We are so excited to meet you all in September and hope you are too. In May you will be sent a welcome letter inviting you to the 'Welcome to St. Mary's' Meeting, during this meeting a presentation run by the Early Phase Lead who will give more detailed information about Nursery and the school day e.g. the curriculum, reading days, lunches, routines etc. and hopefully answer more of your questions. At the this meeting you will receive a further letter, with details of your 1:1 meeting with the class teacher and start dates and times. We will also update our website with a little booklet with photos of your class and important places around the school.
Below is a brief introduction, providing information about the next few months as well as the stay and play opportunities and 1:1 meetings.
Information
For over the summer your teacher will make a short video to introduce themselves. Once uploaded (at the end of July) you will find them in the video section below. In addition to this we will add a presentation for parents, which will give information about starting at St. Mary's Catholic Federation, Carshalton. We hope this will answer many of your questions, but if you have others please contact us at office@stmarysinfschool.org.uk
The 1:1 meetings with the class teacher will be done in September before the children fully start.
1:1 Sessions with the Class Teacher
1:1 sessions with the Class Teacher are a good way of helping your child settle in and to get to know their teacher and teaching assistant in a setting familiar to them. Although this means starting a few days later than the rest of the school we have found it to be such a valuable experience for your child, having the opportunity to form a relationship with their teachers on a 1:1 basis, that we feel it is worth the time spent. The 1:1 session will be on one day and last 20 minutes.
During your childs time at St. Marys Catholic Federation, Carshalton, there are a number of areas that require parental consent. Please read carefully and sign the consent section at the end. If you are happy to consent to the above sections, please tick the YES boxes and initial each section. If you do not wish to consent for a particular section, please tick the NO box provided. This consent form will cover limited serviced access outlined above during your childs time at St. Marys Catholic Federation, Carshalton. At any point you have the ability to withdraw this consents and you can do this by emailing the school office.
To ensure we follow safeguarding procedures, we ask you to provide us with this information. Please fill in your childs regular going home arrangements. We understand this can change from time to time and you can still notify your teacher of any changes by sending in a letter or telephoning the school office. The names of any additional adults that you give permission to need to be listed. Until these details are received by the school, we expect parents/ carers to collect their child. Safeguarding Statement This school takes notice of and adheres to all the national and local policies and guidance in regard to Safeguarding Children and Young People.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to St Marys Catholic Nursery & Infant School. We realise that this may be an anxious time for you and your child and we wish to keep these concerns to a minimum. If you feel that you would like to discuss any aspect of your childs educational needs then we would be very happy to meet you early in the autumn term. Please complete this form, which will go directly to the School Office who will pass this information onto Mrs Quinn, who will then contact you to arrange a meeting. Please note you do not need to complete this form if your child has no special Educational Needs.
