Greengables Pre-school

April News

 

Hello everyone!

 

 We hope you had a great Easter break.  The weather was a bit unreliable but at least we got a little bit of sunshine.

 

We had a great day at the Ark farm at the end of term.  It just wasn’t long enough!!  The kids were brilliant, no tears or tantrums at all!  Weather was good for exploring Jurassic Ark and the Fairytale Forest. 

 

We had fun making our Easter crafts and of course making our Humpty Dumpty.  The children also loved making the chocolate Easter nests and the Easter egg hunt.  Also well done for the brilliant costumes on World Book Day and of course the crazy Wacky hair day.  Some of us don’t have to try very hard to have Wacky Hair!!

 

Thank you again for your brilliant fundraising!  So far we have raised £275 in our Smartie tube collection and £96 in our Easter ballot!  Also, a big thank you to our parents/grandparents for supplying the lovely prizes.  We are very grateful as even the basics, such as paper, glue etc. have become quite expensive, so your great efforts help us buy new resources.  Thank you.

 

We have a busy term ahead with more Poppin Pilates & Musical Monkeys   We have some provisional dates for events but we want to ensure we won’t clash with any school open days.

Closure:  Monday 6th May – Bank holiday

Closed:  Monday 27th May – Bank Holiday

Sports Day:  Wed. 29th May *to be confirmed (Parents welcome)

Teddy Bear Picnic:  Wednesday 12th June  *to be confirmed

Puppet Show:  Wednesday 19th June

McDonald’s comes to Greengables:  Wednesday 26th June

Graduation:  Friday 28th June  10.30a.m. (Parents welcome)

We will confirm these dates and times as soon as possible.

 

We were so pleased so many of you were able to join us on our story time day last month.  Our next story time day is Thursday 11th April.   You can either read a story to the children or come in to sit with your child and enjoy their experience.  They like to welcome you into their world!  As previously mentioned, if you would like to come on another day to read a story, please speak to me and we can arrange a date.  Don’t be shy!!

 

We will be spending a lot of time in our outdoor area during the summer term.  We have everything outside to meet all of our pre-school curriculum needs and more!!  Please remember to send a coat with your child every day as our area doesn’t get much sun.

 

This is our last term of pre-school and then into “Big School”.  We will spend a lot of time reinforcing and building on previous learning experiences and we watch for children having their “lightbulb moment” when it all falls into place and we know they are ready for the big move.  We will also continue to focus on independent social skills.  Please help your child develop all these little skills that will help with the transition.  For example, listening skills, independent toileting, putting on coats & shoes, concentrating at an activity, looking at books, co-operative play with others and becoming independent.  It all makes the move to P1 a little less scary!

 Finally, if you have any concerns about your child, please speak to me immediately.

 

Thank you.

Linda Caughey