Transition

Transition from Nursery to Reception

All Parents are informed by email that their child has a place in Reception, they are then invited to an Induction meeting in the Summer Term before their child starts school. At the Induction meeting all parents are given a school handbook and all necessary literature to read at their leisure. They are shown examples of the uniform and talked through all the information. All school staff, Principal, Reception Teacher, and Learning Assistants are introduced to the parents.
The child will take part in activities with the Learning Assistant in order to gain a baseline assessment on entry.
Reception children will start their lunchtime earlier than KS1 in order to give them enough time to eat their lunch.

Transition from Reception to Year 1 and Year 2

Staff
You will be informed of who your child’s Teacher and Learning Assistants are by letter in the Summer term before they start their new class. You will be able to meet your child’s new teacher and see their classroom during Meet the Teacher Week in September.
Coming into School and Leaving School
All Year 1&2 children should enter school from the front entrance, at 8.35am. Parents should wait at the front entrance for Year 1 and outside the Y2 classroom door for Year 2 to collect their child at 3.10pm.
Curriculum
At Meet the Teacher, parents will be handed a class handbook which will give details of all aspects of life in Year 1&2.
Playtimes/Snack
Unlike Reception, children in Year 1&2 will have a set playtime where they will go out to play on the KS1 playground. Children will have fruit and milk at this time, provided by school.
How We Will Help the Children
All children will have a transition day with their new class teacher in the summer term in order to settle any worries before the summer break. The Reception Class Teacher, Year 1 Teacher and Year 2 Teacher will work closely together to share information about all the children’s needs.

Transition from Year 2 to Year 3 and beyond

Staff
You will be informed of who your child’s Teacher and Learning Assistants are by letter in the Summer term before they start their new class. You will be able to meet your child’s new teacher and see their classroom during Meet the Teacher Week in September.
Coming into School and Leaving School
All Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 children should enter school from the main entrance at 8.35am. Parents should collect their child from the junior playground at 3.15pm.
Curriculum
At Meet the Teacher, parents will be handed a class handbook which will give details of all aspects of life in Year 3-6.
Playtimes/Snack
All KS2 have a set morning playtime where they will go out to play with all KS2 children on the KS2 playground. Children may bring a healthy snack of fruit to school. KS2 children are not provided with milk but are allowed to bring a bottle of water to school with them.
How We Will Help the Children
All children will have a transition day with their new class teacher in the summer term in order to settle any worries before the summer break. The Class Teachers all work closely together to share information about all the children’s needs.