• Things to be brought into school

A book bag, labelled water bottle, labelled PE kit in a drawstring bag to be kept in school, labelled wellies, a coat and a packed lunch if that is your lunch choice for your child at lunch times.

• Relish – lunch time food options

Please check your emails to sign up to Relish which is our new catering service at lunch times. Please make sure you check the allergy options for your child carefully. We will check the menu options with the adult who drops off your child in the mornings to ensure they will receive the correct meal at lunch times.

• PE – Wednesday morning

Your child will be getting dressed and undressed in the classroom with support from us when it is our PE day. This helps with building independence as well as gross and fine motor skills. Please ensure all jewellery is removed at home and hair is tied back. We cannot provide tape for earrings or to cover any other type of jewellery. Please label all PE clothing and uniform with your child’s name to avoid lost clothes.

• Reading

In a few weeks time, your child will receive a reading book and diary in a reading pack which goes back and forth from school to home. This book may be a picture book or book with simple words in it. We advise parents to hear their child read at least 3 times a week. Any time you have read with your child, please date, sign and write a comment in the diary which we will then check. They do not have to finish the book in 1 day. They could read 1 page on one evening, 2 pages another evening and back to 1 page on the third evening. We will move your child’s face on our reading chart every time you hear them read at home. If your child has read 3 or more times in a week, they will receive 1 house point on their sticker chart. We also advise that your child reads their book twice, in order to develop fluency and practise answering questions as part of reading comprehension. We will hear all children read during the week.