Tweeddale​​ 2nd​​ Half​​ of​​ Summer​​ Term 2023

The current books we are reading in our story sessions​​ are​​ Week​​ 1

Kangaroo​​ Group​​ Storytime

One,Two,Flea​​ by​​ Alan Ahlberg & Colin​​ McNaughton


Small​​ Group​​ Story​​ Times

The​​ Three Billy Goats Gruff​​ retold by​​ Nat Lambert


Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches​​ by​​ Julia Fulton & Rachel Suzanne

Tails​​ by​​ Matthew Van Fleet

There’s A Bear​​ on My Chair​​ by​​ Ross Collins

The Tiger Who Came​​ to Tea​​ by Judith Kerr

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

The​​ Photographer​​ will be in preschool​​ on​​ the morning of​​ Monday 5th​​ June​​ the first day back after the half term break.

 

Parents Contact/Progress/Transition Day​​ Monday​​ 12th​​ June

Normal Preschool​​ will be closed as you all have your appointments with​​ your child’s Keyperson.​​ These will either be a​​ 2 yr​​ Progress​​ Check , a​​ Progress update or a Transition Meeting. Make sure you have signed up to your appointment slot.

 

The​​ Conversation Boxes​​ have been a great success the children are so proud to share​​ 

them in small groups, they create great​​ conversation, the introduction of different vocabulary and​​ role modelling​​ the use of​​ purposeful language and communication together.​​ We continue to use them in small groups with the children and will return them at the end of term.

 

****Can everyone please bring in a named​​ SunHat to****
leave at preschool​​ and make sure your child has suncream applied​​ as we start to have some​​ hotter​​ weather in the​​ 

garden.

 

*New Photo Board*

Have​​ a look in the​​ lobby​​ where we have displayed photos​​ of Spring​​ & start of Summer term​​ of our children​​ Learning Through Play.

The red​​ board is all about the​​ SEVEN AREAS OF LEARNING IN THE EYFS​​ which is what we work towards with all the children. Read the information and see how you can help your child’s development at home, we have added photos of the children engaged in activities developing their skills in these areas at preschool, see how hard they work… and understand why it is so important to develop these skills early.

The yellow board is all about MUD and what opportunities it offers to your child, look at the photos and see the engagement, awe, and wonder and happiness in the children’s faces. They are fully investigating, exploring, and showing curiosity, all skills needed for Learning.

 

Please make sure your child has spare clothes in their bag, all children need

spare clothes to replace clothes that get wet and messy from independent active play.

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

 

 

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

  • Pre-School reopens –​​ Monday 5th​​ June​​ 

  • Photographer in​​ Pre-School​​ –​​ Monday 5th​​ June

  • Progress/Transition Parents Meetings​​ ​​ Monday​​ 12th​​ June​​ (normal​​ Pre-School closed​​ for meetings with keypersons)​​ 

  • Last Day of Summer Term –​​ Thursday 13th​​ July

  • Pirate Party for all and Leavers Ceremonies for those moving on​​ (There will be NO full day sessions or lunch​​ session​​ on this day.​​ Your child will be invited to the morning or the afternoon session.)​​ –​​ Thursday 13th​​ July​​ more info to follow.​​ 

  • 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.

 

 

Lavender Pre-School