Welcome to Shinfield Infant and Nursery School

School Admissions & Extra information about PE kit etc.

School Admissions

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Thank you for your enquiry about admissions to our Nursery and school.

At present we take in children to Nursery – Foundation 1 - after their 3^rd birthday, for either morning or afternoon sessions, which are 3 hours each session. Applications for Nursery should be made via the school on an application form that is available from the school office and will soon be placed on the school website. We do have a waiting list so it would be advisable to apply as soon as possible.

Applications for the school are made centrally via Wokingham Admissions and they can be contacted on 01189 746245. It has been proposed by Wokingham that there will be two points of entry into Foundation 2 from September 2010 onwards, in September and January. More details can be found on the Wokingham website at this link:

www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-youth-education/schools-colleges/admissions/

The school has an after school club till 6pm and breakfast club from 8am, open to children from Foundation 2 onwards. There is a waiting list for places. A link to the clubs can be found on our school website.

You are most welcome to visit the school and see the Nursery. Please could you telephone the office on 01189 883389 and arrange an appointment? We hold an Open Morning on the first Tuesday of every month.

I hope that this information is helpful and should you wish to know any more, please contact me again.

Amanda Turner

Headteacher

Pupils need shorts and T-shirt in any colour, and a pair of plimsolls (preferably slip-on).
A strong, named bag should be provided to hold sports clothes and shoes. P.E. kits should be brought to school every Monday and taken home every Friday to be washed.

Jewellery.

No jewellery may be worn. However, if your child's ears are pierced, small studs are acceptable. These must be removed or covered with sticking plaster at home before the child comes to school on P.E days.
Pupils wearing a watch to school take full responsibility for its safe-keeping.
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Protective Clothing.

An apron, overall or old shirt that covers the child's school uniform is required for art and design activities.
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Lost Property.

All items of clothing and equipment must be named. Lost property is placed in the lost property box situated in the lower corridor. Every half term this lost property is sorted and distributed if possible, or disposed of.
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Water Bottles.

All children should bring a named drink bottle to school every day. This should be filled with fresh, plain still water at home. Please do not send flavoured water in these drink bottles.
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Dinner Money.

Dinner money is £1.65 per day.

School meals must be ordered (using the school order form) on Monday for the whole week, whether they are paid for or your child is entitled to free school meals.

Please can we remind you that pupils who have special dietary requirements will not be allowed a

school meal unless the parent or guardian of that child has completed a Special Diet Form from

Edwards and Ward.

This form is available at the bottom of this page.

Please see bottom of this page for a current menu and school dinner order form.

Home Reading Books.

Your child will be given a book to take home and may also be given some words to learn. We would like you to comment on your child's reading in the home/school reading record book. Red reading folders may be purchased for £2.50 from the school office. The reading record book, reading book and word tin should be kept together in the folder and bought to school every day.
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Medicine.

If you require staff to administer medicine to your child, a form must be obtained from the school office.
Medication may only be administered if the parent or legal guardian of the child signs this form and the Headteacher approves it. Medication can only be given if prescribed by a doctor.
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Holidays.

Leave of absence in term time can only be granted at the discretion of the Headteacher, for up to 10 days in any academic year. It is not an entitlement.
If you wish to apply for leave of absence for your child in term time it is necessary to fill in a request for absence for holidays and to make an appointment to discuss this with the Headteacher.
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Fair Funding

All parents should be given a notice of Fair Funding when their child is registered at the school.There are two layers of information regarding fair funding. These documents give additional information to the notice of Fair Funding. They provide further information about the processing of pupils' personal data by the organisations mentioned. Please click on Layer 1 and Layer 2 at the bottom of this page for more information. Back to top