1. Welcome to Shoreside Primary School Mr Thomas Head Teacher

2. Ms Foster Mrs Critchley Mrs Price Miss Bryce Foundation Stage Staff

3. What’s life like in a reception class?

4. The doors open at 8.50am and the day starts For the first 2 weeks your child will attend school part time to enable us to really settle them in and get to know them. By week 3 they will be ready to come into school. You need to bring your child to the reception door. Please feel free to come into the cloakroom with your child. This will give you the opportunity to talk to us if you need to either at the beginning or end of the day. The children go home at 3.20pm

5. Register Children need to be in school by 9.00am. If your child is absent please try to ring the school office to let us know. Children self register to encourage them to learn to read their names and let us know how they are feeling. We check who is having a school lunch. Here is the self registration board. Are you feeling happy sad or excited today?

6. Learning activities Once the children are settled they will take part in small group activities. Then they will be able to demonstrate the skills they have learnt through independent play.

7. Structured and independent Play Children learn in our indoor and outdoor environments which are carefully organised to stimulate learning. Role play Sand Water Mud Dough/clay Paint Construction large and small scale Designing and creating Maths games and activities Reading corner Music and dance Snack/food prep Writing Computers

8. Outdoor play Making a den for The Three Bears Planting our favourite flowers. Building a brick wall

9. Children have many opportunities to write in all areas of the environment When we have assessed your child’s needs we will send home a writing target which will indicate how you can support them at home. Writing

10. Food preparation and snack Snack in our self service snack area costs £1.50 per week and we provide toast, garlic bread, houmus homemade flapjacks, soup, porridge, pancakes, fruit salads etc. The children help to prepare the food. Please let us know if your child has any allergies.

11. Water play

12. Maths Making a repeating pattern using natural materials outdoors. Matching the correct amount of objects to the number. Keeping the score and adding up.

13. Sand, dough and clay

14. Role Play In the castle - princes, princesses, giants, dragons. The Billy Goats crossing the bridge

15. Dance Children have many opportunities to express themselves creatively through dance.

16. Large and small construction

17. Designing and creating

18. Mud

19. P.E The children have many opportunities for active play in our outdoor area. We begin more structured PE sessions after Christmas.

20. Lunchtime Children can have a school lunch or a packed lunch. It is up to you. They are supported by the lunchtime supervisors during the lunch hour.

21. School Trips School trips provide very valuable learning experiences for the children and give them the opportunity to explore the world around them. We use the resources we have nearby in Ainsdale village to teach the children about their local community. We also plan trips further afield. Chinese New Year in Southport Manchester Airport Shopping at the Co op Autumn in the Botanic Gardens

22. School Uniform Boys wear grey trousers /shorts PE uniform grey pullover or sweatshirt with school logo Black shorts Pale blue polo shirt White T shirt Grey socks black shoes Pumps Girls wear grey skirt/pinafore dress/grey cardigan Your child will also need Blue polo shirt Indoor shoes /pumps Grey/white socks/tights A waterproof kagoule Blue checked summer dress Wellington boots Black shoes A sun hat /named suntan lotion

23. Wrap Around Care The Before School Club provides care for your child from 8.00am in the morning until the start of the school day. The After School Club provides care for your child from the end of the school day until 5.45 pm. Please contact the school office for further information