Tweeddale 1st Half of Spring Term 2024
The current books we are reading in our story sessions are Week 4
Kangaroo Group Storytime
The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Joey’s Story Time
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Teri Intzegian
Small group story times
The Three little Pigs by Nick Sharratt & Stephen Tucker
It’s Mine by Rod Campbell
One Two Guess Who by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins
Row Your Boat by Annie Kubler (Polish& English)
That’s Not My Bus by Fiona Watt
Emergency by Margaret Mayo & Akex Ayliffe
The Giant of Jum by Elli Woollard & Benji Davis
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
See You Later Alligator by Sally Hopgood
Dinosaur Roar by Paul & Henrietta Stickland
Wiggle and roar by Julia Donaldson & Nick Sharratt
Cuddle by Beth Shoshan & Jacqueline East
Grampy Rabbit In Space ( Pepper Pig) by Ladybird Books
Octopants by Suzy Senior & Claire Powell
Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort
Once upon a Fairytale by Natalie & Lauren O’Hara
I Spy In The Wood by Caroline Anstey
The Noisy Way To Bed by Ian Whybrow & Tiphanie Beeke.
The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week are g,o
The children are starting to bond with the new children joining us showing lots of kindness and empathy to those children setting in.
The new children are becoming familiar with our routines, starting to try to put on and remove their coats and change their shoes & wellies. Remember they must recognise their own items in amongst all the other coats, shoes, and boots. We promote independence and self-help skills in everything we do at pre-school.
This week we have been weeding our growing beds removing dead growth and composting. We have been looking at little buds starting to grow on branches and looking for new growth of our herbs identifying Lemon Mint, Mint, Lavender, and Rosemary. We have been watching birds visiting our garden particularly Robins and Blue Tits.
What birds can you spot in your garden or when you are out and about.
Please make sure you are bringing in the items you signed up to on the snack and consumables list, and a big thank you to those who regularly donate items each week.
A reminder to everyone that no food containing Nuts or Sesame must be brought onto the premises, in lunch boxes or for snacks. No food items or sweets are to be brought in by older siblings at drop off and pick up times. Thank you.
Please name all items belonging to your child, coats, bags, shoes, lunch bags, water bottles and uniform.
The children all need a named warm winter coat at preschool now the weather is colder, raincoats even with a fleece lining just are not warm enough for the garden. We are free flow, so the doors are open throughout the session and the outside garden is available to the children throughout the day.
Scooters And Bikes Must Not Be Ridden into The Building for Health & Safety Reasons.
Please Leave Them Safely Outside of The Preschool Lobby While Collecting Your Child
Thank you for your co-operation.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 9th January 2024 – Preschool re-opens first day of Spring Term
Friday 9th Feb – Last day of term
Mon 12th Feb – Fri 16th Feb - Preschool closed for Half Term Break
Mon 19th Feb – Preschool re-opens
Weds 27th March – Last day of Term.
Thurs 28th March – Mon 15th April – Preschool closed for Easter Break.
Tues 16th April – Preschool reopens.
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.