Reception

Induction to Radbrook EYFS

Starting Reception at Radbrook

We’re really looking forward to welcoming you to Radbrook Primary School and hope to meet you very soon. In the meantime, we’ve shared some helpful information below to give you a better idea of what to expect when you join us.

Helping your child to be School Ready

School Readiness

Welcome Booklet

Important Information:

Classes

We have two classes in EYFS – our Reception class is called Bumblebees and our Pre-School and Reception class is called Dragonflies.

Arrival & Collection

All children are expected to arrive on site between 8:45 and 8:50 so they can be in school for the register taken at 8:50am.

Arrival: Children to enter classrooms independently on arrival via their classrooms side doors. Mrs Otterson, Miss Donnelly and Mrs Davies will greet them outside.

Collection: Wait outside the EYFS building on the top playground. We have robust collection arrangements for EYFS children.

EYFS Children Collection Arrangements

We require a person with parental responsibility to collect their child or inform us each time that a different person is due to collect their children.

For set childcare arrangements families may have, they can provide the details of who will be collecting their child each day on a proforma which staff will observe when releasing the children. For any other pick up, where parents are not collecting, we require parents to inform us daily via a message to the adult outside in the morning or a telephone call to the school office. We will not release children without this parental permission even if staff and children know the family members that have arrived. We ask parents to explain this procedure to family members so they may wait patiently, if we need to contact the parents before releasing the child.

PE & Woodland Work Days

Any changes to these days will be passed on to you through class dojo.

Home Expectations

We expect parents to read with their children at home at least 5 times a week and practise their Phonics Cards sent home weekly.

We love to see other learning at home that you are able to share with us on Class Dojo.

EYFS Curriculum

Reception Baseline Assessment

The RBA is a short interactive and practical assessment of your child’s early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills when they begin school, using materials that most children of your child’s age will be familiar with. It became statutory for all schools from September 2021.

Click the link here to find out more about what the RBA is and how your child will take part.