Getting ready for school
If your child is due to start school in the following September, they are referred to as being in the 'Pre-School Year' at nursery. During the Summer Term, the pre-school children will be involved in a number of transition activities. These will include circle time discussions and preparations within the nursery setting along with visits to school.
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Preparing to start Wheatfields Primary School
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Children will visit Wheatfields Primary School once or twice a week with the nursery staff during the summer term. They visit the library, walk around parts of the school, play games in the school hall and visit the classrooms.
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Parents and carers receive a letter from the school inviting them to attend a 'New Parents Meeting'. During this meeting, you will find out which teacher your child will have, you can sample school meals, look at school uniform and find out other information.
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Children will be invited to visit their Reception class to meet the teacher and explore their new classroom and learning environment.
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Reception teachers visit the children in the nursery setting towards the end of the summer term.
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Your child's Reception teacher will visit you and your child at home in September before your child starts school. You will be allocated a time and date which will be given to you in the information pack during the New Parents Meeting.
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The nursery is hoping to transfer over to school management in the Autumn Term of 2020 - so integration with the school will hopefully increase and transition arrangements improve further.
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