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Starting School<br />
September 2023
Welcome to Brereton CE Primary School<br />
Dear Parents/Carers,<br />
Thank you for choosing Brereton CE Primary School to care for your child.<br />
We are really looking forward to welcoming you all into our school community.<br />
Starting school is a big step in your child's life. It is a time of excitement and<br />
sometimes anxiety. At Brereton C of E Primary School, we want the<br />
transition from Pre-school into Reception to be as smooth and as happy as<br />
possible. We aim to achieve that by providing you with a wealth of information<br />
and answering any questions you may have, so that you can help and support<br />
your child in this transition.<br />
P h o t o H e a d i n g<br />
If you have queries or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch; no<br />
question is a silly one! We want to do everything we can to support and<br />
reassure you.
‘There is wonderful joy ahead’<br />
1 Peter 1:6
Getting Ready for School<br />
You have probably already started talking to your child about school. You can help<br />
your child feel comfortable and positive about school by emphasising how enjoyable<br />
it is. You can tell them that they will make many new friends, and enjoy playing<br />
with lots of new things.<br />
Make a point of talking about school and how children go to school to have fun<br />
and learn. Tell them that all the teachers will care for them and that they will<br />
have special teachers who will be in their classroom every day. You could visit our<br />
website or Facebook page and share some of the photos and videos with them.<br />
We have also created videos introducing members of staff which you may choose<br />
to share with your children before arriving in September.
Supporting Learning at Home<br />
You may have spent time enjoying nursery rhymes, counting rhymes and<br />
bedtime stories with your child. These are vital in helping your child to develop<br />
Literacy and Numeracy skills.<br />
You can also help your child's reading development by sharing books together<br />
and talking about the story and pictures. Pointing out every day print e.g.<br />
signs and notices will also be helpful. Let your child see you reading too.<br />
Give your child lots of materials and opportunities to write, mark make and<br />
draw and encourage their efforts with lots of praise. If you want to help<br />
your child to write their name, please begin with a capital letter and use lower<br />
case letters for the rest of the name. Please support correct letter formation.<br />
We currently use a commercial phonics scheme called Read Write Inc to<br />
compliment our teaching and you can support this by purchasing the Set 1 Flash<br />
Cards to assist your child at home.<br />
When cooking, you can show your child how to use scales and how much things<br />
weigh. Cooking together is a great way to learn! Look out at the different<br />
shapes of packets and tins. You can help counting skills by counting buttons,<br />
stairs, sounds etc. Look out for numbers in the signs and notices when out and<br />
about.
A Quality Start to School Life<br />
School can be a very different context to preschool settings and research has<br />
shown that part-time attendance in the first instance helps to make a smooth<br />
transition. Even though your child may have been happy and settled in their<br />
preschool setting, the change to a school setting places different demands on<br />
them. Therefore, in order to give your child the best possible start, they will<br />
be attending school part-time for the first week.<br />
Open Door Policy<br />
Your child’s well-being is our primary concern. Should you ever have any worries<br />
or concerns we would want parents to speak to us as soon as possible. A problem<br />
can often be quickly resolved!
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Starter</strong> Meeting<br />
We are looking forward to welcoming parents and carers into school to<br />
discover more about life at Brereton. EYFS staff will deliver a<br />
presentation within which they will explain daily routines and how learning will<br />
be supported. Office staff will also be available to support with data<br />
collection and to share how medications will be administered within school.<br />
Members of the Governing Body and PTA will also be there to welcome<br />
you to the school community and to answer any questions you may have.<br />
Representatives from Badged and Sam Dales will also be present with<br />
uniform samples.
Visits<br />
We are keen for the children to come into school during the summer<br />
term and see their classroom and meet the staff.<br />
therefore arranged three dates for visits:<br />
Monday 26th June 9:30-11am<br />
Tuesday 4th July 1:15-2:45pm<br />
We have<br />
Please come in via the visitors entrance (School Lane) and drop-off<br />
and collect from the school’s main entrance.
Tuesday 5th September 9-9:20am<br />
You and your child are invited to come into school, prior to the other pupils returning.<br />
This session will be informal and is designed to help the children become accustomed to<br />
the start of school. Please enter school via <strong>New</strong>castle Road South, go to the blue<br />
gate by the hall and walk up the Reception outdoor area. There a member of the<br />
team will greet your child and show them into the classroom. We will ask you to<br />
wait on the playground and we will then bring the children out to meet you. This will<br />
replicate the end of each school day. Our Reception children are always dismissed<br />
through their external classroom door once we can see their parent or named carer.<br />
Whilst in the classroom, staff will take the children in to find their own labelled pegs<br />
and explore the new layout of the classroom before enjoying a short story.
To Order Call:<br />
First Week - Wednesday 6th-Friday 8th September<br />
Children will attend part time for these first four days.<br />
Our gates open at 8:35am and children can come straight into the<br />
classroom. Please say goodbye to your child at the gate to the EYFS<br />
outdoor area, as coming into the school building can make leaving harder.<br />
Children are generally happy to say goodbye and carry on into school but if<br />
your child does become upset a member of staff will comfort and care<br />
for them. Please feel free to ring the school for reassurance if you are<br />
worried. School begins at 8:50am and the blue gates are then closed. If<br />
you arrive after this, please come in through the main entrance.<br />
The children will have lunch at school before being collected at 1pm. Please<br />
collect from the main entrance.
Full Time Attendance<br />
All Reception children are asked to attend full time from Monday 11th<br />
September. Pick up is from 3pm.<br />
If parents feel anxious about this then we can discuss an increased transition,<br />
please just let us know.<br />
School Day<br />
Arrival at school<br />
School begins<br />
Mid morning break<br />
Lunch Time<br />
Home time<br />
8:35am - 8.50am<br />
8:50am<br />
10.30am<br />
12pm - 1pm<br />
3pm
School To Order Uniform Call:<br />
We believe that children should take pride in both themselves and their<br />
school. A smart school uniform gives children self-confidence, selfdiscipline<br />
and a sense of belonging to something special, as well as<br />
helping to develop high standards in other aspects of school life. The<br />
uniform consists of:<br />
Grey trousers/ skirts/ tunics<br />
White shirts<br />
School tie<br />
Navy blue cardigan/ jumper with school logo<br />
Sensible school shoes (no trainers)<br />
Grey or white socks only please<br />
PE uniform - navy shorts, navy shirt with school logo and black<br />
slip on plimsolls.<br />
All school uniform is available from Sam Dale Limited Holmes Chapel<br />
and at Badged Sandbach.<br />
Please can you make sure that all items are clearly labelled with your<br />
child’s name.
School Meals and Packed Lunches<br />
Reception will eat their lunch in the hall and the staff will support them<br />
with cutting up their food etc.<br />
Currently, all pupils in Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to<br />
Free School Meals. All food is prepared on the premises and we offer<br />
a multi choice menu of freshly cooked main meals (which includes a<br />
vegetarian option) and a choice of pudding, fresh fruit or yoghurt. The<br />
daily salad bar offers a variety of choice from pasta, tomato, apple,<br />
sweetcorn, lettuce, couscous and grapes.<br />
A detailed menu of all the school meals is available on the school website.<br />
If your child has a packed lunch please ensure that it is sent in a suitable<br />
container clearly labelled with his or her name. If a drink is included it<br />
should be a carton of juice rather than a fizzy drink or a can.
Morning Break<br />
As part of the government fruit scheme all children under the age of 7 are<br />
entitled to a free piece of fruit and until the age of 5 your child is entitled to<br />
free milk. This is prepared daily by the school cook and all children are<br />
encouraged to select a piece of fruit during morning break. You can also send<br />
your child to school with a healthy snack, but please do not send chocolate,<br />
biscuits, sweets or crisps.<br />
As an alternative, the school cook sells toast from the canteen at morning<br />
break time. This is ordered in class each morning and paid via ParentPay.<br />
Toast is priced at 25p.<br />
Illness<br />
If your child is unwell and unable to come to school please ring<br />
and let us know on the first day of absence before 9.30am.<br />
If your child falls ill during the school time we will contact you<br />
immediately. Please ensure that we have a number where you can<br />
be reached.
Water<br />
We encourage children to drink water throughout the school day by<br />
providing each child with a named clear bottle which can be filled with<br />
water. Research has shown that it is beneficial to children’s health<br />
and ability to learn if they drink water frequently throughout the<br />
day. Water coolers are sited in the corridors to provide filtered water<br />
for replenishing bottles. Bottles are clearly labelled with your child’s<br />
name, these are regularly washed and kept in school.<br />
Security<br />
Your child’s safety is of paramount importance to us. Therefore, we<br />
request that should it be necessary for anyone other than a child’s<br />
parents or those with parental responsibility to collect your son or<br />
daughter, staff are advised in advance. In the case of someone<br />
arriving to collect your children where staff have not been informed<br />
of a change of plan either verbally or by letter, a member of staff<br />
will telephone the parents to verify these arrangements. Whilst we<br />
understand this may cause some inconvenience, we are confident that<br />
you will endorse this procedure to ensure your child’s safety.
Communication<br />
School Spider<br />
School Spider is the host of our website and is our main communication<br />
tool. Any information you need to know about, trips, special events etc will<br />
be sent by e-mail through School Spider. You will also have a parent log in<br />
which will enable you to book parents evening slots and reply to surveys and<br />
forms. A new starter pack, containing registration forms, will be handed<br />
out at the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Starter</strong>’s meeting and these can be completed on the night<br />
or returned to the school office by post or e-mail.<br />
ParentPay<br />
We are a cashless school. You will receive a ParentPay activation letter<br />
which you will use to create your ParentPay account. All trips etc will be<br />
paid via ParentPay.<br />
Class Dojo<br />
Class Dojo is a system we use in school to reward all children. This is<br />
something that all parents can access once the children have started in<br />
school. A letter will be sent home during the first few weeks to explain<br />
how to access and use the software.
Website Weekly Blog & <strong>New</strong>sletter<br />
As a school we endeavour to update parents as often as possible on what is<br />
happening within school. Each Friday we will add a new blog along with pictures and<br />
reminders. Our aim is to ensure parents know as much as possible about the learning<br />
in school and are prepared for the upcoming week. A school newsletter is also<br />
e-mailed to all parents every Friday.<br />
We hope that your child will be very happy with us here at Brereton. We look<br />
forward to working in partnership with you to provide the best possible education.<br />
We are committed to creating an open and supportive relationship with you. If you<br />
have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Staff<br />
Mrs McLean<br />
Mrs Wood<br />
Mrs Sant<br />
Mrs Henderson<br />
Headteacher<br />
Deputy<br />
School Business<br />
Clerical Assistant<br />
Headteacher<br />
Manager<br />
Mrs Pulle<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mrs Linderson<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mrs Field<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mrs Tice<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mr McAulay<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mrs Pirie<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Miss Witham<br />
Class Teacher<br />
Mrs Taylor<br />
HLTA<br />
Mr Cotton<br />
SENDCo<br />
Mr Simmons<br />
Forest School<br />
Teacher
Mrs Marshfield<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Mrs Sherliker-<br />
Hewitt<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Mrs McAree<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Mrs Oldham<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Ms Mitton<br />
Mrs Wiggs<br />
Mrs Warren<br />
Miss Toft<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Mrs Gleave<br />
Mrs Gadsby<br />
Mrs Balll<br />
Mr Spilsbury<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Site Manager
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