Dates for your diary
2012
Outing –walks to the park etc weeks beg. 16th & 23rd January (see sep. box)
9th Feb Chatterbox Challenge
13th -17th Feb Half-term
22nd Feb CLOSED (Staff training day)
30th Mar End of Spring Term
17th April Beg of Summer Term
3rd May Polling? – Pre-school Closed?
7th May Closed – bank holiday
4th – 8th June Half Term
18th July End of Term – (concert @ 11am?)
This term we are having small group short outings.
All the children, if you agree, will have a turn during the weeks beginning 16th and 23rd Jan. Most days during these weeks we will need at least one parent each session to enable 4-6 children to go out with 3 adults and leave enough adults in pre-school. Please sign up if you can help.
Topics for this Term
Please bring items for our interest table for the topic indicated.
January
5th-14th - Holiday, Winter etc. Recalling experiences
16th–21st -
Where we live – (+ Walks around area)
23rd -27th -
What is in our homes?
30th – 3rd,
6th - 10th Other cultures - (Chinese New Year)
Our Community, post people, paramedics etc.
Ofsted Inspection
Our OFSTED Inspection took place on the 10th March 2011 - we were graded GOOD overall with 6 outstanding areas! This means all aspects of our provision of child care and education are strong. The report can be read on the Ofsted website: www.ofsted.gov.uk . Stephen Copson our Chairperson, calls it ‘a glowing document’ He goes on to say, ‘Time and time again, in every area, you are complimented and praise is given, with many descriptive words to numerous to name.’ Please read it!
The downside of being a good pre-school is that we are very popular and our waiting list is very long! We suggest that it is a good idea to get thinking and planning for a Pre-school place by the time your child is 18 months old.