Newsletter Autumn 2013

We would like to welcome  all our children and parent/carers to the new term. We hope you had an enjoyable holiday!

All children have been allocated a key person who will be working specifically with them. If you do not know who your key person is please ask Sally or Lynne.

Please ensure that your child is warmly dressed as the hall can be a bit draughty at times. If your child comes to school in boots please change them into their trainers. We need coats and bags clearly labelled with the child's name please, as confusion can lead to tears!!

In the event of snow we will do our best to remain open but if in doubt please phone 07743 038405.

This term's theme is The World Around Us. We will be exploring different buildings, animals that live around us, festivals such as Divali, Eid and Christmas, people who help us and the weather. If anyone has any contribution towards our theme please let us know.

We have started a nature table for the children so if you have anything of interest, please bring it in.

Thank you for your continued support with providing fruit for the children. They really enjoy their snack time!

We will be holding a clothes collection to help our fundraising the week commencing Monday 4th November. Sacks will be given out before half term so if you feel like a pre-Christmas clear out please think of us. Details to follow.

We had an amazing year of fundraising last year making approximately £1000!!! Together with a grant this money has allowed us to buy an extra shed for storage and new fencing for our outdoor play area.

Our ever popular coffee mornings will be held on Wednesday 27th November and Thursday 28th November from 9am to 10.30. All parent/carers are invited to stay for coffee and homemade cakes!! This is an opportunity to watch your child at play and even join in, talk to the staff and meet the other parents. We only ask for a small donation towards refreshments. If your child is not in on these days you are welcome to pop in. All monies raised will go towards the children's Christmas party.

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 15th October 2013 at 9.15 in the Quiet Room lasting for approximately one hour. Refreshments provided. Please come and support your child's pre-school!!!


Dates for your diary

AGM: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Half term: Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November inc.
Fundraising clothes collection: Week commencing 4th November.
Coffee mornings: Wednesday 27th November and Thursday 28th November.
Children's Christmas Party: Monday 16th December. Details to follow.
Last day of term: Monday 16th December.
Spring term starts: Tuesday 7th January 2014.

Summer 2013 Newsletter

Welcome back everyone! We hope you enjoyed your Easter break despite the weather!!

• Many children still do not have their name on their outer clothing. This can cause them distress so please ensure all clothing is labelled.
• Please put sun cream on your child before pre-school whenever necessary.
• This terms theme is "Movement". We are exploring the way living creatures and man-made things move and learning new words to describe these movements.
• Thank you for your continued support with fund raising. Please see the fund raising thermometer to see how much we have raised towards our new fencing for our outdoor play area. Thank you to everyone who supported our Curry Night. A special thank you to Cheryl Coomber and Karen Barton for all their help in organising this event and procuring the raffle prizes. We Raised £347!!!!!!

Dates for your diary.

Half term holiday: Monday 27th May 2013 to Tuesday4th June
Bouncy Fun Day for all pre-school children (details to follow): Thursday 4th July
Last coffee mornings this term: Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th July
      (These will include parent consultations and the children's learning journal viewing.)
Last day of term: Thursday 18th July

Autumn term starts on Wednesday 4th September 2013.

The staff at St George's Pre-school would like to send their best wishes to all our children who will be moving on to school and hope you all have a lovely summer break!! 

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Welcome back and we hope you all had a lovely Christmas! Here's this terms newsletter.

The children are still really enjoying the fruit table and we would like to thank everyone for their continued support in providing us with fruit.

In the event of snow it is our intention to remain open, whenever possible, but if in doubt please phone 07743 038405.

This terms theme is Animals of the World. We are looking at different animals and the environment they live in and comparing it to where we live. We will also explore Chinese New Year, Mothers day and Easter.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our pre-school fund raising events. We have £100 towards new fences for our outdoor play area.

Dates for your diary

Half term: Monday 18 February to Friday 21 February 2013
Coffee Mornings: Wednesday 6 March and Thursday 7 March
Tempest Photos: Tuesday 26 March. Siblings welcome.
Spring holiday/ Easter: Begins Friday 29 March.
Summer term begins: Monday 15 April.

Pre-School Open-Day: Wednesday 8 may 2013!!!
Look out for information on our forthcoming Open-Day when new parents/carers and children can experience an afternoon at pre-school together. Meet the staff and join in with pre-school activities, such as painting, making collages, playing  with trains, duplo or ponnies to name just a few!!! Details to follow.