School Information

School Times

High Green Primary School Start Time – 8.40am

High Green Primary School FS/KS1 Finish Time – 3.15pm

High Green Primary School KS2 Finish Time – 3.20pm

FS/KS1 Morning Break Time – 10.15am-10.30am

KS2 Morning Break Time - 10.30am-10.45am

FS Lunchtime – 11.30am-12.30pm

KS1 Lunchtime – 11.30am-12.30pm

KS2 Lunchtime – 12pm -1pm

FS2 & KS1 Afternoon Break – 1.30pm to 1.45pm

KS2 Afternoon Break – 10 minutes at teacher's discretion

Breakfast Clubs

Paid Breakfast Club - Our Breakfast Club begins at 7:30 am, and the daily cost is £3.90. Payments are required in advance. If you would like your child to attend, please book through Mrs. Oxley at oxleya@highgreen.sheffield.sch.uk. At the end of each half term, an email will be sent to parents to facilitate booking for the upcoming half term.

Free (Trial) Breakfast Club - This session starts at 8:15 am. If you're interested in having your child participate, please contact the school at enquiries@highgreen.sheffield.sch.uk.

After School Clubs

We offer after school clubs for different year groups on various days of the week. Sessions begin at 3:15 PM and conclude at 4:15 PM. Information about the clubs is distributed at the end of each half term. The cost is £2.50 per session, and payment is required in advance.

Absence

Please report you child's absence by 8.30am on the day of absence. Please call the school office on 0114 2848264 ext 1 and leave a message stating your child's name, class , why they will NOT be attending school for example cold, sickness etc, when they will be returning to school, your name and your relationship to the child. Please do NOT report a child's absence through Seesaw.

Sickness and Diarrhoea

Children are to stay off school 48 hours after their last bout of either sickness or diarrhoea.

Medical Appointment

If your child has a medical appointment please bring proof of the appointment to the school office. Only when proof has been seen will your child get an authorised medical mark.

Attendance

If your child arrives to school later than 8.45am but earlier than 9.15am they will receive a L mark in the register (late)

If your child arrives after 9.15am they will receive a U Mark in the register (late after register closes)

Who can collect your child from school

If for any reason you cannot collect your child from school you must call the school office on 0114 2848264 ext 2 and let the office staff know who will be coming to school instead of yourself. If the person collecting your child is NOT on your permission list you must provide school with their full name and a one off password that the person collecting your child must state along with their photo ID. 

Winter Preparations

Sheffield City Council and our partners at Streets Ahead have provided an overview of the work taking place across the city.

For all information relating to roads this winter, you can view our dedicated page online here.

 

Roads

The Streets Ahead team closely monitor the weather forecast throughout the winter months so they can be ready if bad weather arrives. A fleet of 19 gritters are on standby, 24 hours, 7 days a week through until May.

For regular updates on gritters, please follow @sccstreetsahead on Twitter.

Schools

Sheffield schools will always do their utmost to stay open, however, changes to opening times may occur due to adverse weather.

If you are unsure if your school is opening, you should hear from your child’s school via their usual methods in the first instance. You can also check all school closures on www.sheffield.gov.uk/schoolclosures

Follow @sheffcouncil #Sheffschools for regular updates.

 

Snowy Weather Arrangements - School opening

Our general approach is that High Green Primary School will remain open wherever it is safe to do so. We recognise how important this is both for children’s education and for families who need to get to work.

Any decision to close, delay opening, or close early will be made based on:

· The safety of the school site

· Staff availability to meet supervision requirements

· Weather and travel conditions across Sheffield

Where possible, we will liaise closely with St Mary’s and Paces School to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach across our local schools.

How we will communicate If a decision is made to close the school, delay opening, or make changes to the school day, we will communicate this as early as possible via:

· ParentMail

· The school website

· Our school Facebook page

In the event of heavy snow overnight, we aim to notify families by 7:15am wherever possible.

We also recommend that parents listen out for Hallam FM, who announce school closures across Sheffield during severe weather.

If you have not received a message from us, please assume school is open as normal. To support this process, we kindly ask that parents do not telephone school to check, as this can prevent staff from preparing the site safely.

Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club normally operates from 7:30am.

In severe weather, there may be occasions when Breakfast Club needs to be cancelled or start later due to staffing or site safety.

During the school day In extreme circumstances, it may be necessary to close the school during the day. If this happens:

· Parents will be contacted via Parentmail and Facebook.

· Children will always be supervised safely until they are collected

Please do not collect children early unless we have contacted you to do so, as this can be disruptive and distressing for pupils.

Travel and attendance We understand that some families may feel it is unsafe to travel in severe conditions, particularly if you live further away or have individual circumstances to consider. In these situations, we trust parents to make sensible decisions based on health and safety. We will always be supportive of these decisions.

If you are delayed collecting your child or need to make alternative arrangements, please contact the school so we can ensure your child is cared for safely.

Outdoor play and clothing During snowy weather:

· Snowballs, sliding or kicking snow are not permitted

· Outdoor play may continue only if children are wearing:

o Waterproof boots

o A warm coat, hat and gloves

Please also send children with indoor shoes or PE pumps to change into.

Site access We will prioritise clearing main access routes within the school site only (for example, from the main gate to the school office and from the rear gate to the playground).

We are unable to clear pavements, ginnels or routes leading to the school site. Care should be taken when entering and leaving the school grounds.

 

Stay well this winter

Make sure you are prepared for winter, especially if you have long-term health conditions and are over 65.

For information on:

• Keeping warm
• Looking after family members and neighbours
• Emergency care
• Flu vaccinations
• How to treat a cold
• Looking after you and your home – boiler servicing, washing and drying clothes
• And much more

Bins:

We aim to collect bins as normal. In bad weather, keep an eye on our alerts at www.veolia.co.uk/sheffield and @recycle4Shef. If bad weather coincides with your usual bin collection day, please put your bin out as usual. We may not be able to collect it at the usual time but will aim to collect it as soon as possible.

We hope this is information is helpful. We will continue to keep you up to date with our winter preparations through the channels highlighted in this message.

Regards,

All at Sheffield City Council and the Streets Ahead Team