1. Welcome to EYFS (Reception – FS2) Birch and Elm Class
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2. Aims To enable parents to meet the Reception Team staff
To help your child make a smooth transition to school
To inform you about routines and expectations in Reception
To give suggestions for how you could support your child in their learning
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3. Staff Birch Class reception.birch@office.pines.bracknell-forest.sch.uk
Mrs Richardson - Class Teacher
Mrs Quarterman
Mrs McCombe
Elm Class
Miss Cripps - Class Teacher
Mrs Crocker
Mrs Aripin
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4. The Pines Code

5. School Values

6. School Values

7. School Values

8. Timetable

9. Curriculum Map
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10. End of Year Expectations
The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum outlines what all children are expected to achieve by the end of their Reception year. These are referred to as The Early Learning Goals.
If your child achieves the Early Learning Goals in all areas of learning they will have secured a Good Level of Development.
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11. How to Support Your Child
Enjoy sharing books together regularly
Listen to your child read daily
In school we aim to change your child’s reading book on a Monday and Thursday
Please sign the reading record to show that they have read at home
Encourage your child to practise the phonics sounds that they have been learning
Carry out home observations and record these – we will add to their learning journey (WOW moments)
Visit our class page on the website for great links to websites to support at home (click on ‘our children’ and then ‘reception’)
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12. Home Learning
Daily reading – aim to be reading 5 times a week, little and often is better than a long session once a week
Along with our topic overview for each half term (what we are doing in school) we have included another sheet which offers ideas for activities you could do at home
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13. Communication Messages are sent via texts, emails or website
Letters - please checks book bags
Twitter
Seesaw
Speak to teacher – please book an appointment after school for discussions
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14. Next week you will receive a letter inviting you to join Seesaw.
This is an app which is an online learning journal for your child.
Teachers will be posting photos, videos and work your child has created.
Family members can like and comment on items, allowing you to engage with your child’s learning.
It will give you a portal into your child’s life at school.
This is another excellent way we are communicating with families about the learning and progress your child is making, so we ask that everyone signs up to this.

16. Online safety Taking Pride and Aiming High
New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school and we want to keep our children safe. We will do this by:
Ensuring it is woven into our curriculum and we will have an extra focus on E-Safety at the time of national E-Safety week in February.
Requiring all staff, parents and children to sign an ‘Acceptable Use Policy’. This is to ensure:
• That young people will be responsible users and stay safe while using the internet and other communications technologies for educational, personal and recreational use.
• That school ICT systems and users are protected from accidental or deliberate misuse that could put the security of the systems and users at risk.
• That parents and carers are aware of the importance of e-safety and are involved in the education and guidance of young people with regard to their on-line behaviour.
We will be holding an e-safety information session this year.
- If you have any questions on how to keep your child safe see your class teacher.
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17. Equipment in School All children need:
Welly boots – kept in the shed in the garden
Waterproof coat
Reading folder - in school every day
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18. Attendance The key to academic success is EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE.
In order for your child to be successful at school we expect them to be here EVERY DAY unless they are ill.
As a school we have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of your child.
To maximise learning, attendance should be more than 96%.
HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time.
A RECORD of any holidays taken will be kept in your child’s file.
Any doctor, hospital APPOINTMENTS should be made for after school.
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19. Punctuality
Punctuality is VITAL. Pupils are expected to arrive in school between 8:45am-9:00am .
Pupils are marked as late if they arrive after 9:00am when the register closes.
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20. School Lunches
Free school meals for each child. These can be booked online from home (for the week ahead) or in class each morning.
Packed lunches – encourage healthy eating choices
* playtime snacks do not need to be sent in as we have fruit and milk available every day

21. After School Clubs Clubs are run after school and during the day.
Clubs forms will be sent home soon.
Waiting lists may be needed for some clubs.
Please ensure that you are at school to collect promptly
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22. PE Kit - Fridays
Kit consists of - jade t-shirt with school logo + blue/black shorts or jogging bottoms. All kit named.
A sports coach will be leading our PE sessions and he has asked that the children come to school wearing their PE kit.
This means the children will need to bring their school uniform in a bag to change back into after PE
There may be times when PE lessons are outside and therefore the children should wear kit appropriate for the seasonal weather
The only jewellery allowed in school are stud earrings. On PE days these can be left out or covered before arriving at school.
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23. Thank you for coming!
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