Induction Meeting for Parents
The Croft Primary School
Thursday 11th June 2015
Staffing
Introduce staff present and wider
support network
The first 3 weeks:
Week 1
Group RM 8.45 a.m. –
12.00 p.m.
Group RC 1.00 p.m. – 3.15
p.m. (Friday off)
Week 2
Group RC 8.45 a.m. – 12.00
p.m.
Group RM 1.00 p.m. – 3.15
p.m. (Friday off)
Week 3
All children 8.45 a.m.–
1.00 p.m. This includes
lunch.
Week 4
All in, all day!
Curriculum:
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Continuation of nursery Early Years curriculum
Play based framework
7 Areas of Learning – 3 Prime Areas: Personal
Social Emotional Development, Communication
and Language, Physical Development.
4 Specific Areas - Literacy, Mathematics,
Understanding the World, Expressive Arts and
Design
Achievement and attainment recorded in
Learning Journeys
and termly progress
recorded and analysed
Supported by dialogue on the characteristics of
effective teaching and learning: playing and
exploring, active learning, creative and critical
thinking – ‘how to be a learner’
School Day
*Breakfast Club (please
let us know if you
require a breakfast club
place from week 4)
8.00 a.m. – 8.45 a.m.
Registration (self
registration)
8.45 a.m.
Focused learning time and 8.45 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
child initiated learning
Lunchtime
12.00 p.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Re-register, focussed
learning time and child
initiated learning
1.00 p.m. – 2.45 p.m.
Focused learning summary
to day
2.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.
*Chipmunks after school
club (from week 4)
Mon – Thurs 5.45 p.m.
Friday 3.30 p.m.
Focused learning may include:
• 20 – 30 minutes, whole class, small
group, paired, individual
• Daily phonics
• Writing for different purposes
• Handwriting and letter formation
• Reading skills
• Number, calculation, shape, space
and measures
• Thinking skills
• Circle time – speaking and listening,
social skills
School meals and snacks:
• All
infant
children
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entitled to a free hot meal
• Booked using Parent Pay
• UIFSM – all to complete a
form
• Milk and fruit – provided by
school for snack time (milk
until children are 5, fruit
throughout)
Reporting to parents:
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Parent workshop starting in Term 2. 8.45
a.m. – 9.15 a.m. A chance to learn about the
school curriculum.
Terms 3 and 4 less regular
Regular opportunity to share Learning
Journeys and books
Formal parents evening every 2 terms
Written reports 3 times a year
If you need to talk please make an
appointment
Text2Parents scheme – we text parents
reminders about celebrations, sports days
etc.
Access to school:
Through designated footpaths and
entrances to playground in the
morning and at end of school day
• Drive slowly!
• During school day via main entrance
• Safety codeword (letters are in
induction pack for you to notify us
of your security password for
other adults when you give
permission for them to pick up your
child)
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Safeguarding:
• Duty of Care to protect
children
• Letter in induction pack to
sign
• Observe, talk, action
Supporting at home:
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Talk and question – ask children to talk about their day
Skills to share – what skills do you have as parents i.e. Face
painting, cake maker!
Reading books and reading diaries – these diaries will be given out
during Term 1
Homework – reading at first, phonics and handwriting practise
Independence – finding name for self registration, hanging up
coats, packing and unpacking belongings, practising tricky
fastenings, dressing and undressing self
Workshops – 8.45 – 9.45 a.m. Focus on areas of learning and
opportunity to contribute to Learning Journey and some with
children
Friday celebration Assembly for reception parents only in term
2– 8:45 – 9:00 (parents welcome to celebrate the weeks
achievements)
Support for and from The Croft Primary School
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Local Board of Governors – meet 6 times a year,
communication and challenge for leadership
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Parent Teacher Association - Look for creative
ways to work with the school community to support
children’s learning and the development of the
growing school.
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Please feel welcomed to communicate with any of us:
on the playground, by letter in the school post box
or by email on
[email protected]
[email protected]
Behaviour and discipline/Values Based
Education:
• Focus on learning behaviours – e.g.
Resilience, resourcefulness
• Positive affirmations of appropriate
behaviour – e.g. Thankyou for listening,
well done for sticking at that tricky task
• Home school agreement
• Class ‘Golden Rules’ – children set these in
September
School uniform and PE kit:
Bottle Green sweatshirts/cardigans (with logo)
White polo shirts
Black trousers/skirts/shorts
Green pinafores
Green gingham summer dresses
Sensible footwear
White PE shirt (with logo)
Black shorts
Dap/plimsolls/
Wellies
Online service available through M and S
Please label everything!
Points to note:
• Attendance and punctuality
• Absence requests– see policy given out
during home visits
• Sickness – please call when you are able
to on morning of illness
• Headlice – it happens!
• Toilet accidents! – they happen too!
Please send spare pants and we will call if
it needs a mum or dads hands!
• Getting messy happens!
Playdates:
• 3rd July – 1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.
‘Croft Craftiness’
• 11th July Summer Fete – 11.00
a.m.- 3.00 p.m.
• 15th July – 1.30 p.m. – 3.00
p.m. Sports Day
• Website – updates
• Twitter @TheCroftPrimary