Tweeddale​​ 2nd​​ Half​​ of​​ Autumn​​ Term 2024

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

Kangaroo​​ Group​​ Storytime


What’s​​ in​​ the Witches Kitchen​​ by​​ Nick Sharratt


Five Little Pumpkins​​ by​​ illustrated by Ben Mantle



Joey’s Story Time


Goodnight Moon​​ by​​ Margaret Wise Brown

Small group story times

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

There was an Old Woman Who Swallowed​​ a​​ Fly​​ by​​ Rosie Greening and Stuart Lynch

The Magic Porridge Pot​​ by​​ Ladybird Read it Yourself

Poo in the Zoo​​ the Great Poo Mystery​​ by​​ Steve Smallman and Ada Grey

Oi Frog​​ by​​ Kes Gray & Jim Field

Socks​​ by​​ Elizabeth Lindsey

Don’t Forget the Bacon​​ by​​ Pat Hutchins

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

That’s​​ Not​​ My Monster​​ by​​ Fiona Watt

That’s Not My Prince​​ by​​ Fiona Watt

Once upon a Snowstorm​​ by​​ Richard Johnson

Spookyrumpus​​ by​​ Tony Mitton & Guy Parker – Rees

Scary Scary Halloween​​ by​​ Eve Bunting

Five Little Pumpkins​​ illustrated by Ben Mantle

We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt​​ adapted​​ by Kris Hirschmann

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Jolly Phonic Sounds for this week​​ are​​ b,f

PLEASE NAME ALL YOUR​​ Child’s​​ BELONGINGS

The photographer​​ was​​ in pre-school on Weds​​ 23rd​​ October.​​ The​​ proofs arrived on Thursday and most people picked them up.​​ Orders must be returned by 11th​​ November​​ with the payment, all the information is in the pack,​​ please read the instructions carefully and choose​​ what photographs you wish to buy, each photograph has a reference number. If you do not wish to place an order pleases return the proofs.

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

  • 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