Lyminge Pre-School's April 2025 Newsletter
Topic of the Term Our Topic for Term 5 is Places to Visit Each week we will focus on a different book. Planning for the setting will also be focused on the ‘book of the week’. It would be wonderful if you could share these books at home with your children too, maybe the local library will have a copy. Week beginning 21/04/25 – What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside Week beginning 28/04/25 – Shark in the Park Week beginning 05/05/25 – Going on a Bear Hunt Week beginning 12/05/25 – The Tiger Who Came to Tea Week beginning 19/05/25 – That’s My Flower
Drop Off and Pick Ups We’ve noticed an increasing number of children being dropped off earlier and picked up later than their allocated times. To help things run smoothly and safely, please take note of the following:
If your child is booked into Breakfast Club, you may drop off between 8:00am and 8:45am.
If your child is booked into Afterschool Club, pick up is between 3:15pm and 5:00pm. If you need to arrange an earlier or later drop off/pick up due to special circumstances, please speak to us in advance so we can support you appropriately.
Funding Forms – Keep an Eye out! Look out for a message from Karen to let you know your child’s funding form is ready to sign for the summer term.
Sponsored Bounce – Thank You! A huge thank you to all the children who took part in our Sponsored Bounce last term! They did an amazing job seeing how many bounces they could do in one minute on the trampoline – and they certainly gave it their all! An even bigger thank you goes to everyone who sponsored them. Together, we raised an incredible £1,300! We’re so grateful for your support – every penny makes a difference. We can’t wait to spend the money! A new mud kitchen and outside resources are in the online basket ready for us to hit the “purchase now” button.
Sun Cream As we are approaching the summer term (I know it doesn’t feel like it right now!) please can we ask that all children to have suncream applied before arriving at the setting as well as bringing a water bottle and a labelled sun hat. After lunch all children will be topped up with Pre-School sun cream.
Half Term- Extended Hours/ Holiday Club We will be running our Extended Hours/Holiday Club on Tuesday 27th May till Thursday 29th May (9am-3pm) A message will be sent out shortly via the Whatsapp group so please look out for that and message us with any requests As usual we will only be able to run the Holiday Club should we have enough children for it to be financially sustainable. We are usually quite busy during the next couple of Holiday Clubs so please get your requests in as early as possible.
Toys from Home We’ve had a lot of children bringing in toys from home, we understand the children love showing their friends their toys however, it can cause a lot of upset due to them getting lost, damaged or children not wanting to share them. Can we please ask that all toys are left at home, unless it is a comforter. Thank you.
Allergies Could we please ask that EGGS are NOT put in lunch boxes please. We have a child with us that is very allergic, and we need to be extra cautious. Products with egg in are fine but not whole eggs such as egg sandwiches, scotch egg, boiled eggs etc. Also, a reminder peanut butter or whole nuts are also not to be in children’s lunch boxes.
Uniform Don’t forget, our Pre-School uniforms are now available for purchase! You can get a cozy jumper for £15 and a comfortable T-shirt for only £10. Dressing in our school colours not only fosters a sense of community but also makes getting ready for school a breeze. If you’re interested in placing an order, please let us know.
Dates for your diaries Pre-School Closed for Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May End of Term 5 – Friday 23rd May Pre-School Closed for Bank Holiday – Monday 26th May Holiday Club – Tuesday 27th May – Thursday 29th May Start of Term 6 – Monday 2nd June Sports Day – Thursday 17th July – 9:30am – 11:30am Leavers Party – Monday 21st July – 1pm – 2:45pm End of Term 6 – Monday 21st July
General Reminders • Please can all clothing and Tupperware be labelled. • Please speak to your Key Person regularly about any changes at home or any achievements your child has made. Even small changes can influence behaviour or mood. You can use the direct message option on baby’s days also. • Please make sure your child has a labelled water bottle with them. This is so the children can have access to a drink throughout the day. • If your child has an item that will require heating for lunch, please place it in the hot lunch box by the front door. (We do not reheat rice). • To reduce the risk of choking we ask that no whole grapes, cherry tomatoes, olives or Maltesers are in lunch boxes. These can cause a plug in a child's throat. When cutting fruit, please cut them length ways and grapes into four quarter strips.
Best Wishes The Lyminge Pre-School Team |
