Reception Starters 2025
Dear Parents/Carers of the Reception cohort 2025,
Welcome to Springfield Primary School. Thank you for chosing our school for your child's education. We look forward to your child starting with us at school next academic year.
On this page you will see updates and information to keep you informed, ready for your child starting school in September 2025.
11.6.25 Update:
Please find attached below powerpoints from our New to Reception parents meeting which took place this morning, as a reminder of some of the information discussed at the meeting.
It was a pleasure to see so many families at the meeting and we look forward to your child starting school with us.
Please be reminded that the children will have a staggered transition into school in September. Children will attend in small groups for short sessions to begin with, which will increase in time before children attend for a full day. September transition plans will be emailed to parents in July. Please look our for these emails.
Please note: Any family who has not yet had an admission meeting with School staff, your child will not be able to start school before you and your child has attended their admission meeting. Please contact school at your earliest convenience to book your in-school admission appointment.
Letter
All parents have been sent a letter and admission pack through the post.
Please return this Admission form to the school office at your convenience before Friday 16th May 2025
Admission visits
Children and families who have a sibling in school, will be invited to an admission visit in school.
Children and families who are new to school will be offered a home visit.
Here we will collate additional information needed before your child starts school and it will be an opportunity to ask any questions that you may have during your own personal meeting.
Dates and Times for these visits will be emailed to parents shortly.
Parent meeting for new Reception children.
Date: Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 9.15am-10.15am in the school hall.
This meeting is for Parents/Carers only of children in the Reception cohort 2025.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
July 2025 stay and play session:
Tuesday 1st July 2025 9.30-11.00am
New starters and their parents are invited to a stay and play session. Parents and children are invited to this session. Your child will have the opportunity at this session to meet their class teacher and their new class friends. As parents, it will be an opportunity to meet other parents and school staff in the adjoining room, whilst being on hand, should you child need you.
Information from the Administration team will be presented at this meeting.
School Uniform
For information about ordering school uniform, please refer to the Uniform letter on this page and please visit the website page to order uniform HERE
The deadline date for guaranteed delivery to school before September is 20th June 2025
The deadline date for online orders for guaranteed home delivery for September start is 28th July 2025
Reception Curriculum
For information about the Reception curriculum, please click HERE
School readiness.
All children develop at different rates and therefore children should not be put under pressure to do certain things before they start school. However, we are often asked by parents how they can support their child before they start school. Please find in the files to download a Roadmap 'The Road to school' from Sheffield City Council about the sorts of things you as families can do to support your child before they start school.
Useful websites:
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This is an app of activites of things to do as a family which are free or cost very little. The app encourages activities which are developmentally appropriate for children under the age of 5, hence the '50 things to do before you're five' If you take part in any of the activites, we would love to see them. You can send pictures or comments of your activities to the class teachers in September.
More information about this app HERE