Excalibur Primary School
New Starters 2024
June 2024
Welcome to Excalibur Primary School. We are delighted that you have chosen our school and we look forward to meeting you soon.
What's going to happen next?
Our information meeting for parents and carers will take place on Thursday 13th June at 6.15 pm. You should have recived an email from us, inviting you to this meeting and notifing you of the transition arrangements for your child.
At the meeting you will be given an induction pack for you and your child. There are some things to look at with your child, some information for you and there are some forms which need completing and returning to school.
Below you will find a copy of our parents handbook. Please take time to look through everything as there is a lot of useful information about our school and the routines of the school day. Your child will receive their oen guide in the welcome pack that you will be given during the parent/carer information evening in June. It may be useful to share it with them a few times between now and when they start school. There are also some information leaflets and activities that you can do to help your child get ready for school.
We have a really wonderful Early Years environment here at Excalibur and we can't wait for you to see it.
Starting school can be a daunting process, there is a wealth of information and resources that can help.
'Let's Get Ready For School'
Cheshire East Libraries have launched 'Let's Get Ready for School' an exciting initiative for families whose children will be starting primary school. They have created 10 different book bags each containing four picture books. The books have been specially selected to share with younger children, to help them cope with change and prepare them for school.
The bag also contains useful leaflets outlining some practical ideas for supporting children's communication at this important stage. The book nags are free to loan and available at your local library. They can also be reserved online at https://cheslive.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-main.pl.
You can find more books about starting school by clicking the links
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/s/starting-school/
A wealth of information and further resources about starting school can be found on the CBeebies webpage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/starting-school-curation
We can't wait to meet you all and welcome you to our school.
Mrs Rogers
EYFS teacher