Back to School

WELCOME BACK to Paulton Junior School

I do hope that you and the children have had a wonderful summer holiday. The Junior school reopens for all pupils on Monday 7^th September at 8.30am.

As it is the start of a new academic year, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our families to Paulton Junior School and remind you of a few routines and expectations of the school from the first day.

 

Class Teachers

3B	Mr Barge
3HW	Mrs Holmes     Mrs Walker
4R	Miss Richards
4BM	Miss Burke       Mrs Mallon
5W	Miss Walker
5CG	Mrs Curtis           Mrs Goucher
6S	Mr Smith
6PR	Mrs Pearson     Miss Russett
PPA & French	Mrs Truelove

Our School day

The school day starts at 8.30am and finishes at 3.00pm.

With agreement of the Infant school, the car park gates are shut during drop off and pick up times, to keep the site safe for pedestrians. The Junior school gate (by the Infant school) will be open from 8.20am.

It is expected that all children are brought to school and met by a parent or have a pre-arranged adult /childminder to collect them, especially in years 3-5. If your child attends Wrap Around Care, eg Footsteps- they will plan to collect the children by the front of school or year 3 classroom exit.

We do encourage families and pupils to walk to school; the main footpaths and entrance into school can get very busy; it is important that we try to alleviate congestion. Therefore, there are assigned entrances and exits into the school for each year group.

On arrival, children should make their way via the school grounds to their class.

Once the classroom fire exit doors are open by 8.30am, the children come into school independently. Teachers will be in their classrooms ready to meet and greet and teach. Registers are taken promptly, therefore it is important to be on time. Good attendance matters.

Entrances and drop off

Year 3 – 3B & 3HW using steps at the front of their classroom & school building

Year 4 – 4R - use the swimming pool gate or top corner gate, into the garden

            4BR- use the main junior school gate

Year 5 – 5CG & 5W - use the main junior school gate or swimming pool gate            

Year 6 - 6S & 6PR - use the swimming pool gate or use the top corner gate at front of school &                                       walk along the garden path.

Pick Up at 3pm

Year 3 will exit via their fire exit doors and meet parents at the top of the steps, where they were dropped off.

Years 3, 4 and 5 will exit via the main junior school gate.

Year 6 will exit via the top corner gate at front of school.

If you have any change or special arrangements with regards to pick up, please let the teacher know, or call the office staff.

We aim to use these entrances consistently so that children will become familiar with routines.

School lunches

From Monday 7^th September, hot school lunches are available for any child. These meals must be pre-booked and ordered directly on School Grid by Thursday at midnight for the following week. These meals will be eaten in the hall and served from 12:00 pm.

If your child does not have an ordered school lunch, they will need to bring a packed lunch to school- healthy & balanced such as sandwiches, pasta, salads, yoghurts, and fruit.

Allergies

Please inform the school immediately, if your child has an allergy to anything or if your child needs specific medication eg an epi-pen. Make sure that your child brings their epi-pen to school everyday. Please supply a spare epi-pen to be kept at school for emergencies. Under statutory guidance updated for the 2026–2027 academic year (often referred to as Benedict’s Law), schools face strict legal requirements to implement dedicated allergy safety policies, staff training, and backup spare adrenaline auto-injectors. It is vital that you notify the school staff about any allergies and obtain a formal Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP) or BSACI action plan from your GP or paediatrician.

Medication

If your child requires daily medication, you must inform the school office via phone or email (01761) 418137; also inform the class teacher. You will be required to go to the office and complete a form that gives permission and details of the times and dosage of the medication required.

Inhalers

Children will need to keep their inhaler in their school bag and be responsible for taking them on visits or to events. In each classroom there is a medical box and it is advised that the school keep an extra inhaler for your child in this box, for use in school. Please complete the form at the office if your child has to use an asthma inhaler and send a named and in-date inhaler to school to be kept in the medical box.

Healthy Snacks - NO NUT School

Children can bring a healthy snack such as fruit, cheese, bread sticks for a playtime snack and please make sure that there are NO NUTS in anything that they bring in.

All children must bring a named water bottle to school every day. This is for use during class time, break, lunchtime and PE lessons. NO fizzy or flavoured drinks. Thank you.

Mobile phones

Children are NOT allowed to bring their mobile phones/smart watches/ devices to school.

This approach aligns with the principles of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, which introduced statutory guidance requiring schools to have regard to government advice on mobile phone use in schools. The guidance states that schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default and supports schools in creating calm, safe, and supportive learning environments that promote children's welfare and wellbeing.

Within the Safeguarding document- Keeping Children Safe In Education 2026 and research states that mobile phones can be a distraction to learning, reduce opportunities for positive social interaction, and increase risks associated with online safety, cyberbullying, inappropriate content, and peer pressure. By maintaining a mobile phone-free environment, we can help children develop healthy relationships, improve concentration, encourage active play, and support their emotional wellbeing.

School Uniform

All children are expected to wear the correct school uniform. Please ensure your child wears only black school shoes not ankle boots. Also, no black trousers or black skirts including a tube style.

On P.E days, the children will wear their P.E kit to school, including House T-shirt. Only school jumpers should be worn with navy or black shorts, skorts or leggings and trainers. Check the website for all PE days.

All details for the school uniform are available on the school website https://www.paultonjuniorschool.co.uk/page/?title=Uniform&pid=58

Website

Our school website has extra information about the school including the year group learning, events, governors etc. www.paultonjuniorschool.co.uk

Open Door Friday

Every Friday after school, you are invited to come into the classroom to share and look at your child’s work. Please meet your child at the end of the day and come into school.

Meet the Teachers

On Friday 11^th September, you are invited to meet the teacher in your child’s classroom at 3.10pm. After school, please come along to find out about the class routines and expectations at Paulton Junior School.

Contact details

If you need to contact the school to inform us of a change of address, mobile number, please email Paulton_jun@bathnes.gov.uk or call 01761 418137. Likewise, if you need to let the school know of appointments or send a message, please use the email.

Teacher2Parents

We use Teachers2Parents messaging service to inform you by text or emails. Unfortunately, there have been a few technical issues over the holidays with the system & adding contacts and we aim to rectify this issue asap. We apologise if you did not get this information via email, but had to rely on a friend or the website.

Sports Coaches and extra-club offer

This year we will be working with Ignite Sport – Coach Tom Palacio will be teaching PE lessons and sports coaching at an after-school Sports Club on a Thursday from 10^th September. The details of which will be sent out for you to sign up and pay directly with Ignite Sport.

Matt Analts will continue to teach basketball and PE lessons. He will be running his early morning/before school basketball club from Friday 18^th September. The details will be sent to you to sign up and pay directly with Matt.

Active Development will provide a football afterschool club on a Friday – more details will be sent to you later.

We are really looking forward to seeing the children on Monday morning at 8.30am and start the new school year. I look forward to updating you on any forthcoming events and the amazing learning opportunities your children will be involved with over the next year.

Kind Regards

Mrs Sally Rawlings

Headteacher