This page provides information for the parents of children starting school in September 2023. Welcome to Hutton! We look forward to meeting you and your child. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Gooch, the Reception teacher, via email: Reception@huttonceprimaryschool.co.uk.
We understand that starting primary school is a huge step for your child and you and we aim to make this process as smooth as possible.
Welcome meeting for parents Tuesday 6th June 2023 6-7pm in the school hall
Please come along to this meeting (for parents) to find out more about starting school.
More information will follow soon about settling in visits in July and dates for starting school in September.
Admission details
You will be emailed a link to an online admission form at the beginning of May. Please complete and submit the form by the end of May.
The Reception Classroom and Outdoor Area
We have a large classroom and outdoor area and high quality resources for the children to access independently.
Digging area 
Outdoor area 
Classroom 
Woodwork area 
Cooking 
Water play
The School Day in Reception
| 8.45-8.55 | School gates open – please bring your child to green gate where they will be met by a member of staff. (8.55 – Gates are closed) |
| 8.55-11.45 | Morning session – a variety of adult-led and self-chosen activities, in small groups, individually and as whole class |
| 11.45 -12.45 | Lunch in school hall followed by play |
| 12.45-3.05 | Afternoon session – as for morning session |
| 3.20 | Collect your child from the classroom door |
Uniform & what your child should bring to school
Please see the uniform page https://www.huttonceprimaryschool.co.uk/school-uniform/ for details of the school uniform and our suppliers. As well as their PE bag and PE kit, your child should bring to school a rucksack large enough for an A4 book and a complete spare change of clothes, including underwear and socks. Everything should be named – you can buy sew-in or stick on labels. Your child does not need to bring stationery or a water bottle to school.
Lunch & Snack
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have a cooked meal at school free of charge. The lunches are nutritionally balanced, cooked on site and very tasty. There are at least two options each day and special dietary requirements will be met. Each child has a labelled cup to use in the classroom and a snack of fruit and milk or water is provided daily.
Getting Ready for School
Key skills which can be encouraged at home are:
- using the toilet and washing hands independently
- getting dressed and undressed
- putting things in their school bag and doing up the zip
- filling up a water bottle from the tap.
- pouring a drink into a cup.
- using a knife and fork
Other really helpful things include:
- becoming familiar with numbers and letters
- singing nursery rhymes
- encouraging mark making to develop pencil control
- sharing your writing with them (e.g. cards, shopping lists) to let them see why writing is useful.
Read to your child as often as you can and talk to them about the book you are reading.
If your child is interested, help them to learn to write their name – using a capital letter for the first letter only and the rest in lower case.
Finally, always talk with your child about what you are doing or as you play alongside them.
Pupil Premium Funding
Each year the school receives extra funding from the government to provide additional support and education experiences to children who come from lower income homes and who are entitled to free school meals. This funding is called Pupil Premium. Please follow this link to apply:
https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/schools-learning/local-schools/free-school-meals
