Dear Parents / Carers
Please find below this week’s Weekly Update!
Letter of the Week – Our chosen letter for our next session is ‘y’! Please can your child bring in an item which has a ‘y’.
Makaton – Our chosen sign will be ‘food’.
Playhouse Activities This Week – This week we have looked at the Indian Ocean and we’ve talked about the animals that live in the ocean and plastic pollution. We have learnt new Nursery Rhymes .. There’s a Hole in My Bucket, Goosey Goosey Gander and If You Go Down To the Woods Today. We have enjoyed lots of activities around those rhymes and we’ve read the books together. Thank you to everyone for taking part in World Book Day. The children joined in the assembly at John Clare and told everyone ‘who they were’, they were amazing! We do have a £1 World Book Day Voucher available, if you haven’t received one please ask a member of staff. This will be on a first come basis. We created some pirate ships with Nancy. We’ve had some brilliant structures built with our hollow blocks, in the builder’s yard.
Playhouse Activities Next Week – Next week we will celebrate the Hindu festival, Holi. We will also start our Mother’s and Grandmother’s day activities.
Literacy – We will be sharing information on our Weekly updates over the upcoming weeks sharing ways you can support your child’s literacy development. This week we would like to share information about your local libraries, the nearest is Werrington. The library is free to join and you can join on line! It’s a free account for children and they can borrow up top 5 or 6 books. Libraries offer Rhymetime & Storytime sessions too! Please ask a member of staff if you would like any advice signing up to the library! It would be amazing to see your library experiences on Tapestry!
Easter Fayre – Please look out for information about our Easter Fayre, any help is greatly appreciated from cakes, to Tombola prizes or help on the day. If you can help on the day, please pop your name on the ‘Sign up’ sheet in the cloakroom.
Staff – Just a quick update on staffing; Amber is no longer with the Playhouse; Unfortunately, it did not work out in terms of commitment. We are actively looking for a new team member. We’ve attached our Job advert, please feel free to forward this to anyone who you think might be interested in joining us.
Glandular Fever – One of the children in Preschool has been diagnosed as having had Glandular fever during the last few months. Glandular fever mostly affects teenagers and young adults and gets better without treatment, but it can make you feel very ill and last for weeks. Here are some symptoms to look out for and a link to the NHS website for further guidance: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/glandular-fever/
- a severe sore throat
- swelling either side of your neck – swollen glands
- extreme tiredness or exhaustion
- tonsillitis that is not getting better
- a very high temperature or you feel hot and shivery
Head Lice – Head lice are very common in young children and their families. They do not have anything to do with dirty hair and are picked up by head-to-head contact. Just to make you aware there has been a case of head lice reported in Preschool, please can you check your child’s hair and where appropriate take the necessary action. Here is a link to the NHS website for more information and pictures of what to look out for https: //www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/
Quiz & Disco – Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Quiz & Disco, you helped raise an AMAZING £583.00.
Diary Dates – Here are a few dates for your dairy.
W/c 16th March – World Down Syndrome Week
W/c 12th April – Christian Celebration – Easter
W/c 21st April – Islamic Celebration – Ramadan & Stay & Play Week
Have a lovely weekend!
Kind regards
The Playhouse Team