WELCOME TO RECEPTION (2024–25)
THE TEAM
Teachers:
RB Mrs Lara Bland
RH Mrs Hannah Higginbotham
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Jackie Daley
Mrs Fiona Hobdell
Mrs Lucy Nash
THE SCHOOL DAY
Start of School – 8.25am
The children line up on the Lower School playground. We bring them in and help them put their belongings on their pegs outside the classrooms.
End of School – 3.30pm
Collection from the Lower School playground via the colourful Reception gate.
WRAPAROUND CARE
Breakfast Club (bookable and chargeable) – 7.30–8.00am
Located in the dining hall (code needed to access site will be provided upon booking).
Early Care (free) – 8.00–8.25am
Drop at Lower School hall (Breakfast Club children are walked over to Early Care at 8.00am).
Sibling Care (free) – 3.30–4.00pm (for children with an older sibling in Upper School).
Lower School Aftercare (bookable and chargeable) – 3.30–6.00pm*
Classroom rota for Sibling Care and Lower School Aftercare can be found on the Lower School foyer wall and on the doors of the Lower School hall.
7.30–8.00am Breakfast club (charge)
8.00–8.25am Morning care – supervision in designated classroom
8.25am Bell is rung to line up outside for registration
3.30pm End of school
3.30–6.00pm* Co-curricular clubs (charges may be applicable) and Lower School aftercare (charge)
* Aftercare ends at 5.00pm on a Friday
WHAT TO WEAR
On the days children have games or PE, they should come to school in their sports kit. When they have swimming, they should come in school uniform (see below).
T PE kit (outdoor learning) PE kit (outdoor learning)
F Swimming Swimming
STATIONERY
All stationery is provided by school. No pencil cases needed.
BELONGINGS
Each child has a peg of their own for blazers, coats, bags and a change of clothes (in a bag to be kept at school). Wellies, indoor trainers and waterproof trousers should also be kept at school.
UNIFORM, BELONGINGS & SNACKS
RECEPTION UNIFORM (BOYS)
Chinthurst blue sweatshirt top
Chinthurst white polo shirt
Mid-grey trousers (winter) or shorts (summer)
Grey socks with green trim (with shorts)
Grey ankle socks (with trousers)
Chinthurst blazer
Chinthurst winter coat
Black shoes (Velcro)
Please remember to name everything!
Chinthurst green book bag (provided by school)
Chinthurst green rucksack
RECEPTION UNIFORM (GIRLS)
Chinthurst blue sweatshirt top
Chinthurst white polo shirt
Grey tunic and grey tights (winter)
Summer dress and white ankle socks (summer)
Chinthurst blazer
Chinthurst winter coat
Black shoes (Velcro)
Chinthurst green book bag (provided by school)
Chinthurst green rucksack
Grey cardigan with green trim (optional)
SPORTS KIT (Unisex)
PE & Games
Chinthurst blue sweatshirt top and bottoms
Chinthurst blue shorts
Chinthurst House polo shirt (red, yellow, blue, purple)
White trainers and socks
Pool
Chinthurst navy trunks/swimming costume
Chinthurst swim hat
Chinthurst swim bag
Swimming goggles
Named towel
SNACKS
The children have a mid-morning and afternoon break and should bring a snack to have at each of fresh vegetables or dried/fresh fruit. If they are staying after school for extended day or a club, they may benefit from an additional snack. A named water bottle should be brought to school each day. Milk can be ordered via Cool Milk: www.coolmilk.com
RB RH M Games kit Games kit T PE kit PE kit W Uniform Uniform
HOME/SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
BY EMAIL
Please do contact a member of the Reception team should you have any concerns about your child. We can be contacted by email directly (see below) or via the school office.
IN PERSON
We are very happy to have a brief chat at drop off or pick up, but if you would like to talk for longer, please send an email to us or the school office so we can arrange a suitable time to meet.
Our email addresses are: lbland@chinthurstschool.co.uk hhigginbotham@chinthurstschool.co.uk office@chinthurstschool.co.uk
ONLINE LEARNING JOURNEY
Each child will have an online learning journey on Seesaw. This records photos, observations and comments in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, to build up a record of your child’s experiences during their time with us. Parents have password access to this.
HOMEWORK & REPORTING
SEESAW
Homework is set on Seesaw. Children may receive an activity relating to their class focus on a Friday.
READING
Children in Reception should be reading at home every day (10 minutes) and parents should record this in the Lower School Diary.
REPORTING
There are Parents’ Evenings and formal written feedback in the autumn and spring terms, and a full report at the end of the summer term.
RECEPTION TOPICS
We have different cross-curricular topics each half term:
AUTUMN TERM – A Pirate’s Life, Harvest, Night and Day, Christmas
SPRING TERM – Once Upon a Time, Emergency! Emergency!
SUMMER TERM – Animals Around the World
WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION
PARENT HANDBOOK – Contains detailed information on all aspects of school life.
SPORTS HANDBOOK – Further information about PE, games and swimming at Chinthurst.
THE CHRONICLE – Includes a message from the Head, a round-up of school news from the previous week and school notices. This is issued each week during term time.
SOCIAL MEDIA – Follow the school’s Instagram and Facebook accounts to see lots of the fun activities that take place on a day-to-day basis.
PRINTED CALENDAR – Issued at the start of each term.
CLASSLIST – We encourage parents to register with www.classlist.com to connect with other parents in their own class, year group or the whole school.
SCHOOLSBUDDY APP
Has details and takes bookings for wraparound care, co-curricular clubs and trips. New parents receive a log-in before the beginning of term.
EVENTS
We hope to see you at our family events throughout the year. These include:
• Christmas Show
• Grandparents’ Morning
• Sports Day
• Swimming Gala
• Teddy Bears’ Picnic Reception also take part in Harvest, Easter and Christmas Services.
Please keep an eye on the Chronicle and Classlist for more information about CPA events.
