Alec Reed Academy

Primary Headteacher◦ Mrs Anne Franklin

Deputy Head ◦ Mrs Debbie Evans

Assistant Headteacher EYFS/KS1◦ Mrs Navreen Dosanjh

EYFS Pupil Progress Leader◦ Miss Katie Smith

EYFS SAFE Worker ◦ Julie Porter

There are 3 nursery classes◦ Lambs, Cubs, Ducklings

There can be up to 26 children in each class.

Staff Members◦ Natasha Coupland◦ Kerrie Gostelow◦ Suzan Nasiri

Nursery Morning Session◦ 8:45am – 11:45am◦ Doors open at 8:30 for soft start

Nursery Afternoon Session◦ 12:30pm – 3:30pm

Your child will have a carpet session at the start of their day, a phonics session and will receive a guided reading book to take home.

It is important to arrive and collect your children on time.

EYFS is the stage of education for children from birth to the end of the Reception year.

Every child is unique and constantly learning, they learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships and enabling environments.

This will allow children to develop. It is our job to ensure children have

challenging, playful opportunities through their play and the resources that are available to them.

We foster the characteristics of effective learning…

Playing and exploring

Active Learning

Creating and thinking critically

Prime Areas ◦ Personal, Social and Emotional Development ◦ Physical Development ◦ Communication and Language

Specific Areas ◦ Literacy ◦ Mathematics ◦ Understanding the World ◦ Expressive Arts and Design

Talk, Talk, Talk! ◦ Children need to be exposed to vocabulary◦ Encouraged to speak in full sentences ◦ Talk through stories

Working with children at home on suggested activities◦ Count anything and everything! ◦ Act out stories ◦ Learn some sounds ◦ Playdough, sand, water, using scissors, cooking…

Are you eligible? You need to apply yourself

If you are eligible, you will receive a code, which has to be given to the school in order for it to be activated.

Have to apply within a certain time frame, usually the term prior to the child starting.

This has to be renewed every term! They will send reminders.

If you do not apply/renew within the time frame, you will not be eligible for that term.

Still pay for lunch - £4.50 for the hour +or £6.05 including school dinner.

All on ParentPay

7:45am to 6pm 3 – 5 year olds

£25 registration fee (one – off payment non refundable)

£4.50 per hour £14.50 for half a day £28 for a full day If they are having school dinners, they have to pay

on top of that All on ParentPay

Morning session: 8:45 – 11:45 Afternoon session: 12:30 – 3:30 Attendance and Punctuality Behaviour Uniform Fruit and Milk / Allergies Parental Involvement Safeguarding – Who can collect your child? Homework