School Day

Access to School

All children and parents can enter the school through our main gate on Pennywood Drive. Children should not arrive at school before 8.35 a.m. unless they are taking part in breakfast club or Thrive. Children enter through their allocated door. 

Absence Procedure

If your child is ill, please telephone the school office on the day of their absence before 9.00 a.m.

Children may not take holidays in term time under any circumstances. This will result in a fine, in line with Knowsley Education Policy.

The school monitors attendance daily and parents are contacted when a child’s attendance falls below 97%. Our Education Welfare Officer asks for the names of children whose attendance falls below 90% and follows up on such cases.

Punctuality

Good attendance and punctuality are important at Halsnead.  Children should be settled in class at 8.50 a.m. when the register will be taken. Children arriving after this time will be marked late.  We are legally required to give the names of children who are persistently late to the Education Welfare Service. 

Extra-Curricular Clubs

We run a variety of extracurricular clubs, details of which are circulated at the start of every half-term. These clubs can take place before and after school. Most after school clubs finish at 4.00 p.m.