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The children have had a lovely first week with us. They have taken well to the routines introduced. Some have enjoyed meeting old friends from nursery, while others are beginning to initiate new friendships. It has been wonderful to see their confidence grow with each new day. During their first week at school, the children have made their own coat peg labels and now know where to hang up their coats.

We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during the first of our two-week staggered entry programme, which is aimed at ensuring your child makes a smooth transition from Nursery to Reception. If you have a quick question, please ask us when you drop off your child. If you require more time to talk to us, please email us at reception@howard.croydon.sch.uk

We wish you well for your second week with us. Please keep to the same allocated morning or afternoon session as last week. Please take note of the different start and end times for Week 2. There is a short turn around time between the two sessions. So, we kindly request that you arrive on time to pick up your child at the end of a session.

If you find yourself in a queue behind parents of Year1-6 children, please let a member of staff at the gate know that you are a Reception parent and they will allow you access to the Reception classes.

Your contact details will soon be added to our school text and email service. So, you should soon start to receive regular updates via text or email from the school. To keep updated, please let us know if your mobile number or email address changes.

If you have not yet returned the paperwork from your Welcome pack, please bring this in as soon as you can.

Kind Regards

The Reception Team

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During their second week at school the children will have lunch on the days indicated. You should have received a menu choice letter for the week. Please complete your child’s menu choice preferences for the days they will stay for lunch and drop the letter into the Parent Inbox outside each class on Monday.

School lunch will be served in the classroom by Reception staff.

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MORNING SESSIONS

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AFTERNOON SESSIONS

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We kindly ask if you would please ensure that your child:

• has all their belongings clearly labelled (These include uniform, PE kits. coats and bookbags)
• brings in a named water bottle to school every day (plain water only please)
• wears a suitable coat for outdoor wear as the children do spend time in the outdoor learning environment.
• does not bring anything from home into school. They will be provided with all the equipment they need.
• does not have bag tags hanging from their bags. All bags must be labelled with your child’s name. As part of their development, it is important that the children have every opportunity to recognise their own names on their belongings

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PE lessons will begin in the week beginning 21^st September. Your child will have PE once a week on the following day:

• Grosvenor Class: every Thursday morning
• Chelsea Class: every Friday morning

On the day your child has PE, they must come to school dressed in their PE clothing:

• Black jogging bottoms
• Royal Blue school logo PE T-shirt
• School logo jumper
• School shoes (not PE plimsolls or PE trainers)

You may begin sending in your child’s school logo PE kit bag from this week. This will remain at school on their coat pegs. Please place the following items in the school logo PE kit bag:

• PE plimsolls with Velcro fastening or black trainers with Velcro fastening
• Spare clothes. This does not have to be school uniform. We advise plain colours, a pair of jogging bottoms, T-shirt, long sleeved jumper and spare underwear and socks. All children are expected to have this, as all children engage in messy play activities.

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Welcome to Reception at Howard Primary School.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your children and wish you well for your first week with us in Reception. We look forward to meeting you and your child in person. 

Please read, in full, the emails and attachments sent to you since 30th August 2020. See below for further  information 

Kind Regards

The Reception Team

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Stay and Play Sessions:

• If you have not yet given us a copy of your child’s birth certificate, please bring in the original birth certificate on Monday, so we can confirm the original and take a copy of it.

• Please do not drive into Dering Place. We advise walking to school or parking nearby and walking the rest of the way to school.
• Walk up to Dering Place towards the school main entrance. You should see a green flag, marking your entrance. Staff will be available to direct you further from this point.
• Please be prepared to wait in single file with at least 1m distance apart from the parent and child in front of you and keep to this as you are guided towards the Reception playground where you will be met by Reception staff.
• You may use the hand sanitiser provided along the footpath. You will also be able to wash your hands as you enter the classroom.
• You must stay with your child as they explore our setting. You may leave with your child at any point during your one hour allocated Stay and Play session.
• Adults are advised to wear a suitable face covering. Your child is not expected to wear a face covering.
• It is not essential for your child to wear their school uniform on Monday.
• As reminder of the allocated sessions, please attend the session that matches your child’s birth month as follows, arriving promptly at the start of the session, no earlier:

•  09.30 – 10.30: Children born in September, October, November or December 2015
• 11.30 – 12.30: Children born in January, February, March or April 2016
• 1.30 -2.30: Children born in May, June, July or August 2016
• Before you leave, please pick up your Welcome Pack with further information and a few documents  to complete and return to us.

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• Children to attend a MORNING or AFTERNOON session
• In your welcome pack you will find  a reminder of which session your child will attend, either a morning or afternoon session.
• No lunch is provided during this week. Your child will receive a fruit and milk snack during their session. You will not need to send a packed lunch for your child as they will only be in school for a short period of time.

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PE LESSONS:

• PE lessons will begin in the week beginning 21^st September
• Reception children have PE once a week. We will let you know by the end of the week which day your child will have PE.
• Children must attend school in their PE kit, school shoes and school cardigan or jumper.
• Send their black plimsolls or PE trainers in their PE kit bag, which will stay at school for use during PE lessons.
• A spare set of clothes may also be stored in the PE kit bag.

 VACCINATIONS:

Please see letter in your welcome pack and follow the link to check if your child’s vaccination schedule is on track: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/

SCHOOL ESSENTIALS:

Your child will be provided with all the equipment they need for learning at school. We kindly ask that you please ensure:

• Clearly labelled uniform items, coats, bookbags and PE kit.
• Named water bottle (plain water only please)
• A suitable coat for outdoor wear
• Children do not bring in anything else into school
• Bookbags do not have book bag tags/toys attached

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