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How to prepare your child for school

This leaflet from https://startingreception.co.uk/ will help you to think about starting school and what you can do to help.

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Here are some leaflets to help you with school readiness.

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Welcome to Meadows First  new EYFS guide for parents new

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NEW -Starting times for Reception September 2026 

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NEW -Starting times for Reception September 2026 

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We are really looking forward to meeting you in September - here is a road map that outlines what happens next - you will be informed of your group and starting times at the 'meet the teacher session'. Coming soon: please look at the leaflet on this page 'teachers and teaching staff.....'

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1 Big School here I come introduction 2026

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What do I need to be able to do before I start school?

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What do I need to be able to do before I start school?

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Click to access the PDF

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If you want to start helping your child with writing before they start school, we use 'Little Wandle' phonics. Correct letter formation is essential in order to stop bad habits from forming. These rhymes will help you to remember how to start forming letters. Further help on phonics can be found here: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

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starting school poem - the big day approaches! We look forward to seeing you all in September

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starting school poem - the big day approaches! We look forward to seeing you all in September

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Welcome to all of our new families! We hope that you will find this page useful to you. Please look at this PPT

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some helpful reminders for new starters 2026 - 27

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some helpful reminders for new starters 2026 - 27

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https://www.meadowsfirst.co.uk/page/?title=Reception&pid=89

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We offer you all a very big welcome to our school! If you are looking to join us from September at Meadows First School, then please CLICK HERE. If your child is already in Reception or Nursery, please read on. Click on Meadows Mouse to access any links below:

For NURSERY induction please see class pages - on the Ducklings page

Helping with PHONICS

We follow Little Wandle for our phonics learning in school. Here is the powerpoint from the meeting delivered this term, along with some ideas and resources to help you with supporting phonics at home. (powerpoint from the phonics meeting)

The picture link above will take you straight to parent support from Little Wandle - this video will demonstrate how to pronounce the sounds. It will also show you how we teach blending to read and also how to segment to write. You will find this useful when helping your child.

Please use the rhymes from Little Wandle (click the term below for the correct sounds) to say when you are trying to form each letter.

Autumn 1 sounds Autumn 2 sounds Spring 1 sounds

Here are some of our resources that you can use to help support phonics using Little Wandle - please ask if you would like paper copies of these instead: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Additional Resources:

Here are some games to play at home to help you with supporting Phonics:

Silly Soup Dan the Rhyming man (stick this onto a box and cut a hole for the mouth - use to post through rhyming objects or words) Writing box leaflet Play Doh Recipe (great for developing fine motor control). Top Marks have some additional fun games for phonics, including skywriter which teaches you how to write letters correctly.

NUMBERS: Here are some ideas to help with numbers in the Early years. We try to do as much practical work as possible - children love to use numicon, real objects, play-doh, conkers, acorns, egg boxes etc to learn about number. We love to sing lots of number rhymes and songs as these will help too! Click on Meadows Mouse for our number help sheet.

number guide for parents 5 cheeky monkeys song bus number game

Bud's number game Top Marks - a great website for fun number games

Transition into Reception Sept 25-26 intake coming in Spring 2025 - but take a look here for some general info)

We hope that you will find this information useful to help you and your child prepare for school. Please click on each Meadows Mouse picture to download the different information packs:

NEW Reception leaflet - brief guidance for parents (to be updated for 25-26)

NEW key information (for parents) (to be updated for 25-26)

All about Me (fill in with your child and email it to the office please!)

Starting times RECEPTION September 2024
Please look on our Class pages - Goslings/ Cygnets for more reception ideas!
Reception Staff

The teachers and teaching assistants have posted a video of themselves reading a welcome story to you. Now that you know your classes - click on the teachers' names to watch the story:

Cygnets: Mr Wilbrooke Mrs Sohna Goslings: Mrs Tromans Miss Pritchard Mrs Mobbs

The teachers and support assistants would also like to tell you a bit about themselves too! Click on their names below:

You can email the class teachers using: goslings@meadows.worcs.sch.uk or cygnets@meadows.worcs.sch.uk, or you can email the office directly: office@meadows.worcs.sch.uk

You might like to click on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrynnrd which offers some really useful information on starting school and how to prepare. There are some useful links to follow for learning, but the most important thing is to talk positively to your child about getting ready for school and teaching them to be as independent as possible (see our INFO booklet above).

The following leaflets are from NAHT and offer some guidance for starting school:

Children Parent Guide
Ready to Learn
Giving your child a helping hand
Click here to learn about Signalong https://www.signalong.org.uk/

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We offer you all a very big welcome to our school! If you are looking to join us from September at Meadows First School, then please CLICK HERE. If your child is already in Reception or Nursery, please read on.

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Please look at our website for more photos

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general information sheet to Reception parents 26-27

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general information sheet to Reception parents 26-27

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Some information about the classes for new parents 26 -27

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classes welcome photos booklet 26-27 new times

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Some ideas to help with packing a healthier lunchbox for your child.

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Whether squeezing it in before the school run in the morning or before bed on busy midweek evenings, preparing your child's lunchbox can seem like just another thing on the list.

School meals are a great choice, but if you do make a packed lunch for your child then we've got you covered with our range of quick, easy, healthier lunchbox ideas and tips.

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Lunchbox ideas and recipes - Healthier Families

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Simple, tasty recipes and tips for hassle-free healthier packed lunches.

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Please download and fill this in with your child and bring it into the reception classes on your visit days. It will help us get to know your child a little more!