The School Day 
School starts at 9.00am for all children. Children can arrive at school from 8.45 am when a member of staff is at the gate. To help your child and us please be in school by 9.00am.
Break time in the morning is from 10.30 am until 10.50 am. The children should bring a coat for break for any changes in the weather.
Children are allowed to bring a small snack to school for break time. We always encourage the children to bring a healthy snack such as fruit or cheese. We now have recycling bins for the children to put their rubbish in at playtimes and a compost bin in the field.
Milk is now available at School. Please make enquiries at the office as to the charges. The water fountain is also available for a drink at anytime .
Children are allowed to bring a small toy to school for break time . It must be able to fit in their drawer.
Lunch for Key Stage One is from 12 pm until 1 pm. Lunch for Key Stage Two is from 12.05 pm until 1 pm.
Key Stage One has a break in the afternoon from 2.30 pm until 2.45 pm.
The School day ends for all children at 3.15 pm. Children can be collected until 3.30 pm at the latest to help with the traffic in the car park .
Assemblies
We have collective worship in St Mary's Church on Wednesdays. Rev. A Chalkley and Rev.M.White conducts the service and the children are encouraged to bring a small donation for the collection. On Fridays we have Good Work Assembly. Each class take turns to show work. Good behaviour and good work certificates are given out along with any other merit certificates of the week. The golden award is given to a child from each class for exceptional work,commitment,progress or an outstanding act of kindness.
Golden Rules
The children thought up their own Golden Rules for the School.
ALWAYS:
Listen quietly and attentively.
Be kind and polite to each other.
Be careful and sensible.
Obey the bell rules -1st bell stand still
-2nd bell walk to your line
Take pride and care in your work.
Look after things that belong to you and to others.
Music
Mrs Randall teaches music to the children. They listen, sing, compose and make all types of music. She also teaches the recorder to Year Three and Year Four. The children play the recorder during our assemblies and other School occasions. There is also a Key Stage One Choir and a Key Stage Two.
KS2 are learning a stringed instrument with Mr Jenkins - either the violin, cello or Double Bass as part of the Somerset Wider Opportunities Music programme.
Uniform
The school colours are a burgundy sweat shirt with the School logo on it. We encourage children to wear a white shirt and grey trousers/skirt. Please can you send the children to school in proper shoes. We feel that a uniform is important as it gives the children a sense of identity and creates a good impression when we have visitors or go out on visits. When you buy new P.E. kit, please could you buy the school colours i.e, white T-shirt, navy shorts/ tracksuit bottoms. All uniform and P.E kit should be named. All uniform enquiries can be made in the office to Mrs V.Thomson.
The School has a book bag in the School colours which can also be obtained from the school.
We always encourage children to read every day at home, we hope that you will be able to spare some time to share a book with your child whether they are in Reception or Year Four.
Swimming and Gym
On Thursday morning the Reception Class do PE. The remaining classes go to Frome Leisure Centre where they have swimming or gym lessons. The children swim in different groups depending on ability. They are awarded certificates as they progress from one group to another. They start with water confidence and 5 and 10 metre certificates moving on into the larger pool. The more able swimmers have different challenging swimming targets to achieve. They are also taught life saving skills. All children, when they leave Berkley School can swim.
Gymnastics takes place in the bowls hall at the Leisure Centre. The individual year groups start with warm up games and then move on to learning specific gymnastic moves in each session. Certificates can be obtained by the children showing the skills that they have learnt.
The School Council
We have a school council consisting of children from each class to represent the ideas and thoughts of the children who come to our School.
Absences
If a child is absent from school we ask that you please contact us on the first day of their absence so that we know why they are not in school. If they are likely to be ill for a long period then it is possible for teachers to provide some work .
If you are planning a holiday which coincides with school term then please make sure you fill in a holiday form which can be obtained from the office.
