MLPS Breakfast and After School Club

What is Breakfast Club?

Our school breakfast club is a club for children that takes place daily at school from 7.30am until the start of the school day. The club will take place in the main school hall and children should enter via the main school entrance where they will then be registered by a member of staff.

Our breakfast club provision is usually run by Mrs Holland and Miss Crutchley. Breakfast club not only provides food but a safe space where children can take part in fun group activities, read or access to support for their homework.

How can I book Breakfast Club?

Breakfast club needs to be booked a week in advance. Parents will be sent a text message the week before with a form to fill in what days breakfast club is needed. Breakfast club costs £5 and has to be paid for on Parent Pay.

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What is provided at Breakfast Club?

Breakfast may include:

Fruit

Toast/ Bagels

Cereal

Milk/ Juice

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Why are breakfast clubs important?​

Breakfast is possibly the most important meal of the day. And there has been research carried out into the importance of children eating breakfast as well as many first-hand reports from teachers.

According to Premier footballer Marcus Rashford, school breakfast clubs are crucial to many children’s wellbeing- “Breakfast Club played an integral part in my life. Not only did it guarantee that I had fuel to sustain the day and really engage in learning, but it is where I formed my life friendships.”

 

Key benefits for children are as follows:

Improved concentration – Nobody can function to the best of their abilities if they are hungry. Eating breakfast ensures that children can not only concentrate better on a full stomach, but they are less likely to misbehave and cause disruptions in class. Feeling “hangry” is not conducive to learning.

Improved timekeeping and attendance – Once the child has arrived at the breakfast club he or she is ready for school. This means improved attendance and timekeeping.

Improved behaviour – The children’s behaviour is improved if they have eaten breakfast. All teachers report improved behaviour in the classroom following the inception of a breakfast club.

Decrease in bullying and greater socialisation – The breakfast club is a neutral space where children of all ages can mingle under supervision. This enables them to get to meet with others of all ages; a knock-on effect of the breakfast club is that inter-age friendships are formed.

A breakfast club can help children flourish – Breakfast clubs provide a safe calming space where children can enjoy activities that they may not be able to do elsewhere such as taking part in creative pastimes. It also gives them the space to practise reading skills.

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After School Care 

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We are thrilled to announce that, following numerous requests for wrap around care at Marsh Lane Primary School, we have now launching our own after-school care provision. This will be run by several members of the Marsh Lane team. Please note, this will run in addition to the activity clubs currently ran by external providers e.g. Arts & Crafts and Multi skills. Building on the success of our Breakfast Club, this new initiative will run Monday to Thursday from 3.30pm until 5.00pm, providing a safe and engaging environment for your children. The cost will be £6, which includes a light snack and drink. 

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After School Clubs

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We work closely with many local companies to provide our children with many different extra curricular opportunities. These include: 

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• Circus Skills                                 

• Glow in the Dark Dodgeball 

• Jumping Clay 

• Coding Club 

• Martial Arts 

• Disney Dance 

• Cheerleading 

• Fencing ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​