Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, regrettably we are unable to invite parents into school for a tour of Berkswich CE primary and nursery. We understand that choosing the right setting for your child is one of the most important decisions that you will make in your child’s learning journey. With this in mind, we hope to provide you with a range of opportunities to allow you to gain an insight into life as part of our special Berkswich community and the chance to ask questions. We certainly welcome the opportunity to support and reassure you as you organise your child’s first steps into Nursery and Reception. We are offering virtual meetings to provide an opportunity for new parents to meet our headteacher, EYFS leader and teaching staff. This will provide a great opportunity for you to ask questions and find out about our community and learning at Berkswich CE. Your child is a vital part of this process, and so we welcome them to join in with the meeting.
Reception slots
Tuesday 17th November 9am – 10:30am
Tuesday 1st December 3:30- 5:30pm
Tuesday 8th December 9am – 10:30am
Nursery slots
Tuesday 19th January 9am– 10:30am
Tuesday 2nd February 3:30—5:30pm
Tuesday 9th March 9am—10:30 am
To book your ten-minute virtual meeting on one of the following days please call the school office on 01785 337360 or send an email to office@berkswich.staffs.sch.uk
Please visit our admissions page to take a closer look at our Nursery and Reception classes, as well as our admissions arrangements. Thank you.
What are clauses?
A clause is a group of words that contains a verb.
E.g when she went swimming the young boy laughed
Do clauses make sense on their own?
Main Clauses Subordinate Clauses
Main clauses (independent clauses) Subordinate clauses (dependent clauses) don’t
make sense on their own. make sense on their own. They are
dependent on the main clause to make sense.
E.g After you’ve eaten your dinner, you can play outside. Sandra bought some shoes when she went shopping.
Relative Clauses Embedded Clauses
Max, who was fantastic at football, especially If relative clauses are between the main
enjoyed PE. clause, we call them embedded clauses.
‘Who’ is a relative pronoun, so this clause E.g Big Ben, which is in London, sounded
containing extra information is called a relative for the final time. This could clause. also be called an embedded There are other relative pronouns: that, which, relative clause.
who, whom, whose, what. Luke, as soon as he heard the news, rushed to the hospital.
The example above is still an embedded clauses as it is in between a main clause, but it is not a relative clause as it does not start with a relative pronoun.