Welcome to our new Reception

Admission 2023/4 page

We will be adding information to this page to help families with the admissions process for children starting Reception (Primary Education) in September 2023

Content will be added over the next few months so come back and visit us.

September

Children start school on Wednesday 6th September

The school gates will open at 8.30am, registration will be at 8.40am

Week 1  - collect your child/ren at 11.45am

Week 2 - collect your child/ren at pm ( they will have lunch in school)

Week 3 - end of school day collection time 

Don't forget your waterproof suit and wellies (all named please) to be left in school for messy play.

Meet the teacher, stay and play

On Monday 26th June, our new children are invited to meet their teacher and new friends during an hour play and stay session in their classroom. 9.30am to 10.30am

As this is an opportunity to meet new classmates, we are unable to offer other dates or replicate the experience.

Please meet at the main school gates just before 9.30am. If your child is at our nursery that morning, children will be escorted down to the reception classroom and returned to the nursery after meeting their teacher and new friends. 

School Uniform

In EYFS (Reception) we ask that boys and girls wear grey joggers/leggings/trousers as their curriculum is practical and they spend a great deal of time outdoors. We advise parents to send their children in joggers/leggings/trousers until at least Spring half term (and as long as the weather dictates) 

The school uniform policy can be viewed on the link below.

Reception Intake Meeting

We would like to invite you to a short welcome meeting on Thursday 11th May 2023 at 5pm. This meeting is for parent/s to attend without children.

At this meeting you will be given more information about the school. There will be the opportunity to meet your class teacher and be shown the school including classrooms. You will also be given an admission pack with forms that need to be completed and returned to school. We will also need to see the following documentation

• Original copy of your child’s birth certificate (we are unable to accept copies)
• Proof of your child’s address (medical/hospital  letter, child benefit letter, child bank /saving account, immunisation letter, red book )
• 2 x Proof of parents address (recent utility bill, driving licence, bank statement [within the last 3 months], Council Tax letter)

Where there is reasonable doubt of the validity of a home address, the school reserves the right to undertake additional checks.

Failure to provide all documentation requested will prevent admission

to the school until provided.

PE Kit

Children will come into school wearing PE kit on their PE days. PE days will be given out on the first week back.

Pencil Cases

Please do not provide your child with a pencil case as they will not be able to use it. The school will provide all of the pencils, colouring pens/crayons etc that your child will need. 

Offer day - Monday 17th April 

If you applied online, you will find out what school you have been offered. We will be in contact with all families offered a place at South Green Infant School shortly with information of parents evening, the admission procedure and information about the Autumn Term. 

We will use a dedicated email address from our school account, so please check your junk/spam folder regularly.

If you want to apply for a different school or be placed on the waiting list for another school, please contact the ECC admissions team on 0345 603 2200 Email: admissions@essex.gov.uk

You should not reject the school offer you have until you have secured another place.

If the school has available places, this will be offered to you. If not, your child will be added to the waiting list.

www.essex.gov.uk/after-your-school-offer

From 7 November 2022 you can apply online for your child’s primary (reception) or junior (year 3) school place. Please use the link to EEC website for information on the application process.

Applications received after the 15 January 2023 are considered late and will reduce your chance of being offered a place at your preferred schools.

School Place Offers

Offers will be sent to online applicants by email on 17 April 2023.

From 17 April 2023, if you applied online, you can log into your account to see your allocation.

Find out more about what to do after you get your school offer.

School Tours

From Thursday 6th October until Thursday 20th October, prospective Reception 2023/4 parents are invited to join a school tours on Mondays and Thursday, 3.30pm - 4.00pm with our Headteacher. Booking is essential.

Please contact our school office to book on 01277 651478 between 10am - 3pm 

* Due to unforeseen circumstances, scheduled tours may have

to be cancelled or rearranged at short notice.*