Page 6 - 2017-2018 EYFS WELCOME GUIDE

Equipment Checklist
Your child will need the following items from the first day of school:

• Water bottle or children’s flask clearly labelled with permanent
pen or name sticker
• Sunhat (to be worn during ALL outdoor playtimes)

• An extra change of clothes, including underwear, socks and shoes
(not to be uniform as these will be kept at school)
• A large beach towel or small blanket (to be sent home every
Friday to be washed and to be returned to school on Monday)
• A small hand towel (to be sent home every Friday to be washed
and to be returned to school on Monday)
• A small pillow

The School Day
Meet and greet: 8:30 — 8:40am
Register: 8:40am
Morning session: 8:40 - 10:30am
Snack & story time: 10:30am
Playtime: 11:15 - 11:35am
Midday session: 11:35 - 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30pm
Playtime: 1:10 - 2:00pm
Afternoon session: 2:00 - 3:30pm
Home time: 3:30pm
After School Enrichment Activities TBA (Optional): 3:30 - 5:00pm

The First Few Weeks in EYFS
Beginning school can be a demanding and exhausting time for your
child. For this reason, during the first six weeks and longer if the
teachers deem it necessary, there will be a quiet time after the lunch
break when the children lie down on mats with their towel (or small
blanket) and pillow, listen to relaxing music and rest.
During the first one or two weeks if you, or the class teacher, feel that
your child would benefit from a shorter school day you are welcome to
collect your child earlier than 3:30pm. Early collection should only be
during the first or second playtime breaks in order to cause the least
disruption to the classes.