Reception Class Information Starters September 2026: Welcome to our Family!
Reception 2026: Beginning Your St Michael’s Adventure – Joining Our School Family
Welcome to the St. Michaels Family!
I am absolutely delighted to extend a very warm welcome to you and your child as you join our school family in September 2026! This is such a special milestone, and we feel genuinely privileged that you have chosen our school to begin this important stage of your child’s journey.
Our school is built on a strong foundation of inclusion, care, and mutual respect. We pride ourselves on really getting to know each child as an individual—celebrating their unique strengths, interests, and personalities. Our dedicated and caring staff work closely together to create a nurturing environment where every child feels safe, valued, and happy. After all, the most important people in our school are your children, and everything we do centres around them.
We recognise that starting school is a big step for the whole family—not just the children! It often comes with a mixture of excitement, pride, and perhaps just a few nerves (for adults as well as children!). Please be reassured that we are here to support you every step of the way. Our door is always open, and we warmly encourage you to ask questions, share concerns, or simply have a chat with any member of staff—especially me!
We are genuinely excited to begin this journey with you. It is a real joy and privilege to watch children grow during their time with us—not only academically, but socially and personally too. We love seeing children develop in confidence, form friendships, discover new interests, and grow into the wonderfully unique individuals they are meant to be—and we celebrate every step of that journey.
As a school, we are always striving to improve, develop, and grow, and this is something we aim to instil in every child. We encourage our pupils to embrace learning with confidence, understanding that mistakes are a natural and important part of the process (and something we all make from time to time!). Guided by our Christian values, particularly forgiveness, we support children in learning from their experiences and in showing kindness, understanding, and compassion towards others.
Thank you once again for placing your trust in us. We are so pleased that you are joining our school family and very much look forward to welcoming you and your child soon—ready for lots of learning, laughter, and memorable moments ahead.
We can't wait to "formally" meet you all!
Sara
Reception 2026 Open Coffee Morning – Thursday 18th June 2026 10:00am- 11:30am
We are delighted to invite our new Reception parents and carers to our next Open Coffee Morning on Thursday 18th June.
This is another lovely opportunity to further welcome parents and carers into our school family, meet other families whose children will also be starting Reception in September 2026, and get to know our staff team.
Most importantly, parents, carers and their children will have the chance to meet some of the children already in school. Some of these pupils will become buddies as part of our Seeds and Gardeners approach, helping to support a smooth and happy start to school life 
During the morning, parents and carers will hear from our fantastic pupil leaders, including our Head Boy and Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl, Play Detectives, School Council, Sports Council and Wellbeing Warriors. There will also be the opportunity to hear from children who have joined us this year, sharing their experiences of starting at our school.
Our children will also be offering tours of the school, giving families a real insight into daily life at St Michael and All Angels.
This is a relaxed and welcoming event, and all parents and carers are welcome—whether attending with their child or on their own.
We look forward to seeing everyone there and continuing to welcome families into our school community 
Regular Parent and Carer Workshops for Reception Throughout the Year
We have regular parent workshops in school. Here is the Autumn term phonics workshop!
