Dear Parent or Carer,
Welcome to the St Mary’s Catholic Nursery and Infant School community! As your child will be starting Reception in September 2020 and due to the COVID-19 outbreak we have had to organise our transition differently this year. You would have received a letter informing you or your child’s Reception class during the week. Children will come in shorter sessions working up to a full session on Thursday 10th September. To allow for transitioning we have put the children into groups, (please see your email for your child’s group). The dates and times your child will need to attend school are below, these are also available on our website, under Admissions, New starters.
All parents will need to adhere to social distancing when bringing children to and from school. Please be aware of the distancing rule at the time (expectations for adults regarding the wearing of masks will be communicated nearer the time) and although we understand that many parents may have queries for the teacher to answer we request that you contact the school office to book an appointment with the class teacher if you have any questions.
It is expected that all children will be attending full time school from Thursday 10th September. For those children who need more time to settle into the routine, this will be decided on a one-to-one basis in consultation with parents/carers.
Yours faithfully
S A Hulme
Mrs S Hulme MA, NPQH
Executive Headteacher
Please complete and return your childs entry form no later than Friday 26th June 2020. . Current Nursery parents will have completed one of these previously so please take a look and update with any changes.
Should an emergency occur at school it is sometimes necessary to contact a parent / guardian during the daytime. Please indicate below where each parent / guardian may be contacted during the school hours.
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.
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.
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.
Please note that all infant school children are entitled to a Universal Free School Meal as part of a Government initiative. We highly recommend that you take the opportunity of the school provide a hot school meal for your child on a daily basis. The meals consist of a meat/ fish or vegetarian option, vegetables, a salad bar and bread. All the meals are planned to be nutritionally analysed to ensure they meet and in most cases exceed The School Food Standards. Two options are available for your child if they wish to have hot school dinners. The options are to either - Take a school meal every day from Monday to Friday or - To take a school meal on Roast day Wednesday and Fish day Friday only The option must be selected for the whole of the half term period and can not be changed for alternative days or patterns. If packed lunch is provided this must be a healthy lunch with no sweets, fizzy drinks or items containing nuts.
office@stmarysinfschool.org.uk
