Thursday 22 February 2018

Latest Newsletter

Important Dates for your Diary
Thursday 1st March - World Book Day
w/c 19th March - Non-uniform week - Bring an Easter Egg
Thursday 22nd March - Easter Eggstravaganza
Friday 23rd March - End of Term
Monday 9th April - Start of Term
Tuesday 24th April - INSET DAY - NEW DATE
Tuesday 8th May - INSET DAY CANCELLED
Wednesday 4th July - INSET DAY - NEW DATE

Session Fees
Invoices for session fees, lunch club and snack will be issued on Monday 26th February; all invoices are issued for the term up to the 23rd March and should be paid by Wednesday 7th March 2018. Late payment of fees will automatically incur a penalty fee and continuous failure to pay fees could result in the removal of your child’s place from pre-school. Please speak to Jayne regarding any payment issues so that this can be avoided – many thanks.

We will also be sending home the appropriate FE1 Funding Forms for those children who are eligible for funding very soon. These forms MUST be completed, signed and returned as soon as possible; we only have a very short amount of time to get all the information processed to ensure that the correct amount of funding can be accessed on your behalf. If you are eligible for the 30 Hours ‘Free’ Childcare please ensure that your code has been re-confirmed as invalid codes will result in the Extended Entitlement aspect of the funding being withdrawn. Any problems or questions please speak to Jayne as soon as possible, thank you.

Term Dates & Inset Days
Please be aware that we follow Derbyshire County Council term dates and as such the dates for our Easter break and the end of year finish dates are different to those for Nottinghamshire County Council.

Upcoming Events
World Book Day - On Thursday 1st March we will be celebrating World Book Day and invite all children who attend that day to come dressed as their favourite book character!
Easter Eggstravaganza - on Thursday 22nd March between 4pm & 5.30pm we will have our annual Easter fundraiser. We will have an Easter Bonnet Competition where all children are invited to make their own bonnet, with prizes for the top three. There will be an Easter Egg tombola, lucky dip, cakes, hot dogs, Easter Egg Hunt and crafts. To help stock our Easter Egg Tombola we will have a non-uniform week starting Monday 19th March where in exchange for wearing their favourite outfits we ask for a donation of an Easter egg (or other Easter themed goodies!).

Spring Term TopicWe shall be continuing our topic of ‘All About Me’, and as we are having such a great time and learning so much this topic will now run until the end of the school year! Jon from ASDA, Long Eaton will once again be visiting us and this time we shall be planting some herbs. A big thank you goes out to Jon and ASDA who continue to provide all the resources and time for these activities free of charge.

Please keep an eye on our website and Facebook pages for more topic information as we will try to keep parents as informed as possible. We will also be using our text service to let you know of any significant activities.

Toys at Pre-School
Whilst we are more than happy for children to bring their own toys from home to pre-school we would ask that these be kept to a size that will fit inside their drawer. Please be aware that digital cameras are not allowed at pre-school as we need to abide by safeguarding legislation as well as the the privacy wishes of parents. We would also request, from a safety point of view, that toys with very small (or multiple) parts be kept at home. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the safe return of toys, and those brought into pre-school are done so at the parents own risk.

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