Useful preparation information

Please take time to read the following documents to help you and your child prepare to join St Mary’s:

• St Mary’s Handbook for Reception Parents 2024
• Preparing Your Child For School Guide

Please complete and return the documents below to our Admissions officer via admissions@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk or by post/in person to the Infant Site, Amyand Park Road, TW1 3HE by no later than Friday 5th July 2024

ADMISSION FORM
HOME SCHOOL AGREEMENT
A COPY OF YOUR CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE or PASSPORT (please do not send originals)
TAPESTRY USER AGREEMENT
PUPIL PREMIUM GRANT FORM (if you might be eligible)

If you wish to be provided with paper versions of any of these documents, please contact us via admissions@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk or call us 020 8892 5840.

All St Mary’s CE Primary School, children are expected to wear the school uniform. Our goal is for our children to feel included, proud to wear their uniform and smartly represent St Mary’s at all times. For a comprehensive list of our uniform expectations, please look in the St Mary’s Handbook on this page or at our Uniform Policy on our School Polices page.

To maintain consistency across the uniform the majority of the items are available to buy through our two local suppliers. Please check their websites for how to purchase online or in store:

Stevensons – 1 – 15 Heath Road, TW1 4DB / Tel: 020 88922201 www.stevensons.co.uk

Schooldays – 94 Whitton High Street, TW2 7LN / Tel: 0208 898 4881 https://schooldaysllp.co.uk/

Our parent’s association, FoSM, run Second-Hand uniform sales during the school year. The first one will take place for our new Reception parents on Monday 1st July when you come in for ‘Moving Up’ morning.

In Reception we use an observation system called ‘Tapestry’. This is a secure online system which allows teachers to keep record of and assess your child’s work and achievements in a ‘journal’. Tapestry is an integral part of your child’s time in Reception, and a key requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage profile is parental involvement. Please see our Tapestry User Agreement for you to sign and return to us in the Admissions Documents section above.

We will provide you with further information once your child has started and, for now, please to look on the Tapestry website: https://tapestry.info/parents-carers.html

Our school meals are prepared and served by Caterlink and free of charge for all children in the school. Further information from Caterlink can be found here – Caterlink welcome flyer

If your child has any allergies or medical dietary requirements, you may be required to complete a form to apply for a Special Menu. Please see here: Caterlink Special Meal Form

At lunchtime, children can either have a school meal or bring a packed lunch from home. Full details about meals and our Healthy Eating Policy can be found here:
https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/school-meals-and-snacks/

Although your Reception child is automatically entitled to ‘Universal Infant Free School Meal’, the School may be eligible for further funding to support your child. This is known as Pupil Premium. Please complete and return the form to us in confidence if you think your child may be eligible.

Pupil Premium Grant Form

Friends of St Mary’s (FoSM) is our school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and a registered charity and an important part of the St Mary’s community. They provide an opportunity for all parents and teachers to work together towards raising funds for our school in a fun and sociable way! https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/fosm-home/

Connect with other parents: FoSM uses an app called CLASSLIST https://classlist.com/ for communications amongst parents. It enables parents at our school to connect with each other and stay in the loop about what’s happening at St. Mary’s. Classlist is fully GDPR compliant and is the only way that parent contact information can be shared. We encourage you to get involved and start connecting with our St Mary’s parents by downloading the app and signing up to join the group called ‘NEW RECEPTION 2024-25’ and your child’s 2024/25 class. You do this by completing this form: https://classlist.page.link/LUFxL27DMNMAwxv8A

We would recommend parents to read the following policies. All policies are available on our website: https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/school-policies/

ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY POLICY
CHILD PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING
FOOD & HEALTHY EATING (and please read our NUTS & ALLERGIES information)
DATA PROTECTION POLICY
EARLY YEARS POLICY

For more information on our School Fund please visit https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/st-marys-fund/

To donate, please complete the: St Mary’s Fund Document.

These can always be found on our school website at: https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/term-dates/

Before your child joins us in September, please direct any queries and return all admissions documents to us via: admissions@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk

In September, all Reception children are based on our Infant Site and you should contact the school office there during term time:

A. St Mary’s CofE Primary School, Infant Site, Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, TW1 3HE
T. 020 8892 5840
E. infantsite@st-marys.richmond.sch.uk

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The school use a communication system called PARENTMAIL for all school communications with parents. In September, your will receive an email from ParentMail with a link to create a login & password so that you receive all information that is relevant to your child during their time at St Mary’s.

https://www.parentmail.co.uk/help/parenthelp/

The school does not provide our own wraparound childcare facility, but there are many local companies with arrangements for drop off and collection from St Mary’s. Please refer to the link below for full details:

https://st-marys.richmond.sch.uk/wraparound-childcare/