EXPECTED OPENING - Monday 11 January 2010

These arrangements have now changed slightly as we move back to normal. Click here for the latest information.

Thank you very much if your child was in school today, Friday 8 January!

We were fully staffed and a very large number of you felt you could make the journey safely into school with your children. Obviously, we understood that conditions were still bad in certain areas, so there were many children not at school today.

Monday 11 January 2010

It's not possible to give you definite news about school opening on Monday 11 January until fairly late on Sunday afternoon.

If the weather doesn't get any worse and we are open...

We will open at 9.30 and expect all children in school. The late opening will be to allow more time for everyone to make a safe journey to school. We will expect all children in school. We need to get back to normal as soon as is safe and possible, and the weekend will give you time to plan how you will get your children to school. If we are open on Tuesday, we would plan to start at the normal time (8.50am).

We will have the main path from the entrance on Sandpiper Road gritted. We are only gritting the main path because supplies of grit are low, and the city cannot guarantee to deliver more. By gritting one main path, we make the grit last as long as possible.

We will close at the normal time (3.15pm) but allow children to be picked up any time from 2.45pm - this allows a longer "school run" time if Sandpiper Road is still icy.


If the weather gets worse...

If we have to close, we will try to let you know by 6pm on Sunday evening.

We will put an announcement on this website and on the school answerphone. On Sunday afternoon, we may not be able to get the information updated on the city's School Closures List or Radio Solent.

If the weather gets worse over Sunday night, and we have to make the decision to close early on Monday morning, we will try to make the decision by 7.30am. Again, this website and the school answerphone will be updated and an announcement will be made on Radio Solent.

Thanks for all the support and kind words of the last few days - they are much appreciated!

Your children can access E-City with their school email username and password. This has a range of activities which can be used at any time, but particularly if the school is closed! Details here...