Pre-School 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Pre-School 

We are really excited to see you again on Tuesday 3rd September and can't wait to have lots of fun together. We will spend the first couple of weeks getting to know each other and finding out about your interests. 

We will soon be starting our first Autumn Term topic 'All About Me' and we have lots of lovely learning activities planned for you.

We know that the first few days at Pre-School can be a bit of a scary time, even for mums and dads!  If you have any worries then please come and talk to us - mornings at the door can be a bit busy but we have more time at the end of the day and you can always e-mail the office if you would like a phone call or a meeting.

Routines, Reminders & Messages

• Passwords - We require a password for every child. If you have not provided a password on your registration form then please inform myself or Miss Moss at drop-off or pick-up time so that we can update our records. Also, if there are any changes to normal collection routines, please let us know on the day or contact the school office.
• Lunches - You may change lunch option at any time for your child so if you wish to switch to a school lunch provided by our kitchen, please do not hesitate to let us know, an order form and menu can be obtained online or from the school office.
• Book Bags - By the end of the first week every child will be provided with a book bag for the year, clearly labelled with their specific day to bring it back to school. Please look out for the letter inside which explains what to do.
• Reading for Pleasure' books - Your child will choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' book during their first week.  These are lovely books for you to share with your child at home and are wonderful as a bedtime story or snuggling up on the sofa to read together. These books are also changed on your child's specific Book Bag day and again we have a limited supply, so would appreciate your support in ensuring they are returned on time to be available to be chosen by another child.
• Phase 1 Phonics- We will be learning about how to tune in to sounds around us in the environment. Any contributions of Pine Cones, small twigs, bark, shells and pebbles would be fanatstic!
• Tapestry -  If you are new to Rode Heath Pre-School then please look out for an email with instructions on how to get started. A link to create a new account for your child's learning journey will be sent to you within the first week unless you are already using Tapestry at a previous setting. If so, then please contact the manager there and request a 'transfer name' and 'transfer key' to be sent to Rode Heath. If you require an help at any point please contact me.

Our Learning Journey

Week Commencing : Monday 9th September 2024

'This week we will enjoy time getting to know each other'

Communication & Language:

This week we will enjoy listening to and joining with familiar nursery rhymes. We will  add actions to Incy Wincy Spider and practise listening to our new story this week The Train Ride. At Welcome Time we will  listen for our names and practise saying good morning.

   Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

We will play simple hide and seek games to help to get to know each other and we will learn about stop and go signs and how they help us to follow the rules and routines in our class.

Physical Development:

This week we will be learning how to use simple equipment in Pre-School such as our soap and paper towel dispensers and using our 'push' taps. We will also enjoy exploring playdough and how to make an incy wincy sider shape by cutting and rolling the dough. We will choose different objects to make eyes and a smiley mouth.

Literacy:

This week we will explore our names and photos together and look at what our name looks like written down.  We will choose a special book for our new Book Bags and enjoy The Train Ride story together. As we listen to the story we will use our eyes to spot the different things we can see on the journey. Look out for the list of words to share with your child in their new news and phonics book.

Phonics:

This week we will listen to new sounds around us during our listening walks around Pre-School both indoors and outdoors. We will begin to explore new sounds made with natural materials too including scraping and tapping sounds with pebbles and pinecones.

  Mathematics:

This week we will begin to learn all about the colours around us and especially focus on colour hunts and the colour red. How many things can we find that are red? what isn't red? Our outdoor challenge is build a waterpipe for Incy to climb up.

    Understanding the World:

This week we will begin to talk about we know about our faces and bodies and what special jobs they do. We will focus on the sense of sight and play 'simon says...' to eplore moving the different parts of our body.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will  use new equipment and tools as we create a picture of our face. We will choose toys to play with and have lots of fun in our home role play area talking about what we do at home as we play.

Our door is always open, please contact us for help at any time.  At busy times, please telephone to leave a message or email and we will respond as soon as we can.