Pre-School 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Pre-School Autumn Term 1 2026

We have started 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 5th October 2026

    This week we will explore healthy eating and supermarkets!

Communication & Language

This week we will enjoy listening to and joining with our new nursery rhyme 'Dance thumbkin dance' using our fingers to point and dance. We will add actions to the song 'Listening Bag' and practise answering simple questions about the pictures in our new story this week 'Supertato' by Sue Hendra. At Welcome Time we will listen for our names and practise saying the first sound in our names using our name cards as reference.

   Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

This week we will begin to learn about colour calm breathing and where we can go to calm down and what resources we can use. We will be playing alongside other children in role play activities with our superhero resources including magical objects such as magic gems and wands. We will remember to follow our stop and go signs and will recall our routines and rules with grater independence. We will enjoy talking about our homes and our families and what our favourite game at home might be.   .

Physical Development:

This week we will be learning how to build with different equipment such as making a house for superheroes and small ones for peas.  This week our fresh playdough activity focus is pinching small amounts of green playdough and then snipping with scissors and rolling in our palms to create a small pea like shape. We will collect them and line them up to count how many we have made.

Literacy:

This week will enjoy the superhero story ‘Supertato’ by Sue Hendra. We have talking about the different veggie characters and particularly focus on what happens in the story. We looked closely at the illustrations and explore descriptions of vegetables that we are familiar with and the healthy fruits that we enjoy. We will create and share a list favourite fruits with each other can you tell me what is your favourite vegetable?

Phonics:

This week we will enjoy a singing game called Listening Bag what’s inside? We will also recreate the sound that we have been exploring with twigs and pebbles and shells and sounds around us outside. Let's listen and tune in. Can we discriminate between keys jangling, leaves rustling, pebbles tapping and sticks snapping?

  Mathematics:

This week we will revisit the number songs and sorting skills we have be learning over the last few weeks new mathematical skill. We will play sorting games that involve numerals and reciting numbers up to ten in our favourite nursery rhymes. We will explore the songs Old McDonald, Five little Ducks, Five speckled frogs and a new version of One Potato which has lots of different vegetables to sing and count along to. As we enjoy acting out and singing we will also be practising using the language more and less as we take away or add on in each rhyme.

    Understanding the World:

This week we will begin to explore what is a supermarket and what each fruit or veg is called. We will talk about healthy eating and making balanced choices.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will enjoy vegetable printing and pint with sticks and leaves. 

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.