First Day at School

Your daughter’s first day of school will be Thursday 8th September 2022. Whilst normal drop-off time is 08.30, on the first day, we ask that students arrive at school at 10.00 and arrive at the Whitehouse entrance via the main playground gates.

Parents are invited to walk their daughter to their new classrooms where they will be met by the class teacher and teaching assistant. They will soon settle in and find their named peg and tray to store their belongings before joining their peers. Parents should depart quickly once students are in their classrooms to minimise any separation anxiety and let them settle in.

The first day of school is a fun and exciting milestone, and sets the tone for the rest of the Reception year. The girls will be introduced to their daily routines and experience their very first lessons at Glendower.

They will also enjoy break-time and lunch. For break, each girl is required to bring in a small snack to enjoy made up of either fruit or vegetables. We ask that no nuts of any kind are bought onto the school premises. During lunch, girls will eat in the Dining Room and enjoy a cooked lunch from on our wonderful kitchen team. Students can also bring a refillable water bottle into school. All items should be in clearly named containers.

All stationery and equipment will be provided by the school, so your daughter does not need a pencil case or any specific items. She is required to bring her bookbag to and from school every day, and, later in the term, will also be taking home a reading book on certain days of the week.

A timetable will be issued to all parents clearly stating which lessons your daughter has on which day and which days she should bring her PE kit into school.

At the end of the school day, your daughter should be collected at 15.20 from the Whitehouse doors via the main playground gates. She will only be dismissed to adults stated on her going home form that has been completed and returned to Mr Callaghan (Registrar) as part of the Pupil Profile. If your daughter is going home with another student, we require written notice of this sent via email to the class teacher and the Office to ensure the safety of your daughter.