Newsletter
7th November 2023
We hope you have all enjoyed the first half term of the year, all the children have settled in so well and are such a lovely group! We would also like to welcome some more new children who will be starting with us this half term. We wanted to let you know some of the things that will be happening this half term. We will be looking at “Celebrations” with the children. We are starting off with a campfire for our role-play continuing our loose parts play, looking at Bonfire night and fireworks and celebrating ourselves and our families and what makes us unique. Thank you all for the special shoeboxes you sent in last half term, everyone took part and gained so much from this experience.
Week 1 6th – 10th November – Bonfire celebrations
The first week back we will be looking at rhyme and rhythm through games, songs and stories. Bonfire night celebrations, with lots of creative play, model making and sensory play. The children will have the chance to learn more about Remembrance Day on Friday.
Week 2 13th - 17th November – Birthday Celebrating
We will be celebrating Buster’s Birthday (Buster is our special Pre-School Bear) With a Birthday party, and lots of maths and some baking.
Friday the 17th is children in Need – we will be dressing up this day in spots, but we encourage you all to wear spots through the week in support and if you would like to make a donation, we will be collecting all week for Children in Need.
Week 3 20th – 24th November - Celebrating with Food
During this week each morning we will be cooking together and looking at some different recipes from around the world. We would love to invite Parents or Grandparents to come in and join in this baking fun. There will be a sign-up sheet for every morning. We want to help the children to have positive experiences as they begin to understand other cultures.
Week 4 27th – 1st December – Celebrating our families and new babies
Looking at ourselves and our families and friends, how we are unique and how we are similar. There will be lots of role-play opportunities around babies and caring for others.
The children will also be creating artwork for the Advent Festival at St. Mary’s Church that will be displayed from Friday the 1st to Monday 4th December. The theme this year is “A Christmas Carol”. Everyone is welcome to go along to the church over the weekend and see all the different groups artwork.
Sunday 3rd December is our Santa’s Grotto experience at Pre-School, tickets are on sale now and slots are filling up fast. This was such a wonderful event last year, brilliant value for money and the children and families that attended were full of praise.
Week 5 4th –8th December – Celebrating Christmas
SCHOOL ARE CLOSED FOR AN INSET DAY – PRE-SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN.
Monday AM – the children will go and visit the church to see the advent festival.
Christmas home corner to play with. We will be exploring role-play and learning new Christmas songs.
Christmas Jumper week- All week the children are encouraged to come in their Christmas Jumpers or outfits and if you would like to make a donation, we will be collecting for Save the Children.
Throughout the week we will be doing lots of Christmas craft and Christmas cooking. The children will be learning about the Christmas story together, as well as learning all our new songs.
Week 6 11th - 15th December - Christmas Celebrations
Monday 11th - We are holding our Christmas Party at Pre-school 10 am-1 pm for all Pre-school children, there will be NO NORMAL sessions that day (letter to follow to explain more about the party day)
Christmas craft will be ongoing, as well as looking at a variety of Christmas songs.
Week 7 18th – 22nd December
The children will have the chance to dress up and role-play Christmas in our Christmas workshop. They will also be walking to the Church to practice our Nativity play.
Friday 22nd - we will be holding our annual Nativity in the afternoon, there will be NO NORMAL sessions at Pre-School that day. Drop your child off at the Old Grammar School Rooms (behind St. Mary’s church) at 1 pm. Performance to start at 1.30 pm in St. Mary’s Church. Family and friends are all welcome. The performance will last approximately 30 minutes, then we will be serving refreshments over at the Old Grammar School Room. All children are invited to be in the nativity. There will be a letter to follow with further details.
Remember to check out our website to see the newsletter and see how you can support the committee.
www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk
We also have a Facebook page and we have been using this to help share some of our news and to spread the word about Rolleston Pre-School and that we still have some availability left for this year. If you could like and share this page it would be appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/RollestonPreschoolCharity
We have given you a few ideas of what we might do over the next few weeks, but we would love your ideas, and the childrens too. So, if you can think of an activity, song, story, anything that might work around our theme of “Celebrations” or Christmas please email them in and we will hopefully include them in our plans.
Parents ideas:
Children’s Ideas:
Thank you to all the parents who have donated items to support a variety of tactile and messy play last half term. We are looking for items for our Christmas craft:
Large cardboard
Paper plates
Any unwanted thin candles
Shaving foam
Cornflour
Plain flour
Self-raising flour
Caster sugar
Cake cases
Sprinkles
We will be back at Pre-school on Monday 8th January 2024.
Thanks for all of your support!
Lolene Poxon
Pre-school Manager
We hope you have all enjoyed the first half term of the year, all the children have settled in so well and are such a lovely group! We would also like to welcome some more new children who will be starting with us this half term. We wanted to let you know some of the things that will be happening this half term. We will be looking at “Celebrations” with the children. We are starting off with a campfire for our role-play continuing our loose parts play, looking at Bonfire night and fireworks and celebrating ourselves and our families and what makes us unique. Thank you all for the special shoeboxes you sent in last half term, everyone took part and gained so much from this experience.
Week 1 6th – 10th November – Bonfire celebrations
The first week back we will be looking at rhyme and rhythm through games, songs and stories. Bonfire night celebrations, with lots of creative play, model making and sensory play. The children will have the chance to learn more about Remembrance Day on Friday.
Week 2 13th - 17th November – Birthday Celebrating
We will be celebrating Buster’s Birthday (Buster is our special Pre-School Bear) With a Birthday party, and lots of maths and some baking.
Friday the 17th is children in Need – we will be dressing up this day in spots, but we encourage you all to wear spots through the week in support and if you would like to make a donation, we will be collecting all week for Children in Need.
Week 3 20th – 24th November - Celebrating with Food
During this week each morning we will be cooking together and looking at some different recipes from around the world. We would love to invite Parents or Grandparents to come in and join in this baking fun. There will be a sign-up sheet for every morning. We want to help the children to have positive experiences as they begin to understand other cultures.
Week 4 27th – 1st December – Celebrating our families and new babies
Looking at ourselves and our families and friends, how we are unique and how we are similar. There will be lots of role-play opportunities around babies and caring for others.
The children will also be creating artwork for the Advent Festival at St. Mary’s Church that will be displayed from Friday the 1st to Monday 4th December. The theme this year is “A Christmas Carol”. Everyone is welcome to go along to the church over the weekend and see all the different groups artwork.
Sunday 3rd December is our Santa’s Grotto experience at Pre-School, tickets are on sale now and slots are filling up fast. This was such a wonderful event last year, brilliant value for money and the children and families that attended were full of praise.
Week 5 4th –8th December – Celebrating Christmas
SCHOOL ARE CLOSED FOR AN INSET DAY – PRE-SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN.
Monday AM – the children will go and visit the church to see the advent festival.
Christmas home corner to play with. We will be exploring role-play and learning new Christmas songs.
Christmas Jumper week- All week the children are encouraged to come in their Christmas Jumpers or outfits and if you would like to make a donation, we will be collecting for Save the Children.
Throughout the week we will be doing lots of Christmas craft and Christmas cooking. The children will be learning about the Christmas story together, as well as learning all our new songs.
Week 6 11th - 15th December - Christmas Celebrations
Monday 11th - We are holding our Christmas Party at Pre-school 10 am-1 pm for all Pre-school children, there will be NO NORMAL sessions that day (letter to follow to explain more about the party day)
Christmas craft will be ongoing, as well as looking at a variety of Christmas songs.
Week 7 18th – 22nd December
The children will have the chance to dress up and role-play Christmas in our Christmas workshop. They will also be walking to the Church to practice our Nativity play.
Friday 22nd - we will be holding our annual Nativity in the afternoon, there will be NO NORMAL sessions at Pre-School that day. Drop your child off at the Old Grammar School Rooms (behind St. Mary’s church) at 1 pm. Performance to start at 1.30 pm in St. Mary’s Church. Family and friends are all welcome. The performance will last approximately 30 minutes, then we will be serving refreshments over at the Old Grammar School Room. All children are invited to be in the nativity. There will be a letter to follow with further details.
Remember to check out our website to see the newsletter and see how you can support the committee.
www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk
We also have a Facebook page and we have been using this to help share some of our news and to spread the word about Rolleston Pre-School and that we still have some availability left for this year. If you could like and share this page it would be appreciated.
https://www.facebook.com/RollestonPreschoolCharity
We have given you a few ideas of what we might do over the next few weeks, but we would love your ideas, and the childrens too. So, if you can think of an activity, song, story, anything that might work around our theme of “Celebrations” or Christmas please email them in and we will hopefully include them in our plans.
Parents ideas:
Children’s Ideas:
Thank you to all the parents who have donated items to support a variety of tactile and messy play last half term. We are looking for items for our Christmas craft:
Large cardboard
Paper plates
Any unwanted thin candles
Shaving foam
Cornflour
Plain flour
Self-raising flour
Caster sugar
Cake cases
Sprinkles
We will be back at Pre-school on Monday 8th January 2024.
Thanks for all of your support!
Lolene Poxon
Pre-school Manager
