Newsletter

We provide half-termly newsletters to inform parents and carers about the activities happening at Pre-School. Here is an extract from our February 2010 newsletter:

Well, what an amazing start to the year for Pre-School! Thank you so much to everyone (and not least all the children) who contributed towards our “OUTSTANDING” Ofsted report. The second half of the term will probably not be quite so dramatic, but it will be nonetheless busy in the build up to Easter.

In this first week, we will be learning about the Chinese New Year. We have a variety of Chinese style clothing for the children to try on. Any other items that could be borrowed would be gratefully accepted, as would any other Chinese artefacts, so that we can help the children to learn and understand a little about the Chinese way of life.

We will also be practising Chinese songs and will use lots of red and yellow streamers for the children to hold and wave while they are performing their own version of the Dragon Dance.

In the third week of the half term, we will be talking about caring for pets and we would be delighted if the children could bring in a photograph of a pet (theirs or someone else’s that they know well). The role play area will become a vet’s surgery and grooming parlour and we also hope to have a visit from a local vet, as well as some furred or feathered visitors.

Please support these events however you can, either by attending the event, buying raffle tickets, donating raffle prizes or offering to help with setting up or during the event itself – every bit helps!

In addition to our main topics, we will be involved in many other activities, both indoors and outdoors. As always, if you have queries about any aspect, please feel free to speak to Lisa, Gael or your child's keyworker either at the beginning or end of a session.