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High Street South Moreton
Didcot OX11 9AG
Tel: 01235 819657
Email:[email protected]
March 2019
Term 4 – Newsletter 4
Term 4, Weeks 1 to 3 We are already in our third week of Term 4 and busy with exploring the theme of People Who Help Us. So far, the children have enjoyed reading and sharing their knowledge about firemen and medical professions such as doctors, nurses and the emergency services. They also learned about these professions through role-play, small world toys, related rhymes, stories and crafts. This week, our learning is focused on the police and exploring their role in our community through looking into information books and dressing up and role-playing outside. The children have enjoyed being police officers and they set up a police station outside, making themselves busy with catching ‘baddies’, filling in incident forms and creating their own ‘Wanted’ posters.
This term during our Woodland Walks, we went on a Sound Hunt around the village and the children impressed us all with their abilities to hear and name different sources of sound. We also played nature detectives and explored what was hiding under the grass using magnifying glasses. Last week we spent some time collecting natural materials appropriate for making shakers and tested them during our singing time. This week we are going to play a Memory Game using natural materials and continue with building activities using wooden planks, beams, logs and branches.
As in previous years, we took part in celebrating World Book Day on the 7th of March. The children enjoyed a session with our special visitors Emma, Duncan and Liz from The Ad Plain. They read to the children two storybooks about farm animals and talked to them about farming in a very engaging and age appropriate way. Many thanks to our guests for joining us for the morning and donating the books to the pre-school. On Wednesday the 13th we had a visit from Ryan’s Uncle Lee and his colleagues from Didcot Fire Station. The children were given a chance to see a fire engine and the equipment kept in it. They also heard about what it is like to be a fireman and had a chance to sit in the fire engine. A huge thank you to the Newport family for helping us to organize the visit.
Working with parents:
Woodland Walk & Parent Helpers We are looking for some parents to come along and help us to supervise children on Woodland Walks. If you are interested, please let us know. There is a sign-in sheet on the white board by the entrance door. Our sign-in sheet for parents-helpers is ready and displayed outside on the white board. Remember to put your name down if you are interested in joining us!
What’s Next: Next week we are continuing with our People Who Help Us theme and plan to focus on hairdressers and retail workers mainly through role-play. We will also start exploring spring and seasonal changes that come with it and we will be getting ready for Easter.
Pre-School Trip – Friday 29th March Our main event for this term is our pre-school trip and visiting Farmer Gow’s on the 29th March. Can we please remind you to bring in your payment for your child for the trip if you have not already done so, this can either be brought into pre-school or paid by BACS into the pre-school account. Thank you all for your kind offers to help us with the children on the day trip to Farmer Gow’s. The places on the coach are limited so, unfortunately, we are not able to take on the coach everyone who wanted to come along. We have given priority to the parents of the youngest children because they will need lots of support on the day. However, if you didn’t get a place on the coach but would really like to come along with us, please do let us know. For any parents that have other children attending the school, school have kindly offered to take the children in at the school lunch hall from 8.30am for the day.
Staff
Samantha Strickland (Samie) joined our team as Bank Staff in February and has settled in very well. Please do pop over and say hello to Samie if you have not already met her. We are pleased to have Kayleigh back from her Maternity Leave this term. We hope you have had a lovely time off with your little one Kayleigh.
Committee Our next committee meeting will be held on Wednesday 20th February at 7.30pm at the Bear, North Moreton. If you would like to contact us, you can email us on [email protected]
Reminders Invoices Please check the payment due dates for our Term 4 invoice and pay as soon as possible. Farmer Gows Trip Can we please remind you to bring in your payment for your child for the trip if you have not already done so, this can either be brought into pre-school or by BACS into the pre-school account. Booking Session Forms for 2019/20 To parents whose children are staying with us for the new school year, please remember to return your booking sessions form to us as soon as possible. Sickness The school has reported a confirmed case of Chickenpox. Please refer to the following fact sheet if you have concerns about your child displaying any symptoms. www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox/ Cold weather means runny noses and high temperatures! If your child doesn’t feel well, please keep them at home to avoid the spread of illnesses. In case of a stomach bug, please follow our policy and keep your child at home for 48 hours after the last case of vomiting or diarrhoea. Wow Moments
Thank you to all the parents for sending in their Wow Moments. If you haven’t had a chance to fill in yours yet there is still time… Your children’s Wow Moments will be displayed on our celebration board. If you need another Wow slip, please come and talk to us and we can provide you with one.
Children’s Toys We provide a wide variety of toys at the pre-school so to prevent tears, can we please ask you to refrain from letting your children bring their own toys in. We cannot guarantee that they will not get lost or broken. The exceptions are comforting toys for the new starters or the youngest children in the group. Children’s Clothes Can we please remind parents to send their children in with weather appropriate clothes, plus plenty of spare clothes just in case there are any mishaps or your child gets wet or dirty from the outside play area. Can we please also ask parents to make sure that they have their child’s name clearly labelled on all items of clothing and shoes too!, you would be surprised at how many of the same shoes we have! For Sale
Pre-school jumpers and t-shirts are still on sale. If you would like to purchase them, please feel free to contact a member of staff. They cost £8 for the t-shirt and £12 for the jumper, we also have our clearance/pre-loved stock on sale at £2 per item and these can be found outside the pre-school entrance unless there are bad weather conditions in which case, please ask staff for details. All proceeds will be invested back into the pre-school.
Message from the Fundraising Team We just want to thank you all for your amazing support with all of our recent fundraising activities. If you would like to join our friendly team, or join our WhatsApp group, please do let the pre-school staff know and they can direct you to one of the fundraising team members, the more members we have the better!
Events Update:
Valentines Cake Sale Thank you to all the parents that helped us with our Valentines cake sale, we managed to raise £61 on the day! Puddings & Quiz Night This year’s Puddings & Quiz Night was another roaring success and thank you to all who attended the evening and helped us raise enough money to subsidise the pre-school trip for another year. A lot of fun was had by all and we look forward to the next one! We raised in total on the night £700! Thank you to all the fundraisers who helped with preparations, helped on the night, donated puddings and especially Jamie Newport for another year’s quiz hosting skills!
Upcoming Events: Bikeathon & Fun Day - Saturday 11th May With the success of combining our Bikeathon and Fun Day last year, we are planning on making this another mixed event this year. We are now starting preparations for the day, more details to follow shortly….. Sports Day & Cake Sale – Wednesday 12th June We are planning on holding a Sports Day themed cake sale after our fun sports day, the cake sale will be held at 3pm in the school playground.
Dates for your Diary: March Wednesday 20th March, 7.30pm Committee Meeting, The Bear, North Moreton Friday 29th March, 8.30am Farmer Gows Pre-School Trip
April Friday 5th April End of Term 4 Tuesday 23rd April Start of Term 5
May Monday 6th May Bank Holiday Monday Saturday 11th May Bikeathon & Fun Day Friday 24th May End of Term 5
June Tuesday 4th June Start of Term 6 Wednesday 12th June Sports Day & Sports Day Cake Sale
