Welcome to Naburn Primary School

1. Welcome to Naburn Primary School

2. Staff • Mrs Walton- Class Teacher • Mrs Pemberton- Classroom Teaching Assistant for the mornings

3. Daily Organisation • School gate opens at 8.45. • Registration takes place in the classroom at 9.00 • Morning Playtime at 10.30 for 20 minutes • Lunchtime 12.15-1.15 • Home time 3.05. Children will be brought out to the school gate where you will meet them. Children travelling on the school bus will be escorted to the bus by a member of staff. • If, for some reason, someone different is picking your child up, please let me know.

4. Class Organisation • Reception will be part of a mixed age group class this year to create a R/Y1 Class.

5. First Day On the first morning find your child's peg in the cloakroom. These are clearly marked with your child's name. If your child has a lunch box, please store this on the shelf above your child’s coat peg. Book bags are kept in coloured boxes in the classroom. The school day will start with a register at 9.00a.m. You are welcome to stay as long as you feel necessary. • Children will be very tired initially, school is hard work when you are 4! * All children will be paired up with a Year 6 Buddy on their first day.

6. Clothing The school has a dress code and we ask all children to come suitably dressed. Uniforms can be purchased online (see school website) and at many leading stores / supermarkets. P.E bags, book bags, winter jackets and caps with the school logo are available to buy at the school office. P.E clothes: shorts, red / white t-shirt, suitable footwear e.g. black plimsolls, spare pair of pants and socks in the P.E bag – for every eventuality!! You might also want to include a black pair of tracksuit bottoms for the winter months of P.E. and trainers for outside PE.

7. Snacks Your child can bring in a healthy snack if you wish. Fruit, vegetables and cheese are all suitable. All infant children currently receive a piece of fruit or vegetable each morning as part of the national School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

8. What you can do to help! • Continuing to encourage independence – getting changed. • Encouraging an enjoyment of books and stories; visiting the local library and sharing stories with your child. • Encouraging your child to join in with favourite rhymes and songs. • Providing your child with a variety of writing equipment to encourage drawing and writing skills, labelling your child’s pictures with his / her name and perhaps some writing. Your child may want to copy your writing if they are at that stage of development.

9. What you can do to help! • Encourage children to draw, paint etc • Show children your writing, shopping lists, things to do, birthday cards. • Make scrap books, write postcards, party invitations. • Develop fine motor skills by cutting, sewing, dot-to-dots etc. • Point out numbers around you, on houses, cars, television channels, cookers and microwaves, • Helping your child with simple mathematical skills e.g. matching sorting everyday objects, counting objects or playing with water – pouring, filling and emptying.

10. In General • We operate an open door policy and are always pleased to see any parent requiring information or advice. • Transition Afternoons • Learning Journals • Curriculum Meeting – September • Parent Consultations – October • School Website – www.naburnschool.com