New Class of 2026-27
Welcome to blog 1!
It is more usual for me to now use Compass for our blogs as I can send you the links directly rather than you navigating the webpage system but until September, we'll use this forum.
I am looking forward to meeting you all in the coming months. I will be doing a lot of preparation for September this term from arranging visits to preschools, to considering the curriculum and provision to making sure those first few days and meetings show our positive and warm school community. Being in Reception can seem a daunting prospect. I will aim to reduce as much of your worry as possible. How? Providing a few meetings/ stay and plays so that both you and your child can feel informed and comfortable with me and the environment whilst also starting to understand the expectations. You will receive paperwork (All About Me) that should provide a talking point for you as a family about school. It is meant to be dipped into over the summer. I will plan for the first few weeks resemble a pre-school environment and timetable of activities; getting to know really well each child as an individual is my primary goal for the first 2 weeks of school. (Yes I have a ton of paperwork to do also in those first weeks but playing and talking to them comes first. More on this in a future blog.)
But right now, let's focus on the initial stages of transition. Here are some important dates for your diary:
Tuesday 2nd June 6-7pm
school hall. Enter via Community entrance door (not reception)
Tuesday 9th June 9-12
Sign up to a 25min slot to visit the classroom, chat to Mrs Harrison while your child does an art activity with the TA.
Stay and play
Tuesday 23rd June 2-3pm
Children with Mrs Harrison. Parents and carers with Mrs Forester for tea and chat (optional)
Lunch, stay and outside play
Thursday 2nd July 11.15-12.30
Parent/Carer and child to have lunch and a short playtime outside with Mrs Harrison available. Adults need to pre-order and pay for meal. Children do not have to pay. Book with Miss Cadman in the school office.
