New Starters (EYFS)- September 2026

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https://www.cookridgeprimary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Reception-New-Starter-Induction-Letter-2026.pdf

Step 2:

Join us on our Induction meeting:

Tuesday 23rd June at 5:30pm (In the School Hall – Access by the bottom play ground – Entrance C). If you are struggling for childcare, please bring your children along to the meeting

Step 3 –

Fill out the form via the Arbor App – (This form needs to be completed before stay and plays on 7th July, otherwise your child  cannot be left on their own for the stay and plays )

• You should receive an email from School/Arbor over the next month with login details (Check spam/junk folders). Once received, please fill out all sections within your child’s account. From a Health and Safety point of view if this account is not completed before your child starts their transition into school (7th July) we will not be allowed to let your child stay unaccompanied for the stay and plays and if it’s not completed by the time school starts in September, we will have to wait for the account to be populated before your child starts school. If you do not receive the email, please contact the school office Tel No. 01133862500. Alternatively, Mrs Turpie will be available to answer queries at the information meeting on 23^rd June.

Step 4:

Sign up to our Teddy Bear’s Picnic and a stay and play session by completing the forms below and submitting it (Blue links).

July 2026’s transition timetable:

When attending all of the events, your child is more than welcome to come in their Team PE kit, if you have purchased any by the time of the events. Please don’t feel any pressure to do so, go with what you feel is right for your child. You are more than welcome to bring your child to both of the stay and plays that are allocated to your child’s team.

Step 5:

If you require a 1:1 meeting with our SENDCo (Mrs Kerr) , to discuss in more detail your child’s needs, please book a Monday 29th June meeting on the form below (OPTIONAL): 

(Optional) Reception Parent Consultation Booking

Step 6:

Sign up to Tapestry:

 – Reception’s online learning journal for parents/carers to access and view child’s learning.

Step 7:

Download our school App and follow the guidance on the video below, making sure you set your categories to ‘EYFS’ and ‘EYFS New Starters 2025’:

Still struggling with the technical apsects of the App? Please follow the link or the QR codes to view our web and App provider’s website:

Smart School Parent App – Parent Guide:

https://vimeo.com/239100247

Contact the App Support Team:

http://smartschoolwebsites.co.uk/smart-school-app-user-guide/

In September you will be given a further user name and password to link with your child’s attendance figures and receive individual notifications

Step 8:

In an effort to support those parents who work, we want to ascertain how many new parents would need before and after school care so we can adjust 

Our booking system (MAGIC BOOKINGS)  for the before and after school childcare will be available to parents of new to EYFS children mid-July. Please use the link below in JULY. 

Beehive request form (Before and After School provision)

https://cookridgeprimary.magicbooking.co.uk

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