HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻👻
It is
hard to believe our first term is nearly over! All the children are settled
back into the routine of coming to school & all our new starters have
gotten really settled and are making lots of new friends.
We have
two students joining us in the preschool this year.
Wen is
currently in her second year of her Play Therapy Masters and will be with us
until June 2022. Wen will be working with the children throughout the year to
embed her play skills.
Caoimhe
is currently in her third year of her Early Year’s Degree and will be with us
until the end of December 2021. Caoimhe will be working alongside the teachers
in the group to gain experience of working with the pre school age group.
Highlights of September &
October 2021
All of our groups have been incredibly busy since
they have started back.
Morning Sessions:
In Tara and Miriam’s group, pirates have been a
massive interest. This stemmed from a child talking about pirates and all the
children were really involved in the conversations. They spent a week, learning
about pirates, making pirate ships as well as eye patches and all the bits that
they associated with them.
In Karen and Laura’s group, one of the boys made a
song up and all the children learned this song. This was a wonderful experience
as it not only built up on his musical interest it also encouraged the children
to get involved both musically as well as creatively. The children made
accompanying props to go with the song.
In Liz’s group, the story about the Gingerbread man
really peaked the children’s interest and they focused on that story. They made
gingerbread men to eat as well as using the story as the basis for their play
experiences. The children really enjoyed this activity.
Afternoon Session:
Both of our afternoon groups have been working on
learning about pigeons!! This was sparked by a little boy coming in and telling
us about his friend’s pigeons. When they were talking about pigeons, it turns
out that quite a few grandads keep pigeons so the activities revolved around
this. They made pigeons in art and also made pigeon coups out of the Connectix
to keep their pigeons in. The children really enjoyed this activity as they
could relate it back to their own home personal experiences.
The afternoon group have also been learning about
road safety and how we cross the road as we make our way over to the park to
play. The children are all now very aware of how we hold hands crossing the
road, listen out for cars as well looking up and down the road before we cross.
Halloween Party:
We will
be having our Halloween fancy dress party on Friday the 23rd October and it is a normal day for each group.
We ask that all children come to school dressed up if they wish
Halloween 2018
Mid Term Arrangements:
·
Pre School will be closed
Monday the 25th October until
Friday the 29th October 2021
·
Pre School will re-open
Monday the 1st November 2021
Reminders:
·
We ask that bikes/scooters are not left in school.
Unfortunately we are tight for space and we have nowhere to store them safely
·
If someone different is collecting your child,
please do make us aware so that we can keep an eye out for them. Anyone
collecting your child must be aged 16 or over
·
Please be aware that our policy around mask
wearing is still in place and we ask that anyone dropping off or collecting
your child is wearing a mask/face covering.
