Tweeddale 2nd Half of Summer Term 2024
The current books we are reading in our story sessions are Week 7
Kangaroo Group Storytime
Jack and The Flum Flum Tree by Julia Donaldson
Joey’s Story Time
Go, Go, Pirate Boat by Katrina Charman & Nick Sharratt
Small group story times
Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden by Axel Scheffler
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Nick Sharratt & Stephen Tucker
Wow Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood
Peppa Pig Stars by Ladybird
Max The Brave by Ed Vere
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Supertato Night of The Living Veg by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet
Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
You Choose by Nick Sharratt & Pippa Goodhart
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Karen George
Loud Proud Lenny Lion by Kate Thomson
This is My Nose by Georgie Birkett
Hide and Seek Pig & Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Child’s Play
Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh & Ben Mantle
Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
Over in the Grasslands by Anna Wilson and Alison Bartlett
Naughty Bus by Jan & Jerry Oke
Wait and See by Tony Bradman & Eileen Browne
The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week are s,a
Please Remember All Children Must have Suncream Applied On
Arrival Everyday
So, we have reached the last week of term. Wednesday is the very last day, and we celebrate with our Pirate Party, the times and information is on the board outside the building with. Once the returning children have been collected, we will hold our Leaver’s Ceremony for all the children moving on to school. We will let parents in at 11.40am.
As many of you know we had a visit from Ofsted, all went very well, and we now await news of our grade. Thank you to those who took time to speak to the inspector. We will let you all know the result as soon as we find out.
We are looking at Moving On books with the children about moving to their new schools and talking about how things change with new children coming into our Preschool in September. We have pictures of local schools and look at the different uniforms.
We water and take care of our tomato plants in the garden kindly donated by Sebastians family who have grown them from seeds sent from his grandmothers’ garden in Romania, we are very excited to see them grow. We will continue to look after our flower & herb beds in the garden.
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.
Scooters And Bikes Must Not Be Ridden into The Building for Health & Safety
Reasons
Please Leave Them Safely Outside of The Pre-School Lobby While Collecting Your Child
Thank you for your co-operation
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Wed 17th July – Last Day of Term. (More info to come about End of Year Party & Leavers Ceremony.)
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.