Welcome
Hello and a warm welcome to Pre- School Year one !
We understand that this is an exciting time as your child starts their school journey, and we are here to make this transition as smooth as possible, encouraging your child to have fun, whilst learning, in a safe environment.
With that in mind, here are a few pointers to help with settling in :
We understand that this is an exciting time as your child starts their school journey, and we are here to make this transition as smooth as possible, encouraging your child to have fun, whilst learning, in a safe environment.
With that in mind, here are a few pointers to help with settling in :
The practitioners that will be supporting your children are Chloe, Helen, Colleen and Sharon.
During the first week or two look out for a welcome pack in the pigeon holes. Contained within this is a host of information including paying fees, ordering uniforms if required, lunch club details and so on. Particularly helpful to us is a booklet titled All About Me, within which you can detail your child's likes, dislikes and so on.
Your child will have their own learning journey containing observations, photos and details of activities. After the initial four weeks of settling in, I will then arrange to see individual parents to go through these journeys and discuss progress made.
We also like to hear about what your child's been doing outside pre- school, and these comments can be outlined on Wow slips which can be found on the parents noticeboard, with guidance notes by the entrance door. See attached guidance notes next to them. These are then put on display and then go into the learning journeys.
We try to discourage children bringing in their own toys etc from home to avoid loss or sharing issues. We would, however, make exceptions if these are needed as a source of comfort in the early days. They can always also be kept in the backpack and be taken out if required.
As messy play is part of pre-school life we would ask that you provide spare clothes in a backpack or similar, which can be hung on their peg.
Drinks and snacks are provided so there is no need to bring in any.
If your child is staying for lunch please put their lunch box and drink in the blue box by the pegs, which we later transfer to the fridge.
During this first week we'll be talking about what we did in the holidays and introducing our new routines, which are so important at this early stage.
We are really looking forward to getting to know you and your child but, in the meantime, please do not hesitate to approach us with any queries or concerns.
Julia
(Pre-school Leader)
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