Harrietsham Pre School Newsletter
June / July 2010

Activities and Resources
This term’s planning centre’s on themes from which all children can gain in development and learning but differentiated to their individual needs.
For example;
Listening skills and reproducing sounds, pitch, tone and phonics by using CD’s, music, dictaphone and rhyme and rhythm in books and poems.

Large and fine muscle control to increase balance, spatial awareness and manipulation skills by using large apparatus, beaters, pouring and threading.

Transition to new settings and meeting new friends as well as moving on from established links. These emotions and feelings will be discussed and acknowledged by use of puppets, story books and narrative a well as role play and ‘visits’.

Revisiting colour as a topic of nature and the process of primary, secondary and tertiary colours.
In addition this term we also have scheduled the following events

Tuesday 15th June 9-11 Stay and Play
Monday 28th June Family Fun Day (1st choice, if raining then…………)
Tuesday 29th June Family Fun Day (2nd choice, if raining – cancelled)
Wednesday 14th July – Last day to return any forms for September uniform
orders.
Wednesday 21st July Leavers Party.

Please note that we shall keep you informed of details of these events.

Questions, Questions ????
Our final question this academic year is a very broad one, namely;
What do you believe Pre School has done, in the last year, to provide a positive impact on your child’s development?
What could we do differently?

Please take time to let us know of your thoughts, talk to your child’s keyperson, a committee member, use the contact books or email using the address harrietsham.preschool@yahoo.co.uk.


Weather

We hope that we have some good weather this term but are mindful of children’s need to be kept safe in the sun. You may already be aware of Cancer Research’s campaign to highlight how ‘Kids Cook Quick’

The points to note are:
PLEASE apply suncream to exposed areas prior to coming to Pre School; and put a named bottle of suncream in your child’s bag.
PLEASE give your child a named sunhat, preferably a legionnaire style hat with material covering the back of the neck and ears.
PLEASE bring your child either already wearing or able to change into toe covering shoes or sandals. Flip Flops are not appropriate footwear at Pre School;


No thank you Yes Please

PLEASE dress your child or give them a choice of T shirts / dresses that have sleeves rather than strappy tops.

In addition we will utilise the shaded area in the fenced area and make shady dens with material and structures. We will of course be moving the water machine outside and encouraging children to keep hydrated. On very hot days we will retreat in doors to protect everyone’s health and well being.

Donation Please
The following donations to Pre School would be most welcome.
• Boys and girls underwear (including socks) ages 2-3 & 3-4.
• Girls trousers / leggings
• Small junk modeling materials ie smaller than cereal box sizes, also a variety of wrappers eg fruit netting, clean yogurt pots, cardboard ‘sleeves’ etc.
• A new bookcase !!!!! We have found our very old storage bookcase to be leaning at an angle of approx 75 degrees – not very sturdy for all of our books. If you have, or know someone who is getting rid of a spare bookcase (Approx 2m high, 1m wide and 25cm deep), please let us know – many thanks.

Committee News

The Committee are delighted with the response to their Silent Bid Auction and have raised just over £450 for Pre-School which is fantastic. Thank you to all of you who took part in this, it is events like these which really make a difference and allow us to buy essential resources. A press release has been sent to the Downs Mail and Fish Magazine and individual letters are being given to all those Kent businesses who took part.

The Sweet Tombola at the School Summer Fayre was a major success and we had sold out by 1.30pm!! Chloe Ludwin in Reception won our Name the Dog Competition and is the proud owner of a very large cuddly dog named Woody. Pre-School raised nearly £230 for the School and we will get a percentage of the total monies taken on the day. Again, thank you to all of you who donated jars of sweets!

As ever, we are always looking for new Committee members and our next meeting is on Monday 3rd July, 8pm at Pre-School – please, please if you are able to join us and volunteer for any jobs (big or small) we would really be delighted to see you – more hands makes less work for the rest of us who are so committed to this charity. Please see Sam Oliver in the playground or ask one of the Staff to introduce you to her!!