Wraparound Care and Activities
Children grow up too quickly and we want those at Castle Court to have a real childhood. This is why we aim to make life at Castle Court fun and packed full of activity.
We offer a range of wraparound care and activities, including before-school care, and after-school care. Hopefully this film will help you begin to appreciate the depth and variety of after school activities on offer to the children in our care.
Before-school care
Breakfast Club, which starts at 7:45am, is free of charge to Year 1 upwards. Children from EYFS (Reception, Badgers and Badger Cubs) are welcome by special arrangement, in which case a small charge is made.
The children are given cereal, juice and toast in the dining room where they are supervised by teachers.
At 8:15am the older children are given the responsibility of taking the younger children to their classrooms where they start their school day.
After-school care
Badgers - Year 2
At the end of the school day, the children gather in the Badgers’ classroom and are given a chance to sit quietly, play or watch television to slowly unwind at the end of a busy school day. Some children are picked up or take the bus home at 4:15pm. Those who are staying until 4:45pm have tea in the Badger Cubs room, consisting of sandwiches, home-made cakes and juice.
Children who need to stay later then go back to the Pre-Prep where they participate in informal activities such as making jigsaws, playing board games, going to the school library or having creative fun. The latest collection time is 5:45pm.
A fee applies for after-school care from 4:15pm onwards.
Activities: Years 3 - 8
The activities on offer after-school for Years 3 - 8 vary from term to term. Recent terms have included:
Film-making- Drama
- Ancient Greek
- Hockey
- Pottery
- Netball
- Cross-country
- Green fingers
- Art
- Horse riding
- Outdoor adventures
- Nerf gun wars
- Model making
- Textiles
- Geo-caching
- Swimming
- Puzzles
- Science
- Maths enhancement
- Lego robotics
- Duathlon.
There is no charge for the majority of these activities.
Prep: Years 3 - 8
The school day for children in Years 3 to 8 officially ends at 4:15pm. Children can either go home, or stay for afternoon tea, followed by prep or activities. Tea is held in the main dining hall and consists of sandwiches, home-made cakes and fruit.
Prep begins at 4.45pm each evening and is held in a classroom supervised by a member of the teaching team. Prep ends at 5:45pm and no charge is made for this extra care.
