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 14th 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 27th 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 4th July or Thursday 6th 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 13th 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 5th September and Wednesday 6th 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 6th September – Start date for any children who have any additional needs.
Thursday 7th September – Start date for our youngest children (those born in the summer).
Friday 8th 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 27th September – You are invited to a parent workshop to learn how we teach literacy at Coombe Road.
2:30pm to 3:10pm on Wednesday 4th October – You are invited to a parent workshop to learn how we teach maths at Coombe Road.