1. Welcome to Reception
Mrs Pavlova
Miss Deen

2. School Office
School office is cashless. All payments must be made online.
We use SchoolComms to text and parents. If you have a smartphone, you can download the School Gateway app from your app store (Android and iPhone)
All you need are your address and mobile number that school holds on record for you. Once these details are registered you’ll be given a PIN number to complete your registration. If you have trouble logging in please contact the school office for help.

3. Lunchtime
School meals for all Reception and KS1 children are free! KS2 meals are £2.10. Your child simply needs to request a meal at the morning register.
Your child can have a school meal every day or on specific days of their choice.
Packed lunches must be healthy and follow the school guidelines
The children have a choice of a meat option, a vegetarian option or a jacket potato. Please talk through lunch options with your child so that they are know what to choose!

4. Parentview
Parent View gives you the chance to register what you think about the school. This information is used by the leadership team to inform strategic decisions as well as by Ofsted when they inspect the school.
There’s a link on our website. Search ‘Parentview’ in Google or go to
Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your address and password .
You’ll be sent an with a link to activate your login.
Log-in and answer 12 simple questions.

5. Foundation Stage Curriculum
Prime Areas of Learning
Communication & Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social & Emotional Development

6. Foundation Stage Curriculum
Specific Areas of Learning
Maths
Expressive
Arts & Design
Literacy
Understanding of the World

7. A Typical Day in Reception
Busy Fingers – activities to strengthen fine and gross motor skills. Adult Directed Activities – activities directed by the adult using the children’s interests where possible for maximum engagement. Child Initiated Learning – children choose where to direct their learning. The children are closely observed by staff in order to plan appropriate resources to challenge and further the children’s skill development. Snack Time – a time for children to develop their self help, independence and fine motor skills as well as an opportunity to chat to their friends.

8. Useful Items of Clothing
Spare clothes kept on their peg.
Wellington boots
All in one waterproof
Appropriate clothing for the weather – we are out in all weathers.
Coat, hat, gloves in the winter.
Sun hat in the summer.
Please ensure everything is clearly labelled with your child’s name.

9. Encouraging children to take risks
We do not shy away from risks and encourage the children to engage in activities such as fire building and tree climbing, in an environment that can support them to do so as safely as possible.

10. End of Key stage Assessment
Children at the end of the Reception year will be assessed using the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile.
These are the Early Learning Goals that children are expected to be working within by the end of the Reception year.

11. Home learning
Each week there will be a newsletter sent home informing you of what the children have been learning. There will be practical ideas as well as activity ideas for how you can support your child at home.
Homework can be a difficult and controversial issue at school and at home. It can become unhelpful to the learning process, particularly, where it is viewed by pupils as a chore or even a form of punishment.
Some parents prefer homework to consist of formal pages of maths and English. By visiting the ‘Learning Zone’ section of the school website you can find many of these sorts of tasks as well as numerous other enjoyable educational sites and games.

12. Behaviour for learning
The more we know about your children, the more we can use that information to motivate and better engage them in class.
We are trying to instil self-motivation and a want to learn in all our children.
We can do this best with your help. If your child has any success to celebrate outside school, let us know so we can celebrate them in school.

13. School hours
It is very important that your child arrives and is collected on time.
8.45am pm
There is no outside supervision before 8.45
If your child is late for any reason and arrives after 8.55, the classroom door will be closed and you must take them to the school office to be registered. They will receive a late sticker which will be stuck in their link book

14. Attendance and holidays
As parents, please help us by:
Ensuring your child arrives on time
Ensuring your child is properly dressed in the correct uniform
Encouraging good behaviour
Notifying us if your child is ill
Avoiding appointments in school time
Not taking holidays in term-time

15. Uniform
Children must have PE kits in school at all times. They should have a PE T shirt in house colours with black shorts. See school website for details.
Plain black joggers or plain black sweat shirts may also be worn.
Earrings should be removed for all P.E lessons.
Black school style shoes

16. HALLIWELL ELTON JOSHUA SMITH House system
All children and staff belong to a house
House points are collected and celebrated weekly in assembly

17. Link books
The link book is designed to improve communication between home and school.
It is used to record the class timetable and your child’s daily reading.
It should also include useful reminders, such as PE kit prompts or late arrival notices.
Parents are encouraged to use this book to comment upon their child’s homework, reading or anything else you would like the class teacher to know.
A member of the class team will check this book weekly, so will be aware of any comments made, how frequently your child is reading and if reading books need changing.
We can also be contacted via on

18. Reward & sanctions Rewards Sanctions
Praise through verbal feedback and class behaviour system.
Showing teachers work
Certificates
Star of the week
Headteacher Award
Sanctions
Warning through our class behaviour system.
Time out to reflect
Sent to another teacher
Reflection
Parents informed

19. Questions ?