Reception

Welcome to Sebright Primary School: Reception 2023

We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @SebrightPrimary and visit our website class pages to find out more information. In the meantime, if you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via email: admin@sebright.hackney.sch.uk.

EYFS Team

Emannuel Lammy
Bluebell Class Teacher

Laurion Burrow
EYFS & Year 1 Lead and Daffodil Class Teacher

Welcome to Reception

Meet the Teacher - Sept 2023

Early Reading Parent's Workshop

Important Information

Please bring Book Bags in: Everyday

Home Readers will start to go home in a few weeks: in accordance with PE groups (Team Colours) – your class teacher will let you know which team your child is in.

Monday: Yellow Team

Books will be changed on this day.

Tuesday: Red Team

Books will be changed on this day.

Wednesday: Blue Team

Books will be changed on this day.

Thursday: Green Team

Books will be changed on this day.

PE days: Monday and Tuesday

PE kit is required on these days: white t-shirt or Sebright white t-shirt/black or grey shorts, leggings or tracksuit and plimsols or trainers

Things to pack:

A named plastic water bottle – just water please! Juice or flavoured water is not allowed.

Spare underwear, bottoms and socks and a waterproof bag … just in case!

Sensible outside gear - sun hats or woolly hats; weather depending!

Things not to pack:

Toys or things from home – they get broken and/or lost! We would like celebrate the children’s work and play in Reception so ‘show and tell’ has changed. More to follow!

Sweets or snacks – we have fruit and water breaks every day. We will also let you know if your child did not eat well in the day and we have copies of the menu.

How to help at home

Talking – we will always have lots to talk about at the end of our school day, but we

know that often children can answer with ‘can’t remember’ … to help prompt conversation you can always ask them who they played with, what toys were on the carpet or what story we listened to.

Learn phonics with us at home: Find out how we teach Phonics at Sebright.

Early nights – we love to play, run outside and move our bodies so we are doing and learning a lot during the day at school! Remember early nights make happy learners

Bed time story every night – we want your children to love stories and reading as much as we do and we have a huge book collection, so please do ask if you would like to borrow more!

Praise for independence – in Reception we will nurture children’s independence in dressing, putting shoes on, choosing activities and tidying up. You can support at home by encouraging them to get dressed and zip up coats independently every morning.

Observing numbers... everywhere! Your front door, the bus, number plates, birthday’s.

Counting... everything! Raisins into cereal, steps to the bus stop, stairs up to bed, claps, jumps.

Labels – we find post-it notes are popular as any kind of drawing or writing is great experience and if praised, will boost confidence to try writing.

We love to hear about how your child is doing at home, so please stop and talk to us in the morning if you have any stories to share.

How to help at school

Our Friends of Sebright would love to have you join them! See further details on their page on this website.

We welcome donations of books, toys, wellies, uniform, junk modelling materials, off cuts of card or fabric or craft resources.

Once the children are settled, we would also love your involvement in class … please let us know if you are able to join us to share any exciting skills you have, talk about an interesting job you do or place you have been or to read us a story that you love.