School Timings & Academic Calendar
The Firs Lower School Academic Calendar
- The Current Firs Lower School's Academic Calendars can be viewed below, and are in a downloaded format at the bottom of this page.
- Please be aware that on some occasions our school term dates can differ to that published by our Local Authority, Central Beds.
- Our Local Authority term dates sheet can be found on the Central Bedfordshire Government website.
Please find below the timing of a typical school day at The Firs Lower School.
During term time, The Firs Lower School will be open daily from 8:45am - 3:30pm, 6.75 hours per day.
This equates to a school week of 33.75 hours.
| Time | Mornings at The Firs |
|---|---|
| 8:45am | School Gate Opens |
| 8:55am | Morning Registration |
| 9:10am | Literacy or Maths |
| 10:10am | Morning Break / Playtime |
| 10:30am | RWI / Y2, 3, 4 Reading |
| 11:05am | Literacy or Maths |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Break |
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| Time | Afternoons at The Firs |
|---|---|
| 12pm-1pm | Lunchtime |
| 1.00pm | Handwriting, Reading or Spelling |
| 1:20pm | Foundation Subjects and Science |
| 2:40pm | KS1 Afternoon Break / Playtime |
| 2:55pm | Assembly / Check in Circle Time |
| 3:20pm | Preparation for end of the school day |
| 3:30pm | End of School day. Gates Unlocked |