Reception

Welcome to Sebright Primary School: Reception

Please keep up to date by regularly checking this page, following us on instagram ... in person at the school office or via email at admin@sebright.hackney.sch.uk.

The Team

Jade Kelly
Bluebell Class Teacher

Jane Owusu
Daffodil Class Teacher

Laurion Burrow
Leading EYFS Practitioner and Buttercup Class Teacher

Nazan Tukmenoglu
Learning Support Assistant

Ellen Power
Learning Support Assistant

All About Reception

Meet the Teacher

Introduction to Phonics and Home Reading

Reception Baseline Assessment - Parent Information

Curriculum

Reception Timetable - Autumn Term 26-27

Yearly Overview 2026 - 2027

End of Year goals - Early Learning Goals

Important Information

Home readers go home in accordance with PE groups (Team Colours)

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.

Please bring your book bag or backpack in on your book change day.

Children will bring home a book for pleasure (for you to read to them), and when they are ready, a book for them to 'read' to you (linked to phonics).
Please read to and listen to your child every day for at least 15 minutes and discuss what has been read.
Please write the names of the books we send home in the reading record and leave a comment about how your child has engaged with the books. We welcome feedback about other stories you are enjoying at home too.

PE

Please send children in their PE kits; white t-shirt, jogging bottoms, trainers.

Reception PE is on Monday

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.