1. The Greville Primary School Welcome to Reception

2. Bags PE bags and book bags are available from The Greville uniform supplier at £5.00 each. Please note that all items must be marked with the child’s name.

3. HOMEWORK This can be an important link between home and school. All Infant children are expected to complete a certain amount of work at home. Every child will be given a Home school diary, phonics book, reading scheme book and reading record book. Children will bring home their Home school diary every Friday with updates about the week and the week ahead. Reading scheme book and reading record book home with them each day and return them to school the following morning, along with their phonics book, it must be brought to school every day. Reading books will be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please sign the reading record book to show that reading has been completed.

4. READING Emphasis on learning through range of strategies with strong emphasis on phonics. Learn to recognise series of High Frequency Words, many of which cannot be sounded out phonetically. Also look at context and other clues to assist in understanding text.

5. READING AT HOME Children bring home scheme books each week, from quite an early point in the term. Please share these with your child and encouraging them to read to you as they gain confidence. Repetition is the key! Will also bring home words to learn, these are the HF words mentioned earlier.

6. PHONICS A combination of stories, pictures and actions for each sound. Sounds rather than letter names. 3 per week. Sheets for each letter brought home to reinforce learning. Includes letter formation in cursive.

7. THE SCHOOL DAY Register Whole class input – phonics/maths/literacy/topic. - this will vary depending on the day. Child initiated learning & small adult led groups Fruit and milk Child initiated learning & small adult led groups Lunch time and play on the Infant Playground Whole class input - phonics/maths/literacy/topic. Child initiated learning & small adult led groups Story time Home time Assemblies (achievement/singing/Infant) are built up throughout the year and happen at different times during the week.

8. DROP OFF AND PICK UP Please note that the school day in our Infant department will begin at 8.55am at which time the children should be ready to begin Early morning work. Therefore they need to arrive at school between 8.45 and 8.50am. There is adult supervision on the Junior playground from 8.30am. The Infant department finishes at 3.15pm.

9. UNIFORM - GIRLS Girls Grey tunic or knee length skirt or grey tailored trousers White shirt with school tie / white open necked blouse Greville School sweatshirt / cardigan with embroidered logo Grey tights / grey or white socks (please note – not black) Black outdoor shoes with flat heels (sandals with open toes are not acceptable) Summer dress in school material (Order forms for school dresses are sent to parents / carers early in the Spring Term. Dress material is available.)

10. UNIFORM - BOYS Boys Grey shorts or trousers White shirt or polo shirt with school tie Greville School sweatshirt with embroidered logo Grey socks Black outdoor shoes (sandals with open toes are not acceptable)

11. UNIFORM - PE PE / Games (Girls And Boys) Greville PE T-shirt (or plain white T-shirt) Blue shadow stripe shorts White socks Trainers Tracksuit, or joggers and sweatshirt, and old trainers for PE during the winter months.

12. PRACTICAL DETAILS Please ensure all uniform is labelled with child’s name, especially PE equipment Children need to have a coat in school Packed lunches in named lunch box No chocolate, sweets, fizzy drinks We provide fruit for break time Children have “accidents”. If these are regular, can you provide a set of spare clothes. We would appreciate it if your child could be toilet trained before joining us in September.

13. PRACTICAL DETAILS We finish at 3.15, before the junior classes, please don’t disturb them! Children will be collected from the door of their classroom. If, for some reason, someone different is picking your child up, please let the teacher know. Children will be very tired initially, school is hard work when you are 4.

14. HOUSES Your child will be allocated a school house and have the opportunity to earn house points for their house. The team with the most house points at the end of term are rewarded with a house party during golden time. Our houses are: Shakespeare (Red) Seacole (Yellow) Brunel (Blue) Austen (Green)

15. ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLY Every Friday all the children in the Infant Department will attend an assembly to celebrate the achievements and hard work of the week. This includes achievements outside school. Achievements may be classroom based, learning based or Golden time rule based: We are gentle - we don’t hurt others; We are kind and helpful – we don’t hurt anybody’s feelings; We listen – we don’t interrupt; We are honest – we don’t cover up the truth; We work hard – we don’t waste our own or other’s time; We look after property – we don’t waste or damage things. Each child should receive an Achievement certificate each term.

16. PARENT MAIL We will send school communications to you using Parentmail. We will register your email address and mobile telephone number. You will be sent a link to activate your account. If you have a smartphone you can download the Parentmail PMX app. Please be assured that ParentMail is registered with the Information Commissioner and guarantees that all information you provide will be kept private and will not be passed on to any other organisation.

17. HELPING IN SCHOOL The Greville Primary School highly values parents and others who volunteer to help with school activities. We hope to encourage your support, contributions and assistance. In accordance with DfE requirements all volunteers in school must have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (DBS) formerly known as a CRB, obtained through The Greville Primary School or have registered for the update service. We cannot accept DBS clearances that you have obtained from other organisations unless you have registered for the DBS Update Service and can produce your original certificate. If you think you would like to volunteer at school, please complete the slip in the registration booklet and we will send you a volunteer pack with details about obtaining an enhanced DBS check.

18. EYFS PROFILE Children work towards Early Learning Goals, expectations for most children to aim towards during Foundation stage By the end of Reception, some children will have achieved or exceeded goals, some will still be working towards them, in which case will continue through work in Year 1. Parents will receive information in Summer on child’s progress towards goals.

19. Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are: 1. Communication and language 2. Physical development 3. Personal, social and emotional development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific areas. These are: 1. Literacy 2. Mathematics 3. Understanding the world 4. Expressive arts and design.

20. TOPICS We cover a variety of topics throughout the year and these may change depending on the interests of the children. Previous topics have included - Starting School - Ourselves - Bears - People Who Help Us - On the Farm - The World Around Us - Festivals

21. EYFS EXCITEMENT!!

22. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP Help your child learn to get dressed and undressed independently, especially shoes, tights, socks, buttons and zips. Help your child to toilet independently and to manage their own basic hygiene such as hand washing. Encourage drawing, threading, buttoning – any fine motor activity that will build up their finger strength. Share stories and encourage their imagination. Ask your child to make up stories and draw them out. We love stories in Reception and will spend lots of time creating our own! Encourage a love of number – count out things you see, spot numbers in the environment and talk about them.

23. TRANSITION Friday Club-school Visit 2.00pm – 3.00pm You are invited to bring your child to school on the following afternoons: Friday 19 th June Friday 26th June Friday 3 rd July Friday 10 th July

24. FRIDAY CLUB

25. CONTACT Head Teacher: Mr M J Depree headteacher@greville.surrey.sch.uk headteacher@greville.surrey.sch.uk Assistant Head Teacher: Mrs M Farris mfarris@greville.surrey.sch.ukmfarris@greville.surrey.sch.uk EYFS Leader: Miss E Jordan ejordan@greville.surrey.sch.ukejordan@greville.surrey.sch.uk Inclusion Manager: Miss K Buckland senco@greville.surrey.sch.uksenco@greville.surrey.sch.uk