Welcome to Reception!

What you need to know for your child starting in Reception
Welcome to our new class!
A very warm welcome to all our new pupils and parents! We are so excited to begin this journey together and look forward to getting to know you all.
This week, we will be settling into our new routines, learning our school rules and values, and getting to know one another. We will also be exploring our classroom and learning where everything is around school.
Our topic this term is ‘All About Me’, but our first two weeks will focus on settling in, building friendships and feeling happy and confident in our new class.
Things to remember
- Label everything, including coats, jumpers, trousers and other belongings.
- PE kits: For the lead-up to Christmas, please send your child in wearing their PE kit on Wednesdays and Fridays. On all other days, they should wear their school uniform as usual.
- Water bottles: Please send your child in with a water bottle every day.
- Spare clothes: Please send in a labelled bag of spare clothes for your child. We will keep these at school until they are needed or until the end of the school year.
If you have any questions or need to get in touch, please speak to Miss Evans or Miss Burkinshaw at the gate or email acorn@st-barnabas.kent.sch.uk. We are always happy to help.
We look forward to a wonderful year together!