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Wyken Croft Primary School
Welcome to
Morning Nursery
2020 - 2021
Welcome to Wyken Croft Primary School
We hope that both you and your child will be very happy during your
time with us. We believe that every child has a talent and part of our
task is to find and nurture that talent, ensuring all children feel
valued and positive about themselves and their learning.
Starting school is a really special and exciting time and we appreciate
that you may have many questions to ask. We aim to provide as much
information as possible in this pack; however there will also be lots of
opportunities to discuss any of your thoughts, queries or concerns with
the Nursery staff.
Values
Our school has developed a set of values called: 7 STEPS TO SUCCESS.
The particular values we include are:
The ‘Seven Steps to Success’ are a range of values based attributes we
believe will enable our children to be happy, engaged and positive
about their futures, striving to be the best they can be.
An important part of the Seven Steps is how it is recognised and
celebrated. Children regularly receive stickers and wristbands to wear
which are awarded by members of staff to commend their use of
individual skills. The staff are also able to applaud the children’s use
of the Seven Steps by sending home postcards. This is often a surprise
for the children and is met with great elation.
School Rules
We believe Wyken Croft is a school
where children should feel happy, safe,
valued and treated fairly.
Our rules link with the value driven
ethos of our school and can be applied
through the school and our community.
We hope you will work in partnership
with us to support the promotion of
both our values and rules to your
child.
STAR POINTS
The children in EYFS and KS1 collect star points. Star points are
collected and children are rewarded with a certificate. Star points
begin in Nursery at pink level and have a continuation of coloured
certificates through to the end of Year 2. The children can be awarded
star points by any member of staff for demonstrating any of our school
rules well. The children will stamp their chart with the awarded star
point/s. Once the children have completed the chart they will receive a
certificate signed by the phase Assistant Head teacher for that colour
chart and move onto next colour step.
Times of the Nursery Day
Wyken Nursery Sessions
Mornings: 8:40 – 11:40 a.m. — doors open for collection at 11.30 a.m.
Afternoons: 12:20 – 3:20 p.m.— doors open for collection at 3.10 p.m.
Phoenix Nursery — Session times and prices
* These prices only apply for additional hours above you funding entitlement
Breakfast Club 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. £4.30*
Includes cereal or toast and a drink
Morning Session: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. £12.90*
A snack bar is in operation where the children can have a piece of
fruit and a drink of milk or water.
Lunchtime Session: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
£4.30* (with packed lunch) £6.45* (with hot lunch)
Packed Lunch - Please enclose an ice pack.
Drinks of milk and water are provided.
Hot Lunch - Please collect a menu, make your choices and return to
Nursery.
Afternoon Sessions: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. £12.90*
A snack bar is in operation where the children can have a piece of
fruit and a drink of milk or water.
After-School Sessions: Until 4:30 p.m. £4.30*
Until 5:00 p.m. £6.45*
Until 5:30 p.m. £8.60*
Until 6:00 p.m. £10.75*
A light snack and drink will be provided
Foundation Stage Curriculum
The Foundation Stage consists of our Nursery and Reception children.
The curriculum for these children is based around the following seven areas
of learning.
Communication
and Language
Understanding
the World
Literacy
EYFS Physical
Mathematics Development
Expressive Personal,
Arts Social
and Design and
Emotional
Development
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To become a valued member of a group by promoting a strong self-image and
self esteem
• To gain an enthusiasm for knowledge and confidence in their learning ability
• To be able to co-operate, work with and listen to others
• To concentrate on their own play or on group tasks
Communication and Language
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To talk and communicate in a widening range of circumstances with adults and
other children
• To practise and extend their vocabulary and to listen carefully
• To explore, enjoy, learn about and use words and writing in a broad range of
contexts
• To experience a rich variety of books
Physical Development
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To develop fine and gross motor skills
• To increase their knowledge of how their bodies work
• To know what they need to do to be healthy and safe
• To have the opportunity to access the outdoors; children have constant
access to our large outdoor area – whatever the weather!
Specific Areas
Literacy
We provide opportunities for each child…
• To develop reading skills through daily phonics sessions
• To complete activities which aim to encourage children to practise their reading
• To develop letter formation and an enthusiasm for writing through fun activities
Mathematics
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To develop their understanding of number, measurement, pattern and shape by
providing a wide range of experiences in which they can explore and enjoy
maths.
Understanding the World
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To solve problems, make decisions, experiment, predict, plan and question
• To explore and find out about their environment and people and places that
have significance in their lives
• To use Information and Communication Technology.
Expressive Arts & Design
We provide opportunities for each child...
• To explore their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of art,
design and technology, music, movement, dance and imaginative role play
activities
Key Person
Your child will be allocated a key person within the first half term of
being in Nursery. We will inform you of which group they will be in
and the name of their key person.
Admission Arrangements
To ensure that all children have the opportunity for individual attention and
to help them settle happily into nursery, we have detailed our admission
arrangements for September below. We have allowed a gradual introduction in
small groups to ensure the children meet everyone in their class in stages.
Home Visits
Your child’s Nursery teacher will complete a home visit to see your child only
if they are new to Wyken Croft. If a home visit was completed in their
Phoenix Nursery year when they joined Wyken Croft, a second visit may not
be needed. However, if you have had a change in family circumstances or it
is felt that your child would benefit from a visit, then this can be arranged.
Visits are a really good way for staff to begin to get to know both you and
your child, exchange information and plan your child’s start to Nursery. You
will also have the chance to ask questions and express any concerns/worries
you may have. Under the current circumstances, it is likely that this visit will
be a “doorstep visit.” All the information given will help staff to settle your
child when they first start in Nursery. Visits will take place on either Monday
7th September or Tuesday 8th September. Your date and time slot will be
provided in your accompanying letter.
Meet The Nursery Team Session - Stay and Play (with parents)
We would like to invite you and your child to attend a session together to
meet the Nursery team and visit their new Nursery classroom. These sessions
will be on Thursday 10th September and Friday 11th September at varying
times (please see table below). Your child will be allocated a group colour
and time slot which is provided in your accompanying letter. We understand
that your child starting nursery is a special time for your family however we
ask that only one adult accompanies them on the day please.
Date of session Colour Group Session Session
Start Time Finish time
Thursday - 10.9.2020 Red group 9:15am 10.00am
Stay and Play
Blue group 10.30am 11:15am
(with parent)
Date of session Colour Group Session Session
Start Time Finish time
Friday 11.9.2020 Green group 9:15am 10.00am
Stay and Play
Yellow group 10.30am 11:15am
(with parent)
Admission Arrangements cont...
September Start
For their first visits to school, children will be welcomed as part of a smaller
group in order to ensure that staff have time to meet and settle each child.
Therefore it is very important that the indicated times are adhered to and
we thank you in advance for this. Your child will have been allocated a
group colour (the same group colour for their stay and play session) and the
days and time slots to attend are outlined below.
Date of session Colour Group Session Session
Start Time Finish time
Monday - 14.9.2020 Red group 9:00am 11:00am
Blue group 9:20am 11:20am
Half day session
Green group No session
Yellow group No session
Date of session Colour Group Session Session
Start Time Finish time
Tuesday 15.9.2020 Red group No session
Blue group No session
Half day session
Green group 9:00am 11:00am
Yellow group 9:20am 11:20am
From Wednesday 16th September all groups to attend full-time
(Morning 8:40 am – 11.40 am)
Parental Involvement
We strongly believe that working in partnership with parents and carers
is hugely important and contributes to the successes and achievements
that your child will have with us at Wyken Croft Primary School. We
are a very welcoming school with approachable staff who are always
available to help and support you and your child in the best way we
can.
Throughout the year there are many opportunities for us to work
together:
• Informal discussion daily during drop off and collection at the
end of the school day
• Newsletters
• Open Mornings
• Parent workshops
• Termly Parents’ Evenings
• Achievement Assembly (Summer Term Only)
• Special events e.g. Christmas concert, Easter Bonnet Parade etc..
• Recording in children’s ‘Learning Journals’
• Parents can join the PTA
If you have any skills you would like to share with our children, e.g.
gardening, Indian dancing or baking etc... Please see Miss Hitchcox or
Sharon Cockerill as we would love you to join us.
Please have a look at our website which is updated regularly and
shows what we have been doing in school. We also add useful websites
which you can explore with your child at home.
Our website address is www.wykencroft.coventry.sch.uk
School Uniform
All children are strongly encouraged to wear school colours. It helps
the children to feel they belong to their school.
We expect children to wear:
• Grey or black jogging bottoms (plain NOT branded)
• White polo shirt - please no shirts, the children have difficulty
undoing the buttons when playing in the water tray.
• Red sweatshirt/fleece
• Red gingham dress/grey pinafore or grey skirt
• Sensible black footwear
Children should not wear any jewellery to nursery. We take no
responsibility for its loss. Children with pierced ears must wear a pair
of stud earrings only for safety reasons and may need to remove them
for P.E.
Outdoor Clothing
Children will need to have a pair of wellies and a sun hat that we
can keep in school at all times as they will be accessing the outdoor
area in all weathers. Please provide a change of clothes in a small,
named bag in case of any toileting or general accidents. This will be
kept on their peg and taken home daily.
PE Kit
Children will need to have a named pair of pumps to wear during our
PE sessions. (PE sessions will start after October half term).
Naming Clothing
To avoid children losing clothing it is vital that each item is named.
We do try to encourage children to be independent and look after their
belongings though this becomes difficult for them if they are not
named.
The following websites may be useful for name labels:
www.easy2name.com
www.stuckonyou.uk
www.wovenlabelsuk.comHealth and Well being
Well being
It is essential that all of our pupils are safe, happy and healthy whilst at
nursery in our care. We would always encourage you to discuss any worries
or concerns you have with a member of staff. Also, if there are any issues or
changes for children at home then it would be helpful for us to know, as it
may affect them whilst in school.
It is very important that you inform us if your child has any medical needs
so we can consider how to support you in looking after them while they are
in school. If there are any accidents or medical issues with your child
during the school day, we have a number of staff members who are trained
paediatric first aiders to deliver any treatment required. Parents and carers
are always contacted if there is any injury to the head or any injury which
we view as ‘serious’.
If your child is ill, please do not bring him/her to nursery. Please follow our
brief guide to show the shortest time children will need to be away if they
have an infectious illness.
Illness Minimum time away from school
Chicken pox Until all of the spots have crusted over
Measles 4 days from appearance of rash
Mumps 5 days from start of illness
Whooping Cough 5 days from start of treatment with antibiotics
21 days from beginning of cough if not taking antibiotics
German Measles 4 days from appearance of rash
Sickness and/or Diarrhoea 24 hours clear from the last episode
Slapped Cheek None unless child feels unwell
Head Lice
Please check your child’s head at least once a week and ensure you treat
immediately if necessary. It is vital that all children are checked and
treated to avoid the continual spread of head lice.Health and Well being continued... Medicine Nursery staff will only administer medication that has been prescribed for your child by a doctor, dentist, nurse or pharmacist and we will follow our school medicine policy. Parents are required to complete and sign a medication form detailing the name of medication, dosage to be administered and time this is due to be taken on the arrival of their session. If your child takes regular medicine due to a long term illness or allergy, a Health-care plan will need to be completed and a letter from a doctor/ specialist explaining their condition will need to be provided. Holidays and Absences If your child is ill and is unable to attend nursery then please phone us before 9:30am on the day of absence so we can record their non-attendance and provide a reason why. If we identify that your child is not in nursery and you have not informed us of the reasons, then you will be contacted by a member of the school attendance team. If your child needs to attend a medical appointment during the nursery day, they should still attend nursery where possible. You should provide the appointment card or letter so this can be recorded onto the register. At Wyken Croft Primary School holidays in term time will not be authorised unless in exceptional circumstances as agreed by the Head Teacher. They can cause great disruption to children’s learning, particularly when they are very young and settling into school. There is a list of school holidays and dates provided on our website so that you are able to plan your holidays accordingly.. If you have no alternative, please discuss details with the Head Teacher before any bookings for travel are made.
COVID 19
As a school it is vital that in these unprecedented times we continue to
adhere to the current advice given by the Government. We ask that you
follow this advice mindfully and exercise the appropriate hygiene guidelines
and social distancing. This is to ensure all children, their families and
school staff follow safe practices. School plans and procedures will be adapted
to reflect the national and local situation where necessary.
Please speak to your child regularly about safe practices such as maintaining
a safe distance where possible, coughing into their elbow, using tissues,
regular hand washing and not touching their face.
List of symptoms for COVID 19
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
• high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest
or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than
an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours
(if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you
have noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or
taste different to normal.
If your child or any member of your household display any symptoms of
COVID 19, please inform school immediately.
DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD(REN) TO NURSERY.
Call 111 or visit www.nhs.co.uk
If your child displays symptoms of COVID 19 in nursery, you will be contacted
to collect your child and advised to book a test for COVID 19. If that test is
positive all family members living within your household will be asked to
self-isolate for 14 days. Your child will not be allowed to attend nursery.Safeguarding
Whilst your child is at Nursery, we are responsible for their well-being
and safety. If staff are at all concerned about the welfare of any
child who attends the nursery, school procedures will be followed and
the appropriate action will be taken. Whilst we make every effort to
work in partnership with you as parents and inform you immediately of
any concerns we may have, this may not always be possible due to the
nature of the concern. We may be required to seek advice from Social
Care or the Safeguarding Children's Partnership may be contacted
prior to informing you as parents/carers. Therefore, it is very important
that all parents/carers inform the Nursery Staff of any accidents,
illness or medication to prevent any unnecessary upset and
misunderstanding.
An incoming illness or injury form will also be provided for you to
complete. If you have any safeguarding concerns, please see Mrs Webb
who is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for our school.
WE DO NOT ALLOW CAMERAS OR MOBILE PHONES INSIDE THE NURSERY ROOMS
Please do not be offended as all staff will instruct anyone using a
mobile phone to stop.
Attendance
We will work in partnership with you to ensure regular attendance in Nursery
is maintained. Children need to attend Nursery regularly to benefit from their
education and develop their social skills. Although attending Nursery is not a
statutory requirement, missing out on attending Nursery where a child has
been registered may leave children vulnerable to falling behind and
under-achieving. Our expectations are that ‘good’ attendance should be at
96% or above for all children. If a Nursery child’s attendance figure should
fall below 90%, then we will offer support to help improve this, however we do
reserve the right to withdraw the place if no improvements are shown over
time. (Please refer to our Nursery admission policy for further details.)Safeguarding Dropping Off Procedures When arriving at Nursery, it is the parent/carers’ responsibility to ensure that their child is safely within the nursery. Nursery will not accept responsibility for any child until they are in the playroom. On arrival your child will need to find their named picture and their corresponding picture on a coat peg where they hang their belongings. The children will have a drawer where they will keep their pictures they have created and any letters the children will need to take home. Collection Procedure We will only allow children to go home with parents/carers that we are familiar with, or have been authorised by parents who have legal responsibility of the child. We operate a passcode scheme, with a word provided by parents given to the Nursery staff to store securely. In the event of an emergency and another adult is sent to collect your child who is not on the authorised list you will have provided to staff, the passcode will need to be provided before the child will be released into their care. Sharing Information Procedures When arriving at Nursery, it is the parent/carers’ responsibility to ensure any daily information Nursery staff may require about your child is recorded on the ‘Communication sheet.’ This information will be shared with the necessary staff and is also useful to ensure the transitions for those children attending both Phoenix Nursery and Wyken Nursery (Shared Care children) are smooth. It is the parents/ carers’ responsibility to check the sheets at the end of the day should they require information about lunchtimes or any toileting accidents that may have occurred during the day.
Snack
On a daily basis your child will have the opportunity to visit our snack bar.
Each child is provided with a piece of fruit everyday as part of our ‘Fruit
Scheme’. There is also the choice of water or milk everyday.
The snack bar is an area where the children can visit independently at any
time during the session. They will be able to choose and pour their own drink
and select a piece of fruit. This is a lovely time where the children can sit
and chat with their friends.
We do request that children do not bring in their own snacks from home
(other than those included in a packed lunch). This is to reduce the risk of
children sharing snacks that they may not be allowed to eat due to food
allergies. Please note we are a NUT FREE school.
Celebration Treats
When it is your child’s birthday, we are very happy to celebrate this
special occasion in Nursery. We are also happy to share any sweets,
cakes or other treats you wish to send in for the children. However, we
do request that any treats sent in to school are suitable for all
children to eat e.g. nut free, suitable for vegetarians, gelatine free
etc...And Finally …
We are really looking forward to welcoming your child into nursery and we
strive to provide exciting and challenging activities to ensure they have a
positive start to school life here at Wyken Croft. We very much value your
suggestions and opinions about your views on the Nursery year so please feel
free to tell us if you think of a way in which we could make things better!
We are committed to developing a partnership between home and school, and
through the meetings planned and daily interaction we hope our relationship
with you will ensure your child sees learning as something that is as
important at home as it is in school.
If you have any worries, concerns or questions please see a member of the
Nursery team in the first instance – please be aware that the mornings are
very busy and the Nursery Staff’s main priority is ensuring all children come
into nursery safely. If you require a longer discussion, we would be very
grateful if you could please make arrangements to come in and see a
member of the tem at a convenient time for both so we can ensure you are
given an appropriate amount of discussion time.
Wyken Croft Primary School,
Wyken Croft,
Coventry, CV2 3AA.
Tel: 02476 613932
www.wykencroft.coventry.sch.uk
Email: info@phoenix.coventry.sch.uk
phoenixnursery@wykencroft.coventry.sch.ukSenior Leadership Team
Mrs G. Franklin
Head Teacher
Mrs K. Webb Mrs J. McLean
Deputy Head Teacher Deputy Head Teacher
EYFS & KS1 Lead KS2 Lead
Designated Safeguarding Lead Inclusion LeadWyken Nursery Staff
Miss G. Hitchcox
Wyken Nursery
Teacher
Miss A. Robinson Miss H. Goodwin
Early Years Practitioner Early Years Practitioner
Mrs A. Wileman Miss R. Simpson
Teaching Assistant Pastoral support manger
Nursery NursePhoenix Nursery Staff Sharon Cockerill Tina Harries Phoenix Nursery Deputy Manager Manager Shelley Sinclair Faye Brookes Early Years Early Years Practitioner Apprentice Gurpal Nain Alison Cooke Early Years Early Years Practitioner Playworker
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