Class Information
Attendance and Punctuality
It is important that your child has good attendance as the government sets a requirement of 98% attendance throughout the school year. It is also important that your child arrives on time as this minimises disruption to both their learning and to the classroom. Please make sure that your child arrives to school on time at 8.45am. School finishes at 3:30pm.
Uniform
Please ensure your child has the correct uniform and that each item is clearly labelled, including their coat. Their school uniform is a reflection on the class, especially when we are out of school or when we have visitors into the classroom.
For P.E we ask that children have a white t-shirt, black or navy shorts/tracksuit bottoms and black pumps/trainers. We have P.E. during the Autumn term on Mondays and Fridays please ensure that your child arrives at school dressed in their P.E. kit on these days.
Reading Books
Reading is a vital part of your child's education and reading with your child at home is a lovely way to spend quality time with them. Children can also read with their older siblings. We suggest that children read each night and practice their sounds to support their learning in school. Please encourage them to sound out unfamiliar words and read with fluency and expression. Children who sign up to the reading scheme will have reading books changed weekly. We ask that you please sign and if possible, make a comment in your child’s reading record and return this with the reading book. If the reading record is not signed, we will assume that your child has not read their book at home yet and it will not not be changed that week. Please bring reading books back by Wednesday so that they can be changed to take a new book home on Friday.
Homework
Your child will be given login for Oxford Owl that will give them access to E- books, educational games and activities. Children will be given a set of spellings on a Friday to practice with their family over the weekend for a spelling test on Mondays. spellings will also be uploaded on our class page.
Water / Snack
We encourage children to bring in their own labelled water bottles to have in class no juice please. The children can bring in their own snack that they can have during playtimes, this can be a snack/ breakfast bar or fruit. The school is a no nuts school due to having children with severe allergies so we would ask if you would kindly check that the snack you provide is nut free.
Inhalers/Prescribed Medicine
If your child needs an inhaler, could you please send it in with a name label and instructions on when to take it. All parents must sign a medical consent form to authorise any medicines to be administered by staff.
We are looking forward to working with you and your child this year. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to Miss Kirby, Miss Jones and Miss Frohwein
Welcome to Year One!