loopylulu Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yrs 7,9 and 11 will have dinner at 1220 until 1250 - yrs 8 and 10 will have dinner 1320 until 1350. The school day will also finish at 1450. Kids use breaks and lunchtime not only to have dinner, but to socialise too, and not all kids choose to socialise outside of school. To some children school is there socialising part of life aswell. They only have one break as it is at forge valley. It's not fair to cut there dinner time again, and for kids who have breakfast at 7am, having dinner at 1320 is too late, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Yrs 7,9 and 11 will have dinner at 1220 until 1250 - yrs 8 and 10 will have dinner 1320 until 1350. The school day will also finish at 1450. Kids use breaks and lunchtime not only to have dinner, but to socialise too, and not all kids choose to socialise outside of school. To some children school is there socialising part of life aswell. They only have one break as it is at forge valley. It's not fair to cut there dinner time again, and for kids who have breakfast at 7am, having dinner at 1320 is too late, in my opinion. They still get a 20 min break at 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWOODS Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Can someone please explain to me how cutting the dinner time by 10 minutes will solve the limited space in the dining hall... Kids and teachers don't have the time to each as much, which in turn means less tummy expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ub40 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Less time for them to cause mayhem and throw their rubbish about around the shops. Looks a tip after they've been around[/. 10 minutes less to cause mayhem give over ?? I live in stannington looks nothing like a tip even round shops ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocki Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Less time for them to cause mayhem and throw their rubbish about around the shops. Looks a tip after they've been around[/. 10 minutes less to cause mayhem give over ?? I live in stannington looks nothing like a tip even round shops ????? So do I.....and it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It doesn't leave time for any lunchtime clubs/revision sessions does it? Children need a decent lunchtime break if they are at school all day. Why so ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesther Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) [/b] Why so ? . Because they are growing in to adults, have hormones raging, and this in itself is tiring. Couple that with the tremendous pressures that teachers and pupils are under to get prescriptive courses done in large class sizes in schools, and they are ready for a break. 30 minutes gives pupils barely enough time to queue and eat their lunch. Many of them rely on school buses to and from school, so lunch time is the only time they have to see a teacher if they don't understand the homework set, or go and see their head of year if they are being bullied, or get a book out from the school library, etc, and as others have said, they should be encouraged to go out and get some fresh air, have a game of footy or whatever during that time. My child has benefitted greatly from lunchtime clubs and revision sessions. I wish that for other children. Edited June 15, 2015 by Hesther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mda03cn Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 When I was at school we used to have 15 minutes in the morning and afternoon and an hour and ten minutes at lunchtime. Some of my fondest memories are playing French skipping, bulldog, playing on the climbing frames and in the winter sledging down the hill on a carrier bag. I hate to think we were depriving our children of this precious time where friendships are formed and memories made. There is enough time to gulp down lunch and be back at your desk before it's started to digest when you start work. Or perhaps that's the reasoning behind it! Get them conditioned whilst they are young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmyowls Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Because they are growing in to adults, have hormones raging, and this in itself is tiring. Couple that with the tremendous pressures that teachers and pupils are under to get prescriptive courses done in large class sizes in schools, and they are ready for a break. 30 minutes gives pupils barely enough time to queue and eat their lunch. Many of them rely on school buses to and from school, so lunch time is the only time they have to see a teacher if they don't understand the homework set, or go and see their head of year if they are being bullied, or get a book out from the school library, etc, and as others have said, they should be encouraged to go out and get some fresh air, have a game of footy or whatever during that time. My child has benefitted greatly from lunchtime clubs and revision sessions. I wish that for other children. SPOT on post ! so much pressure being put on kids these days , but another point is why have such a big school and a small dinning hall that cant cope with the pupils there??? but yet they don't really want pupils going out for dinner All very crazy !! When I was at school used to look forward to Dinner break -Just for a break!! have a kickabout in yard with friends etc saying that im told that's now banned as well at break times at the school . Perhaps one of reasons Why pupils are going out in first place is just to get away for abit ---------- Post added 16-06-2015 at 00:53 ---------- I do think theres too much pressure on the pupils at that school as it is warnings, detentions, for anything and everything it seems , starting to think its run like the army:hihi: give it a few months it be your "boots arnt polished" get down and give me 40 press-ups lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8 Blade Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I left school in 2000 and before then we had a 30 min lunch break. Start school 8.30am Morning break apx 10.30 for 15min 30 min lunch break (tiered for different year groups) Finish 2.40pm Plenty of after school clubs available for sport/revision. Chance to speak to teachers after lessons/break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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