Parents and carers looking to start in september 2024

If you are looking for a school place in Reception for September 2024, we have a range of open invitations and you are welcome to attend more than one. Please call our office manager, Lumina Friedl, on 01273 077130 or email admin@coomberoad.brighton-hove.sch.uk to arrange to come and meet us.

Please see our poster below with some of the event dates:

Welcome letter

We welcome you all to the Coombe Road family. Please find our welcome letter and timetable of events below:

key dates

We welcome you all to the Coombe Road family. Please find our welcome letter and timetable of events below:

Wednesday 14^th June – Where it is permitted, one of our reception teachers will visit our local nursery settings to meet your child and the team who currently work with them. This is a great way to get to know the children.

4pm on Tuesday 27^th June – Please come to our welcome meeting at school. You will have the chance to meet me and some of the team, and we will explain what our ethos is, what the school day and year looks like and provide you with an overview of the curriculum. It will also be a good opportunity for you to meet other parents and carers, and ask us any questions.

1:45pm to 2:45pm on Tuesday 4^th July or Thursday 6^th July – We will hold two play afternoons where you and your child will be invited into our reception classroom to have a ‘stay-and-play’ session. Your child can start to get used to the school environment and you can meet the rest of the teaching team. We will be in touch nearer the time to invite you to one of the sessions.

1:45pm to 2:45pm on Thursday 13^th July – We are very excited to invite you to our teddy bears’ picnic. You and your child will be invited to come into class (with or without your teddy bear) and stay with us to be involved in activities ranging from listening to stories, making sandwiches and fruit kebabs, doing arts and crafts, and playing with some of the resources which we have.

Tuesday 5^th September and Wednesday 6^th September – In the past, we have found that coming to meet parents or carers and their child at home has been really effective at building relationships between the school and families, and we would like to give you the opportunity to have a home visit on one of these days. We will be in touch nearer the time to discuss this possibility with you.

start dates

We have a staggered start to the year to help the children settle in:

Wednesday 6^th September – Start date for any children who have any additional needs.

Thursday 7^th September – Start date for our youngest children (those born in the summer).

Friday 8^th September – Start date for all other reception children.

support

We hold numerous events for parents and carers throughout the school year but you may wish to note these ones planned for the autumn term:

2:30pm to 3:10pm on Wednesday 27^th September – You are invited to a parent workshop to learn how we teach literacy at Coombe Road.

2:30pm to 3:10pm on Wednesday 4^th October – You are invited to a parent workshop to learn how we teach maths at Coombe Road.

ABC of key information for reception starters

You may find the answers to a lot of questions that you might have in the ABC below. Please ask the office if you need a paper version and come and see us if you can't find what you need: