1. Rode Heath
New Starters' Evening
Wednesday 6th June

2. Role of the PA Join or like
Rode Heath Primary School Parents Association

3. School Uniform White polo shirt (logo optional)
Grey skirt, pinafore or trousers
Navy cardigan or jumper with
school logo
White or grey socks
Black shoes
Please encourage your child to get dressed independently before starting school. (We love velcro)!
Please label EVERYTHING!

4. PE Kits
Your child will need a plain white T-shirt, navy shorts and pumps.
Please keep this in school in a labelled PE bag.
Please label EVERYTHING!
Book Bags
We encourage children to have a book bag at the start of the year.
Books will be sent home (with or without words) at the earliest opportunity.
Customising the book bag with something that identifies your child’s bag to them (small key ring) is a good idea.
Please do not put water bottles or snacks in book bags.

5. Information pack Data collection – website, newspaper
Permission requests
Up to date contact numbers (we need these on the day visits, please complete tonight if possible)
Your child’s preferred name that you would like written on their books

6. Transition Sessions Wednesday 27th June Wednesday 4th July
Wednesday 11th July 1.00 – 3pm (puppet show)
Morning sessions – 9.30 – 11.30am
Afternoon sessions – 1.00 – 3.00pm

7. Transition days
Please bring your child to the reception class door located via the infant playground. Encourage them to come in on their own and they will be directed to an activity.
If your child is upset…we are experts in coaxing and cuddles!
If your child is attending the morning session, you may want to send in a snack for break time in a labelled disposable bag.
Please collect children from the reception door at (morning session), 3.00 (afternoon session).
If your child is ordinarily at pre-school on the transition days, we will arrange collection and drop-off with them.

8. Morning sessions Afternoon sessions Jainaba Barratt
Jamie-Louise Cheshire
Lucca Cotton
Hollie Dayson
Noah Elliot-Edwards
Sienna Gaunt
Isaac Gribbin
Isabella Harrop
Max Lally
Jack Lycett
Anya Miah
Zac Miller
Grace Millns
Eylse Mottram-Clarke
Maisie Roberts
Afternoon sessions
Lola Cotton
Lorenzo Crossland
Lachlan Fielding
Faith Gallimore
Oliver Heath
Olivia Hulme
Nathan Lillie
Nancy MacDonald
Sascha Merry
Libby Moss
Martha Nevitt
Finian Owen
Leah Price
Charlie Rigby-Hickman
Isaac Webb

9. All About Me
In your new starter pack you will find an ‘All About Me’ sheet. Please complete this over the summer holidays and get your child to bring it to school on their first day in September.

10. What can you do to help your child to be prepared for school?
Ensure they can toilet themselves.
Ensure they know how to wash their hands properly.
Dress your child in school uniform and shoes that allow independence.

11. Curriculum
There will be an open morning in the autumn term as soon as the class has settled. During this you can watch how we teach reading, writing and number.
There will be a termly curriculum brochure that will have a detailed plan of what will be covered that term and ways you can support learning at home.
We are always looking for mystery readers to read to our reception children. If this is something you may be interested in please speak to us later.

15. Open door policy
If you or your child feel anxious about ANY aspect of school life, please speak to us as soon as possible. Little concerns can often become big worries if not dealt with promptly so please share all worries with us.

16. You can find most of the information from tonight on our school website.