After School Activities

We are pleased that Samba Sports Coaching Ltd deliver an afterschool club at Bankwood Primary School Wednesday – Thursday. The clubs start at 3:10 pm and end at 4:10 pm.

Samba Sports Coaching Ltd use an online booking system (class4kids) for all afterschool clubs. The booking system is nationally recognised and follows all GDPR and data protection guidelines. The software automatically creates registers for the club, provides staff with all the important information about your child, allowing us to follow appropriate safeguarding procedures. It is compulsory that all children who attend our club book directly through our online system. The session is school funded, which means there will be no cost applied, but it is important to still register your child for safeguarding purposes and limited places available.

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How to book your child onto our Club

Step 1: Visit – https://samba-sports.class4kids.co.uk/
Step 2: Scroll down until you find your session at your school, click – ‘book’.
Step 3: Once you have found your specific class, click – ‘book this class’.
Step 4: Register your child’s details and create an account (these will automatically be saved for future clubs)
Step 5: Add to cart and book securely (you will receive email confirmation of your booking)
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All coaches are fully qualified, DBS checked, and first aid trained. We provide consistent quality coaching, and we aim for your child to learn, have fun and take part in a variety of different sports across the term. If you need any assistance, then please don’t hesitate to contact me on 07902402180 or alternatively via email at info@sambasportscoaching.co.uk. We look forward to welcoming your child to our club.

Attendance

Attendance Information for Parents and Carers
Why is attendance and punctuality important?
Regular attendance and good punctuality are vital to the educational achievements and personal development of your child. Pupils who attend regularly can fully benefit from the academic, personal and social opportunities offered to them at Bankwood Primary School.

Improving attendance is everyone’s responsibility!
We have high expectations for all pupil’s attendance and we expect your child to be OTIS – On Time In School. We want pupils here, on time and ready to learn each day.
We celebrate all children who achieve 100% and aim for all children to be above 96.5%.
There is a link between good school attendance and high level attainment. Regardless of the reason, if your child is absent from school it will impact their learning.

Punctuality matters!
When your child arrives late at school, they miss the teacher’s instructions and the introduction to the lesson. Your child may also feel embarrassed at having to enter the classroom late. Frequent lateness can add up to a considerable amount of learning lost and can seriously disadvantage your child.

How should I notify school if my child is absent?
● Contact the school on the first day your child is absent, either by telephone (01142396711) or in person, stating the reason for absence and the expected date of return. If we do not have a reason for non attendance, expect a phone call or home visit.
● If an absence continues, you must contact the school office again each day your child is unable to attend.

If your child’s absence has already been highlighted as a cause for concern, you may be asked to provide evidence to support the absence. This will be in the form of an appointment card for a medical appointment, an appointment text sent to a parent or proof of prescribed medication. This should be taken to the office in order for the absence to be authorised.

If a child is feeling mildly unwell but the symptoms are manageable with non-prescribed medication, such as Calpol for example, we will not authorise a full day’s absence. We encourage parents to treat their children at home and then bring them into school, if they are well enough to do so.

Absence will only be authorised when a satisfactory reason has been provided.

We work closely with Sheffield City Council to improve attendance at Bankwood. You may be asked to speak with an attendance officer if we have concerns about your child’s absence.

Holidays During Term Time

Our school follow Sheffield City Council Term Time Leave Guidance. All requests for term time leave must be made to the Head Teacher by filling in the Term Time Leave Request Form, which is available from the school office.
Only in exceptional circumstances will leave be authorised. Unauthorised term time leave of 5 days or more may result in a penalty (fine) in the first instance, increasing to prosecution (legal action) for repeat offences. Any prosecution is carried out by Sheffield LA on behalf of the school. If queries are raised about any term time leave, you may be asked to provide evidence of the days taken, for example flight tickets or accommodation receipts.

If the school has reason to believe a term time leave had been taken without request, it is your responsibility to prove otherwise (doctors appointment card, proof of medication etc.). Circumstantial evidence, such as children returning to school with a sun tan, children talking about being away on holiday, or members of the community telling us that you’re on holiday, can and will be used as evidence of unauthorised term time leave. You will be informed by letter as to the outcome of your term time leave request.

Exceptional Circumstances

Situations the headteacher may consider exceptional could include major family events, such as the wedding of a parent, or visits to close relatives who may be terminally or seriously ill. Birthdays and shopping trips are not exceptional circumstances and neither is the lower cost of holidays during term time. It is very unlikely a leave of absence will be granted for the purposes of a family holiday. Leave during SATS tests in Y6 or at the start of a new term will not be authorised.

Calendar, Terms & Holidays

Home Learning

We expect all children within school to continue their learning at home where necessary. All children are given a reading book and should be practicing their reading skills each night. Rewards and recognition are given to those children who take part in daily reading at home. Each week children will have spelling and times table/number bonds home learning to complete.

On a termly basis children are sent home with a home learning grid. This is a grid with multiple options on for the children to choose a challenge from. Children should aim to complete a challenge each week. The challenges are designed to support children in revisiting and embedding the learning that has been introduced within their class.

Home learning grids can be accessed from Class Dojo, from your child’s class teacher or from the school office.

Our School Day

FS0 and FS1
Nursery for 2 and 3 year olds
8.30am – doors open for morning session
11.30am – end of morning session
12.15pm – Doors open for afternoon session
3.15pm – end of afternoon session

FS2 – Y6

Our school day is 8.40am – 3.10pm
The total time is 32.5 hours a week.
8.30am – school gates open to arrive in school
FS2, Y1 and Y2 children to be brought to classroom by an adult and supervised until door opens at 8.40am
Y3 and Y4 children to be brought to the school gates and enter the classroom to begin morning task
Y5 and Y6 children may enter school by themselves and enter the classroom to begin morning task
Bagels available for all who arrive to school on time
8.40am – register and learning begins
8.50am – doors close & registration is reported
10.20am – morning break
12.15pm – lunch
3.10pm – end of school day

Parent Letters

You will find our generic forms and important whole school information letters in this section. All other letters that are sent out are sent via email and via our communication app, Class Dojo. Please ensure you are signed up to this service to receive the most up to date information from us. If letters require a response from parents i.e. a consent slip, we will send a paper copy home.

If you would like a paper or an electronic copy of any of our letters please make this request to the main office by one of the following methods:

Email: enquiries@bankwood.sheffield.sch.uk 
Phone: 0114 2396711

Payments to School

Bankwood Primary is a cashless school.

We use Parent Pay for all transactions.

After your child is enrolled, you will be given login details.

For any further ongoing support with payment enquiries please contact a member of the Office Team or Parent Pay.

Remote Education

At Bankwood Primary we are committed to providing a high quality education to all our children within school.

However there may be occasions where we need to significantly adapt the way we deliver our curriculum as well as making adaptations to the practicalities of school in order to keep children, families and staff safe.

Please access the resources below to support you on the FIRST days of remote learning.

Further to this, remote learning will be provided via Google Classroom. If you do not have the login details for your child, please contact the school office.

In addition to the resources below please also read at home with your child each day.

School Meals

All of our school meals are cooked freshly on site. Children have a choice of four meal options including two hot main meals, jacket potato with filling and a sandwich option. All meals are served with seasonal vegetables or salad from the self service salad bar. Fresh fruit is available every day and drinking water is available for all children too.

All Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils are entitled to free school dinners. Please take this opportunity to encourage your child to stay for a school lunch.

All school dinners must be paid for in advance. We cannot order meals without payment.

Are you entitled to Free School Meals?  View here

School Street

Our School Street
By closing the road outside our school to traffic at the busiest times of the school day (when children are arriving and leaving), we are helping to make our school entrance safer, quieter and with cleaner air to breath for everyone. Bankwood Close will be closed to all non-authorised traffic between: 8.15-9.15am and 2.45-3.45pm
Permit holder residents and Blue Badge holders will be authorised access. Our School Street will be marshalled by staff; please be respectful and kind to those helping us all stay safe. If you are interested in being a volunteer who would like to help support with marshalling this in the future, please let us know.

What can parents do?
We ask all parents to encourage their children to come to school in an active way – walking, cycling or scooting. If a car is necessary, please consider parking this further away and walking the short remaining distance to school.

One Way Traffic
It will help the community if everyone respects a 1-way traffic system if they choose to drive to school: entering Bankwood Road from the lower end of Blackstock Road and leaving at the top of Bankwood Road.

School Uniform

Dress Code

We have a school uniform and we would be very grateful if all parents would support this and ensure that pupils comply with every aspect of the uniform:

• Navy blue school jumper / sweatshirt / zipped hoody (school logo is optional)
• Polo shirt in white or navy blue (school logo is optional)
• School skirt / pinafore – grey, navy blue or black
• School shorts / trousers / jogging bottoms – grey or black
• Tights – grey, navy blue or black
• Blue and white checked dresses are acceptable during warm weather.
• Shoes/trainers should be plain, dark coloured and flat

PE Kit to be worn on PE days instead of normal uniform:

• T-shirt – plain white
• Shorts or leggings – plain black
• Plimsolls/trainers
• Outdoor PE kit should include black plain tracksuit / jogging bottoms and sweatshirt / hoody

We appreciate that the cost of living makes it hard to buy new uniform. All the items of our school uniform are available to purchase at many supermarkets or contact the school office for details of second hand uniform that may be available.

Support and Signposting

Emotional Regulation

Zones poster
Create Zones Check
Zones at home PP
Zones of Regulation
Self Regulation Strategies
Learn more about the zones
Zones of regulation activities
10 Activities to help students explore emotions

Physical Health

Healthy Pack Lunch Ideas
National Trust Days Out
Things to see and do
Things to do in Sheffield
Ecclesfield common to horbury lane
Ecclesfield to whitley
Inner city round walk
Bradfield boundary walk
All Trails