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

The current books we are reading in our story sessions​​ are​​ Week​​ 3

Kangaroo​​ Group​​ Storytime


She’ll​​ be Coming Round​​ the Mountain When She​​ Comes​​ by​​ Jonathan Emmet​​ and Deborah​​ Allwright


Each Peach Pear Plum​​ by​​ Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Joey’s Story Time


Whose Toes are Those​​ by​​ Sally Symes and Nick Sharratt

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​​ v,w

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

Our Progress Day will be held on Thursday​​ 28th​​ November, normal pre-school is closed. The sign​​ -​​ up sheet will be in the lobby​​ for you to make an appointment with your key person, please see Michele or Helen if you have any questions.​​ Please make sure you​​ sign up for an appointment.​​ Our expectation is that we see all parents for a meeting as it is very​​ important,​​ we work together​​ with you,​​ for the best outcomes for each child.

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

  • 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