New to Nursery & Reception Sept 2017 'Excellence Together, Learning through Faith' New to Nursery & Reception Sept 2017 St Mary’s C of E VA Primary School Update first heading

The Team Mrs Bottali – Nursery Teacher (FS leader) Mrs Bates – Reception Teacher (Mon to Thurs) Mrs Hawkes – Reception Teacher (Fri) Mrs Terry – TA (Nursery – Weds & Thu) Mrs Williamson – TA (Reception – Tues to Fri) Mrs Milton – TA (Nursery – Mon to Thu & Reception – Thurs pm) Mrs Miles – TA (Nursery – Mon & Fri) Mrs Sales – TA (Reception Mon am & Nursery – Tues & Fri)

Learning and teaching 7 areas of learning 3 prime areas: Personal, Social, Emotional Development Communication and Language Physical Development 4 specific areas: Literacy Mathematics Understanding the world Art and design

The Foundation Stage The Routine Nursery/Reception CHIL (Child Initiated Learning) Curriculum letter Tapestry

Important things to remember… Uniform (no plimsols) PE kit for Reception (trainers) Name all clothes & book bags clearly (Key rings etc) Keep a pair of named wellies at school. Spare change of clothes. Water bottles (taken home daily)

Lost Property Every year we have huge amounts of lost property Child’s responsibility to look after clothes (coat pegs) Staff DO NOT have time to source lost items. Will teach and remind. Part of learning responsibility If all items are well labelled they will be found in lost property box … eventually!!!

Uniform

Communication Link Book - Reception, for collection arrangements not detailed information Link book – Nursery/Pre-school Email and/or phone Can arrange appointment Absence Reading record book (Rec) Must be in school every day

Experiment

Have fun

Be happy

Homework Consolidation of class learning Time to discuss and explore subjects with family Not a chore……fun!!! To be returned in blue box marked homework on front gate. Will be marked if in the box. We will not have time to go through book bags.

Church Keep an eye on the school calendar If there is a service for the school held in the morning, nursery will be attending

Other options…. Breakfast club – 7.45 to 8.45 (Contact school office) Lunch club – 11.45 to 12.30 Pre-school - 12.30 to 3.30 (Contact Lisa Burkett 07535184017) After school club – End of school day to 6 pm (Run by Pooh Corner)

Parent Helpers Class reps – one for each class It is school policy that parents do not help in the class their child is in DBS check School trip Jobs and cultural knowledge

Parent Forum Reps Parent Forum meets one Friday afternoon per term  in order to give parents the chance to raise any general school issues with the Head Teacher and the Governing Body.  It also provides an opportunity for the school to gain input from parents on developments that are taking place.  We aim to have at least one parent representative for each year group.  Their role is to collect questions and feedback from the parents in their class and pass this on to the Governor chairing the Forum.  These issues are discussed by Miss Hunt and the Parent Forum Representatives at the termly meetings and minutes are published to enable information to be fed back to all parents.  A request for volunteers to join next years Parent Forum will go into the newsletter in September

September…. We are looking forward to welcoming your children into the Foundation stage at St Mary’s Any questions, please ask! Take conts off?