School Appliactions

For those parents with children that are due to start school next year, here is the timetable for making your applications...

Infant, junior and primary school applications
For children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 (or between 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011 in the case of junior schools).

September 2017 - application process begins

Application process for starting in Reception or Year 3 in a junior School begins. Opportunity for parents / carers to visit individual schools. Prospectuses available from schools.

15 January 2018 - closing date for applications

Closing date for completed online applications or paper forms to be received by the school admissions team. We strongly recommend that you do not delay your application to the last minute in case of technical problems.
If you choose to apply on a paper form it is your responsibility to ensure that the form arrives at its destination on time.
More information can be found at ...

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/children-and-education/school-admissions

School Uniforms

We would like to say a big thank you to Brackenbury School for giving us some of their school uniforms for the dressing up area.

The children have loved playing with it especially those that are going to that school. We really hope that other schools will consider doing the same as we feel it reall y helps with the children's transition.

If any parents have any old school uniform from other children that have attended local primary schools that you no longer need then please bring it to us as I am sure the children would love to play with it.

Getting Ready for School

In September several of our Baby Ducks will be going to school! As part of helping those children get ready for that transition we have started giving them their lunch boxes instead of taking items out and putting the food on to plates as we would with the younger ones!

This will allow the older children to get used to choosing items to eat and making sure they can open packets by themselves. Small containers are generally much easier that packets but the children will need to be able to remove the lid themselves. When they get to school they will only get about 25 minutes to eat which is very different to what they have been used to. Please talk to your children about their lunches and if you are going any where during the half term why not take the opportunity for them to get some more practice.

To help with this here are a few articles and information that you might find helpful as parents ...





If the children are struggling with anything in their lunches we will let you know, but if you have any concerns or questions please feel free to ask us.