Tweeddale​​ 1st​​ Half​​ of​​ Spring​​ Term 2025

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

Kangaroo​​ Group​​ Storytime



Oh No Shark in the Snow​​ by Nick Sharratt

Joey’s Story Time


Twinkle Twinkle Little Star​​ by​​ Teri Intzegian


Small group story times

Loud Proud Lenny the Lion​​ by​​ Kate​​ Thomson

One by One​​ by​​ Judy Hindley

The Noisey Way to Bed​​ by​​ Ian Whybrow

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

Bunnies On The Bus​​ by​​ Philip Ardaugh and Ben Mantle

Some Dogs Do​​ by​​ Jez Albourough

Monkey and Me​​ by​​ Emily Gravett

Mr Gumpys Outing​​ by​​ John Burningham

Don’t Call me Sweet​​ by​​ Smrita Prasadam – Halls and Angie Rozelar

Snug as a Bug​​ by​​ Tamsyn Murray & Judi Abbot

Aliens Love Underpants​​ by​​ Claire Freedman &​​ Ben​​ Cort

Ouch in my Pouch​​ by​​ Jeanne Willis and Garry Parsons

See you Later Alligator​​ by​​ Emma Lavey

Once upon a Snowstorm​​ by​​ Richard Johnson

The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week​​ are​​ s,a

PLEASE NAME ALL YOUR​​ CHILD’S​​ BELONGINGS

Welcome back! We hope you have enjoyed the Christmas Break and are looking forward to returning in the New Year.

We want to send everyone A Big Thank You for all our cards, kind words and gifts, they mean a lot to all of us and we feel extremely fortunate to work with such lovely families.

The children had a fabulous time over the last few weeks of term and really enjoyed their festive fun day, dancing, singing, playing festive games and watching a video link to Christmas Elves then completing a candy cane treasure hunt to find a gift left from Father Christmas for each child.

We welcome our new children and families over the next few weeks​​ and all the children will be bonding as a group.

This term we say goodbye to Melissa who is leaving us and moving on, we will all miss her and wish her well in the future.

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​​ Preschool Lobby​​ While Collecting Your Child

Thank you for your​​ co-operation

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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

Friday 14th​​ February​​ – Last​​ Day of​​ Term.

Monday17th February – Friday 21 February​​ – Closed for​​ Half​​ Term​​ Break.

Monday24th February​​ – Pre-School​​ Re-Opens.

Tuesday 25th​​ March​​ ​​ Progress Day.​​ (Normal​​ Pre-School closed​​ parents​​ attend​​ Progress Meeting with their child’s keyperson.

Friday 4th​​ April –​​ Last​​ Day of​​ Term.

Monday 7th​​ April – Tuesday 22nd​​ April -​​ Easter Break.

Wednesday 23rd​​ April​​ – Pre-School​​ Re-Opens.

Monday 5th​​ May​​ – Pre-School closed Bank Holiday Monday.

Friday 23rd​​ May​​ – Last​​ Day of​​ Term.

Monday 26th​​ May – Friday 30th​​ May​​ Pre-School closed for​​ Half​​ Term​​ Break.

Monday June 2nd​​ ​​ Pre-School​​ Re-Opens.

Thursday 17th​​ July​​ - Last​​ Day of​​ Term​​ Pre-School​​ Closes for the Summer Break.​​ (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.

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

Lavender Pre-School