November 2022 Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back. Hope you had a lovely break, and a warm welcome to all those joining us this term.
As of this term I have taken the hard decision to semi retire & will now only be in the playgroup on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. Jo who took on the role of Deputy Manager in September will be in all week. We will be working closely together to ensure that the playgroup carries on as it always has done.
This term our topic is Celebrations, we will also be continuing with our Autumn activities . We will be talking to the children about the importance of family and how it plays an integral part of our celebrations at this special time of year and explaining that lots of children don't have a loving family, let alone lots of lovely wrapped presents & food. We will of course be doing lots of crafts ready for the children's own celebrations.
We will be having our own Nativity play (story) for family and friends on Thursday 15th December. Our year ends with the Christmas party for all Playgroup children on Wednesday 16th December.
The first Consultation Evening will be on Thursday 8th December. Please take this opportunity to come along to Playgroup and have a chat with your child's key person and see what your child has been doing.
Julie & Jo would also like to remind everybody, and let the new parents know, that we do like to work with parents and appreciate when parents share exciting things that have happened outside of Playgroup with the key person. If you have any interests or hobbies you would like to share with the children and staff, please feel free to talk to Julie or Jo. We still have our sheets for parents and key persons working together for you to stick photos of family pets, trips to zoos and any other exciting happenings that the children or yourselves would like us to know about. Our 'WOW' board is filling up nicely with all those milestone pictures & awards, thank you for sharing them & keep them coming!
The parent rota is in the hall, so if you would like to come in please put your name down (only parents of the children who started before September this term please).
Don't forget about the book lending basket/rack for you & your children to look through & choose a book to take home to read & share, if you don't see a book that you think your child would like to read please ask a member of staff for a topic you would like. We also have story bags & activity bags for the 7 areas of learning, for you to borrow. These bags will include a “prompt sheet” about what's in the bag & how/why you might use the resources.
REMINDERS
Please note that the decked area where bikes and scooters are parked is very slippery at this time of year.
Dates for your diary:
Consultation Evening: Thursday 8th December 2022 (details to follow)
Christmas Bazaar : Saturday 19th November 2022 (Time: 12:00 – 2:00)
Nativity Play: Thursday 15th December 2022 (Time 10:30am – 11:15am)
Christmas Party: Friday 16th December 2022 (Time 10:00 – 11:45)
All Children welcome NO normal playgroup session (details to follow)
Playgroup Finishes: At 11:45am on Friday 16th December 2022
Playgroup Returns: Tuesday 3rd January 2023
Song and Colour Schedule
Monday 1st November - Friday 5th November:
Song/Rhyme of the week: Hey Diddle Diddle
Colour of the week: Pink
Monday 8th November – Friday 12th November:
Song/Rhyme of the week: Round & Round The Garden
Colour of the week: Brown
Monday 15th November– Friday 19th November:
Song/Rhyme of the week: Little Bo Peep
Colour of the week: Black
Monday 22nd November – Friday 26th November:
Song/Rhyme of the week: Little Miss Muffet
Colour of the week: Cream
Monday 29th November – Friday 3rd December:
Song/Rhyme of the week: Three Blind Mice
Colour of the week: White
Monday 6th December – Friday 17th December:
Song/Rhyme of the week: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Colour of the week: Red