Week beginning 21st September 2020

September 19, 2020

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We have been very pleased with the calm and settled start to school for our Reception children this year. We look forward to now having them at school for full day sessions.

If your child is unable to come into school for any reason, please call the school office to let them know. For other enquiries please email reception@howard.croydon.sch.uk. 

If you are still not receiving text messages or emails from the school, please let us know immediately.

Please see important information below about what to expect for your child’s first full week with us.

Kind Regards

Reception Team

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  • Start: 9.30am and Finish: 2.45pm
  • Please do not arrive any earlier or later than these times as this will cause congestion at the school entrance
  • If you have other children at Howard Primary, we have sent details about specific arrangements for your Reception child. (check your emails dated 4th September)
  • If your child will attend breakfast or afterschool care, we have names and time details for these children. Please let us know if these change.

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LUNCH:

  • School lunches are provided every day at 11.45.
  • Please complete the lunch menu choice letter  for the whole week and drop into the Parent Inbox outside each class on Monday morning. Please write their name on each menu slip.
  • If your child has a packed lunch, please indicate this on the menu choice letter

SNACK:

The children have a fruit and milk snack every day. Free fruit is provided daily. Free school milk is provided to children under the age of 5. If your child is not allowed milk for dietary reasons, please explain this to them at home.

Once your child reaches their 5th birthday, you will need to register for paid continuation of milk by following the link: https://www.coolmilk.com/parents/

Please note that there will be a short time delay between your application and your child receiving the milk at school.

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PE lessons will begin this week. Your child will have PE once a week on the following day:

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

On their PE day, children must come to school dressed in their PE clothing:

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

Royal blue school logo PE kit bag:

This will remain at school on their coat pegs. Please place the following items in the PE kit bag:

  • PE shoes: 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.
  • If sent home to be washed, please return items to school as soon as you can.

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AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: All About Me

This week the children will settle into their first week of full-time attendance and we will focus on:

  • developing relationships between the children
  • practising the rules and routines of the setting
  • listening for and observing the children’s use of mathematical vocabulary related to number, shape, space and measure
  • Exploring and creating self portraits and learning about some of the artists well known for creating self portraits
  • Dough disco: a daily fun lesson to develop fine motor skills, using playdough.
  • PE lessons: developing the children’s awareness and use of the space around them.

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