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Spring 1 - Traditional Tales and The Wonders of Winter

We are looking forward to welcoming you back to school. We are ready for the new term and the new year ahead. We will be using our senses to understand the world around us, talking about what we notice.

We will observe and explore the winter weather, whether it's wind, rain, ice or snow!

We will enjoy some fantastic winter themed stories such as ...

Our pre-school curriculum is planned to utlilse both our fantastic indoor and outdoor enviromnents.

On Wednesday's we will use the hall for movement and PE sessions.

On Friday's we will have our weekly Rhythm Time class, for which there is no addtional charge. 

We have some super stories to share to support our traditional tales theme, including ...

We will celebrate Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, as well as Shrove Tuesday.

Further planning can be found in the planning document below.

What do the children need to bring to Pre-school?

The children will need to bring:

• a named water bottle pre-filled with fresh water (no juice please)

• an outdoor coat (we try to go outside as much as possible)

• a hat and gloves on cold days

• sun hat and suncream when the sun is strong

• a small afternoon snack (e.g. sliced fruit, a banana, a breakfast bar)

• a change of clothes (incase of accidents)

• a day supply of pull ups/nappies/wipes (if not toilet trained)

• Wellies, to be left at school, for playing in and exploring the school grounds

Meet the Pre-school staff

Mrs Johnston is our pre-school teacher.

Mrs Johnston

Miss Dugmore is our pre-school teaching assistant. She also supports in the after school provison (Treetops) for the short stay session.

Miss Dugmore

Miss Bebbington helps us at lunchtimes, as well as two afternoons a week, as a welfare assistant.

She also works in our before and after school club every day. 

Miss Bebbington

Things you can do at home together:

• Share a story together every day.
• Play a game which involves listening, counting and taking turns.
• Practice using scissors and cutting out shapes or different lines such as curved or zigzag.
• Use tweezers to pick up and sort objects such as buttons or raisins.
• Use old paintbrushes and water in buckets to 'paint' outside on brick walls/drives/patios.
• Using 'Play-Doh', blue-tack or even a ball of uncooked pastry practice rolling out with a rolling pin, squeezing, stretching or rolling into a ball.
• Add some music and you've got your own 'Dough Disco!'
• Visit the queen of ‘Dough Disco’, Shonette Basin Wood  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0shfH3pzhrf3dOrSj_pRw

We know that starting school can be daunting for parents and children. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help in any way.

Many thanks,

Mrs Johnston