Helpston Playhouse – Weekly Update 18th December 2020

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Dear Parents / Carers

A Message from Lucy – Thank you so much for your support over this year, it has been very different. We have all adjusted well and it is amazing how resilient the children are! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Testing positive for COVID – If you or your child tests positive for COVID during the Christmas Break, you must notify us by email. We need to report any cases to our Early Years Team for Track & Trace purposes and where required, we will notify parents, carers and staff if they need to self-isolate. This is really important to ensure that we can keep each other, our families and our staff safe this Christmas and into the new year. We appreciate your help.

Playhouse Activities This Week – This week we have had lots of Christmas fun and festivities. We’ve had the Christmas party today … ‘Yay’!! We would like to say a huge Thank you to Helcats for arranging a visit from Father Christmas, this was a lovely surprise for us all. We also joined Lisa from the Literacy Trust via Zoom today, as she read Goldilocks & The Three Bears.

Star of the Week
Oliver Frisby – for always helping!

Playhouse Activities Next Year – Next year we will be learning about people who help us and that we are all unique. Our topic book will be Goldilocks & The Three Bears!


Xmas Raffle & Hamper winners – The winners of our Xmas Hampers, are detailed below. A HUGE Thank you to everyone taking part, from the lovely donations to parents & friends buying tickets. We sold an amazing 135 tickets! It was lovely to hear from our winners .. Mum has told us that she asked the boys what they would like to do with their £20 voucher (included in the Hamper), the boys told her that they didn’t need anything and wanted to donate it to the local Food Bank. Niki and the boys spent the voucher and promptly dropped off the donations!

Prize 1- number 63 Sam and Joe Slater

Prize 2- number 46 Sophia Dobson

Prize 3- number 114 Dexter Tilley
Prize 4- number 84 Samuel Pearson 

Self-Isolation & Christmas Bubbles – Please take time to access the link below and read the guidance, Making a Christmas Bubble with Friends and Family. Please make sure you are aware of the isolation guidance in section 5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-withfriends-and-family/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family

50 Things to do Before you’re 5 – Our Early Years & Childcare Team are proud to announce the 50 Things To Do Before You’re Five app. The app helps practitioners, parents and carers of children aged birth – 5 years old find links to low-cost or no-cost experiences which are indoors, outdoors, seasonal, home-based or can be done when out-and-about. They are not only fun but will get children off to a flying start with learning and language development. The FREE app can be downloaded from your usual app store by typing in ’50 Things to do Before You’re 5′. Once downloaded open the app and scroll to the bottom and click on ‘Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’, then enter your postcode. Entering your postcode will help us provide you with appropriate content and keep you informed about in your local area.

Applying for a place at Primary School – If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, parents/carers can apply for a primary school place for September 2021. The deadline for applications is 15 January 2021. You must make your application using the online ‘Citizen’s Portal which you will find on Peterborough School admissions website: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-education/schooladmissions/starting-school-in-reception
For any further details, you can visit the website at www.peterborough.gov.uk/admissions or contact: Peterborough School Admissions Team on 01733 864007 or Email: admissions@peterborough.gov.uk

Christmas & Mental Health – Christmas is a lovely time of year but for some it can be the hardest. Please find tips for caring for your mental wellbeing at Christmas. Mentalhealth.org.uk and their Christmas blog!

Thank you – Thank you from all the staff at the Playhouse for our lovely Christmas Gifts, these are beautiful, we’re all looking forward to a little pampering over the Christmas break!

Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! Stay safe and well!
Kind regards
The Playhouse Team