Beyond the Classroom
Wrap Around Childcare
Breakfast Club and Kenzalia (Monday – Friday)
Breakfast club is from 7:45 – 8:40am each day. Children can read, draw or play quiet games. Breakfast is not provided by the school but children can bring a packed breakfast to eat before school.
The cost is £4.00 per day.
Kenzalia runs after school each day from 3:30- 6:00pm (Fridays until 5:00pm). There are a range of activities for the children to participate in which include board games, construction, arts and crafts. The cost is £7.50 per day.
How to Book and Pay on School Gateway
1. Log on to School Gateway using link above (download the app as this is clearer)
2. Click on the name of your child if more than one child is showing
3. Click on the club that you wish to book.
4. Click on make a booking.
5. Booking Choice—only click on Free School Meals (£3.75) if you have a filled out a form that has been authorised by Brent Council. Standard payments are £7.50 even if your child is receiving universal free school meals to the end of Year 2.
6. Click on the dates that you want to book from the list of available dates.
7. Click on Book.
8. Click on Pay Now.v
9. Click on the club you have booked.
10. Add to basket.
11. View basket and checkout.
12. You will receive an email confirming payment.
13. If you want to book another club or child after step 10 go back to step 2 and repeat steps.
Cancelling a Booking
There is a high demand for clubs so if your child cannot attend please cancel the booking.You can cancel a booking on the School Gateway app by swiping to the right on the booking. Your club account will then be credited.Alternatively, you can email admin@princessfrederica.com
Residential Trips at Princess Frederica
Residential trips form an important part of the philosophy of the school. We believe that in order for children to have a well rounded education, it is important to experience learning in alternative surroundings that pose varying challenges. Our programme of residential trips means children, from Year 2, start to experience life away from their everyday home environment and develop the skills and emotional resilience necessary to deal successfully with the different social and environmental factors time away in a new area for a sustained amount of time will bring. We are constantly reviewing our provision for residential trips and sometimes change visits depending on the quality of experience.
2024-25 Academic Year
Book Week
Thank you to the Princess Frederica PSA
A very big thank you to the PSA who always work tirelessly to produce an incredible line up for our Princess Frederica Book Week. Their work and time investment always ensures that all the children throughout all year groups have a week where they hear from some incredible artists and illustrators.
Book week is a focus on everything great about books and reading. It involves all the children in the school in various different activities such as paired reading, book reviews, listening to stories read by different people including our parents and carers and sharing stories we have written ourselves. It’s also a week where an author or illustrator visits the school every day to inspire the children to deepen their love of reading.
Opal
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.” Charles E Schaefer
At Princess Frederica we are committed to providing quality play provision for all children. To achieve this, we are proud to be working with The Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) project.
At Princess Frederica we are committed to providing quality play provision for all children. To achieve this, we are proud to be working with The Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) project.
What is the OPAL project?
The OPAL project is a research-based initiative aimed at improving the quality of outdoor play in schools. The project was developed in the UK and has been implemented in schools throughout the world.
OPAL aims to support schools in developing high-quality outdoor play experiences. It is based on the understanding that outdoor play is essential for children’s physical, emotional and social development and allows children the freedom to explore and play in their own imaginative ways, often using found and gathered materials and resources from the environment.
An OPAL approach promotes a more inclusive play environment in which all children can feel comfortable to express themselves. Our children enjoy a full range of play opportunities, from physical play such as creating obstacle courses from tyres, planks and crates; cooking in the mud kitchen; dressing up, drawing and dancing. OPAL offers an exciting alternative to standard playground activities.
You can find out more about OPAL and their philosophy here: https://
What are the benefits?
We believe that OPAL will benefit our children in many ways:
- Improved physical health: The OPAL project encourages physical activity and helps children with fitness, physical development and co-ordination.
- Improved mental wellbeing: Children will have a sense of social connectedness and a sense of belonging which reduces stress and increases happiness.
- Enhanced social skills: The project increases opportunities for peer interaction using negotiations, problem solving and teamwork.
- Increased self confidence: The OPAL project teaches children to assess risk and be aware of the decisions that they make leading to improved independence, self-esteem and resilience.
- Cognitive and academic benefits: Children who have access to high quality outdoor play experiences have increased attention on return to the classroom.
How can I help?
If you are in a position to donate resources, we would be very grateful for any of the following items:
If you are in a position to donate resources, we would be very grateful for any of the following items:
- Suitcases of any size and type
- Plastic milk crates/supermarket delivery crates/plastic bread trays
- Briefcases, especially hard cased ones
- Kitchen pots, pans, baking trays, work tables, wooden spoons, chopping boards
- Tools e.g. small spades, trowels and brooms
- Tubes of various sizes and materials
- Buckets
- Nets and thick ropes
- Keyboards/torches/laptops/
calculators/mobile phones/desk phones/webcams/cameras that are no longer working - Fabric (large sheets/brightly coloured fabric)
- Foam sheets/bodyboards/camping roll mats/yoga mats
- Wooden pallets
- Metal frames
- Cable drums
- Guttering
- Noodles (the type you use in a swimming pool!)
- Hats, scarves, jazzy shirts, elasticated skirts, waistcoats, wedding dresses, character costumes
- Pegs (to set up dens)
To learn more about our approach to play, please read our play policy.
