Welcome to the reception classes!!

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Settling InHome Visit

Small groups start each day

Stay for lunch from the first week.

Week 1 home time 1:30

Week 2 and beyond 3:15

Full time from Wednesday 14th

September

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Routine of the DaySelf Register

Guided activities and free flow play

Group times

Finish and collect from the classroom doors.

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Help your child to be ready for school

• Help them to manage coats, shoes, toilet

• Talking about school in a positive way

• Reading and talking with your child

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Clothing

• All weathers– changeable

• Safe• Old• Uniform• Labels• Lost property• Forest School

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Lunch Time

• Main school for lunchtime, in their first week early years staff will stay and then gradually phase out.

• Everyone can have a free school dinner• Packed lunch

– Water – Healthy

• Sharon Clark– Designated midday meals staff for each class

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Parental Help

• Sharing experiences

• Trips/Forest School – volunteering– Bank of regular volunteers

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Supporting your child at home

Reading with your child

Using reading writing and counting in real life

Play with sounds

Play with them and talk about absolutely anything!

Wows!

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CommunicationPerson to person

• Greet you and your child each morning

• After school better for discussion

• Informal learning evening in the first term

• Parent teacher interview after Christmas

Printed/electronic

• PAT FoldersEarly years newsletterLetters re trips etc. Letters and Sounds booklet

• Classroom windows

• Website– J.Buzz

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Thank you