New starters information
Welcome
Choosing the right Primary School for your child can be one of the hardest decisions, so we would like to thank you for choosing Trinity.
Our website has a wealth of information, but this page is specifically to help parents and carers of children who are joining us for the first time, either by starting in Reception, or if your child is transferring to Trinity from another school.
Please click on the documents below to download our helpful guides:
Starting in Reception - in September 2025
Helpful Information - as at September 2025
Preparing your child for starting school
We are often asked by parents what they can do to prepare their child for school. The best thing you can do to prepare your child is to impart a positive, enthusiastic attitude to school and learning, and encourage independence.
They will also find a transition to school easier if they can do or are beginning to do the following:
- Get dressed and undressed
- Put on and take off their school shoes (Velcro makes this
- easier than laces)
- Fasten and unfasten their school coat
- Use a knife and fork
- Enjoy listening to stories and joining in with rhymes and
- songs
- Hear (segment) the sounds in simple words verbally e.g. cat= c—a—t
- Recognise and begin to write their name.
- Sit and listen to a story, ask questions and talk about it
- Take turns playing a game
- Recite numbers to at least 10 and count a small number
- of objects accurately
- Talk about shapes that they can see around them
- Go to the toilet and wash their hands independently
- Get a tissue and blow their nose unprompted
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