New Entrants 2023

This page is for parents/carers whose child has been offered a place to start school in Year R at Lymington CE infant School in September 2023.

If your child has been allocated a place at Lymington Infant School, we warmly welcome you into our school family!

In order to confirm acceptance of your place, we invite you to come in and see us!

Please call into the school office at any time of the school day after 17th April, to provide evidence of the address provided on your application form and your child’s date of birth.  If you are unable to visit, please do give us a ring on 01590 673350 or email admin@lymington-inf.hants.sch.uk

Evidence needed;

Your child’s passport or original birth certificate to evidence their date of birth, together with two of the following to evidence the address used in your application;

• a recent household bill, for example a gas, electricity, water, or Council Tax bill
• a recent bank statement, credit card statement, or store card statement

We also need you to complete an online registration form and provide your contact details.  The deadline for completion is Friday 5th May 2023.

Lymington Infant Child Registration Form

We invite you to our Parent Induction Meeting on Tuesday 6^th June 2023 at 7pm. This is for parents only and is an opportunity to find out more about our school, meet the teaching team and find out key information about your child’s transition to school.

As part of the Induction process your child will have the opportunity to visit school on three occasions in the Summer Term when they will meet their new teacher and familiarise themselves with their new classroom. These sessions will last approximately 30-45 minutes and will take place on the following dates:

Induction Visits in the Summer term – Please note the following dates;

We will let you know the exact time of your child’s visit at the Parent Induction meeting on Tuesday 6^th June.

Monday 19^th June in the afternoon - This will be a 30 minute rhyme and story time for parents and children together.

Tuesday 4^th July in the morning  - This will be a 45 minute session. You are invited to settle your child into the classroom and join us for an informal coffee in the music room while you wait.

Tuesday 11th July in the morning – This will be an hour session.  We hope you will be able to leave your child to stay and play for this session.

Starting school is a milestone for both you and your child and is a time to be celebrated.  We really look forward to meeting you and working together to provide your child with the best possible start to their school life.

If you have not been allocated Lymington CE Infant School as your child's school and you would now like to come to us instead, we do still have some places.  It is not too late to apply!  Please follow the  link to find out how to make a 'late' application.

Late application for Year R September 2023

School meals

We hope your child will enjoy school meals, cooked on site by our wonderful HC3S catering team! You will find details of the meals being served by following the link below.  

School menu  April - October 2023

HC3S invites you to a Facebook Q and A event on 16th June, 1.30-3.30pm, where they will answer any questions you may have about the nutritious food your child will be eating when starting school for the first time.  Find out why school lunches are 'Food to Flourish'.  HC3S will also explain about UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals and FSM (Free School meals)

A second session will also be held on Wednesday 13th July at 6.30pm.  

The guide below includes useful hints to get school lunch ready, the standard two-choice classics menu and the benefits of children eating a school lunch.

YearR-new-starter-guide.pdf (hants.gov.uk)

Special Diets HC3S provides a variety of options to children with special dietary needs.  Should your child have a medical need requiring an adapted menu, you must register your child's information on HC3S's online portal by 20th June. 

Menus will be approved by an NHS dietician over the summer and appear in the portal for schools and parents to view ready for September if this is completed on time. Please register any special requirements on; Special Diets Registration

 Useful Information for Parents of Children Starting School