September 2019 Newsletter

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Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back, we hope you all had a lovely summer. We would like to welcome back all the children and parents returning to playgroup and welcome all the new children and parents joining playgroup.   

This term our topic is Autumn. We shall be learning all about our environment & how it changes with the new season. Why do the trees change colour & drop their leaves? What do our local animals in Lydiard Park do to prepare for Autumn? Why are there conkers on the ground? We will hopefully be going on a walk to answer some of the questions & see the changes. Which leads us on to asking what do we wear for Autumn, shorts & sandals? We will also be celebrating Harvest Festival, by bringing in food to donate to Swindon's food bank. Along with lots of craft activities.      

Our “WOW” board for all those  awards, photos and certificates to be displayed is  still in the hall.  This board is for you to share any achievements made outside of Playgroup, favourite pets or people, birthday treats or trips, not just of our children, but anyone in the family. If you have a certificate or a picture you would like to share, we would love to put it on display. The Parent Rota is another way of joining in and working together.

Reminder

I would like to remind Parents/carers of the following:

  • Greendown Playgroups Safeguarding Procedure is that we will take full responsibility for your child once they have been handed over at said door. AM – yellow door, PM – blue door.

  • Greendown Playgroup cannot be held responsible for your children's safety if you DO NOT adhere to this.

Dates for your diary: 

Committee Meeting: Tuesday 24th September, 7:30pm 

Consultation Evening: Thursday 5th December

Half Term Playgroup finishes: Friday 18th October

Half Term Playgroup returns: Monday 4th November

Christmas Bazaar (provisional date): Saturday 23rd November, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Nativity Play: Tuesday 17th December (details to follow)

Christmas Party: Wednesday 18th December, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Colour and Sound Schedule

Thursday 5th September – Friday 20th September:

Sound of the week: Aa

Colour of the week: Blue

Monday 23rd September – Friday 27th September:

Sound of the week: Bb

Colour of the week: Green

Monday 30th September – Friday 4th October: 

Sound of the week: Cc

Colour of the week: Red

Monday 7th October – Friday 11th October:

Sound of the week: Dd

Colour of the week: Purple

Monday 14th October – Friday 18th October:

Sound of the week: Ee

Colour of the week: Yellow

Luke Gardner