What's Happening at Pre-School - w/c 1st February 2021

Shapes of the Week

This week we will be consolidating our shape knowledge; we have looked at Star, Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Oval & Heart

We will be talking about the properties of each shape; what makes them special? How many sides do they have? Where can we see them in the world around us?

Numbers of the Week

This week we are looking at numbers 9 & 10

Over the previous weeks this term we have looked at numbers 1 to 8. 

Does your child recognise these numbers? Can they recite up to 10, and maybe beyond? Are they able to count objects and match to the correct number?

Focus Activity

This week we will be getting creative and practising our scissor control.

We will be encouraging children to hold their scissors correctly and improve their control. Can they snip at the paper? Can they cut through paper with purpose. Can they follow a line to cut out a shape? 

Messy Play

As we didn’t get much chance to get messy last week we will continue this week with our cornflour and shaving foam activities.

We will be playing with cornflour by mixing it with water to create a non-Newtonian fluid; something that has both wet and dry properties. This is great for fine motor control and experimenting making marks, drawing in it and even letter formation.

Then we will be playing in shaving foam; this is a great sensory experience with children able to talk about how it feels and what it smells like.

We hope this information is of use but please get in touch if you have any questions (please use Tapestry).

What's Happening at Pre-School - 25th January 2021

What’s Happening at Pre-School - w/c 25th January 2021

Shapes of the Week

This week we are looking at Oval & Love Heart.

We will be talking about the properties of each shape; what makes them special? How many sides do they have?

Over previous weeks this term we have already looked at Star, Circle, Triangle, Square & Rectangle.

Numbers of the Week

This week we are looking at numbers 7 & 8

Over the previous weeks this term we have looked at numbers 1 to 6. 

Does your child recognise these numbers? Can they recite from 1 to 8, and maybe beyond? Are they able to count objects and match to the correct number?

Focus Activity

This week we will be getting creative and making pictures by sticking with different shapes.

We will be talking about the shapes we are using, their properties and where we can see those shapes in the world around us. We will be using shapes to create our own pictures by using them for a specific purpose.

The activity will help children develop their fine motor control and their ability to spend time focused on an activity.

Messy Play

We will be having two different activities this week. We will be playing with cornflour by mixing it with water to create a non-Newtonian fluid; something that has both wet and dry properties. This is great for fine motor control and experimenting making marks, drawing in it and even letter formation.

Then we will be playing in shaving foam; this is a great sensory experience with children able to talk about how it feels and what it smells like.

Colours

We work with children all the time to encourage their colour recognition and this week we will be using our multi-coloured parachute and a ball to help with this as well as having lots of fun. This also helps children with their gross motor control as well as their ability to take turns.

We hope this information is of use but please get in touch if you have any questions (please use Tapestry).

Newsletter - 19th January 2021

Here is our latest newsletter.

Important Dates - please note some of these may have changed

Friday 12th February - Last Day of Term

Monday 22nd February - Start of Term

w/c 29th March - Easter Fun Week

Thursday 1st April - Last day of Term

Monday 19th April - Start of Term

w/c 24th May - Sponsored Bounce

Friday 28th May - End of Term

Monday 7th June - Start of Term

Thursday 22nd July - End of Term & Inset Day

Session Fees

All invoices for February will be issued shortly and should be paid by 3rd February.  Late payment of fees will automatically incur a penalty fee of £15 and continuous failure to pay fees will result in the removal of your child’s place from pre-school.  Please see our Policies & Procedures page for our updated Fees policies for further clarification. 

Please speak to Jayne or Julie regarding any payment issues so that we can avoid any problems. 

Early Drop Off - 8.45am

Due to the current lockdown and a lack of need for our 'Early Drop Off' service at the moment we have decided to suspend it until further notice. We will review the situation as national and local circumstances change and will advise as and when this can be reinstated.

Absence from Pre-School

For those parents who have decided not to send their children to pre-school for the time being please remember that you will need to provide a week's notice should you wish them to return. Should you wish your child to return then please drop us an email and we will arrange a suitable date.

If your child is absent due to illness, then please remember to let us know by either text or email. All absences must be confirmed in writing.

What do we do at pre-school? 

Each week we will be letting parents know what topic we will be covering along with our shape and numbers of the week. We will be posting this information on Tapestry, our website, our Facebook page and via email. Should you need any more information regarding the weeks topic then please use Tapestry to chat with your child's key-person who will be only too happy to help and advise.

And please remember to use Tapestry to let us know what your child has been getting up to outside of pre-school.

Contacting Pre-School

Please remember that you can contact pre-school on 07960 983423 between the hours of 9am and 3pm. Outside of these hours please use our email.