13 June: Buzzing into Summer: Minibeasts, Milestones & More!
🐞 Minibeast Magic!
This week at Pre-School, our Minibeasts theme has continued to inspire imagination and creativity. The children had lots of fun making bee hives and ladybirds, and they’ve been learning some fascinating facts about all sorts of little creatures. Why not ask your child which minibeast was their favourite?
🔷 Exploring Shapes
In maths, we explored both 2D and 3D shapes. The children are growing in confidence when identifying shapes and have enjoyed combining them to create their own imaginative constructions.
🎶 Nursery Rhyme of the Week
We’ve been singing “There’s a Spider on My Leg”—a favourite with the children! Encourage your child to make up their own verses with different animals and body parts at home.
🧸 Big School Bear Transition
As part of our Big School Bear Transition Programme, we focused on emotional awareness. The children explored:
Recognising their feelings
Identifying triggers for different emotions
Practising simple breathing techniques and yoga positions to help them relax
🔤 Little Wandle Early Phonics
This week, our focus sound was “ck” as in:
Neck, lock, tick, sock
We practised oral blending with words like:
s-o-ck, d-u-ck, n-e-ck, r-o-ck
Blending sounds helps build the foundation for confident reading!
🌞 Hot Weather Reminder
With the warmer weather here, please:
Apply suncream before Pre-School
Bring a named sun hat for outdoor play
🏅 Upcoming Events
📅 Monday 30 June – Sports Day
A special afternoon for all Pre-School leavers heading to Reception in September.
Join us on the school field at 12.30pm
Children can stay for lunch if parents are attending
Children not usually in on Mondays are still welcome to join the fun!
🎓 Monday 14 July – Celebration of Achievement
We’re proud of all our Pre-School leavers and will be marking the occasion with a special assembly at 1.15pm.
The children will perform songs
Each child will receive a certificate
Families warmly invited to celebrate with us
💬 Parent View Request
We’d really appreciate your feedback! A short comment via SchoolPing could help showcase what makes our Pre-School special on our new website.