Urchfont Pre-School Newsletter April 2024

 

We are pleased to be able to tell you, that Sam will be returning from her maternity leave after June half term, she will be working part time until the summer holidays and returning full time in September.

We would like to welcome Jago, Arthur, Joseph, Lily, Jack and their families to pre-school and hope that they enjoy their time with us.

 

Dates for your Diary

Monday 8th July – School Sports Day

Friday 19th July – Summer trip to Finkley Down Farm ( more information to follow).

 

Can we politely request that you don’t let yourself through the gate into the outside area, a member of staff is on duty to welcome you in. We need to ensure the safety of the children already in the setting. Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

 

T D DAYS

Monday 3rd June

Monday 1st July

 

Pre-school along with Breakfast and Afterschool club will be closed.

 

Thank you to those who have signed up to hot lunches for Term 5, we hope this will be a successful venture. If you haven’t signed up for Term 5 and would like to order for Term 6, please speak to a member of staff.

This term’s agenda:

Monday – Nursery Rhymes

Tuesday – Music & Movement

Wednesday – Yoga

Thursday – Woods

Friday – Cooking

W/C - 15th April – Art Week, encompassing National Art Day

W/C 22nd  April – Road Safety Week, incorporating Beep Beep Day

W/C – 29th April – Dance Week

W/C – 6th May – Life Cycles

W/C 13th May – Numeracy Week

W/C 20th May – to be decided

 

                 

If you are in receipt of 30 hours funding, please look out for and respond to the email reminding you to renew your code. If the code isn’t renewed, we are unable to claim the extended entitlement hours and you will invoiced.

 

Please can you ensure that your child has a bag on their peg with a change of clothes and suitable clothing for the weather, including a hat and suncream. With the better weather, hopefully approaching, please can we ask that if your child wears crocs or open toed sandals that they have a spare pair of shoes for outside play, the loose fit of crocs can cause instability and they have low traction, open toed sandals typically provide less support and again can cause instability in toddlers and young children, along with injuries to exposed toes.

We are running short of spare clothes, if your child has come home in pre-school spares, please can you return as soon as possible, particularly trousers/leggings. We have a list of unreturned items which includes; 7 pairs of leggings, 11 pairs of socks, 5 pairs of pants, 3 pairs of joggers and 2 pairs of trousers. Thank you.

 

Thank you for your response to the parental questionnaires that were sent out, responses to the comments raised are on a separate document.

 

As a committee run pre-school, all parents are welcome to join the committee and have a say in the running of the pre-school. If you would like to join the committee, please speak to Di, Poppy or Ellice.