Being conscientious and confident means that we arrive to school on time.  We must train ourselves to be on time so that it becomes a successful habit for life.  School is good training for what we will experience when we work as adults.    Successful people are always punctual for the following reasons:  

• Maximized learning and productivity - When you’re punctual, you maximize your time. You are giving yourself the best chance to be successful in life being present in school gaining key knowledge and skills.
•  Respect for others – it is showing respect to teachers and the school as they have planned the day for you to be a successful person and learner.  This helps to build trust and positive connections. 
• Reliability and Responsibility-  Being punctual indicates that you're responsible and reliable. It shows that you take your commitments seriously and can be counted on to meet deadlines and attend appointments as promised.  It shows that you are disciplined and have good work ethics, qualities that others value.
• Opportunities and Success -  Punctuality can lead to more opportunities. People who consistently show up on time are often seen as more dependable, which can open doors for personal and professional growth.
• Time Management Skills - Being punctual usually means you’ve managed your time well. It helps develop a routine, promotes better organization, and can reduce stress from last-minute rushes.

How to be punctual

• Pack your bag the evening before, checking that you have everything ready for the next day, including books and equipment.  This will save you time in the morning.  
• Lay out what your uniform for the next day the evening before.  This will save you time in the morning.  
• Set a regular alarm in the morning that gives you plenty of time to get ready.  You can even set it ten minutes before you need to, this gives you some buffer time if there is anything unexpected that happens during the morning that might make you late.
• Set out a time that you will leave the house and stick to it!  If you are walking with friends make sure that you all take collective responsibility to meet at a set time and stick to it! 
• Speak to a member of staff if there is a genuine reason that might make you late on an occasional day.
• If you are not at school by 0835 a same day break detention will apply.    
• We have a ‘No Excuses’ approach to being late to any lesson.  Being late to a lesson is disrespectful to our teachers and school who are trying their best to teach you knowledge and skills to be successful.  It also disrupts the learning for other pupils in your class as the teacher has to stop the lesson so that you can join the class which is also disrespectful.  This is not being conscientious or compassionate and is not making us proud because we always do the right thing.   If there are an issues regarding a lesson, you can always talk to us and we will work together to overcome any barriers you may feel that you are facing.  Ultimately, we will attend all of our lessons so that we can gain knowledge and skills that will make us happy and successful as adults.  

• Make your way to the sports zone or courtyard to enjoy your break.  If you want to purchase refreshments from the dining hall, you will line up alongside the outside wall, under the canopy.  This is the only entrance to the dining hall at break and lunchtimes.  
• If you need to use the toilet facilities, you will use access them through the external doors by the courtyard.   There is no need to be in the school building beyond these areas.  This is so that we can keep you safe. 
• You may use the Library if you wish to for Wellbeing Club.   You will enter via the external doors by the courtyard.
• When the movement matters bell goes, you will make your way to your HOUSE line on the courtyard and your teacher will help to escort you safely to your lessons where you will walk with pace and purpose.  

At lunchtime this year, you will be able to use either the dining hall or sit outside on the benches to eat your food.   If you are buying food from the dining hall you may also eat it outside on the benches.   This is a luxury and privilege so that you can sit with your friends, regardless of whether they are purchasing food or bringing packed lunches.   All pupils take collective responsibility to ensure that all cutlery and trays go back to the dining hall and all litter is placed in the bins.   We are so fortunate and grateful to have a wonderful school and collectively we all look after this out of respect to the people who built it for us.

• When the bell goes for lunch, make your way to the courtyard.  If you are packed lunches, find a bench outside to eat, or if you want to eat in the dining hall, line up in QUEUE A where a member of staff will then seat you accordingly.  You may be told to go and chat in the Courtyard and come back when called, this is to help make the lunchtime experience more harmonious and happier for everyone.     We are respectful and polite to all lunchtime staff.   They are part of the HLNA family, they are our colleagues, and so we treat everyone how we wish to be treated
• If you are purchasing food from the dining hall, line up in QUEUE B.   We will be polite and respectful and line up sensibly.   Take your food to your table and eat and socialize with others as if you are in a restaurant.   Successful people are always polite to others, using STEPS and SHAPE where appropriate. 
• Daily topic for discussion—this is a time to catch up and socialize with friends and to practice good social skills.  We will always give you a daily topic to discuss.  You don’t have to converse about this, you are free to talk about what interests you if it is kind and compassionate, but practicing the art of small talk and interacting with others is a key skill for life.  Successful people know how to do this well so we will give you these daily opportunities to do this too.    Remember to tell a member of staff what you discussed with your friends!
• When you have finished eating, take all litter with you.  We never leave anything behind on our tables.   It is not the responsibility of our lunchtime staff to pick up our litter.  Their job is to help keep tables clean by wiping them, which we are grateful for.  Their job is not to take away your trays or litter.  
• Place all rubbish in the bins provided.  We must be always conscientious and proud because we always do the right thing.  Successful people always put rubbish in litter bins.    It is our job to look after our school environment out of respect for the people who built our school for us, and for everyone who enjoys the facilities every day. 
• If you are attending a lunchtime club, always eat your lunch first and then go to the club.   If you are purchasing food from the dining hall, you will be given a lunchtime pass so that you can do this as quickly as possible and make your way to your activity.