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August: Starting School

Information and advice for parents from ePIP
ePiP parenting expert Lorraine • Plan and practice ‘getting ready
writes: for school’ in the morning, to help
When a child starts school or establish a routine.
nursery for the first time, it can be • Plan and practice the journey
an exciting and nerve-wracking to school to test travel routes and
time for all involved. work out timings.
Handing your child over to their • Stick timetables to the fridge,
teacher and waving goodbye can including information on who is
be stressful and emotional. How collecting on which days.
will my child cope? What does the • As a family, talk positively about
teacher need to know? Will they school, about making new friends,
settle in and make new friends? having fun and learning new things.
There are ways to make this If you do feel quite emotional; try
transition easier for you and your not to let your child see you get too
child. Our top tips include: upset about leaving them at school
• Visit the school with your child for the first time. If possible, arrange
and talk positively about what they something to keep you occupied
will be doing there. immediately after dropping them off.
• Read books together about Starting school is a key milestone,
starting school. a time to be proud of the steps and
• Arrange play dates with other progress your child is making. Enjoy
children going to the same school. the experience and don’t be worried
• Attend parent teacher talks, ask if you get a little upset, it’s only
questions and talk to the teacher natural and shows you care.
about your worries. At ePiP we help parents with all
• Take your child to any summer sorts of everyday anxieties, so give
play sessions the school organises. us a call 01793 328102 if you’d like
• Use toddler groups to get your to chat anything through. See what
child used to mixing and playing we can offer at:
with other children. www.epipdirect.com

West Swindon and Lydiard Tregoze
Church Partnership

Please join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze
- the church in the park: 10am
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.30am
For details of these and our other services
call the Partnership Office on 01793 874221
Email: [email protected] Website: WSwinlyd.org.uk The pre-school at West Swindon Family Centre took part in Save the
Children Den Building Day at the end of June. Youngsters with staff,
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church Alison Hickey, Amy Bedford and volunteer Chris Drinkwater

St. John’s Haydon Wick

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons
Contact:
Revd Raymond Adams
Tel: 634258
Sunday 9am Traditional communion service
Services 11am Eventful, contemporary worship
with children’s groups meeting
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk
Open to all, serving tea, coffee, cakes & light lunches
Fridays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm
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