Tweeddale​​ 2nd​​ Half of​​ Autumn​​ Term 2022

The current books we are reading in our story sessions​​ are​​ Week​​ 7

Kangaroo​​ Storytime

Santa’s Twelve Days of Christmas​​ by​​ Alexandra Robinson

Father Christmas​​ Comes Up Trumps​​ by​​ Nicholas Allan

Joey’s Storytime

Dear Santa​​ by​​ Rod​​ Campbell

The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week​​ are​​ t,p

Our Christmas Post Box​​ is​​ in the Lobby, the children love to post their Christmas cards​​ through the letter box opening. We are​​ mindful of the environment and suggest​​ that each child only posts about 5 cards​​ to​​ children they choose.​​ The postbox will be emptied​​ on the 13th​​ & 14th​​ December.

The last​​ 2 days of term​​ Tues​​ 13th​​ &​​ Weds​​ 14th​​ December​​ will be our Two Days of Festive Fun.​​ Your child can wear a Christmas jumper​​ if they wish, but something you​​ are happy to get messy as they will be engaging in normal messy play.​​ We will​​ have​​ many festive activities during the sessions, Christmas themed messy play, Christmas printing​​ &​​ crafts, Christmas music,​​ stories & singing,​​ Christmas Party​​ Food​​ and all the children will receive a present from Father Christmas to take home.

Weds 14th​​ December is the last​​ day of term​​ and​​ we will finish at normal time opening the doors at 3.25pm.​​ Please make sure you empty your child’s tray and take home all bags from the pegs.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD BRINGS IN SPARE CLOTHES EVERY DAY​​ INCLUDING WARM TOPS, JOGGING TROUSERS OR​​ LEGGINGS, PANTS and SOCKS. ALL THE CHILDREN NEED SPARE CLOTHES AS THEY PLAY IN THE GARDEN WHICH IS WET & MUDDY, INDEPENDENTLY WASH THEIR HANDS AT CHILD HEIGHT SINKS AND ENGAGE IN MESSY PLAY ACTIVITIES.

If you have any old​​ Christmas cards, wrapping paper​​ or​​ decorations​​ you no longer want, we will be very happy to take them off your hands! Thank you in advance.

Please remember that we are​​ always outside​​ , so please make sure your child has a suitable​​ warm​​ named coat. It​​ will get dirty​​ as we will be playing with and experiencing chalk, paint, soil and other messy play; that is what we’re here for! Please also make sure your child is wearing (named) layers to keep them warm while inside as we will be keeping the windows and garden door open for ventilation​​ and free flow access.

 

 

School Applications for September 2023

If your child is born between 1st​​ September2018 and 31st​​ August 2019 they will be due to start Primary School (reception) in September 2023. Online applications at​​ www.sutton.gov.uk/admissions​​ opened on 1st​​ September 2022, the closing date is 15th​​ January 2023. Applications after this
date will be considered late

 

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 

  • Two Days of​​ Festive Fun​​ –​​ Tuesday 13th​​ December & Wednesday 14th​​ December (normal hours of Pre-School)

  • Last day of Term –​​ Wednesday 14th​​ December​​ (Session​​ finishes at the normal time)

  • Christmas Break –​​ Thursday 15th​​ December – Wednesday 4th​​ January

  • Pre-School reopens​​ – Thursday 5th​​ January

  • 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.

 

Please make sure that all your child’s belongings are named this includes all uniform, coats, bags, lunch bags, water bottles, wellies,​​ shoes,​​ and water bottles

Names must be on:
All Uniform…​​ polo shirt,​​ sweatshirt, cardigans joggers, leggings.

  • Shoes….​​ as children take off shoes to put wellies on.

  • Wellies…​​ as​​ there are many pairs of the same design.

  • Coats...​​ children do not know their coats when there are​​ 30​​ coats.

  • Outside of Bags...​​ to quickly identify​​ items​​ & return to children quickly.

  • Outside of Lunch Bags/Boxes…​​ to make sure children get the correct lunch we have several bags/boxes of the same design.

  • Water​​ Bottles.​​ to make sure children get the correct water bottle we have several of the same design.

Lavender Pre-School