Getting ready to go to school!

This week we have put away our puddle suits (being optimistic!) and used our clothes rail for school uniform dressing up instead. Our oldest children are leaving us to start primary school very soon and we are doing everything we can to get them ready.

This week we have been practising our fine motor skills and the children have had a go at writing their name in different things. This is a fun activity that encourages children who may be reluctant to pick up a pencil to hone the skills they need for writing.

We have been planting strawberries in our planter. The children enjoyed preparing the soil and it’ll be exciting to watch the strawberries grow and to able to eat them.

We have begun to have our summer term sessions when we open the doors between us and foundation and the children can mingle and explore big school. This is a great way for the leavers to become used to a primary school environment, whichever school they will go to. We also have story time when the children go into primary school to listen to one of the teachers read a story.

We’ve had lots of fun.

The sun has finally come out so please continue to ensure that you send your child to preschool with sun cream applied. If you have yet to send in sun cream or pay £2 for us to apply ours, please could you do this ASAP. Thank you!

We have one more week before the half term break and we have begun to arrange events for our final weeks of the year. Here is a list of what’s planned so far so make a date in your diaries (more details to follow).

Parents evening (for school leavers only): Monday 26th June

Sports Day: Tuesday 4th July

Leavers Celebration: Tuesday 18th July

Party Days: Wednesday and Thursday 19th/20th July

Party in the Park: Friday 21st July 10am-2pm

July 21st is also the last day of the Summer term.

This week Mrs Smout had a course about ways to encourage boys in their learning journey and we will be putting ideas from this into our preschool practise.

We hope that you all have a lovely sunny weekend. Take care everyone and see you next week.❤️❤️❤️