Tweeddale​​ 1st​​ Half of​​ Autumn​​ Term 2022

The current books we are reading in our story sessions​​ are​​ Week​​ 7

Kangaroo​​ Storytime

Cows in the Kitchen​​ by​​ June​​ Crebbin

Who’s in the Loo​​ by​​ Jeanne Willis​​ & Adrian Reynolds


Joey’s Storytime

The Journey Home​​ from Grandpa’s​​ by​​ Jemima Lumley, Sophie Fatus, Fred Penner

The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week​​ are​​ e,u

School Applications for September​​ 2023

If your child is born between​​ 1st​​ September2018​​ and 31st​​ August 2019 they will be due to start Primary School​​ (reception) in September 2023. Online applications​​ at​​ www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions​​ opened on 1st​​ September 2022, the closing date is 15th​​ January 2023. Applications after this date will be considered late.

The photographer will be in Preschool on Friday 4th​​ November more information will be ​​ given in letters in your tray.

As​​ the season changes from Summer to Autumn we will be observing what happens. Talk about the changing environment with your child and collect​​ leaves, sticks, conkers, acorns​​ and​​ sticks when you are walking through the park​​ or walking to school​​ to​​ bring into preschool for our Autumn Feely Boxes.​​ We have been creating artwork with these items in the garden, and will be using them for weighing and counting​​ as well​​ as discussing and exploring them​​ , so keep bringing them in.

Our​​ new children and their families​​ are​​ bonding together as a group, the children are starting to settle in well.

Over this half term we will be focusing on

  • Supporting​​ the returning children adapt​​ to their changing environment as​​ the older children​​ have moved on and new children are​​ joining us.

  • Assessing​​ how they have progressed over the summer break​​ and how to support their progress moving forward

  • Settling in new children

  • Bonding together as a group.

 

Remember to name all your children’s​​ belongings, uniform, spare clothes, coats, water bottles and lunch bags.

​​ DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

  • Pre-school returns –​​ Wednesday 7th September

  • Last day of Term –​​ Friday 21st​​ October​​ 

  • Half Term –​​ Monday​​ 24th​​ Oct – Friday 28th​​ Oct

  • Preschool re-opens–​​ Mon 31st​​ Oct

  • Last day of Term –​​ Wednesday 14th​​ December ​​ * This will not be a normal day as it will be the day of the Christmas Party more information to follow.

  • Photographer in​​ –​​ Friday 4th​​ November more information to follow

  • Christmas Break –​​ Thursday 15th​​ December – Wednesday 4th​​ January

  • Preschool reopens​​ –​​ Thursday 5th​​ January

  • Please make sure there is no flavoured water, squash, or milk in children’s water bottles, as​​ we have several children with dietary requirements and allergies. Anything other than plain water will be​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ emptied out and replaced with tap water.​​ 

 

Please make sure that all your child’s belongings are named this includes all uniform, coats, bags, lunch bags, water bottles, wellies,​​ shoes,​​ and water bottles

Names must be on

  • All Uniform…polo shirt,​​ sweatshirt, cardigans joggers, leggings

  • Shoes….as children take off shoes to put wellies on.

  • Wellies…​​ as​​ there are many pairs of the same design.

  • Coats.children do not know their coats when there are​​ 30​​ coats

  • Outside of Bags.to quickly identify​​ items​​ & return to children quickly

  • Outside of Lunch Bags/Boxes.to make sure children get the correct lunch we have several bags/boxes of the same design

  • Water​​ Bottles.​​ to make sure children get the correct water bottle we have several of the same design.

 

 

Lavender Pre-School