Key Information

St Michael’s CE Junior School is divided into seven individual classes. The class teachers, along with their teaching assistants, provide an excellent pastoral care system.

Parent Information Booklet

• Polar Bear Class – Year 3
• Jaguar Class – Year 3/4
• Elephant Class – Year 4
• Penguin Class  – Year 5
• Turtle Class – Year 5/6
• Rhino Class – Year 6
• Snow Leopard Class - Year 6

Please visit this page if you would like more information about your child's class teacher.

Communication between home and school

St Michael's communicate with parents and carers in a variety of ways.  We use an electronic system called Arbor to send letters, information and reminders via email. We use our school Facebook Page to celebrate the children and their achievements. Our school website provides general information about the school, children's learning and important dates and events. 

Every week, the Executive Headteacher sends home a newsletter containing information and achievements. This is to inform you of what your child has been learning and any important events that may be coming up in the future. Every term, each class creates a newsletter to inform you of what your child has been learning and any important events that may be coming up in the future. All newsletters will be available on the school website and sent home via email. 

We also send home a reading record/contact book each evening with your child’s reading book. This book is to inform us when you have read with your child and for you to contact your child’s teacher with any important information.

We request that you call the school office if you would like to speak to a member of SLT. In addition, if you wish to speak to your child's class teacher, please contact the school office and a convenient appointment for both parties can be made. All teachers see their children out at the end of the day where minor subjects can be discussed. We also hold two parents’ evenings a year in November and April. Class teachers will also be available during open afternoons held in March and July.

The school day

School gates will be open from 8.30-8.40am. Children can enter through either the playground gate or the purple gate. School collection time is between 3.00-3.10pm.

 A member of our senior leadership team (SLT) and class teachers will be on duty in the playground from 8:30am. Please drop your children off at the school gates in the morning. 

At the end of the day, please enter through the green playground gate and follow the one-way-system rule, leaving the school through the purple gate by the school office. We ask that parents are prompt when collecting.  The children are required to be picked up in person from their designated area by an adult, and not an older sibling currently in the school. Year 6 children are permitted to walk home as long as they have parental permission. 

If you are unavoidably delayed, please can you contact the office as soon as possible. We will keep your child safe in the office until you arrive.

Playtimes & Lunches

All pupils go out to play in the morning (from 10:30am to 10:45am). Children may bring in a healthy snack from home.

Lunchtime is from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. First sitting consists of years 3 & 4 , with a second sitting for year 5 & 6 pupils.

Our school meals are provided by Caterlink. Please click on the link to visit their website and view the school menu. 

Uniform

The following items need to be ordered from Mapac our uniform provider and should include the school logo. www.mapac.com

(Search St. Michael’s Church of England Schools, ME16 8ER)

 

Children will need: 

St. Michael’s book bag / backpack

St. Michael’s polo shirt white or burgundy. (White plain polo shirts are acceptable if they are underneath a pinafore dress)

St. Michael’s cardigan, sweatshirt or hoodie

St. Michael’s PE t-shirt in the correct colour for the House that they have been allocated (your child’s house will be allocated and given to you once your child starts)

St. Michael’s joggers

St. Michael’s book bag / backpack

St. Michael’s polo shirt white or burgundy. (White plain polo shirts are acceptable if they are underneath a pinafore dress)

St. Michael’s cardigan, sweatshirt or hoodie

St. Michael’s PE t-shirt in the correct colour for the House that they have been allocated (your child’s house will be allocated and given to you once your child starts)

St. Michael’s joggers

 

Non branded uniform items without the school logo include:

Yellow checked summer dress

Grey pinafore dress

Grey shorts

Grey trousers

 

Shoes for school should be black, comfortable and easy to take on and off. Shoes with high heels or jelly sandals are not suitable for school.

Please do not send your child to school wearing jewellery of any kind.

PLEASE NOTE- LARGE BAGS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT SCHOOL FOR ANY YEAR GROUP - THANK YOU

What else will they need?

 

A coat - we go out to play in all weather conditions except heavy rain. Therefore your child will need to bring in a coat every day, except on hot summer days.

A named water bottle - the school does have water fountains, however a water bottle can be kept in the classroom so that your child has access to water at any time.

A School book bag – the children will receive a reading book every evening

St Michael’s Church of England Schools’ Federation sweatshirts, cardigans, polo shirts, fleece, legionnaire caps, knitted hats, coats, book bags, PE bags and PE t-shirts and hoodies, all bearing the school logo are on from the school uniform website. There will also be regular PTFA pre-loved sales for all items of uniform. 

Please ensure items of your child’s clothing are named with the child's full name to help avoid loss. Property can be found in the lost property box, however unnamed items are very difficult to return, and lost property is disposed of regularly.

In the interest of safety, no jewellery should be worn in school at any time, although small gold or silver ball studs are permitted if covered with tape or removed for PE.

Please order your uniform at - 

https://www.mapac.com/education/parents/uniform/stmichaelscofeme168er 

 

Pre-loved Uniform

The PTFA sell a wide range of pre-loved uniform, please look on this website to see what is available.

Website: www.uniformerly.co.uk

Click on the three lines in the top left hand corner

Find your school

Select Kent from the drop down list

Select St Michael’s Church of England Junior School ME16 8ER (be careful, there’s another St. Michael’s with a TN postcode)

Absences and illness

If your child is unwell, please do not send send them into school. On the first morning of your child’s illness, please telephone the school office, preferably before 9.00am. Please state who you are, your child’s name and class, and the reason for absence. 

If your child is suffering from either vomiting or diarrhoea, your child is required to stay off school until 48 hours after their last bout of illness.

If your child becomes ill at school, your child's teacher (on the advice of a registered First Aider, if necessary) will decide whether it is right to send your child home. We will ring your primary contact (or secondary number, if we cannot get hold of the first point of contact). When you (or a trusted adult) come to pick up your child, you must first come to the School Office before taking your child.

Absence for reasons other than illness should be rare. If you have a special and acceptable reason, please request permission in writing from the Headteacher. If your child needs to attend a medical appointment during school hours, please write to your child's teacher the day before (at the latest).

Medical conditions and medication

We ask that parents let us know of any illnesses or conditions their child may have (such as asthma and allergies). Pupils with prescribed medication for these conditions, for example an inhaler or an EpiPen, should have one permanently at school. Parents are required to fill out a medical form (available from the School Office), giving staff permission to administer these medications. We ask that the parents regularly check these, to ensure that they are in date and still working.

If your child is on prescribed medication, we ask that you fill out a medical form at the School Office so that a member of staff can give them the correct dose, at the correct time. Children are not permitted throat sweets at school, due to the potential choking hazard and we do not give out over-the-counter medication during the school day.