School Morning

School gates will be open by 8:45 am. The children should line up at 8.45 and when the bell rings at 8.55 class staff will bring the children in.

 Lunchtimes

Lunch is at 11:50am and is followed by a period of fun outside play, supervised by our midday supervisors. As we are a healthy school, please provide your child with a healthy lunchbox if your child is having a packed lunch. 

  Home time

Children will be dismissed at 3:30 pm from the ramp to the EYFS building. Please wait at the bottom of the ramp for your child to be sent down the steps to you. Please do not call your child to you - it is really important that staff know which children they have dismissed and to who. If your children are being collected by a different adult on a particular day then the teacher must be informed. Without this, children will not be allowed to leave the school grounds.

School Uniform

All children are expected to wear the school uniform:

• Grey/black trousers, skirt, pinafore or shorts.
• White shirt, blouse or polo shirt.
• During warmer weather, children may wear a blue check dress.
• Blue jumper or cardigan.
• Black shoes.
• Children have the option of wearing our school tie.                                                                            Please ensure all uniform is labelled correctly with the child's name and ideally the class they are in. 

What do I need to bring to school?

• Book Bag

• Water bottle (water only, please)

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                  Book Bag                                   Water Bottle                               P.E. Kit

PE

PE is on Wednesdays. Children should wear PE kit to school on Wednesdays. School PE kit is black or grey jogging bottoms or leggings (or shorts in the summer), white T-shirt, and navy blue jumper, sweatshirt or fleece. PE kit should not have slogans or large logos please. Children should wear plain coloured trainers or plimsolls.

How can I look after my belongings?

• Make sure your clothes have your name in them. Coats and jumpers are easily lost if they are not named.

• Hang your coat on your peg.

• Put your book bag, lunchbox and water bottle in their special places when you get to school.

What will I do in Reception?

You will

• make friends

• share and take turns with friends

• choose your own learning

• do lots of group activities

• learn how to be part of a team

• learn how to read and write

• learn about books and stories

• learn to tell and act out stories

• paint, draw and make models

• learn about numbers and counting

• learn about shapes, money, measuring and other mathematics

• use lots of different things like sand, water, games, bikes, scooters, jigsaws, puzzles, puppets, books, whiteboards, pens, crayons, scissors, glue, toy animals, cars, trains, and many more

• learn to be responsible for yourself and your actions

• go on visits out of school

• sing and dance

• look after our classroom and our school

• have fun!

What should I do if I am worried about something?

• Talk to a teacher

• We want everyone to be happy

• We will help you to make sure you are happy

• Talk to your parents too. They need to know if something is worrying you.

Will I have homework?

• The most important homework is to share books and stories with your parents.

• We will expect you to practise your reading every day at home.

• Other homework jobs will be in your book bag.

• All the teachers are always interested to hear about other things you have been doing at home (Share on Dojo)

Play at home!

Playing with your child is so important for the early development. Here are some documents for ideas you could do at home. Remember pop your learning on Tapestry so the teachers can see your amazing learning!