Tweeddale 1st Half of Summer Term 2025
The current books we are reading in our story sessions are Week 1
Kangaroo Group Storytime
She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes by Jonathan Emmet & Deborah Allwright
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What do you See by Eric Carle
Joey’s Story Time
Five Little Monkeys by Home-made book rhyme sheet
Small group story times
Sneaky Snappy Mr Crocodile by Kate Thomson
Meg’s Eggs by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
Ten little Superheroes by Mike Brownlow & Simon Rickety
The Grinny Granny Donkey by Craig Smith
They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel
1 2 3 Anteater Stuck up a Tree by Max Jackson
Hop On Pop by Dr Seuss
Inside Outside Upside Down by Dr Seuss
Harry In A Hurry by Timothy Knapman & Gemma Merino
This Little Monster by Ladybird Touch and Feel
This Little Puppy by Ladybird Touch and Feel
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright & Rachel Bright and Jim Fields
Baby Bear Baby Bear by Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle
There’s An Ouch in My Pouch by Jeanne Willis & Gary Parsons
Bunnies On The Bus by Philip Ardagh & Ben Mantle
Jolly Olly Octopus by Tony Mitton & Guy Parker - Rees
The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson & Kate Hindley
The Three Little Pigs by Mara Alperin & Ag Jatkowska
Supertato Bubbly Troubly by Sue Hendra
Dogs Love Counting by Louise Yates
Lullabyhullaballoo by Mick Inkpen
Whoosh around the Mulberry Bush by Jan Ormsrod & Lindsey Gardiner
Underpants For Ants by Russel Punter & Fred Blunt
The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week are i,n
PLEASE NAME ALL YOUR CHILD’S BELONGINGS
We return on Wednesday 23rd April. We hope you have all enjoyed your Easter Break
On our return we welcome Sasha and Prince and their families who will be joining us.
Please return the forms we sent out to those moving on to reception letting us know which school your child will be attending. We will be sending out forms to everyone else as we return to let us know if your child is staying or leaving or if you would like to increase of change your days and hours , please return these as soon as possible.
You can see our board in the lobby showing all the skills that will help your child be ready for school. It is really important that you work on these skills at home so they practice them both at Pre-School and at home. These skills will help make a smooth transition to school for them.
Please don’t forget your snack/messy play donation item or payment as we rely heavily on these throughout the week, and they help to keep our fees down. Please check the list on the board in the hall if you have forgotten which item you have signed up for.
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
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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.
Monday 9th June – Photographer In Preschool.
Tuesday 10th June – Parent Transition Meetings.
Wednesday 16th 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.