Please use this link to register your interest - many thanks!

Additional tours can be arranged after open day. Please call the school office for additional information!

The fresh resource also embraces more traditional pursuits of yesteryear from skittles and dominos to rope ladders, tree swings and sandpits.

The added activity attraction for lunchtimes also features table football, large frame puzzles, fake snow, building blocks, cross trainer fitness machines and balance challenges.

The initiative complements existing outdoor activities and Head of School Darci Arthur is thrilled at the response from children and the support from Upton’s staff.

She said: “It has been so wonderful to see our children interacting with peers from other year groups, challenging themselves on activities and just be children - playing in the sand pits and with the fake snow.”

Praising the midday meal supervisors, she said: “I would like to say a massive thank you to all of the team for their hard work at lunchtimes. It’s been fantastic to be out there with them all and observe how everyone has embraced the new style of play.”

Miss Arthur said it is clear that this initiative has created a more fun, structured and enjoyable atmosphere during break times.

She added: “As we all know, lunchtimes are crucial, not just for ensuring our children have a lovely lunch, but for social development.

“They provide a vital space for children to practise essential life skills, such as communication, teamwork, and conflict resolution.

“Watching our children engage in conversations, share laughs, and build new and maintain old friendships has been the highlight for me and has, once again, reminded me of the importance of nurturing a strong team ethos within Upton.”

Upton Junior School is part of the Viking Academy Trust with Chilton Primary School and Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

*For more information contact Head of School Darci Arthur on 01843 861393.

Due to an increased amount of lates, please be advised that pupils are expected to be in their classrooms for registration by 8.45am.  All pupils who arrive late must report, with their parent, to the school office where the reason for lateness will be recorded. The pupil will be marked as late in the register.

The register will close at 9.15am. Pupils arriving after the register has closed will be marked as late after registration and this will count as an unauthorised absence.

 A pupil’s lateness will seriously disrupt their learning.

I am sure you share our concern and would wish to work with the school to improve punctuality.  If we can help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact the office or SENCO, as we would be happy to meet and discuss the ways we can support you.

Penalty Notice Information

Absent for 10 or more half-day sessions (five school days) without authorisation during any 100 possible school sessions or 50 school days – these do not need to be consecutive. 

 Penalty Notices are issued to each parent of each child and the amount of the penalty will be £160 to be paid within 28 days, reduced to £80 if paid within 21 days. Failure to pay the penalty in full at the end of the 28-day period may result in prosecution by the Local Authority (Kent County Council).

 Yours sincerely

Upton 

Mr. Ty Watling is a local guitar tutor that has years of experience and offers all 3 of these instruments. He will be starting work with us at Upton after the October Half Term.  

The lessons will be 20-minute sessions on a Wednesday afternoon at a cost of £13 per session. 

We have asked Mr. Watling to join our instrumental tutoring team as we have had so much interest in Guitar & Bass lessons from the students. 

Anyone interested in their child having these lessons, please contact Mr. Smith at graham.smith@uptonjunior.com as soon as possible and you will be added to the timetable.  

Starting 01/10/24 the gates will ALL be reverting back to opening at the original time of 8.25am to ensure all children are safe on the grounds and also safeguard the breakfast club who are on site from 7.30am. Please be mindful that arriving on site prior to this time may disrupt the safe arrival of some children and staff.

If you have already scanned the QR code on the Proof and registered you will receive an auto email notification.

If you have not done it yet, don’t panic, you can still view by scanning the QR code on your Proof and following the instructions.

If by chance you have not received your Proof or it has been lost you can email office@uptonjunior.com for your photo code.

This is an important update from Profiles Photography, regarding your child's previous years of school photographs.

Due to retirement, sadly Profiles Photography are no longer taking your child’s school photographs.

We’d like to inform our customers that we will shortly close our ordering website and all customer accounts and photographs will no longer be accessible.

You can continue to access and order photos from the back catalogue until 31st March 2025 from our website: orders.profilesphotography.co.uk

If you’re missing any photographs from your account or have old codes that are no longer valid, please email us at: sales@profilesphotography.co.uk and we’ll search the archives for you.

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