St Andrews Playgroup

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Summer newsletter June 2025

Well, its finally here, summer term and 7.5 weeks before the end of this academic year.

Please name shoes as the children use the outdoor sandpit a lot.

Don’t forget sun cream and labelled hats on clear days

To safeguard little toes please provide socks with open toed shoes.

Last day of term is Monday 21st July.

For children who missed Friday 18th April due to bank holiday will be offered Tuesday 22nd July as a catch-up session

For children who missed Monday 21st April due to bank holiday will be offered Wednesday 23rd July as a catch-up session.

We will be asking if you accept the extra sessions in due course.

We will be supporting the school leavers this term with lots of role play and focus on school transition and help with school readiness.

As it’s a long term we are going to split our theme into Forces and Movement, then move on to Materials.

We will cover things such as magnetism, sink and float, push and pull, energy, gravity and cause and effect. Then, materials such as wood, plastic etc man-made or natural, rough, shiny etc, waterproof and absorbent etc.

You can help reinforce the children’s learning at home while encompassing the 7 areas of learning. For example, use items in the bath for sink and float this will cover both topics but also involve language, creative thinking, maths. This one activity can also teach about different materials – wood, plastic etc. talking about the activity and giving children confidence to explore will cover personal, social and emotional development too. Teach new words such as gravity, absorbent. Use these ideas in other areas such as magnets and you will be helping you children learn in so many ways.

We still have raffle tickets for sale at £1 a strip, to be drawn on 14th July. There are some great prizes, such as tickets for Godstone Farm, Europa gym, £75 Bluewater voucher and more.

We appreciate your support with our little fundraisers to help with children’s resources as well as your input with reinforcing your childs learning at home. Any ideas you would like to add please let us know. x

Term 5 Newsletter April 2025

Welcome back everyone, hope you had a good break and enjoyed the lovely weather.

We are holding our egg hunt this week, which your child’s key person will do with them during the morning. (£2)

This weekend is Easter bank holiday so no nursery Friday 18th or Monday 21st April.

Bank holiday Monday 5th May.

The last day of term is Friday 23rd May.

Term 6 starts Monday 2nd June.

With the better weather we will use the large sandpit more, so can you please put names in shoes so we don’t get them muddled up.

Our theme this term is Superheroes. This will help us to plan the curriculum in a fun way. It’s a topic that we want to use to focus on the hero in all of us and get away from stereotypes and encourage empathy and kindness. Also teach positive messages of bravery and helping others.

Ideas for home;

Physical development. - gross motor- do superhero yoga, easy to find on youTube. Fine motor – tape/tie superhero figures and use to scissors to rescue them.

Maths- group by size, measure figures, count the superheroes.

Literacy- tape pens to superhero figures to encourage mark making.

Personal social emotional- talk about being a different superhero of the day. Discuss what it means to be a hero and what are strengths and weaknesses

Communication and language- use new words such as villain, capes, powers. Books such as Super Tato/what’s my super power. Discuss how superheroes help others, kindness and bravery.

Understanding the world- look at the heroes all around us- Drs, firefighters, teachers, police and the jobs they do.

Expressive art – make dress up super hero clothes, create shields or masks. Make up songs and new powers.

Thank you and happy Easter