Pre-School 2025 - 2026

Welcome to Pre-School Autumn 2 2025 

Welcome Back! We hope that you have had a lovely break together. 

We have started our second topic 'Celebrations and Light' please enjoy looking at the Topic Web in the file section below. 

We have lots to look forward to this half-term including our EYFS Christmas Celebration!

• Pre-School Parents Evenings - Wednesday 19th of November and Wednesday 26th of November, please use the link on your School Spider App to book an appointment
• Christmas Fayre- Friday 28th of November 6pm-8pm
• EYFS Christmas Celebration performance dates - Tuesday the 2nd of December and Thursday the 4th of December at 2:15pm. Letters for tickets have been sent out - please return your slip and money to Pre-School in an envelope. All children can take part, if your child does not attend on a Tuesday or Thursday then please drop your child to us at 2pm via the Pre-School gates.

Tapestry is Changing Soon...

You may have seen that Tapestry (our online learning journal) are making some changes that will take effect before the end of the year. We will let you know as soon as we have confirmation of the exact date. Desktop Users will not need to do anything but App Users will need to download a new app (not an update) from the App Store / Google Play store. We have sent you a Tapestry memo with more information and new user guides.

Routines, Reminders & Messages 

• Book Change Day - please check the label on your child's book bag to know which day to bring it back into Pre-School, we can't wait to see who may have new news to share this week.
• Tapestry – We would love to receive any family photos or photos of things that are special to your child so that we can use tapestry to share those lovely things together in class. Please upload a photo of your child’s family as soon as you can, thanks so much!
• Passwords- We require a password for every child. If you have not provided a password on your registration form then please inform the office via telephone or email so we can update your information. 
• Changes to collection arrangements - If there are any changes to collection arrangements for your child then we must have a password and please let us know the details in advance.
• Lunches - If you would like to order a school lunch for your child then please look at the Pre-School menu on the website and complete any payments via Scopay. If you require any assistance then please contact the school office
• School Spider App- Please ensure that you have uploaded the School Spider App at your earliest convenience. General messages and information from both Pre-School and the main school will be communicated to you. 
• Book Bags - By the end of the first week every child will have enjoyed a short group read session and will be provided with a book bag for the year. Please read the letter inside and look at the news book together. There is a short guide to what to expect and which day to bring your child's book bag back into school.
• Reading for Pleasure - Your child will choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' to share with you at home. During the Autumn term the selection of books we provide will specifically focus on skills such as observing the pictures, the textures and discovering what's behind the flaps. Enjoy sharing the simple repetitive phrases and sentences together and discussing what they can see. We will record the book that you have shared in a column on the inside of their news book and you can keep it safe at home for that week.
• Phase 1 Phonics- We will be learning about how to tune in to the sounds around us both inside and outdoors. Any contributions of Pine Cones, small twigs, bark and shells or pebbles would be gratefully received.
• Tapestry Learning Journey - If you are new to Tapestry as a family then please look out for an email with instructions on how to get started by the end of this week. If your child has an older sibling and you already have an Tapestry login then please reactivate your previous account, it should be able to be accessible by the end of this week. If your child attends another setting we can share accounts with the other setting with your permission. If your child had a previous account at another setting then we can continue their Learning Journey by accessing a Key Code from the manager, please contact your previous setting and ask the manager to email Rode Heath Admin with the key code and we can then transfer the data to our Pre-School. As always, please let us know if you have any problems.
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Week Commencing: Monday 8^th of December 2025 

This week we will begin to explore Present giving  

Communication & Language:

This week we will enjoy listening to and joining with our new nursery rhyme Snowflake and The Christmas Train. We will talk about a workshop and who we will give presents to.

   Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

We will be talking about sharing and kindness and helping another as a team just like Santa’s Elves in the North Pole. We will dress up as Santa’s helpers and make wishes.

Physical Development:

This week we will be learning how to create different shape presents and add bows and decorations to them, using tools to make shapes and curved lines for playdough presents. We will practise writing our names on our present labels, and start to make lists using our smartboards and white board templates.

Literacy:

This week we will continue to look at our capital letter written down and practise forming them with our whiteboard marker pens.  We will share a book called ‘Santa’s Busy Night’. We will explore the pictures and count all the different toys that we can see. We have to discover what different jobs that Santa has to do on this very special night and why he is so busy. We will share our ideas and tell each other about our own Christmas lists.

Phonics:

This week we will repeat phrases and words from the story and begin to make the initial sounds in words and use our word game cards…where is Santa? On the roof, in the kitchen and so on.

  Mathematics:

This week we will practise hearing and saying number names and the order them correctly. We will use our story to offer challenges to discover the amounts of cookies and presents Santa has, making sure we order the names of numbers correctly.

    Understanding the World:

This week we will begin to talk about Christmas Celebration We will enjoy looking at our Christmas lists and posting them in the box, we will even add stamps and an address. We will talk about gifts and Christmas Eve.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will create our Christmas Baubles design.

We know that the first few weeks 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 to talk at the end of the day. Please email the office directly if you would like a phone call or a meeting.

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.