Tweeddale​​ 1st​​ Half​​ of​​ Autumn​​ Term 2024

The current books we are reading in our story sessions​​ are​​ Week​​ 5

Kangaroo​​ Group​​ Storytime

A book cover with a bear and a cub

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Brown Bear Brown Bear​​ What Do You​​ See​​ by​​ Bill​​ Martin​​ Jnr

 


A book cover with a picture of a child in a bathtub

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

 

Joey’s Story Time

A child sitting on a pile of animals

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Oh​​ Dear​​ by​​ Rod Cambell

 

Small group story times

Pip the Puppy​​ by​​ Axel Scheffler

The Three​​ Little Pigs​​ by​​ Nick Sharratt​​ &​​ Stephen Tucker

Who’s Hiding​​ by​​ Satoru Onishi

You Can’t Catch Me​​ by John Prater

On A Dark Dark Night​​ by​​ Simon Prescott

The Little Red Hen​​ by Michael Foreman

Tipp Tipp Dig Dig​​ by​​ Emma Garcia

Catch That Chicken​​ by​​ Atinuke

Row Row Row Your Boat​​ by​​ Annie Kubler

Ten Little Dinosaurs​​ by​​ Mike Brownlow​​ and Simon Rickerty

Jolly Olly Octopus​​ by​​ Tony Mitton and Guy Parker

You Choose Fairy-Tale​​ by​​ Nick Sharratt​​ & Pippa Goddard

Emergency​​ by​​ Margaret​​ Mayo & Alex Ayliffe

My Friend Eddy​​ by​​ Jez Alborough

Once Upon a Fairytale​​ by​​ Natalia & Lauren O’Hara

Little Monkey​​ by​​ Monta Altes

Hello Gruffalo​​ by​​ Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

That’s Not My Tiger​​ by​​ Fiona Watt

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week​​ are​​ g,o

The children​​ are settling well,​​ getting to know each other and bonding as a group.​​ They are​​ building relationships with their Keyperson and all the staff.​​ They are learning our routines​​ ​​ expectations and​​ boundaries.​​ 

Please make sure you are bringing in the items you signed up to on the snack and consumables list,​​ so we have​​ items​​ to serve the children at snack time….Thank you.

A reminder to everyone that no food containing​​ Nuts,​​ sweets​​ or​​ chocolate​​ must be​​ put in children’s lunches.

Please​​ clearly​​ 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

  • Wednesday 23rd​​ October​​ ​​ Photographer​​ in Pre-School.​​ (More info to follow.)

  • Thursday 24th​​ October​​ – Last​​ Day of​​ Term.

  • Friday​​ 25th​​ October –​​ Closed for Inset Day.

  • Mon 28th​​ October - Fri 1st Nov​​ – Pre-School closed for Half Term Break.

  • Monday 4th​​ November​​ –​​ Pre-School​​ Re-Opens.

  • Thursday 28th​​ November –​​ Progress Day normal Pre-School closed parents attend a Progress Meeting​​ with their child’s keyperson.

  • Thursday 12th​​ December –​​ Pre-School closes at 12pm for Christmas Break.​​ (No​​  ​​ ​​ ​​​​ afternoon session more info to follow.)  ​​​​ 

  • Friday 13th​​ December – Tuesday January 7th, 2025​​ ​​ Pre-School closed Christmas Break.

  • Wednesday 8th​​ January 2025 –​​ Pre-School reopens 1st​​ day of Spring Term 2025.

 

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.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Lavender Pre-School