Pre-School 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Pre-School Autumn Term 1 2026

Our Pre-School Drop-in Curriculum session is on Wednesday 30th September 4pm-6pm.

Drop-in to our session at any time from 4pm, our Pre-School will be open to explore.

We hope to see you all there!

We are really excited to see you again and we hope that you have had a lovely summer break together!

We open again on Wednesday 2nd September and we 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 and play 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 plaese 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. You can always email the office or contact the office directly  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 the office via telephone or email and 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. New Scopay accounts require a code which the office will provide for you once your child has enrolled in Sepetmber.
• 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 full week at Pre-School 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, this will be accessible by the end of this week. If your child attends another setting then 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.

  Our Learning Journey

  Week Commencing: Monday 7th September 2026

  'This week we will 'play and try new things'

Communication & Language:

This week we will sing our good morning song and we will start to learn new nursery rhymes and practise new actions. 

   Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

This week we will continue to come into Pre-School with all our belongings, finding our pegs and choose activities with a little help. We will practise saying our names and sitting together for story time and news time in our small groups.

Physical Development:

This week we will practise using some new equipment such as rolling pins and playdough scissors. We will explore how trains move along a track and begin our new ribbon dance movements uisng large, slow straight lines in the air as we perform to Incy Wincey Spider.

Literacy:

This week we will choose our own book to take home and share with our family. Each child will receive a school Book Bag, please read the letter inside, we hope you enjoy story time at home together. We will have lots of fun at story time with our class story The Train Ride by June Crebbin and sing along to the song 'We are off on a journey!'.

Phonics:

This week we will listen to some familiar sounds made by natural materials and play a short game to guess what it is that we can hear.

  Mathematics:

This week we will enjoy exploring the story Harry and the Bucket full of Dinosaurs. We will play with baby dinosaurs in our tough tray activity and collect and compare amounts in our own buckets. Who will have a large amount and who will have a small amount? As we gather other objects for our dinosaurs such as shells and pebbles can we make the collections the same?

Each week we will share a story that helps us to learn a new mathematical skill. 

    Understanding the World:

This week we will start to talk about what is special about who we are and the way we look. We will sing Heads, shoulders, knees and toes and describe what is the same and what is different about our bodies and faces.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will begin to explore our own facial features as we design and craft a portrait. 

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.