FERN FEDERATION PROSPECTUS 2024-2025

Healthy Snacks

Please ensure your child has a healthy snack and drink for break time.nWe have a Fruit Trolley which your child can bring £1 a week to purchase a healthy snack or you are welcome to bring their own fruit snack in with them

Stay Hydrated

Children are asked to bring a water bottle to school labelled with their name to ensure they keep hydrated throughout the school day.

School Lunch

School Lunch costs £1.75 per day and must be paid for online. Your child may bring their own healthy packed lunch. There are menus availible from the main office or on RCT's website (see below)

• In line with our Healthy School status, we encourage parents to provide a healthy lunch – advice leaflets are available from the school website.
• No glass bottles are allowed, for safety reasons.
• A lunchbox of a reasonable size should be used with your child’s name clearly visible on the box / bag. These are stored in classrooms.

Communication

Communication is vital, please ensure thats schools have all your up to date contact information including phone numbers, emails and home adresses.

How will I know if my child has settled in ok?

We will be in constant contact with you, face to face on the door each day, via the various communication apps we use and parents meetings' and evenings. If you are concerned about anything at all then please do not hesitate to contact us, we have an open door policy.

I have a concern what should I do?

If you have any concerns at all we would encourage you to firstly speak to your child's class teacher to try to resolve any concerns you have. If you have done this and are still not satisfied with the response then please make an appointment to speak to one of theHeads of School, they work across both schools and will be able to assist you. If there is still no resolution, then a meeting will be arranged between yourself and Mrs Haggett the Executive Headteacher.

My child is still not toilet trained what shall I do?

We would encourage all parents/ guardians to ensure that their child is fully toilet trained before coming to school. However, we do understand that certain children take longer than their peers. If your child requires extra help and support with their toileting please let your child's teacher, that way we can make arrangements to support them. Please ensure that each day you bring a bag with several changes of underwear and clothes in. If there is a m

Somebody different is collecting my child what should I do?

Please make sure that you have informed the staff in the class and if necessary the school office. When your child starts you will be asked to give a password. If someone else is collecting your child they will be required to give that password as well as permission by yourselves. We make no apology for not handing a child over unless we are 100% certain that we are to do so. Your child's safety is our number 1 concern.

What if my child is not ready to stay for the full session?

Your child will be treated as an individual, we do not adhere to a one size fits all approach. If your child needs extra time to settle then in consultation with you we will amend our times to suit your child and their needs

How can I help my child at home?

As a Federation we appreciate anything that you can do at home that will help your child at school. Here are some things that you can do at home :

• Encourage your child to put on and take off their coat independently.
• Put on and take off their shoes and socks (velcro shoes are easiest).
• Eat with a knife and fork at the dinner table. Wash and dry their hands after the toilet.
• Sing nursery rhymes at home or play them on Youtube.
• Read traditional stories to your child or play them on Youtube.
• Play eye spy which will help them with their phonics.
• Sing number songs