January 2020 Newsletter
January 2020 Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back after the Christmas break. We hope you had a wonderful time, and thank you for all the lovely cards & presents the staff received. A warm welcome to all those joining us this term. We are welcoming a new member of staff Hayley Jessop. Hayley is replacing Jo who left us in December.
This term our topic is “All About Me”. We shall be learning all about ourselves, how tall are we? What size are our hands & feet? What makes us different? What likes & dislikes we have & maybe why. What foods we enjoy or not. We will also be looking at our families. Who's in our family? Are they younger/older? We would like the children to bring in photos of themselves with their families including pets, grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins etc. We will also be learning about and celebrating the Chinese New Year, Year of the Rat, Pancake Day, Australia Day & St Valentine's Day.
For this term only we are introducing Forest School sessions on a Monday morning for our older children who are going off to school in September 2020. We have contracted The Woodland Way Forest School to deliver the sessions. The sessions which will be one hour long will take place in Lydiard Park Academy's science garden. Two members of Greendown Playgroup staff will accompany the children at all times. We hope to be able to offer Forest School sessions to all the children in the Spring term before they go to school. A letter about the session is attached to the news letter for those children being offered it. If you have any questions please come & have a chat to Julie. The front & back gardens will still be used for digging, planting and hunting mini beasts, so please send your child to Playgroup in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty & also footwear/coats that are water proof & warm for all this cold weather we are due to be having.
Our 'WOW' board is now filling up with all those milestone awards, certificates & photos (we would still like to see more). This board is for you to share any achievements made outside of Playgroup, favourite pets or people, not just of the 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.
Our book lending basket has been replenished with a new selection of books in the entrance hall on the petrol pump & on the bench at pick up time. You & your children are welcome to look through them & choose one to take home to read & share. Then when you are finished with it return it & choose another. You do not need to let us know that you have a book. Please ask if there is a particular book/subject your child would like & we will see if we can help!
I would like to thank everyone again for their support for the Christmas Bazaar, Cake Sale & Nativity Play raffle which raised a further £57. Our next big event will be the Easter Fayre in March, we will let you know when the date has been set.
REMINDER
Please note that the decked area where bikes and prams are parked is very slippery at this time of year, as is the path around the side of the schools buildings. We would ask that you take care & walk on the service road.
Dates for your diary
Committee Meeting - Tuesday 14th January 2020 @ 7.30pm
End of Spring 1 Term - Friday 14th February 2020
Start of Spring 2 Term - Monday 24th February 2020
Consultation Evening - Thursday 19th March 2020 (details to follow)
End of Spring 2 Term - Thursday 3rd April 2020
Start of Summer 1 Term - Tuesday 20th April 2020
Song and Colour Schedule
Monday 6th January – Friday 10th January:
Song of the week: Hey Diddle Diddle
Colour of the week: Orange
Monday 13th January – Friday 17th January:
Song of the week: Little Bo Peep
Colour of the week: Blue
Monday 20th January – Friday 24th January:
Song of the week: The Wheels On The Bus
Colour of the week: Red
Monday 27th January – Friday 31st January:
Song of the week: Polly Put The Kettle On
Colour of the week: Green
Monday 3rd February – Friday 7th February:
Song of the week: Incy Wincy Spider
Colour of the week: Yellow
Monday 10th February – Friday 14th February:
Song of the week: An Elephant Goes
Colour of the week: Purple