January 2024 Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back after the Christmas break.  We hope you had a wonderful time. Thank you for all the lovely cards and presents the staff received. A warm welcome to all those joining us this term.

I would like to thank everyone again for their support for the Nativity Raffle, we raised a magnificent £62.00. We raised a further £60.00 through the silent auction.

This term our topic is “Our World”. We shall be learning about everything that is important in Our World and how precious it is. We will be learning about Recycling, Transport, Changing Weather, Animals and their habitats. We are hoping to find out lots of new facts to share with you at home. We will also be learning about and celebrating the Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, Pancake Day  and St Valentine's Day.

We will be using the front and back gardens for digging, planting, hunting mini beasts & playing with the sand & water, so please send your child to Playgroup in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty & also footwear/coats that are water proof & warm for all this rain & cold weather we are having.   

Our 'WOW' board is now filling up with all those milestone awards, certificates & photos (we would still like to see more). This board is for you to share any achievements made outside of Playgroup, favourite pets or people, not just of the children, but anyone in the family.  If you have a certificate or a picture you would like to share, we would love to put it on display. The parent rota is now back, so if you would like to come in,please put your name down.

Don't forget about the book lending basket/rack for you & your children to look through & choose one to take home to read & share. We also have a couple of story bags available to borrow as well as activity bags for the 7 areas of learning. These bags include a “prompt sheet” about what's in the bag & how/why you might use the resource.

Jo, Committee & Staff                                      

Dates for your diary: 

Committee Meeting: Tuesday 16th January 2022 (Time: 7:30)

End of Spring 1 Term: Friday 9th February 2024

Start of Spring 2 Term: Monday 19th February 2024

Consultation Evening: Thursday 21st March 2024 (details to follow)

End of Spring 2 Term: Thursday 28th March 2024 

Song and Colour Schedule

Tuesday 4th January - Friday 14th January:

Song/Rhyme of the week: An Elephant Goes Like This & That

Colour of the week: Blue

Monday 9th January – Friday 13th January:

Song/Rhyme of the week: The Wheels On the Bus

Colour of the week: Green

Monday 16th January – Friday 20th January:

Song/Rhyme of the week: Jack & Jill

Colour of the week: Yellow

Monday 23rd January – Friday 27th January:

Song/Rhyme of the week: One, Two, Three, Four, Five

Colour of the week: Purple

Monday 30th January – Friday 3rd February:

Song/Rhyme of the week: Humpty Dumpty

Colour of the week: Orange

Monday 6th February – Friday 10th February:

Song/Rhyme of the week: Incy Wincy Spider

Colour of the week: Pink