Rationale
As part of Be the Best you can Be! we aim to develop the responsibility children take for their own property and the property of others. We believe that lost property collections need to be regularly emptied, whilst simultaneously allowing items lost very recently a reasonable length of time to be located.
How do we do this?
We talk to the children about the strategies they use for taking responsibility for their own property and property belonging to others. We also encourage parents and carers to support children to develop this sense of responsibility and label clothing as necessary.
Lost property from the playground is collected just inside the stairwell next to the first aid room door. Parents and carers are encouraged to help their children find missing belongings here. Each year group also has a designated collection point for lost property; please speak to a member of staff about how to access this.
At the end of each half term any remaining lost property will be gathered together. Children, parents and carers can claim missing items from the playground during the first few days of the next half term. After this period any lost property which has still not been claimed will either be added to our PTA second-hand uniform sales or be donated to charity.