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Garswood Reception Induction
Every year in the Summer term, Garswood’s Reception team welcome and begin the induction of new families to our school community.
Once you've received an email or a letter confirming your child has a place at our school, the induction process will begin.
At Garswood Primary we are clear from the start that we want to ensure children, parents and carers are given the opportunity to feel welcomed, set at ease and supported as they transition either from our own school nursery, or from the wide range of other local settings.
Mrs Bagshaw, our Early Years lead provide opportunities to visit the classroom at the induction meeting, provide a home visit for those that would like one and welcome children for a taster visit.
This should hopefully ensure a familiar face will be greeting our new starters on day one of their journey to ‘big school’.
Parent/Carer on site induction
There will be a parent/carer on site induction meeting.
This will give you a chance to find our more about the school and complete all of the paperwork.
The uniform ordering processes will be explained along with how you can order school dinners and school milk - as well as finding out about how your child will be supported during their Reception year.
Rest assured - our priority is making sure that your child has a smooth, happy, safe start to their school life.
Communication Channels:
Welcome to our webpage! This should be a starting point. One of our steps was to establish a webpage specially for new Reception children starting Garswood. This has allowed us to put all of the information, photos of the environment, videos, booklets, online sessions, video ideas and much more in one central place that would be easy to find for our new parents.
Induction Packs:
An Induction pack will be provided to all of our new starters with activities and forms and general routines and ideas that can all be used to prepare children for their new journey to ‘big school’.
We can’t wait to see you all in person and welcome you to the Garswood community, but we hope, when that time comes, you will already feel like one of our family.
Opposite is an example of what you will receive including information about Little Wandle Phonics, the Early Years Curriculum and how a day in Reception usually works.
When you start at Garswood Reception you will be give a log in to the communication app SeeSaw in which you receive messages, updates and photographs from your child's day. You will also be able to message the Reception team directly if you need to.
Until then, please feel free to email us with any of your worries, concerns or questions to
and Mrs Bagshaw (Reception teacher), Mrs Potter (Head teacher), pictured opposite, or another member of our Reception team will be able to respond.