Lyminge Pre-School's February 2025 Newsletter
Topic of the Term Our Topic for Term 4 is Animals 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 24/02/25– What the Ladybird Heard Week beginning 03/03/25 – Monkey Puzzle Week beginning 10/03/25 – Commotion in The Ocean Week beginning 17/03/25 – Mad About Minibeasts! Week beginning 24/03/25 – Boogie Bear Week beginning 31/03/25- Giraffes Can’t Dance
Phonics We are thrilled to announce that our Pre-School children in the Ramblers room will be starting Twinkl Phase 1 Phonics! This engaging program will take place three times a week during our morning group times. So, what exactly is Phase 1 phonics? It serves as a foundational step in reading and writing, where children are introduced to important terms that help them distinguish between various sounds and letters. During Phase 1, your child will focus on honing their listening skills and developing the ability to segment and blend sounds. This phase is divided into seven different aspects, each targeting a specific skill:
To support your child with Phase 1 phonics at home, you can provide listening experiences such as taking a listening walk, singing nursery rhymes, or playing rhyming games. These activities will make learning interactive and enjoyable! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or Karen. We’re excited to embark on this phonics adventure with your little ones!
Easter We will be holding a sponsored bounce to raise money for the Pre-School on the week commencing Monday 24th March. Each child will come home with a sponsor sheet, it would be great if you could get your friends and family to sponsor your child to see how many bounces, they can do on our trampoline in 1 minute. During the last week of term, we will be having an Easter egg hunt in the Pre-School Garden. Where we hide coloured straws in the garden for the children to find and once, they have found them all they all get to enjoy one small Easter egg provided by the Pre-School. If your child has an allergy or intolerances please don’t worry, we will make sure we get the appropriate egg for them.
Half Term- Extended Hours/ Holiday Club We will be running our Extended Hours/Holiday Club on Monday 7th April till Thursday 10th April (9am-3pm) Please email to book your place. We will be closed from Friday 11th April until Monday 21st April. We will re-open on Tuesday 22nd April. As usual we will only be able to run the Holiday Club should we have enough children for it to be financially sustainable. Please let us know what dates you require.
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.
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.
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. Thank you!
Dates for your diaries End of Term 4 – Friday 4th April Holiday Club – Monday 7th April – Thursday 10th April Pre-School Closed – Friday 11th April – Monday 21st April Start of Term 5 - Tuesday 22nd April End of Term 5 – Friday 23rd May
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 |
