Noah's Ark Play School - Newsletter January 2012
Dear Parents/Carers
Welcome to all of our new children and to our returning children. We hope that you all had a good Christmas and an enjoyable break.
We have quite a short term but have packed it full of interesting topics for the children. Please do bring in any photos, booklets etc from days out or holidays you may have taken.
Nicole and the team
Dates for your diary
Date |
Event |
|---|---|
Monday 9th January |
Term starts |
Friday 10th February |
Play School praise - 12 noon |
Week starting 13th February |
Half Term - Play School closed |
Wednesday 28th March |
Play School praise - 12 noon |
Friday 30th March |
End of Term |
Future dates for your diary |
|
Monday 16th April |
Term starts back on Tuesday 17th April |
Themes
Week beginning: |
Theme |
Letter |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th January | Settling in | m |
3 |
| 16th January | Winter weather | n |
4 |
| 23rd January | Winter weather | o |
5 |
| 30th January | All about me – My body | p |
6 |
| 6th February | All about me- My family | q |
7 |
| 20th February | All about me – Homes | r |
8 |
| 27th February | All about me – Community | s |
9 |
| 5th March | Nursery Rhymes | t |
10 |
| 12th March | My Favourite book | u |
1 |
| 19th March | Easter – Growing | v |
2 |
| 26th March | Easter | w |
3 |
Crabtree Church News
Christmas is over and we trust that you all had a good holiday. During the festive season, we hope you had time to remember that Christmas begins with Christ. Jesus gives full meaning to all that took place in what we call the Nativity (it was great to see Noah’s Ark children involved in this). The baby in the manger grew to be a man. He said he was God and then showed us how to live. He then died for us. We take this message seriously at Crabtree Church and pray that you might do the same as we enter 2012 with all its uncertainty.
It would be great to see parents and children of Noah’s Ark in church on Sunday. We meet at 10.30am and children are catered for in our Sunday School.
For further details contact our Pastor, Bernard Cartledge at 07905 621672
Information
Winter weather
As it gets colder please could you ensure your child has a thick coat, hat and gloves. When you drop your child off please pop the hat etc. in their shoe box if possible so your child can independently find them and put them on when retrieving their shoes. When they are in their bag they quite often decide to take everything else out of their bag at the same time just to have a look what’s in there!
Could you also please make sure for children using the toilet they can get their trousers undone themselves as this really helps their confidence to use the toilet independently.
Funding
Funding forms and voluntary contribution forms have been given out to parents of children who have turned 3. When completed please return to the supervisor with an original birth certificate. This will be photocopied during the morning session and returned to you at the end of the session.
Little Fishes
This is a toddler group that meets every Thursday from 10.45 – 12 during term time in the main church building. The group is run by Doreen and is a part of Crabtree church’s ministry. Please feel free to pop in or tell your friends.
Leavers at end of summer term 2012
Please could you let Nicole know if your child is leaving at the end of the summer term and where hopefully they will be going to Nursery.
Future Dates for your diary
Monday 16th April – Noahs Ark is closed due to an inset day.
Coffee in the church
All parents are welcome to come into the church after drop off for the first week of term (9.15-10.00) for a cup of tea/coffee. This is a chance to meet other parents & staff. We can update you on how your children are settling in.
Quiet area
Speech, language and communication are key to children in everything they do. To support their development we are trialing a ‘Quiet Area’ in the foyer as sometimes it can be quite noisy in the main room and difficult to hear children clearly. For example this area may be used for storytelling, computer toys requiring listening skills or a one to one activity with their key worker. If you have any queries or suggestions on this initiative please do speak to your key worker.
Themes
As you can see we will be looking at my family over the next few weeks, please can you bring in some photos of your child’s family to be put in their All about me books.
Staff training
Just before the term starts, the team are undertaking some training on Makaton, which is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. We decided to study this method as it helps to support communication. Please see the following website for more information. http://www.makaton.org/about/about.htm.
Noah’s Ark contact details Telephone with answer phone – 01582 469308
Email contact noahsarkplay@btinternet.com
Nicole.
Crabtree Church, Crabtree Lane,
Harpenden
AL5 5RD
Tel. 469308
Charity Number: 1092748