Baptist Church Hall, Frome Road, Beckington, tel: (01373) 831492
Registered Charity No: 1035832
Newsletter – March 2016
What a fantastic Easter Egg hunt we hosted
on Sunday! We hope all your children had a
lovely time meeting Anna, Elsa and Olaf!
Figures are yet to be confirmed but it looks
like we made approx. £1700 for pre-school!
The committee would like to thank everyone
who donated cakes, raffle prizes, books,
teddies etc…. and a special thank you to
those who gave up their time to help on the
TOPICS FOR NEXT TERM
Over the course of the year our children will
be learning about various topics. Over the
next half term the children will be looking at
“Colours”. We are always delighted when
parents/ carers are able to come in and share
a hidden talent or contribute to our topic
work. Please do get in touch with Julie if you
are able to help.
day, especially the friends and family who
also got roped in!
Finally and most importantly another thank
you to our sponsors who have been very
generous and without them the event would
have been nowhere near as profitable.
Bulk Solutions, Redrow Homes, Beckington
Motors, Ivy House Farm, John Thorners,
Thomas & Ellis Accountants,
We are always looking for fresh fundraising
ideas, if you have an idea thank you think
could work please speak to a member of the
committee.
We come to the end of the Spring term on
Thursday 24th March and look forward to a
two week break. Pre-school re-opens on
Monday 11th April, we hope you all have a
lovely Easter break.
SOUNDS OF THE W EEK
Our sounds of the week for the first half of
next term will be
W/C - 11th April - A
W/C - 18th April – T
W/C - 25th April - I
W/C - 3rd May - P
W/C – 9th May - N
W/C – 16th May – C/K
W/C 23rd May - E
Children are invited to bring in items
beginning with the letter of the week to show
at circle time. We would be grateful if you
could restrict bringing in other toys as time
does not allow us to show them during the
day.
CHILDREN’S BAGS
Please can all parents remember to supply a
change of clothes for their child. They may
be toilet trained but could get wet whilst
playing or have an accident at meal times.
Baptist Church Hall, Frome Road, Beckington, tel: (01373) 831492
Registered Charity No: 1035832
Newsletter – March 2016
COMMUNICATION BOOK - Please use the
Communication diary to leave messages for
Julie, and to let staff know if your child is
going to be absent for an appointment or
holiday etc; or if a different person is going to
be collecting your child at the end of the
session. There are often a lot of messages
each day & the Communication book helps to
ensure that nothing is forgotten.
require a parent or carer to stay for the
session and then depart so that pre-school
can continue as normal.
For on-going information we have a
Noticeboard in the main hall. Copies of the
newsletter will be posted there together
with a copy of the weekly plan, messages and
suggestions of things to try at home. Please
try to check the noticeboard regularly. We
also have a Suggestions Box for all parents
to use.
It is situated in the lobby.
All
suggestions are welcome and will be raised at
the Pre-School Committee Meetings, which
are held each month. Book bag notes will
also be issued as reminders to some
upcoming activities.
PRE-SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Beckington Pre-School is a charity and as
such is run by a committee of volunteers, we
rely on you as parents to help us in both
organising and supporting the events that
help raise funds for the pre-school. Without
these volunteers and the money that we raise
pre-school would not be able to operate. If
you would like to join the committee and be
more involved with the running of the preschool please speak to Julie or Nicole.
EVENTS & INFORMATION
2016 TERM DATES
Monday 22nd Feb – Thursday 24th March
Monday 11th April – Friday 29th April
Tuesday 3rd May – Friday 27th May
Monday 6th June – Friday 15th July
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Monday 9th May – Zoolab – 9.30 – 10.30
Wednesday 25th May – Group and individual
photos – 9.30am
All children are welcome to attend both
Zoolab and the photo session. If it is not
their usual pre-school day they will however
SAINSBURYS ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS
We are collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids
Vouchers again this year, so please bring
them in and put them in the collection box.
FACEBOOK
Pre-school has a private facebook group for
parents and the committee, it is a great way
to communicate between us all on a private
forum. If you are not currently a member but
would like to be please see Nicole or Laura.
UNIFORM
Anyone wishing to purchase uniform please
speak to Julie. We have available to buy:
Sweatshirts £8.50 each
Polo Shirts £7.50 each
Book bags £4.50 each
Sizes available: 2-3, 3-4, 4-5