Our School Day

The following provides overviews of a typical day in Reception, KS1 and KS2 at Mitton Manor Primary School. 

A typical day in Reception:

8:45am: Gates open and children have access to magic breakfast activities in the classroom.

8:55am: Attendance is taken and dinner register is completed.

9:00am-9:30am: Cozy Club/ Mastering Number

9:30am-10:00am: Phonics (apart from on a Monday morning where the children attend an assembly)

10:00am-10:30am: Reception playtime and snack time

10:30am-11:45am: Whole Class/ group teaching linked to an area of learning with continuous provision

11:45am- 12:45pm: Reception lunchtime

12:45pm-1:00pm: Whole class story time

1:00-1:15pm: Whole class handwriting

1:15pm-2:45pm: Whole class/ group teaching linked to an area of learning with continuous provision

2:45pm-3:00pm: Assembly

3:15pm: Home time

A typical day in KS1: 

8:45am: Gates open and children have access to magic breakfast activities in the classroom.

8:55am: Attendance is taken and dinner register is completed.

9:00am-9:30am: Guided Reading/ Mastering number

9:30am-10:00am: Phonics (apart from on a Monday morning where the children attend an assembly)

10:00am-10:30am: KS1 playtime and snack Time

10:30am-11:45am: Morning lesson usually English or maths

11:45am- 12:45pm: KS1 lunchtime (Y2 12:00-1:00PM)

12:45pm-1:00pm: Story time/ handwriting

1:15pm-1:45pm: Afternoon lesson usually English or maths

1:45pm-2:00pm: Afternoon break/ Daily Mile

2:00pm-2:45pm: Afternoon lesson usually a foundation Subject

2:45pm-3:00pm: Assembly

3:15pm: Home time

6 hours and 30 minutes per day. 

32 hours and 25 minutes per week. 

A typical day in KS2:

8:45am: Gates open and children have access to independent learning activities in the classroom.

8:55am: Attendance is taken and dinner register is completed.

9:00am-9:55am: Lesson One (English, maths, guided reading or SPAG)

9:55am-10:05am: Snack Time

10:05am-11:00am: Lesson Two (English, maths, guided reading or SPAG)

11:00am-11:15am: Break Time

11:15am- 12:15pm: Lesson Three (English, maths, guided reading or SPAG)

12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunchtime

1:15pm-1:30pm: Handwriting

1:30pm-2:30pm: Lesson Four (Foundation subjects e.g. History, Geography, MFL, CPSHE, RE, PE, Art, D&T, Computing, Music or Science)

2:30pm-2:40pm: Daily Mile

2:45pm-3:00pm: Assembly

3:00pm-3:20pm: Story time

3:20pm: Home time

6 hours and 35 minutes per day. 

32 hours and 55 minutes per week. 

Happy Mind sessions take place every Monday morning from 9:30–10:00am for children from Reception to Year Six, supporting positive wellbeing and a calm start to the week.

Weekly spelling tests are held every Thursday morning for pupils in Year One to Six to help reinforce and assess their spelling progress.

*Extra curricular clubs run from 3:15/3:20pm until 4:00pm*