Breakfast Club

Good breakfast and some engaging activities are great ways to prepare children for the school day. At St. Mary’s we offer a breakfast club to all children where they can eat a healthy breakfast and participate in games and activities with other pupils before the start of the school day. The children have the option of cereal, toast (with honey, jam or marmite), fruit and a drink (orange, blackcurrant or water).

The breakfast club is held in the Brightsparks mobile located behind the school and accessible via Latimer Close. It is run by school staff.

The cost is £5.00, 5 days' notice is required and places can be booked via your Parentmail account. The club will be open from 7:45 am to 8:45 am.

The children will have a choice of cereal, toast and juice as well as some activities before being taken to their classroom.

After school club

After school club is the perfect place for children to unwind, play with friends and relax in a calm, stimulating environment.  At St. Mary’s we offer afterschool care to all children where they can have a snack and a drink (orange, blackcurrant or water). They will also have a choice of indoor and outdoor activities (weather permitting). 

After school club is run by school staff and is situated in the Brightsparks mobile located behind the school and accessible via Latimer Close.

The cost is £5.00 for a half session (3:15 am to 4:30 pm) and £9.00 for a full session (3:15 pm-5:45 pm). 5 Days' notice is required and places can be booked via your ParentMail app.

The following activities are some of the things offered;

• ‘Friday Film’ Club - Movie to be shown with popcorn
• Outdoor activities – Weather permitting
• Arts and Crafts
• Quiet reading corner
• Assistance with any homework / spellings / reading that the pupils would like.  This will be communicated to the carers/parents via reading records or verbally
• Quizzes / work searches / competitions / jigsaws
• Pool and table football
• Story time
• Show and tell
• Local visitors with talks

You can book your child onto Brightsparks via our school Parent mail app.   Payments will also need to be made in advance by topping up your ParentMail balance and the amount will be deducted as you make your bookings.  Low-balance reminders will also be sent out.

For those of you that use childcare vouchers, please send instructions to release the vouchers to reception@stmarys.pdet.org.uk so that the funds reach our account and we can top up your account.  If you have any questions regarding childcare vouchers, please contact nicola.young@pdet.org.uk

If a parent is late,  an automatic £20 charge will incur and then there will be a £1 per minute charge from 5.45 pm up to the time that they are picked up.