Parent Information Booklet 2025

Parent Information Booklet A nurturing, community-focussed school, with sky-high ambition and a global outlook. Welcome to Lyminster Primary School. We are a small but ambitious school, and we aim to nurture and develop our young people into active and engaged citizens of the world who live up to our core values of Confidence, Community and a Love of Learning. This booklet contains key information about the school for prospective parents. Please do get in touch if there is anything further, we can help you with. There is also much more information on our school website, such as Who’s Who, The Curriculum, Parents’ Information (including access to some forms) and School Policies. Please do have a look: https://www.lyminster.w-sussex.sch.uk Starting school We understand that children are at different stages of ‘readiness’ to start school, whilst some may be happy to wave goodbye to their Parent/Carer on day one, many others may find the first few days difficult. At Lyminster, we try to make starting school a gradual, calm and relaxed process. Prior to your child starting at Lyminster, you will be invited with your child to stay and play, where parents/carers can come into the Early Years classroom and play with their child. This is a great icebreaker for all the children. The first week starting school for our Eary Years children is a phased start. Parents will be notified which morning and afternoon sessions their child will attend. The aim is to integrate the children gradually so that by the second week back they are confident to attend all week. More information about this will be provided in our Starting in Reception School pack. A day in the life of a child at Lyminster (how we start, how we learn, how we play) For the first few weeks of their first year in Reception, you will take your children in the side gate directly to the classroom door, but very soon they will be joining everyone else by coming through the main gate between 8:40 and 8:50 (8:45-8:50 on Fridays, when staff have a morning briefing). A bell will ring at 8:45 when any children on the playground are expected to walk around to their classroom doors and the parents/carers can start to leave. Once the children arrive at class they will be registered, and then they are ready to start their learning! 1 | Page