South Lee Prep School & Nursery

A Typical Day

07:30 | Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club opens at 7:30am. Breakfast is served until 7.50am. (This needs to be booked via the ENGAGE portal) 

08:00 - 08.30 | Arrival and Breaktime

School opens and children begin arriving for the day. Children go straight onto the playground for some fresh air before the day begins.

08.30 - 08.40 | Registration

Children are welcomed in by their Form Tutor and we register their attendance.

08:40 – 10:40 | Morning Lessons

Children often have Phonics, Literacy and Maths in these morning sessions. They are all taught by the class teacher with support staff.

10:40 | Snack Time & Breaktime

In Reception, morning snack is served, which typically includes fresh fruit, rice cakes, homemade cheese straws or similar. For Years 1 and 2, children have their own snack, before they all head out onto the playground. Children are encouraged to drink regularly throughout the day.

11.10 | Continued Lessons

This is likely to be either Maths or Literacy, making the most of the morning sessions with our core lessons.

12:00 | Lunch

Children and staff sit together for a sociable ‘family-style’ lunch. Menus change regularly and are designed by our Head Chef to be nutritious and appealing, with all dietary needs catered for.

12:40 - 13:10 | Breaktime

After lunch, the children head outside for some fun before coming in for their afternoon lessons. There are also a selection of lunchtime clubs during breaktime for the children to join in, should they wish.

13:10 - 13:30 | Registration and Reading

A second registration is taken by the form tutor. The children then come in reading or mindfulness, we also have a Pre-Prep assembly once a week in this time.

13:30 - 15:30 | Afternoon Lessons

Three afternoon lessons take place, these can be specialist teaching from our Enhanced Curriculum or with the class teacher. We also have swimming lessons once a week in this time.

15:30 | First Pick Up

Children can be collect at this time, this is our first pick up before after school clubs start.

15:40 - 16:10 | Extra Curricular Activities

Children have a choice of two clubs, one is a more structured club and the other is our ‘relax and unwind’ session. 

16:10 - 16:30 | Late Snack and Playtime

There is a light snack available for children staying at this time who are staying with us before heading onto the playground.

16:30 - 17:15 | After School Care

For children who need to stay later, we have an after school club which is a calm time for the children to read and relax at the end of the day. 

17:15 - 18:00 | After School Care

Any children needing to stay until closing at 18:00, are taken over to our Nursery building for the final session of the day. (This is chargeable)