Classes start at 8:20 am

During the morning, children have a morning snack and break time.

In the Early Years, lunch is at 11:30 am, in the school’s main refectory, followed by the lunch break in the playground.

After that, the Nursery students nap, whilst Kindergarten and Reception students return to their classrooms for activities.

Kindergarten and Reception students have a weekly swimming lesson in the afternoon.

Before dismissal, which is at 3:20pm, children have their afternoon snack.

Afterschool activities run from 3:30pm to 4:15pm.

Every child and every family are different. All children go through a period of adaptation when they start at a new school and the community at St Dominic’s, we is very experienced at integrating new students. The teachers, the  assistants and the students are very used to welcoming students from very different cultural backgrounds and contexts, making for a positive integration in the community.

Within our Learning Support Team, we have a Junior School counsellor who may also contribute to a successful adaptation.

All Early Years students have school lunch which is supplied by a certified catering company. Soup, fish, meat and vegetarian options, salad and fresh fruit. There are also options for children with dietary restrictions.

We ask parents to bring a healthy morning and afternoon snack, and a refillable water bottle.

Besides the expected termly meetings with the teachers and students, parents have other occasions to get to know more about their child’s learning, for example:

• Assemblies and Sharing Mornings 
• The student’s learning journal
• Overviews at the beginning of each unit of learning
• An app where students’ portfolios are developed and that parents have access to
• Daily communication with the teacher at the time of dismissal
• Junior School Secretary