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It was lovely to meet your children!

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Starting School!

  • 9.00-10.15 on 7th July is transition morning

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  • W/c 6th September: Home visits or meetings in school
  • W/c 13th September:
    • 9.00-2.30, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
      • 10 children in each class invited in for a day
        • settle to routines
        • have free hot lunch in the hall
    • 9.00-2.30, Thursday, Friday
      • All children in
  • W/c 20th September
    • 8.40 - 3.05 TBC
      • Normal school

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Entrance for Reception: Harrow Close

Drop at reception gate initially

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Our day

  • Carpet time
  • Free flow (in and out)
  • Snack time
  • Trim trail

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  • Focus groups:
    • Reading
    • Writing
    • Maths

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New website

Information about the school

and curriculum for Reception is on our website:

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https://sites.google.com/ellingham.school/ellinghamprimary-reception/welcome-to-ellingham

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Reception curriculum

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7 areas of learning:

  • 3 prime
  • 4 specific

Learning through play

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Personal Social and Emotional Development

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Communication and Language

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Physical Development

Gross and fine motor

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Literacy

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Reading and writing are essential skills and we follow a research-based phonics and reading programme Sounds Write to support this.

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Mathematics

Counting and understanding number, seeing patterns and building maths vocabulary as well as learning shapes, space and measures.

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Understanding the World

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Expressive arts and design

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Working in Partnership

The team observes children in their play and learning to assess them against the areas of learning and development. Photos, videos and comments are shared with families on Tapestry, which is an online journal. This also allows families to share their pictures and observations from home so that it truly is a school/home partnership.

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Things to Prepare

  • Book your slot at the uniform shop
    • please label all items of clothing
    • velcro shoes and practice
  • Talk about how exciting it is to go to school
  • Help them become independent
  • Notify us of any concerns or changes that may happen over the summer break
  • Encourage a good sleeping pattern
  • Enjoy books with them and counting and sorting for fun

Practice independence with clothing

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Useful Information

All forms should have been completed

**medical information

**birth certificate

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Completion of the AfC eligibility form entitles you to a free book bag, P.E.bag or water bottle even if you don’t qualify for funding.

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From September 2021, we are delighted that ABM Catering Ltd will be providing our school meals.

Please see information below, a video and sample menus. Final menus and how to book your child's school meal will be emailed to you as soon as possible. If you have any questions please contact the school office. We will be sending out information to families where their child has a diagnosed food allergy so that a special menu if possible, can be agreed with ABM.

Explorers

Breakfast Club session runs from 7.30 am Monday – Friday and costs £6.50 per session.

Afterschool Club sessions run from:

3.05pm (Reception & KS1 ) /3.15pm (KS2) - 4.30pm £7.50

or

3.05pm (Reception & KS1 ) /3.15pm (KS2) - 6.00pm £15.00

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Q&As

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Next steps

Letter emailed to everyone

  • advising of their class - Apple or Cherry
  • date for first session in school in September

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Sign up for home visit (just in case)! Office will be in contact.