March 2015 Newsletter

TOPIC: Spring/Farm/Easter

Language to focus on at home: Spring, blossom, bud, petals, stem, roots, flower, grow, seeds, Daffodils, Crocuses, Daisy, Sunflower, life cycle, seasons, compost, New Life, nest, twigs, piglet, foal, calf, chick, duckling, vegetables, blossom, bloom.

Our topic for the month of March is Easter & Springtime and its association with “new life”. As part of this topic we will be looking at and discussing new life on the farm and the role of the farmer during springtime; planting, ploughing and growing vegetables.

 We will also be looking at the simple life cycles of chicks as well as plants and flowers.  At the end of the topic children should have a basic understanding of simple life cycles and of what plants & flowers need to help them grow and compare it to what we need to care for ourselves.

We will create a spring interest table for the children to explore. To make this as interesting as possible we would be grateful for any spring flowers, twigs or blossoms that you may have in your garden or any unwanted seeds or bulbs you may have at home.

SONGS and RHYMES

Sung to “Frere Jacques”

It is springtime, it is springtime. Winters gone, winters gone

Summertime is coming, summertime is coming.

It won’t be long, it won’t be long

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Sung to “London Bridge”

Leaves are growing on the trees, on the trees, on the trees,

Leaves are growing on the trees, it is springtime!

All the grass is turning green, turning green......

See the birdies build their nests, build their nests........

Chick, chick, chick, chick chicken, lay a little egg for me

Chick, chick, chick, chick chicken, I want one for my tea.

I haven’t eaten since breakfast and now its half past three.

So chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken, lay a little egg for me.

EASTER

As part of our Easter theme we will be carrying out a few activities and experiments with eggs, so we are asking that all children bring a hardboiled egg to school on Monday 23^rd March.

SNACK

Snack for this month is £19 to be paid by Thursday 6^th March.  All monies should be sealed in the envelope provided with your child’s name printed on the front. If you are paying by cash, correct money only in envelope please.  All envelopes can then be posted in post box outside the office.

Reminders

Library books being returned on Wednesday morning should be placed into the red box outside the classrooms.

Projects

As part of our projects for this term we will be creating junk art animals and we would appreciate it if you would bring empty cereal boxes into school.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Pre -school will finish on Friday 27^th March at 11.45am for the Easter holidays.

Easter Holidays

The Pre-School will be closed from 30th March – 10th April (inclusive).  We will reopen on Monday 13^th April.

General Election

Just an early reminder that the whole school site will be closed on Thursday 7^th May for the General Election.

We hope you have an enjoyable Easter break!

Pre-School staff team