Welcome Reception Induction Meeting Wednesday 19th June Sharon Barton (Head) Mary Nethersole (Assistant Head and EYFS leader)

Start dates School starts for all on Tuesday 3rd September Week Older children (birthdays Sept – Feb) Younger children (birthdays March –Aug) 1 (3rd – 6th Sept) Stay until 12pm 2 (9th – 13th Sept) Stay for lunch on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday – collect at 1.00pm Stay for full day on Thursday & Friday 3 (16h – 20th Sept) Full-time in school Happy to discuss individual adapted timetables for a longer phased start

The School day 08.45 Children onto the playground 08.55 Bell rings for lining up/registration (Soft start being trialled) 3.20 Finish time – collect from classroom 2.30 Thursday finish time

Home visits For those children not in our nursery On an afternoon in the first 4 school days Signing up sheet after presentation

Lunches Packed lunch or school dinner Free school meals for Reception Current menu – pupil choice Ask you choose a ‘meal pattern’ Register for FSM to access funding Allergies – have to notified online to Herts catering

Lunch-times Staggered at first First into the dining room Support from their buddies MSA focused on Reception children

Buddies Paired with a Year 5 child From week 1 Lunch and on playground Weekly sessions

Snack time Milk or water Pay for milk from the term children are 5 Fruit

Wrap around care Breakfast Club After school Club School staff 10% discount siblings

Communication Newsletters – whole school and class Emails / letters Text messages Website Consultations and reports Talk to teacher daily as needed

Class Information Class newsletter Meet the teacher sessions Building Blocks Family Reading

Staffing in Reception Shabnam Sultan Shirley Downey Additional support

The Reception day Line up & walk round together Self-registration Busy fingers Carpet time Active learning (CIL) Group time Lunch Afternoon – flexible over the year

Assessment On-going Baseline At their level Learning Journals

Uniform Black or navy trousers or skirt White polo shirt or navy polo shirt (with logo) Green sweatshirt or cardigan (with logo) P.E Kit – shorts and PE top (with logo) & shoes Book bag Sun cap

Performances Christmas performance Class assemblies – Spring & Summer Sports Day Volunteering in class

Key dates Transition sessions: Thursday 27th June 1.15-2.15 pm Thursday 11th July 9.30 – 10.30am Open Evening Thursday 4th July 4.30 – 6.30pm

Forms, Forms, Forms ... Admissions form Home school agreement Chromebook permission FSM/Pupil Premium application Milk letter Forms for wrap around care Order form for caps/book bags

Questions Thank you for coming General questions now Also opportunity for individual questions at the end Thank you for coming