Garden Fields JMI School | Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL | 01727 890440

Garden Fields JMI School | Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL
01727 890440

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Garden Fields JMI School

Growing Hearts and Minds

Building children’s confidence, igniting a love of learning and creating wonderful memories

Part of the Alban Academies Trust
Sharing Educational Excellence

GFS Logo

Garden Fields JMI School

Growing Hearts and Minds

Building children’s confidence, igniting a love of learning and creating wonderful memories

Part of the Alban Academies Trust
Sharing Educational Excellence

RETURN TO SCHOOL – INFORMATION PAGE

SCHOOL DAY

Children arrive between 8:40 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.

Registers close at 8:55 a.m.

School ends at 3:15 p.m.

Parents are requested not to come into the school building  – we have members of staff on the playgrounds/entrances at the beginning of the day and messages can be sent – including those for teaching staff –  via our admin email address – 

Collection / Drop Off Points

Reception Reception Play Ground
Year 1 Middle Playground
Year 2 Middle playground and walk up steps (Cedar enter via Larch class)
Year 3 Middle playground and up Y3 steps
Year 4 Via entrance to Y4 corridor – car park side
Year 5 and Y6 Via Y6 corridor  – car park side
LUNCH MILK and FRUIT

All children should bring a NAMED water bottle to school with them every day. 

It is essential that any snacks / packed lunches do not contain any nuts. This is to protect children and staff with severe allergies.

Lunch
The school kitchen is open. The menu can be found on the Lunch, Milk and Snacks page of the school website.

Parents pre-order their child’s lunch through ASPENS.

Milk
Parents can order milk for their child. Please look out for emails. Orders are made in advance

Snacks – Please be mindful – we have a number of children in school with touch and airborne allergies.
EYFS, Years 1-2 – the government continue to provide a piece of fruit/vegetable daily.

Years 3-6 – Please provide your child with a suitable snack for break time, preferably a piece of fruit or vegetable or plain cracker. No chocolate, sweets, crisps, milk products and any items that contain nuts.

UNIFORM and PE

PEPELeaPlease ensure that your child has appropriate clothing for the weather – suitable outdoor clothing such as a waterproof coat and sensible shoes.

Parents of younger children may wish to pack a spare uniform in case of accidents.

Children should come to school in their PE kit on the days they have PE. 

From September 2023 children should come to school in their PE kit on the following days: 

* no PE Monday 25th September – individual and sibling photos

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
EYFS
*PE (starting 18th Sept)
       
Year 1       PE  
Year 2     PE

PE 

Year 3 *Lea and Ver ONLY PE   Thames only
Year 4  *PE    PE  
Year 5     PE   Swimming – come to school in uniform and bring swimming kit 
Year 6   PE     PE 

 

MEDICAL / ILLNESS

If your child requires medication in school for a medical condition e.g. asthma, EPIPEN then please ensure that this comes in with your child, in a labelled clear bag/container on their first day. Please bring to the school office.

Children in Y6, who are travelling by themselves to school, should bring their medication to the school office on arrival.

The usual arrangements will apply if your child becomes unwell in school. We will contact you to ask for them to be collected as soon as possible. Please ensure that all contact details are up to date. Thank you.

Please refer to our illness/medical page for guidance around common child illnesses.