Earlsfield Primary School

Reception

Class RS is taught by Hannah Savage (0.8) and Amy clark (0.2) and RH is taught by Rachel Hiley. They are supported by Mia, Shannel, Alison and Collett.

Teachers will check their emails before school starts (no later than 8:20am) and after school finishes at 3.20pm. If you have an urgent request/ late change to collection arrangements, please telephone the school office directly as we cannot guarantee picking up messages throughout the school day. 

The Reception Teachers can be contacted via yearr@earlsfield.wandsworth.sch.uk

Summer Term 2026 Update

 

Can you believe that we are already at the start of the summer term? It is great to be back in the classroom. 

“You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting! So... get on your way!”  - Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

As a team, we find this quote to be most relevant in the summer term when the children are preparing for the end of their time in Early Years and getting ready to move to Key Stage 1, ready to take on all the exciting opportunities that it will bring. It is also such a lovely time for the adults to reflect on the children’s journey and we are just blown away by how far the children have come since the start of the year. What a privilege it is to be a part of their journey!  

The Reception  Team

 

 Summer focus:

Welcome back to school. Prepare your magnifying glasses and superhero capes as Reception gets ready to take a walk with nature and learn how to be the best version of themselves!  

We are so excited that we will be welcoming ‘pet’ caterpillars into the classroom and we are looking forward to carrying on with the topic that we started towards the end of the Spring term; ‘What might you find at the bottom of the garden?’ The children have already really embraced this theme and have shown huge engagement and curiosity to find out about as many different minibeasts as they can. We cannot wait to see the progress of the sunflowers the children have planted and are looking forward to adding flowers and harvesting the vegetables in our Reception Garden in the coming weeks! 

As we move towards the end of the half term, we will be asking the children the following question; ‘Is there a hero in everyone?’ As well as having lots of fun studying the Supertato book series, looking at the character traits of heroes and villains, we will also take a look at the many jobs and careers that people do to  help others.  As the children engage in each activity, they will look at what it means to be a superhero and how they always help others in times of need. Through discussion we will find out who our everyday heroes are and answer the following questions: What superheroes do you already know? What makes a good superhero? What qualities do they have? What jobs do they do?  What do superheroes wear? What superpowers do you have? What qualities do fictional and real life heroes have in common?  What can you do to keep healthy and be strong?

We are incredibly fortunate to continue to have lessons taught by our specialist teachers in music and PE. We will continue to be taught music by Mrs Hancock in the Music Studio on Monday.  AM Sports will lead our PE lesson every Monday too. 

We look forward to all these exciting learning opportunities.

How can you help us?

We are hopeful that in the coming weeks we will be enjoying some good weather and will be enjoying more learning outside. 

As the weather becomes warmer, please send your child in to school with a sun hat and please apply sunscreen before school on hot days. 

On Mondays we ask that all Reception pupils come into school dressed in their PE kit. We also ask that you make sure your child has the appropriate PE and school day clothing for all types of weather. As always, please ensure all your child’s clothes and belongings are labelled (including water bottles) and that they have their book bag every day with their Pupil Handbook inside.

Teachers will check their emails before school starts (no later than 8:20am) and after school finishes at 3.20pm. If you have an urgent request/ late change to collection arrangements, please telephone the school office directly as we cannot guarantee picking up messages throughout the school day.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s learning journey.

Summer 1 Reception curriculum KO

Summer 2 Reception curriculum KO

Best Wishes

The Reception Team

Days to remember

 Reading records and banded reading books should be inside your child’s book bag every day.

Supporting your child's learning at home

There are many ways in which you can support your child’s learning at home:  

• Reading and sharing books with your child
• Encouraging writing in a variety of forms
• Looking and talking about the world around you
• Counting objects, e.g. pasta shells, buttons, cuddly toys, Lego
• Recognising numerals
• Spotting 2D/3D shapes in the environment
• Involving your child in cooking activities (including weighing/ measuring)

  Book Sharing texts from our class library will be sent home every week.  So please make sure they are returned to school every Monday.