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Procedure for Bad Weather/School Closure

If the weather takes a change for the worse, we would like to inform you of the plan we will follow if we need to close the school:

• We will post a message on Class Dojo and Facebook between 7 - 7.30am 
• We will also try to email parents.

If you do not hear to the contrary assume that the school will re-open as normal the following day.

We will endeavor, where possible, to keep the school open, but keeping the children and staff safe is paramount. If you have any concerns about travelling in the snow please don’t and inform the school as soon as possible. We will do our upmost to have the phone manned, whatever the weather.

If the school needs to be closed during the school day, we will contact parents as quickly as possible and also follow the above procedure.

Dinner Menus

School Dinners

School dinners are provided in the middle of the day for a cost of £2.75.

There is a facility to pay for your lunches in advance on the Bromcom payment system for Years 3, 4, 5, and 6.  

All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a Universal Free School Meal.  Parents do not need to apply for this.  However, Free School Meals are available for families receiving certain benefits.  These need to be applied for by the parents through the office.  Please do get in touch if you claim benefits and need a form.

Pre-School children can also enjoy a hot lunch at the cost of £2.75.  Please let Mrs Floyd know each morning if your child would like a hot lunch. 

Although we encourage children to have a cooked meal, they can bring a healthy packed lunch if they wish. As storage space is limited we do ask that lunches are sent in proper lunch boxes.

Find out what your children will be enjoying at dinner time in the Menu below from Leicestershire's School Food Support Service:

Also please see the link below which will take you straight to the menu page on LTS Online.

The page will be updated with live feeds and will also include recipe ideas, marketing and theme days.

• http://leicestershiretradedservices.org.uk/Page/1982
• Summer 25 Lunch Menu Week 1
• Summer 25 Lunch Menu Week 2
• Summer 25 Lunch Menu Week 3

Coming soon...

Uniform for Reception to Year 6 Children

Please see Preschool uniform list on the Preschool page.

We are extremely proud of Buckminster School and especially of the way our children look. We are particular about school uniform and we feel it is very important to ensure the children maintain a high standard of dress.

• White collared shirt
• School tie (1st tie donated by the PTFA)
• School jumper, cardigan or tank top
• Grey trousers
• Grey shorts 
• Grey skirt
• Grey tights
• Black shoes
• Navy and white gingham dresses 

PE Kit

• PE bag
• White polo shirts/sky blue polo shirts
• Navy blue sweatshirt
• Navy blue shorts
• Navy tracksuit trousers
• Plimsoles
• Trainers (for outdoors)

Uniform can be ordered direct at: http://www.nationwideschooluniforms.co.uk/school-uniform/primary-school/buckminster-primary (see link below)

Second Hand Uniform We do have a small selection of good quality second hand uniform which is available at a low cost.  Please enquire in the office if you would like to see what we have.  

Notes:

Please ensure that all items of uniform are marked clearly with your child's name.

Jewellery, except for plain ear studs, should not be worn in school for safety reasons and all ear studs should be covered for PE.  

Long hair MUST be tied back at all times.

• Uniform web link

Breakfast and After School Clubs

We are delighted to be able to provide a Breakfast Club and After School Club for our community.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club is run by Ms Morbey and starts at 7.45am, finishing at 8.45am when the children join everyone on the playground to line up together.

The club costs £4.00 per child.

After School Club

This club starts at 3.20pm and can either finish at 4.20pm or 5.20pm.

It is run by Miss. Shepherd, Mrs Wright, Mrs. Craven or Mrs. Orridge, who arranges a full and fantastic range of activities from sports, working on the farm, completing artwork to learning on the iPads.

The club costs £4.00 for one hour, or £8.00 for the full two hour session. 

Please use Arbor if you wish to book your child into either of these clubs