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Welcome to Howard Primary EYFS for your child's first week in Reception.

Please note that your child will attend either a morning or an afternoon session during the first two weeks during our staggered entry programme.

Please note that the entry times for the second week will vary from the first week and will be posted on this blog at the end of the first week as a reminder.

Please remember to bring in any completed paperwork with you when you arrive on Monday. Many thanks if you have already done so.

Please note that children must attend in full school uniform and will not have lunch at school in the first week.

Please refer to the information  below  to find out what to expect in your first week with us.

Kind regards,

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Morning Session Start: 9.30am    Morning Session Pick up: 11.45am      

Afternoon Session Start: 1.30pm  Afternoon Session Pick up: 3.30pm

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Please note that due to a review of our safety procedures there have been a few minor changes to the information leaflet which most of you received during our home visit.

When you arrive at the START of a session:

• Please enter the school via the Dering Place main entrance ONLY as all other entrance gates will be locked by the time you arrive.
• When you arrive via the main school gates on Dering Place, please proceed through the large green gates on your right. Follow the pathway and stairs leading up to the Early Years Reception outdoor area.
• Please wait in this area outside your child's class until staff open the classroom doors.
• Please enter with your child and staff will show you where to hang up their coat, spare clothes and PE kitbags in the corridor. Chelsea Class coat pegs are on the left and Grosvenor Class coat pegs on the right.
• Place book bags in any of the green boxes provided outside each class.
• Staff will guide you back to the classroom where you will help your child to find their name card to self-register
• Please stay and settle your child in an activity and leave when they have settled, returning at the end of the session to pick them up.
• When you leave, establish a simple, short parting routine to reassure your child that you will see them later at home time. Should your child remain distressed for a prolonged period of time, we will contact you.
• When you leave the class, please exit via the class double doors and walk along the side pathway towards the Dering Place exit. Please do not leave via the internal doors as school will be in session for other children.
• Please note that the central door is a fire exit door and should only be used in case of emergency.

When you arrive to pick up your child at the END of a session:

• Please wait in the outdoor area while staff prepare children for home time.
• Please be patient during the first few weeks as this process may take slightly longer as we get to know and recognise faces and names.
• Staff will only call your child to the class door when they see you or the named person who will be collecting your child.
• We will not send your child home with any other person unless you have authorised this in writing.
• Please wait further back from the class door and try not to crowd around the entrance. This allows children to see their parents when their name is called. If you would like to speak to the class teacher please wait until most of the children have been picked up as this is a very busy time and our full attention will be on the children to ensure their safety.

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