Brent Knoll Tadpoles
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cathy@bktadpoles.co.uk 22.3.2013
Dear
parents
Firstly we would like to wish you all a
good Easter and an enjoyable break with your children
.
Hopefully by the time we return the render
on the front of the house will be completed and the mess will be reduced to a
more manageable level.
On our return (15th April) we will begin
more focused “school work” with those children moving to school, as well as
more visits to school to use facilities such as toilets, water fountain, play
equipment and the field. Children will have the opportunity to have snack in
the field with the school children (weather permitting)
.
As soon as families have their places
confirmed we will be spending time in the school setting and having visits from
the reception class teacher, who will get to see the children in their own environment.
All transition visits such as story time
and play afternoons are supported by Tadpoles and we encourage children to join
us for the walk to school and then meet parents afterwards if not a usual day. This
approach has been very successful in previous years and the children feel
comfortable going into class with their peers.
As you will see from the themes we are
looking at the aspects of being human during the first half term.
To assist us to complete the children’s
records, assist the reception class teacher and to give the children a visual
prompt as to the makeup of their own families I would ask that you might
complete a family tree for (and with) your child. Please include the nicknames/
familiar names that your child uses as when talking about relatives. Grandparents
titles, particularly, leads to lots of confusion. (For example my own children
call their grandfather Grumps; he is!)
An example is enclosed, but feel free to
design your own. Photos, if possible, are a huge help, but we understand this
may not be achievable. If there are any members you wish to omit, please do so.
In the second half of the term we will be
focusing on specific areas of learning and working to embed learning which
occurs on a daily basis for all children. Those older or more able will be
doing extended work around the themes and hopefully become familiar with the
types of teaching schemes they will encounter at school. In line with the “Jolly
Phonics” scheme of reading; focus on
individual sounds will be explored in greater detail to our usual use of these
sounds.
Dates
April
15th Return to Tadpoles
May
6th Bank Holiday
24th Half term
June
3rd Return to Tadpoles
17th Photographer at Tadpoles
July
19th End of year & Leavers party TBA All
invited, details to follow.
23rd Teddy Bears Picnic and sports morning
23rd Summer term ends
September
3rd Autumn term begins
Themes
First
half term; Looking after me
April
W/c 15th Bodies
W/c
22nd Diet
W/c
29th Exercise
May
W/c 7th Senses
W/c
13th Safety
W/c 20th Forces and the environment
Second
half term
June
W/c 3rd
Red, Triangle, Letters; s,a,t,i,p,n
W/c
19th Orange, Circle, Letters;
c,k,e,h,r,m,d.
W/c
17th Yellow, Rectangle, Letters;
g,o,u,l,f,b.
W/c
24th Green, Square, Letters;
ai,j,oa,ie,ee,or.
July
W/c 1st Blue, Cylinder, Letters; z,w,ng,v,oo.
W/c 8th Indigo, Sphere, Letters; y,x,ch,sh,th.
W/c
15th Violet, Cube, Letters;
qu,ou,oi,ue,er,ar.
Can I
end with a request for all children to bring suitable clothing, coats and
footwear for the weather and names in items save valuable time and items from
being lost?
Please ensure all outstanding invoices are cleared by Thursday 28th
at the latest and all alterations or adjustments to hours are confirmed
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