The warmest welcome to Reception! We are extremely excited to begin our new adventure together next week, we hope you are too! We also hope that you have all had a wonderful summer together and have made lots of fab memories. We have been busy organising the classroom to make sure it is ready for the children’s very special, first day in school. These moments in your little ones lives are so precious and a huge honour for us to be a part of. We cannot wait to really get to know each and every wonderful member of our new Reception class and watch the many magic moments and memories that they will make.
Below you will find important information to help to feel ready for the first half term, along with two forms that must be completed.
School virtues
Our virtues for our first half term will be Loving and Compassionate. These will be at the core of everything we do in school and we are always looking out for children who display these characteristics.
What to bring each day
Snack time: In Reception we will always have plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables for the children to access at snack time, however if your child would prefer a hot snack these are also available to order by 8am Monday morning. You will always find the link for this on Mrs Gregan’s weekly blog each Friday. You are also welcome to send your child with a snack from home, however to support our eco footprint, it is a school rule that these must be sent in reusable tupper wear (no wrappers please!)
School bag: In your child’s school bag we ask that your child comes to school with a water bottle and their reading book bag inside their bag. If your child has achieved something outside of school, we would love to celebrate this as a class together so feel free to bring in certificates, medals or special photographs. We ask that children do not bring their own personal toys to school is case they were to get lost or damaged. Thank you!
Continuous provision: The children will have access to both indoor and outdoor play during many parts of the school day. Therefore, we ask that you please bring in some extra layers, such as a waterproof coat and wellies, to help them feel more comfortable when outside. These can be left in school. Thank you!
Medicine: If your child needs to be given any medicine in the school day, this must come into school via the main entrance and signed in via the office, our lovely Mrs Nel will then inform myself. Medicine must not be brought in via a child’s school bag.
PE Days
Outdoor PE is on a Tuesday afternoon. This will begin when we start our full days together. Our first session will be on Tuesday 8th September. Children are encouraged to come into school wearing the school PE kit (either navy shorts or joggers depending on the temperature, the school navy PE top and a school hoody or tracksuit top).
Indoor PE days will be on a Friday morning. On these days you need to make sure you wear tracksuits but also have a pair of shorts either under your trousers or in your bag to get changed in to. We don’t wear trainers during indoor PE, but if there are any issues with this then I must be informed by an adult. Our first lesson will be on Friday 11th September.
Homework
This will go out on Tuesday afternoons and will be due in the following Monday. Please support us in this process to ensure children complete their homework and hand it in on time.
Induction Night
This will be held on Wednesday 9th September 3:45pm & 4:45pm. This is another opportunity for you to see the classroom for yourself, discover more about the exciting opportunities and topics that they will be learning during their time in Reception and we can answer any questions you may have!
Forms
Please complete the following consent form for the year ahead. This gives your permission for various things, such as school trips, usage of technology and photographs to be put on the website:
If your child has a medical condition such as asthma or an allergy that we need to know then please complete the following medical form:
Uniform
Please make sure all coats and school uniform is labelled. We will do our very best to build the children’s independence in taking care of their personal belongings and it is a huge help when everything is labelled for the children.
Please remember that there is now a No Jewellery policy except for an anologue watch (no smart watches)
We can’t wait to see you all on Thursday 3rd September and hear about your holidays!
We hope you enjoy your last few days of the holidays and we look forward to seeing you in Reception for your two half days, as we settle in to your new school on Thursday and Friday.
Miss Bassett, Miss Woodend, Mrs Summersall, Mrs Krol and Miss Canham