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.

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.

Newsletter Autumn 2012

The staff of St George's Pre-school would like to welcome all our children, parents and carers. We hope you enjoyed your summer holidays!!

Our theme this term is Colours. We will be exploring colours through our craft projects, Divali, firework night and Christmas.We would appreciate any support you can give us by reinforcing colours at every opportunity with your child. We hope the children will find this experience great fun!

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 23rd October 2012 at 9.15 in Pre-school. We have changed the time of this meeting (from an evening meeting) in the hope that parent/carers may find this an easier time to attend. If your child does not attend pre-school that morning you are welcome to leave them with the pre-school assistants for the duration of the meeting. We value your comments and your support so please write this in your diary!!

We will be holding a fundraising Clothes Collection the week commencing 22nd October so if you are having a clear out please think of us. Sacks available from pre-school or just use a black sack!!

Thank you for your continuing support in supplying fruit and vegetables for the children. They really enjoy this!!

Dates for your diary

• Week commencing 22nd October: Fundraising clothes collection.
• Tuesday 23rd October 9.15: Annual General Meeting.
• Monday 29th October to Friday 2nd November: Half term holiday.
• Thursday 15th November: Hall closed. No normal session.
• Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th November: Coffee Mornings.
• Friday 14th December: Children's Christmas Party 10.30 to 12.30.
• Friday 14th December: Last day of term.

 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

To celebrate the Queen's Jublilee the children made a beautiful card. They drew a picture of their face, and you can see them looking out of the bus windows. They all helped to colour the card. A photographer from the Evening Echo came to pre-school and our photo was in the newspaper. We sent the card to Buckingham Palace and were really pleased to receieve a letter of thanks!