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

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Staffing in Reception
Shabnam Sultan Shirley Downey Additional support

13. 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

14. Assessment
On-going Baseline At their level Learning Journals

15. 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

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

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

18. 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

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