Meet the Team St. Michael’s Catholic School Primary Phase 2017 - 2018

Welcome to Reception The team this year is: RD- Miss Doel and Mrs Kent RMO- Mrs Magee, Mrs Ogilvie and Mrs Williams Rebecca

Timetable for Reception Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8.45-9 Reg/ Morning Prayer 9-10 Weekend News RE PE Literacy Focus Phonics/Handwriting Books and ICT 10-10.30 Infant Hymn Practice Whole School Assembly: Gospel Value Get Changed (Storytime/carpetime with CME/ finish RE) Infant Assembly 10.30-10.45 Playtime RD Duty LKT Duty 10.45-11 Snack 11-11.35 (12) Phonics (get ready for lunch) 12-1 Lunch 1-2.2.30 Maths Focus Free Choice and Observations Show and Tell 2.30-2.45 Get ready for home Celebration Assembly (2.25-2.55) 2.45-3 Storytime Rebecca

PE days Our PE lesson days are Wednesday- RD Tuesday- RMO PE kits will go home at half terms to be washed and checked. PE bags can be decorated so that the children can recognise their bag. PE kits should contain: * plimsoles * shorts * t-shirt *spare underwear Please ensure all items of clothing are clearly named. Please show your child where in their clothing their name is. Rebecca

Home learning Monday-Thursday children will receive a phonic sheets illustrating the letter sound they learnt that day. This does not need to be returned to school . On Friday we will send home a parent preview to inform you about what we are learning about the following week. This will also contain ideas and suggestions of ways you can support your child’s learning during the weekend. Please ensure that your child reads every night. Your child will take home two schemed reading books a week. These may be changed on different days depending on when your child reads in school. A set of keywords will also be sent home each half term. Please help your child to learn them. Rebecca

Learning Journeys Collection of photographs and observations of child initiated learning. We would value any contributions you would like to make to the children’s Learning Journeys throughout the year. Catherine/Rebecca

Trips and visits We will give you good notice for trips so that payments can be processed in time for your child to attend on parentpay. Please complete the annual consent form but a specific consent form for any trip must also be completed otherwise we cannot take your child. This year we are planning to go to ‘Bekonscot Model Village’ towards the end of the school year – look out for further information nearer the time Catherine/Rebecca

General routines School starts promptly at 8.45am so please ensure that children are here on time. There are currently road works linked to the Daws Hill Lane development so allow extra time for your journey! Children leave at 3pm in Reception, 3.10pm in Key Stage 1 and 3.15pm in Key Stage 2. We will be sending out a letter asking for end-of-day arrangements which needs to be back in school as soon as possible. Please let us know about changes to end-of-day arrangements as soon as possible and preferably in writing. Please contact Justine Briggs if you require places for Breakfast Club or Hi5. Catherine/Sophie

How we communicate with you Weekly Parent Preview Fortnightly e-newsletter Letters which let you know about other events, trips or important information (ParentMail) Website Seeing you at the classroom door at the end of the day and by telephone if anything has cropped up during the day Appointments Parents’ evenings Catherine/Sophie

How to communicate with us Most teachers are out at pick up time with at least one member of the staff team from each year group available at this time. (Afternoons work better than mornings unless it is a real emergency.) Making an appointment if an issue is likely to need some discussion E-mailing the office@stmichaels.bucks.sch.uk or contacting the office staff. Staff don’t use their e-mails as they don’t have time to check them during the day. A note in the school book bag- these are checked every morning. Catherine/sophie

Medical If your child has any medical needs or allergies please inform a member of staff. If your child is unwell, please phone the school in the morning and write a note on their return stating the reason for the absence. If your child has an upset stomach or vomiting, they must be kept at home for 48 hours after the last episode of sickness. Sophie

Uniform There is a reminder about school uniform which you can take this evening. Some reminders are: Please label all items so that anything lost can be returned. No jewellery is permitted. If girls have recently had their ears pierced, they should have studs covered for the first six weeks after which earrings should not be worn in school. Boys’ haircuts should be a similar length all over. Shavings, mohicans and extreme styles are not permitted. If boys have these styles, they should be allowed to grow out and not be repeated. Girls should have blue or white hair decorations only and these should not be overly decorative. Proper school shoes only please. Children may not wear trainers, sandals or boots. Sophie

Snacks and lunches Children will continue to have hot lunches – if requested – in the canteen. You should have received a letter about how to order and pay for these this week. Reception children start hot lunches after half term. Children in Reception and Key Stage 1 continue to have fruit or vegetables provided for snack time. Key Stage 2 are encouraged to bring a snack for break time but this should be fruit – biscuits, crisps, chocolate, sweets etc. are not permitted. Please do not send sweets / cakes etc. into school for birthdays or other special occasions. These will not be given out in case children have allergies. Sophie

Snacks and lunches Children can bring a water bottle to school. Water is also provided in Reception and Key Stage 1 classrooms and is available in the Key Stage 2 playgrounds. Reception children can sign up for milk through the ‘Cool Milk’ website. It is free for under 5’s however we can not give it to your child unless you have signed up for it. If your child was at St Michaels Nursery it has followed on and you do not need to re-register. Sophie

Other information Rainy day books. Wellington boots/Coats. Independence Drop off Rebecca

Any questions?

We hope to have an enjoyable and productive year with you and all the children. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.