Woodthorpe Infant School Be Kind. Be Brave. Be Happy.
New Starters 2026
Welcome to our 2026 children and families
24.4.26
We are delighted to welcome our 2026 intake to Woodthorpe Infant School. We are looking forward to getting to know all of you, and we hope you enjoy being part of our school community.
Please remember to contact Nottinghamshire Admissions, to accept your child's place with us, if you have not already done so.
You will shortly be receiving information packs providing some details about us and requesting some from you. Please return these by 15th May to allow us to start preparing for September. Please also follow this link to fill in our online new entrants’ information by 4th May. This will allow you to let us know a bit more about your child, including who their friends are, which will help us to allocate them to their classes.
Over the next few weeks we will be contacting your child's nursery setting to find out a bit more about them, so please make sure that they are aware that they will be moving to Woodthorpe Infant School.
A few dates for your diaries:
- Monday 18th May - New Parents' Meeting at 6pm
- Meet Mrs Bowler and the Foundation team. This will take place in the school hall. As this is an information meeting, this is for parents or carers only.
- Friday 19th June am - First visit to school
- Parents/carers to stay with their child. Children will be given a time slot during the morning to attend.
- Friday 26th June am - Second visit to school
- Parents/carers bring their child into class, stay to settle in and then leave the children if you/they feel comfortable. Again, children will be given a time slot.
- Wednesday 1st July am - Final visit to school
- Parents/carers bring their child in, settle them briefly and then leave the children. This will be an hour and a half slot and will give the children a chance to meet all their classmates during the session.
We hope that all of these events will help you and your child to feel comfortable with their transition to school, and we look forward to working together to ensure that they have a wonderful start to their school experience. Please keep your eye on this page as we will be updating it over the next few weeks with information that will help you and your child to get to know a bit more about us.
The Foundation Team
05.05.26
Thank you for completing the 'Getting to know you' online form. The information you have supplied will help support the transition into school. If you haven’t had the chance to complete these, please do so ASAP. The paper forms you will have received are due back into school by Friday 15th May. We understand you won't be able to fill in your child's class on the forms – just leave this bit blank!
We are proud to have an amazing team working in the two foundation classes at Woodthorpe Infant School.
Mrs Burton
Class 1 Teacher
Mrs Hardy
Class 2 Teacher & Foundation Lead
Mrs Bucknall
Teaching Assistant
Mrs Offord
Teaching Assistant
Remember to check this page regularly for additional updates and helpful information regarding your child's transition into school.
New Starters Meeting
07.05.26
Our New Starters meeting will take place on Monday 18th May at 6pm. It will be a chance for you to meet the Foundation team and hear more about the transition into Woodthorpe Infant School. The meeting will take place in the school hall. This is an information meeting for parents or carers only. Information will be handed out at this meeting with further details and dates for transition sessions in September. If you are unable to attend, these will be posted to you.
Please remember to return the paper forms you have received through the post by Friday 15th May.
Milk & Fruit
11.5.26
During the day, all children can have milk and fruit. At the moment, milk is delivered in individual cartons, so it’s helpful if you can practise (maybe with cartons of fruit juice) – opening the straw wrapper and piercing the small hole at the top with the straw. If children are struggling with this, we will encourage them to ask a friend or an adult for help. Milk is free for children up to the week of their 5th birthday, so please make a note for a couple of weeks before their birthday to pay for milk if you think they would like to continue having it.
All children will be offered a free piece of fruit every day. Throughout the week they will be offered a range of different fruits and vegetables.
We are looking forward to seeing you next week on Monday 18th May at 6pm for our new starters meeting.
New Starters Presentation
19.5.26
It was lovely to see so many of you on Monday evening and start to get to know you. We have attached the PowerPoint that we used so that you can look back at it for future reference.
Summer Fair
1.6.26
On Friday 19th June, we have our school Summer Fair organised by the Friends of Woodthorpe (FOWI). Do come along if you can! There will be stalls, games and activities and Mrs Mitchell will be in the stocks! This will be taking place in the main school playground from 3.30pm–5pm. Please bring plenty of cash and loose change! Most stalls are £1. We look forward to seeing you there!
1st Visit to School
15.6.26
We are excited, as soon we will get to meet you in person for your first visit to school.
On Friday 19th June we will welcome you and your child for our first ‘stay and play’ session.
- Group 1: 9.15am – 10.00am
- Group 2: 10.30am – 11.15am
You are invited to stay and play with your child for the whole session.
After the morning visits, there will be a family meet-up in the ‘Helicopter Park’ from 11.30am, where you can get to know other families.
Last place for September 2026
16.6.26
One space has become available for our F2 class this September. If you know of a family who was hoping to come to our school but was given their second choice, please ask them to contact our school as well as Nottinghamshire Admissions.
2nd Visit to School
22.6.26
We loved meeting you all last week at our ‘stay and play’ sessions and hope you had an enjoyable picnic at the Helicopter Park and got to know others who are also starting school in September.
This week, we have our second visit to school planned for Friday 26th June, where we encourage grown-ups to stay and settle their child, before leaving them with us to play and collecting them later.
- Group 1: 9.10am – 10.10am
- Group 2: 10.30am – 11.30am