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Early Years Children: Information for parents (continued) – page 4 Visits We organise local excursions (park, church, library, farm, fire-station, common,) which are designed to help the children to acquire a basic understanding of our traditions, of the natural world and of the importance of other cultures. Our term date booklets list the major visits that are due to take place during each term and further details are provided in our weekly newsletters for parents. We require parents to sign a permission slip for these excursions at the beginning of each school year. Copies of our policy on ‘Visits for Early Years Foundation Stage Children’ may be viewed in our reception area or sent to parents on request. Food and Drink Children are offered a drink of milk or water and a plain biscuit or fruit at morning break. Drinking water is available throughout the day. A two course lunch is provided every day, which all children are required to eat unless they fall into one of our exceptions categories noted below. A member of staff sits at each table to eat with the children and whose job is to encourage the children to try everything and ensure that second helpings are offered. Children are given stamps on their hands when they clean their plates (or eat something that they have not enjoyed in the past). Weekly menus are displayed at the entrance to each Lower School. Due to space and time constraints, we are unable to offer any choice, save the very limited ones listed under exceptions below. We offer our pupils a varied, healthy and tasty diet and serve only food which we know the majority of children like and will eat. Parents are asked not to send food or drink to school with their child. Special Diets The school is a nut free zone and all our cooking ingredients are checked to ensure that they comply with this policy. Parents of children who have allergies to any food product, or who have special dietary requirements, are asked to make this clear in the school’s medical questionnaire. They should inform the school at once if their child subsequently develops an intolerance of any food. The school Head and Chef are happy to see any parent who has concerns about their son or daughter’s medical condition, and to devise a special menu, where practically possible. Exceptions The school does not make any exceptions, other than the following: o Vegetarians - there will always be a vegetarian alternative available. o Low Sugar* - children on a low sugar diet may have fruit for puddings on days when the pudding contains additional sugar o Gluten free* - the school cook will re-heat any special meals which are brought in that morning by the parent of the child which requires such specialised foods o Non-dairy* - on days when the main course contains dairy products, the vegetarian alternative will always be non-dairy. If the pudding is dairy, non-dairy children may have fruit. * Children requiring these diets must have a doctor’s certificate before we will make these available.
Early Years Children: Information for parents (continued) – page 5 Keeping In Touch We appreciate that sending your child to school is a big step and that it is understandable that some parents may worry or feel anxious about their child’s well-being and happiness. That is why we invite your child to spend an hour with their new teacher the day before term starts, meet their new classmates and see their new classroom. During this time you will be invited to have a cup of tea with the Head and the other new parents, receive any further information and check your child’s special arrival time for the first and second mornings. We are also happy for you or your child’s carer to accompany your child into their classrooms on arrival, during the Michaelmas (autumn) term. By Christmas, all children should be happy to come into the classroom independently. Your child’s Form Teacher is responsible for your child’s pastoral care and, with our small classes, quickly gets to know every individual child extremely well. You will see your Form Teacher twice a day when you drop off and collect your child, and many worries can be speedily resolved by an informal chat. Otherwise, you are welcome to make an appointment for a longer (or more private) conversation with him/her, or with the relevant Head. Notes of the meeting will be taken and a letter or postcard will be sent to follow up on agreed points. Any concerns will always be treated in complete confidence. All children have a home-school diary called their ‘prep diary’. This is checked daily by the class teacher and is a reliable form of communication about pastoral care, reminders, housekeeping issues, feedback on reading and homework and requests for meetings. Parents are asked to read and sign their child’s prep diary every day. We have a weekly Broomwood Hall newsletter, which is sent home in the childrens’ school bags each Friday and is full news about activities and outings. We also encourage children to take home their art work for you to admire and display at home! All Lower School children participate in a weekly church service and parents are warmly invited to join us at these services. We send invitations to parents to a number of events during the year including the Prep Class Play, the Carol Service (which involves the whole Lower School), Pancake Day Races, Concerts and Competitions. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile At the end of your child’s “early years” education, we complete a detailed “EYFS Profile” which summarises his or her learning and development against the assessment scales and learning goals, which have been determined by the Government. You will of course, receive your own copy, which we are happy to discuss with you. We are required to send your child’s EYFS to our Local Education Authority. Parents’ Evenings We start each academic year with a curriculum meeting to which all parents in the year group are invited, at which we outline the Prep class plans for the year. We hold parent/teacher interviews midway through the Michaelmas (autumn) and Hilary (spring) term at which parents have the opportunity to talk to their child’s teacher about their progress and to raise any worries which they may have. Reports Children are assessed through observations, questioning and guiding. Narrative reports, which supplement the comments in the prep diary, are prepared on each child and sent to parents at the end of the Michaelmas (autumn) and Hilary (spring) terms. Report slips are sent home at the end of the Trinity (summer) term.
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