Breakfast
Club (supported by Asda –Totton)
Abbotswood has been hosting a daily breakfast club (term time only) for
nearly two years. Although this is a Government initiative, originally relating
to extended schools provision, Abbotswood felt there was a real need to
offer such a service to its parents.
Funding was made available and Abbotswood was successful in securing a grant.
This funding has assisted in various ways, from provision of crockery and
cutlery to partially enabling the creation of our Community Room, where
the children enjoy their breakfast.
The current cost is: £1.50 per child per day, and the menu varies
each day with a choice of hot food, with cereals being available each day.
We are very fortunate to have established a relationship with our local
Asda store, which has provided us with breakfast cereal on many occasions
since our club began. We have also taken part in several of Asda’s
initiatives such as The Big Healthy Eat campaign.
Children are admitted at 8 a.m. each day for breakfast, and supervised by
two members of our support team, who in addition to providing adult supervision,
also entertain the children with various games and initiatives, and on certain
mornings, dance, and ball games are also on the agenda, provided by such
organisations as Saints in the Community and Sportstars.
Activities then finish at 8.50 a.m. ready for children to gather in the
playground, when the school day begins at 8.55 a.m.
At this moment, this initiative is only open to Abbotswood pupils, but we
hope to extend this invitation to children and parents of other schools
in the very near future, as the feedback from parents to date, has been
very positive.
If you are interested in booking your child in (either as an individual
or block booking), please contact the school office (office hours: 8.30
a.m. – 4.00 p.m.)
(Tel: 023 8086 3159) or e-mail:office@abbotswood.hants.sch.uk
Please note bookings can only be made in advance (not on the day), together
with payment. Print