WELCOME

Reception meeting Autumn Term 2015

Tuesday 22nd September

Reception Routines

• Settling in your children• Dropping off routine• Uniform – Please make sure your child is in full

school uniform. Super smart super stars! • Water bottles• Packed lunches – healthy eating!• Library Books – Will be changed weekly• Red Class - Tuesday Ruby Class – Thursday • PE – on Tuesday afternoon • Clothing – please name ALL items • PRACTISE getting dressed independently at home• Star of the day and Star of the week

• Catholic ethos of the school motivates us to create a peaceful and happy environment. Joining in with school prayers.

• Positive behaviour management strategies • Weather system • House points • Good sitting, good listening… star of the day,

make a fuss mum and dad! • Star of the Week Assembly • Time Out – will inform Parents of incident • Open door policy- inform any changes at home

etc

Behaviour Expectations in Reception

School Houses

Saint Francis

Saint Benedict Saint Cecilia

Saint Anne

School Houses

• Names and colours • Badges – children have received their

house colour badges• Siblings are in the same saint house• Own clothes to represent house colour

are worn on house feast day • Research • Sports day – children wear house

colours • House masses are celebrated

SCHOOL TRIPS• Library visits- Please be careful with our school library books. Our books are very precious!

• Build a Bear workshop – trip to Covent Garden

• PARENT volunteers greatly appreciated- trip letter will be sent out in coming weeks.

• All parents helpers will need to fill out a form with the office before trip date.

Reading• Date for Reading meeting Wednesday 7th October 2015 at 9.15• Day to return books in PACT folder• Letters / Sounds of the week to be

displayed

Home School Writing Books

Pencil grip – three fingers! Super letter formation!

Coming soon…• Parent reading afternoons• Stay and play sessions• Open mornings in Autumn/Spring term

– Phonics / Maths lessons (Dates TBC)• Settling in Review meetings- Thursday

22nd October 1pm-7pm- school closes at 1pm

• Reception welcome service Wednesday 14th October at 9.15 in the KS1Hall.

School Website!

http://www.st-josephs.islington.sch.uk/• Check our website for our curriculum

information. • Buying uniform and uniform expectations. • Check our weekly blog for reception news,

photos and more! • Lastly, don’t forget to give your class

teacher your email if you haven't done so already! Thanks