Welcome to EYFS at New Swannington Primary School New Parents’ Meeting 2018

Forms to fill in.

Transition Process Tonight- Getting to know us and asking any questions Pre School/Nursery Visits- Past 2 weeks Shuffle Up Day-Thursday 5th July am/pm Parents Meeting Day- Friday 6th July Start of School- Part time first 8 days starting full time on Friday 7th September.

The School Day Be prepared! Uniform Wellies PE Kit Drinks bottle Spare clothes- pants, socks, tights Sun hat, sun glasses and sun cream The School Day

Arriving at school 8:45am, register by 9:05 If your child is upset the best thing you can do is to walk away and leave them. They will calm down and settle, if they don’t we will always ring you to let you know.

Self registration 8:45am To encourage the children to settle on the carpet we do a morning challenge altogether. This might be wake and shake, a counting video, a phonics game.

Birthday assembly Thursday morning 9:05am When we are ready we will start attending 2 morning assemblies. One is a whole school assembly with Mr Petrie and the other is a birthday assembly for foundation stage and KS1.

Choosing time 9:15-10:30am

Play time and snack time 10:30am We have fruit and drink to take out for playtime. Please make sure your child’s water bottle is labelled clearly.

Daily Phonics Lesson 10:45am

Lunch time 11:50am All entitled to free school meal. We go down ten minutes before everyone else to settle in. We stay with the children until 12pm to make sure they are settled. We do this for the whole year.

Daily Maths Lesson 1:00pm

Home time 3:15pm

Getting ready for Reception Dress and undress independently Open their lunch boxes- packets Use a knife and fork Toileting Practice writing their first name Socialise with other children in class Count everything Be positive about school!

Our school golden rules Do be kind, polite and helpful Do tell the truth Do keep your hands, feet and unkind words to yourself Do walk in school Do listen to others and follow instructions carefully Do respect your school and other people’s property

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Learning Journeys We value parental contributions to the children's learning journeys. We will be giving you “wow moments” to fill in for over the summer break on our parents meeting. Email pictures to: eyfsphotos@new-swann.leics.sch.uk  Please send your child’s current learning journey into school.

Reporting to parents Parents evenings x 3 On track sheets All in a day books Annual report Updates at the door

Summer Holiday Activity Please make a “settling in” bag- including an “All About Me” poster and a transition toy. All about me- A4 piece of paper containing family photos/drawings and things that are special to your child that they can talk about and share with the class. Transition toy- a toy from home to provide comfort on their first day. This can be any small toy, e.g. a teddy bear or a doll. Summer Library Reading Challenge

Summer Holiday Activity We would love to hear about any adventures you have in the summer holidays! If your child would like to send the school a postcard the address is New Swannington Primary school, Church Ln, Coalville LE67 5DQ. Children will have the opportunity to share their postcard with the class and it will then be placed in their learning journeys.

Please remember…. Mr Petrie-Head Teacher If you have any concerns or questions, we will be happy to help you. Mr Petrie-Head Teacher Mrs Brooks- Deputy Head Teacher/SENCO Mrs Mitchell- Foundation Stage Leader Miss Thistleton- EYFS Teacher Mrs Harden-Nursery Nurse Miss Wardle- LSA