reception children.

For Years 1-6

Children in Years 1-6 will enter and exit school using the Upper Playground.

• 8:30am - all three gates open (upper playground gate; office gates including leading into the upper playground). Parents are invited into the upper playground and are expected to supervise their child remaining behind the yellow line, furthest from the gate until the school bell rings marking the start of the day.

• 8:50am - Bell rings marking start of the day when children line up at their assigned letter marked on the playground adjacent to the drain grills. Teachers will come down to collect the children and take them into school.

• 8:55am - Gates close.

• 3:15pm - Gates open.

• 3:20pm - Years 1 & 2 dismissal time. Children will stand nearest their assigned letter and be dismissed by the class teacher when they acknowledge you.

• 3:30pm - Year 3 - 6 dismissal time. Children will stand nearest their assigned letter and be dismissed by the class teacher when they acknowledge you.

• 3:40pm - Gates close.

Tetherdown also offers breakfast club and after school club wraparound care in addition to holiday activity camps in a safe and nurturing environment.  For more information please select the relevant sections.