PREPARATION FOR SCHOOL

Parents with children due to start school as New entrants are invited to bring them along for four days of schools visits before their starting date. These are scheduled for Wednesdays and is a great way to start that transition to school process. Often there is a cross over with other children who are also doing pre-start visits.

Arrangements can then be made for them to stay for a morning or whole day prior to starting school officially.

• It would be a great help if the child is able to;
• Change into togs and back into clothes.
• Recognise his / her own name (and write it).
• Handle all books with care, knowing which way up to look at them and which way to go.
• Understand that reading books are not written in or cut up.
• Count up to ten, recognise the main colours and understand the basic positions, eg, up, down, under, over etc.

It is not necessary for the child to be able to write, but if they want to, an alphabet sheet showing the correct letter formation is available on request.