Ofsted Inspection June 2015

Ofsted Inspection June 2015

 

We are pleased to announce that we received a “good” judgement in our Ofsted Inspection in June 2015. The Inspector reported on the “rich and vibrant learning environment where children happily enjoy a stimulating programme of activities”. She commented on the warm, welcoming and nurturing relationship between the staff and the children.   Consequently children flourish and develop the skills they need for transition to school.  The Inspector noted that the supervisors and their team are committed to the “continual development of the whole provision.”  She was pleased to see that our parent/carer and staff relationship was open and strong.

If you would like to read the full report, please visit the Ofsted website.

Newsletter Autumn 2015

St George’s Pre-school Newsletter Autumn 2015

Phone number 07743 038405

Website address: www.stgeorgespreschool.co.uk

 

We would like to welcome all our parent/carers and children to the new Autumn term. 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 Pre-school in boots please change them into trainers and dress them appropriately for outdoor play. Please please please label all coats and bags with child’s name to avoid tears (from children and adults!!!)

In the event of snow we will do our best to remain open but if in doubt please ring the above number.

The theme this term is Colours, Numbers and Shapes. We are looking at the shapes around us, shape names, number names and counting, and all the colours of the rainbow. We are celebrating Eid with a feast of flat bread, cous cous and minted yoghourt. We will be exploring fire work night and Poppy day, along with Divali and Christmas. Our church vicar brings his guitar along to explain the Christmas story and sings children’s Christmas songs. Towards the end of term we will have a lovely Christmas party for the children!!

 

Please continue to support us with your weekly contributions of fruit. The children love it and it is a great time for them to chat to each other about what they have been doing etc.

 

Our coffee mornings will be held on Wednesday 25^th and Thursday 26^th November from 9am to 10.30. All parent/carers are invited to stay for coffee and homemade cakes. This is a great opportunity to watch your child at play and even join in, talk to the staff and your keyworker, and meet the other parents. We only ask for a small donation towards refreshments. All monies raised will go towards the children’s Christmas party.

 

If your child is starting school in September 2016 please be aware that all applications must be submitted to Essex County Council by January 2016. There is a notice in Pre-school outlining how to gain the information you need to apply.

Fundraising is an important part of Pre-school life. It helps pay for new equipment and resources for the children. Next term we will be holding a clothes collection event so please save all your unwanted clothes, bags, shoes and even sheets and duvet covers. Green collection bags will be given out next term. We normally raise around £100 so this is a really good fundraising event!!

We have a large “penny pot” which we are filling up, so if you have any spare coins we are sure your child would enjoy putting them in our pot!!

If anyone has any great fundraising ideas we are always open to suggestions and don’t forget the Easy Fundraising web site for all your on-line shopping.

 

Dates for your diary

Half term holiday: Monday 26^th October to Friday 30^st October

Coffee Mornings: Wednesday 25^th and Thursday 26^th November 

Children’s Christmas Party: Thursday 10th December. Details to follow.

Last day of term: Tuesday 15^th December

Spring term starts: Wednesday 6^th January 2016                              

 

 

Please keep these dates to hand.

 

 

Summer 2015 Newsletter

St George’s Pre-school (Benfleet) Ltd Newsletter

                       Summer 2015

Phone number 07743 038405

Website address: www.stgeorgespreschool.co.uk

 

• Welcome back everyone! We hope you enjoyed your Easter holiday!
• This terms theme is “Stories, songs and rhymes”. We will be looking at a variety of children’s stories, their characters, how stories are structured, how we handle and use books, and letters, words and how words carry meaning. The children will be making characters from the stories, songs and rhymes as well as singing the songs etc in circle time.
• Please ensure that your child is wearing suitable trainers for physical play activities, for both indoor and outdoor play. Please label all coats, jumpers and bags clearly as it can be distressing for your child if they cannot find their belongings.
• If the weather is hot please make sure you put sun cream on your child before coming to pre-school.
• We would like to thank everyone for their support with our fundraising events!! We raised £61 from the photos and £120 from our coffee mornings!! This will be spent on new equipment etc for the children. So far we have bought a variety of Peppa Pig weebles which the children love!!
• As our end of term treat for our children we will be holding a bouncy fun day in July. This will be held in our hall during normal session time. We will have a bouncy castle, a ball pool and many other soft play toys. Details to follow.
• We are hoping to hold a curry night this term. This is always a very enjoyable event and raises lots of money for pre-school!!! Why not ask your friends and family to make up a table with you? Last year this was organised by two lovely parents who did an amazing job!!! If anyone would be kind enough to offer this year please see Lynne or Sally!

Dates for your diary.

Monday 4th May: closed for Bank holiday

Thursday 7^th May: closed for Polling

Monday25th May to Friday 29^th May: Half term holiday

Thursday 2nd July: Bouncy fun day (details to follow)

Wednesday 8^th and Thursday 9^th July: Last coffee mornings this term!!!

                 Parent consultations and children’s journal viewing to be held during the course of the morning.

Thursday 16^th July: Last day of term

 

Autumn terms starts: Monday 7^th September 2015

Spring 2015 Newsletter

• Welcome back and hope you all had a lovely Christmas.
• Please ensure your child is warmly dressed as the hall can be a bit draughty at times. If your child comes to pre-school in boots please change them into their trainers.
• The children are still really enjoying the fruit table, thank you for your continued support.
• In the event of snow we will do our best to remain open, but if in doubt please ring the above number. (In general, as a guide,  if the local schools are closed then we will be.)
• The theme for this term is British Wildlife so the craft work that comes home should resemble an animal of some kind!!!! We are looking at the animals and their environments. We will also celebrate Chinese New Year, Mother’s day and Easter.
• We would like to thank everyone who has helped with our fundraising events last term. So far this year we have raised £305!!!! You may have noticed the large plastic coke bottle next to the names. If you have any unwanted change please donate it!! This was a fundraising idea from a parent at our AGM. Please do not forget the “Easy fundraising” site for online shopping. It’s surprising how it all mounts up!
• This term we have Tempest Photos and our usual coffee mornings. Details to follow. We hope to hold a curry night early next term. If anyone is willing to help arrange it please see Sally or Lynne.

Dates for your Diary:

Half term: Monday 16^th February to Monday 23^rd February 2015

Children back on Tuesday 24^th February 2015.

Tempest Photos: Tuesday 10^th March. Siblings welcome.

Coffee mornings for Parent/carers: Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th March

Spring holiday/Easter: begins Monday 30^th March to Friday 10^th April.

Summer Term  begins: Monday 13^th April 2015.

Autumn Term Newsletter 2014

We would like to welcome all our parent/carers and children to the new Autumn term. 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 Pre-school in boots please change them into trainers and dress them appropriately for outdoor play. Please please please label all coats and bags with child’s name to avoid tears (from children and adults!!!)

In the event of snow we will do our best to remain open but if in doubt please ring the above number.

The theme this term is Seasons. We are looking at all types of weather and how it affects us in different ways. We are looking at harvest, making scarecrows and tractors, playing with the farm. We have celebrated Eid with a feast of flat bread, cous cous and minted yoghourt. We will be exploring fire work night and Poppy day, along with Divali and Christmas. Our church vicar brings his guitar along to explain the Christmas story and sings children’s Christmas songs. Our term will end with a lovely Christmas party for the children!!

 

Please continue to support us with your weekly contributions of fruit. The children love it and it is a great time for them to chat to each other about what they have been doing etc.

 

Our first fundraising activity this term will be clothes collections the week commencing Monday 3^rd November. Why not have a clear out during half term and make a bit of money for Pre-school at the same time!! Sacks will be given out before the half term holiday.

 

Last year we had lots of very successful fundraising events with great support from our parent/carers. Details of how much we raised and what we bought will be given at our AGM.

 

Our coffee mornings will be held on Wednesday 26^th and Thursday 27^th November from 9am to 10.30. All parent/carers are invited to stay for coffee and homemade cakes. This is a great opportunity to watch your child at play and even join in, talk to the staff and your keyworker, and meet the other parents. We only ask for a small donation towards refreshments. All monies raised will go towards the children’s Christmas party.

 

Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 11^th November 2015 at 9.15, lasting approximately one hour. This will be held in our small hall. Please come and support us!!!

 

Dates for your diary

Half term holiday: Monday 27^th October to Friday 31^st October

 Fundraising Clothes Collections: Week commencing 3^rd November for collection on Friday 7th November

AGM: Tuesday 11^th November 2014

Coffee Mornings: Wednesday 26^th and Thursday 27^th November 

Children’s Christmas Party: Friday 12^th December. Details to follow.

Last day of term: Tuesday 16^th December

Spring term starts: Wednesday 7^th January 2015                              

 

 

 

 

 

Summer term newsletter 2014

Here we are again in the last term of this school year!!!


Our theme this term is "Here comes summer!" We will be looking at all things to do with the summer, such as insects, flowers and plants, the weather, holidays and summer treats. At Pre-school the children have made a bug box and planted seeds. They have also planted their own sunflower seeds to take home and are now showing us photos of their beautiful plants!!!


The children are enjoying a wonderful selection of fruit and vegetables which has very kindly been donated by our parent/carers.


Fundraising this year has been very successful and we would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped!
We have bought play items such as chalk boards for our outdoor play area, a den, musical instruments, a new camera and memory card, table top activities and some outdoor signs. Wow!! Again, a big thank you to you all!


Dates for your diary.


11th and 12th  June - Stay and play days for male parent/carers.
25th June - Tempest Leavers Photos
Thursday 3rd July - Bouncy Fun Day! Details to follow.
9th and 10th July - Coffee mornings for parent/carers and parent consultations.
Thursday 17th July - Last day of term
Monday 8th September - First day of term.


We would like to wish our children moving on to school lots of luck for the future.
Have a wonderful summer holiday!!

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.