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Pre-School sessions for children age 3+ are held at the infant site of John of Rolleston Primary School. Morning session 9.00-12.00, afternoon session 12.30-3.30. From January 2014, we will be starting a trial where children in their Pre-School year will be able to stay with us throughout the day from 9am to 3.30pm. Spaces are limited. If you would like to register your child for pre-school or have any queries regarding sessions, please contact Jill Huckerby, Pre-School Manager on 07984 182959 and 01283 239209. Check out the website or facebook page for more details.
Rolleston Playgroup - which was set up over 35 years ago - is organised by Pre-School and led by voluntary co-ordinators and members of the Pre-School committee, sessions are held in the Rolleston Club. Age Guide, birth - three and a half years: Tuesday, Friday 10.00am-11.30am (term time). Please check with the playgroup leader about Friday sessions as they only run three out of four Fridays a month. Playgroup liaison officers: Jennifer Burdett and Amy Wroughton rollestonpreschoolplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk
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Hello!
This term the children have been creating special shoeboxes all about themselves which they have loved sharing with each other. We have seen friendships blossom in such a short space of time as the new children have settled in with ease.
We had a fun filled week of Forest Schools at the Junior site, hunting for bugs, going on a bear hunt, having our snack and creating artwork.
We are starting to collect items for our shoe box appeal with Samaritan’s Purse and will start packing them soon. This is a charity we have supported for many years and is a real opportunity for us to talk to the children about citizenship and sharing a little when we have so much.
We will be having a special Bake Off Week from Monday the 18th November where parents and carers can come and help the children to do cooking projects.
In January, we will be starting a trial where children in their Pre-School year will be able to stay with us throughout the day from 9am to 3.30pm. Spaces are limited so please contact Jill Huckerby for more information or to reserve a place.
Pre-School events calendar at a glance…
Halloween Disco – Many thanks to all who helped and attended this entertaining
annual spooky event, great fun was had by all.
Christmas Party – Monday 9th December
Nativity – Friday 20th December at St. Mary’s Church 1.30pm arrival
Rolleston Playgroup is suitable for children up to pre-school age. It provides an opportunity for children to play together and learn to socialise
Playgroup has been on the move quite a bit recently but has now made itself at
home at Rolleston Club.
The sessions are held on Tuesdays and Fridays 10am - 11.30am...please check with
the playgroup leader about Friday sessions as they only run three out of four
Fridays a month.
Playgroup liaison officers: Jennifer Burdett and Amy Wroughton.
rollestonpreschoolplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk
You can now find Rolleston Preschool and Playgroup on facebook, please like our
pages to find up to date information on fundraising, term dates and events.
Fundraising: Unwanted clothes & shoes? As a registered charity, Rolleston Pre-School relies on fundraising to continue its valued service to the community. Please continue to donate any unwanted clothes and shoes; our recycling bank is in the Spread Eagle car park.
Easy Fundraising: Funds can be raised through www.easyfundraising.org.uk. This is a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores at no extra cost and raise funds for charity.
As we are a charity we would also be very grateful for any donations of rice, pasta, lentils, cornflour, flour, salt, shaving foam, sand, paper and card to use for various craft activities.
On behalf of Rolleston Pre-School, staff and committee members, thank you for your continuing support.
For Pre-School registration or queries, contact Jill Huckerby, Pre-School Manager on 01283 239209. For all Pre-School news visit our website www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk and our facebook page.
We are delighted to be celebrating our 40th Anniversary at Pre-School this year.
Book Now For New Places.
Why not come along for a chat, take a look at our facilities & meet our staff?
Reserve your place and register your child.
Session Times For September 2013 Morning
9am-12.00pm and Afternoon 12.30pm-3.30pm
For Pre-School registration or queries, contact Jill Huckerby, Acting Pre-School
Manager on 07984 182959 and 01283 239209.
Website...Remember to keep up to date with our newly refreshed website www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk
Rolleston Playgroup – Change Of Venue
Sessions are to be held at the Old Grammar School rooms from September 2013.
Rolleston Playgroup, set up over 35 years ago, is a safe and fun environment for
you
and your child organised by Rolleston Pre-School and led by our voluntary
coordinators and members of the Rolleston Pre-School committee. A wonderful
place to meet new people and make new friends.
Age Guide: birth - three and a half years (approx): Tuesday, Friday
10.00am-11.30am (term time) Sessions include creative & messy play activities,
free play, dressing up, quiet corner with books and puzzles, baby area, music
circle, song and story time. A healthy snack and drink (milk always available)
are included for your child and a hot drink for parents and carers.
Committee Members Needed.
At Rolleston Pre-School we depend on our committee to operate legally. If you
would like to help and require more information please phone or ask at
Pre-School for details. As a charity we rely on your support to continue and
prosper.
Your Playgroup Needs You!
We need volunteers for all of our playgroup sessions and would love to get our
Friday sessions back up and running. If you can spare any time we would be
delighted to hear from you. For further information please contact our Playgroup
Liaison Officer Sandra James on Mob Tel: 07554317561 and Email: sandy.james79@yahoo.com
What a busy year! Where did the time go?
Five new children joined us in the last half term, some of whom had been
accepted into Foundation at John of Rolleston and wanted to make some friends
before school. There were also some early starters who will stay for another
year. We looked at ‘Food & Health’ and had our very own gym and juice bar. The
children loved getting changed into PE kits and exercising. We made smoothies,
fruit salads, talked about healthy foods and the effect exercise has on our
bodies. The highlight was a visit to Paget Farm and Orchard with lots of
parents, carers and grandparents joining us.
We spent a week making decorations together for the carnival float in the theme of ‘The Lion King’, many parents and carers came in to help us. Thank you to all who helped get the float ready on the day, those that helped with the fabulous decorations and to everyone at home. The costumes were amazing…we won…4 years running must be a record!
The older children brought packed lunches into Pre-School in preparation for big school and they also tried hot school dinners which was great fun. Visits were made to the classrooms at school and we did lots of letter and sounds work ready for next year. Half term finished with a giant sponsored bike ride on the school playground which was a huge success. 35 Pre-School families took part…a big thank you to all involved.
Throughout the last half term we looked at ‘Homes’, enjoyed the fabulous weather outside, built dens and made houses out of boxes. Our 40th Anniversary Family Camp in June at Cross Lane Farm was a lovely experience …lots of happy campers. Thank you to all involved. On Saturday June 29th we held our annual Family Fun Day fundraiser at The Alderbrook Site, John of Rolleston School. The sun shone and everyone enjoyed the bouncy castle, BBQ, games, stalls, activities and refreshments. Your support was very much appreciated.
A very big thank you to all parents and carers that helped at the end of term with our ‘big clean’ at Pre-School. Your support is invaluable and Pre-School was truly sparkling afterwards! The older children had their Leavers Trip on Friday 12th July at The Adventure Farm, Tatenhill. A fantastic occasion enjoyed by all on a very hot and sunny day. We wish all of our children leaving for big school lots of luck. Thank you for many happy, wonderful memories.
We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary at Pre-School this year.
We are holding a number of events to celebrate this occasion the main one being our ‘Family Camp’ to be held in Rolleston on the 15th and 16th June. Please ask for more details, it would be wonderful to see you there. We will also have our annual stalls at the Transport Festival and at Community Day and we will be holding our Fun Day again on the 29th June. Your support at events is always appreciated.
Last half term was short and sweet but we managed to pack in as much as ever. Six new children joined us which was wonderful, a big welcome to you all. We held our ‘Book Week’ and as always parents and grandparents were really supportive in our reading sessions and the children had lots of fun dressing up.
We looked at ‘Spring & Growth’ during our time together and the children had fun in our Fruit and Veg shop role play. We had hoped to plant lots of seeds but the weather was not on our side so at the time of writing we still have that to look forward to! We read ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and looked at lots of rhyming and alliteration activities. We had our ‘Maths Stay and Play Week’ and parents and carers took part in activities each day with their children at Pre-School.
The last week of snow did not put us off going to the woods for ‘Forest Schools’ and the children had fun in the mud, finding dinosaur eggs, hunting for tracks and tasting hot chocolate.
We are looking forward to spending even more time outdoors this half term as we look at ‘Food & Health’. We will be reading the Hungry Caterpillar and talking about lifecycles. We have been studying different letters and their sounds every week and the children have brought in items from home for show and tell to support this.
The sun shone for our morning and afternoon visits to the Community Farm and Orchard at Paget School on April 30th. Many parents and carers came along too and it was a very enjoyable and tiring day. We especially enjoyed running around the orchard, making up songs, meeting the huge chickens, the new goats and ‘Dave’ the owl! Thank you to all involved.
At the time of writing we are getting ready for the Scout Carnival. The children are very busy painting and making masks and decorations for their float. Parents and carers have been invited into Pre-School for craft sessions during and after Pre-School, a big hit with all involved.
Our older children have been enjoying getting to grips with their ‘Big School’ tasks. These have included learning to recognise their surnames for school, trying on PE kits and bringing in packed lunches.
We said a sad farewell to Mrs Buckley and she wanted to say thank you for your cards and kind gifts. We wish her all the very best for the future. We are delighted to welcome Mrs Eve Mawhinney onto the Pre-School team. Eve brings with her a wealth of teaching experience and we are thrilled to have her on board.
Book Now For New Places
Why not come along for a chat, take a look at our facilities & meet our staff? Reserve your place and register your child.
Session times for September 2013
Morning 9am-12.00pm and Afternoon 12.30pm-3.30pm
For Pre-School registration or queries, contact Jill Huckerby, Acting Pre-School Manager on 07984 182959 and 01283 239209.
Website...
Remember to keep up to date with our newly refreshed and constantly updated website - www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk
Committee Members Needed
At Rolleston Pre-School we depend on our committee to operate legally.
If you would like to help and require more information please phone or ask at Pre-School for details. As a charity we rely on your support to continue and prosper.
Pre-School Events Calendar At A Glance…
John of Rolleston Community Day
(Come along and visit our stall!) – Saturday 8th June
Pre-School Family Camp – 15th/16th June
Pre-School Fun Day – 29th June
Richard Greenwood photography sessions – Thursday 19th Sept & Saturday 12th Oct
Halloween Disco – October (date tbc)
Look out for more details of up & coming events around the village.
Term Dates 2013
Monday 3rd June - Friday 19th July
We need volunteers for all our playgroup sessions and would love to get our Friday sessions back up and running. If you can spare any time we would love to hear from you. Sessions run from 10am-11.30am (term time).
For further information please contact our Playgroup Liaison Officer Sandra James on Mob Tel: 07554317561 and Email: sandy.james79@yahoo.com
Hello. We started the New Year with 11 new children which has been wonderful. They have all settled in well and it has been lovely meeting them and their families.
We have had a ‘Maths Week’ and we have looked at "Sound & Music" with the children.
We had a stage area, lots of dressing up costumes and musical instruments (including a drum kit!) to keep us all very busy and entertained. Throughout our ‘Music Week’ we listened to music from around the world and had lots of visits to the school hall to dance and move to music. The children also had fun creating their own musical instruments.
We have enjoyed many stories together and have been on nature walks wrapping up warm, wearing our wellies and enjoying muddy fun, fresh air and snow!
The children have celebrated the Chinese New Year, tried different food, listened to Chinese music and we created artwork together.
This year Pre-School is running the annual Pancake Race event on the Croft and the children have enjoyed making pancakes for snack and racing. They have also enjoyed making their own sandwiches.
Many thanks must go to Mr Peake who spent time with us whilst he studied for his Early Years Professional status. We now welcome Mrs James who will be spending time with us whilst she studies for her Early Years Professional status. Sandra will be with us on Monday until the end of the year as well as being our Playgroup Liaison Officer.
Pre-School events calendar at a glance…
Chocolate Bingo – 24th March at John of Rolleston, Alderbrook Site.
Pre-School Family Camp – 15th/16th June
Pre-School Fun Day – 29th June (Date tbc)
Look out for more details of up & coming events around the village.
Term Dates 2013
Monday 25th February - Thursday 28th March
Monday 15th April - Friday 24th May (Summer Term)
May Day - Monday 6th May (Pre-school Closed)
Monday 3rd June - Friday 19th July
If you have any unwanted gifts our committee can always find use for them at
future events. Please bring them into
Pre-School.
Fundraising...
DO YOU HAVE ANY UNWANTED CLOTHES & SHOES?...
We have clothing and shoe banks in the Spread Eagle carpark, please think of us.
As a registered charity all funds raised from these banks go to Rolleston
Pre-School. Thankyou in anticipation this is a huge help towards our
fundraising!
Easy Fundraising Funds can also be raised for Pre-School through www.easyfundraising.org.uk. This is a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and at no extra cost raise funds for any charity, good cause or group you choose to support. Please ask at Pre-School for more details.
Phone upgrade? Our mobile phone recycling boxes remain at Pre-School and in Starbucks, remember us if you upgrade your phone!
On behalf of Rolleston Pre-School, staff and committee members, Thank you for your continuing support.
Why Not Come Along For A Chat?
Take a look at our facilities & meet our staff. Reserve your place and register
your child.
For Pre-School registration or queries, contact Lolene Poxon, Pre-School Manager on 07984 182959 and 01283 239209. WEBSITE... Remember to keep up to date with our newly refreshed and constantly updated website www.rollestonpreschool.co.uk
Rolleston Playgroup, set up over 35 years ago, is a safe and fun environment
for you and your child organised by Pre-School and led by our voluntary
co-ordinators and members of the Rolleston Pre-School committee. Sessions are
held at Rolleston
Methodist Chapel Room. Age Guide birth - three and a half years: Tues, Thurs
10.00am-11.30am. Sessions include creative & messy play activities which change
weekly, free play, dressing up, a quiet corner with books and puzzles, baby
area, music circle and song and story time. A healthy snack and drink (milk
always available) are included for the child and a hot drink for parents and
carers.
Your Playgroup Needs You!
We urgently need volunteers for our Thursday and Friday playgroup sessions If
you can spare any time we would love to hear from you. Sessions run from
10am-11.30am (term time). Our Playgroups are currently in need of new toys
please ask for details. Donations can be made at Playgroup and at Pre-School.
For further information please contact our Playgroup Liaison Officer Sandra
James on Mob Tel: 07554317561 and Email:sandy.james79@yahoo.com
Last updated: 9 February 2014