Pre-School 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Pre-School Autumn Term 2 2026

We have started our Autumn Term 2 topic 'Celebrations and Light' and we have lots of lovely learning and play activities planned for you.

Please scroll down to view the topic web.

We have lots to look forward to this half-term including our Christmas Performance which will take place in December.

Pre-School Parents' Evenings - Wednesday 25^th  November and Wednesday 2^nd December - (Any questions please email the main office) 

Christmas Fair - Friday 4^th December - more information to follow

EYFS Christmas Performance- Wednesday 2nd December and Thursday 3^rd December at 2.15pm. Ticket letters have been sent home.

Routines,Reminders & Messages:

• Passwords- We require a password for every child. If you have not provided a password on your registration form then please inform the office via telephone or email and we can update your information. 
• Changes to collection arrangements - If there are any changes to collection arrangements for your child then we must have a password and please let us know the details in advance.
• Lunches - If you would like to order a school lunch for your child then please look at the Pre-School menu on the website and complete any payments via Scopay. If you require any assistance then please contact the school office. New Scopay accounts require a code which the office will provide for you once your child has enrolled in Sepetmber.
• School Spider App- Please ensure that you have uploaded the School Spider App at your earliest convenience. General messages and information from both Pre-School and the main school will be communicated to you. 
• Book Bags - By the end of the first full week at Pre-School every child will have enjoyed a short group read session and will be provided with a book bag for the year. Please read the letter inside and look at the news book together. There is a short guide to what to expect and which day to bring your child's book bag back into school.
• Reading for Pleasure - Your child will choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' to share with you at home. During the Autumn term the selection of books we provide will specifically focus on skills such as observing the pictures, the textures and discovering what's behind the flaps. Enjoy sharing the simple repetitive phrases and sentences together and discussing what they can see. We will record the book that you have shared in a column on the inside of their news book and you can keep it safe at home for that week.
• Phase 1 Phonics- We will be learning about how to tune in to the sounds around us both inside and outdoors. Any contributions of Pine Cones, small twigs, bark and shells or pebbles would be gratefully received.
  • Tapestry Learning Journey - If you are new to Tapestry as a family then please look out for an email with instructions on how to get started by the end of this week. If your child has an older sibling and you already have an Tapestry login then please reactivate your previous account, this will be accessible by the end of this week. If your child attends another setting then we can share accounts with the other setting with your permission. If your child had a previous account at another setting then we can continue their Learning Journey by accessing a Key Code from the manager, please contact your previous setting and ask the manager to email Rode Heath Admin with the key code and we can then transfer the data to our Pre-School. As always, please let us know if you have any problems.

     

  • Week Commencing: Monday 9^th November 2026 

    'This week we will explore owls’ 

Communication & Language

This week we will enjoy listening to and joining with our new nursery rhyme 'The Grand Old Duke of York' counting the steps. We will add actions to the song ' Super Singers' and practise answering simple questions about the pictures in our new story this week 'Owl Babies’. At Welcome Time we will listen for our names and practise saying the first sound in our names using our name cards as reference.

   Personal, Social & Emotional Development:

We will be playing alongside other children in role play activities with our colour monster resources, looking at the colour green and how it makes us feel calm. We will remember to follow our Stop and Go signs and will now follow the rules and routines in our class. We will enjoy talking about night time and how we get ourselves ready for bed. 

Physical Development:

This week we will be learning how to build with different equipment in Pre-School such as making road blocks with cones and making a tree for the owl. We will also enjoy making owls with our playdough and add wings and eyes and a beak.

Literacy:

This week we will continue to look at our capital letter written down and practise forming diagonal shapes with mark making tools.  We will choose a special book for our new Book Bags and enjoy the story 'Owl Babies'. As we listen to the story we will practise saying the names of the animals and simple phrases too. Look out for the list of words to share with your child in their new news and phonics book.

Phonics:

This week we will sing our new song 'Ready Steady Stop' and 'listen to the sounds' made by clapping and tapping on our instruments. We will begin to guess the sound made with by covering our eyes as we distinguish between two different sounds. We will also start to clap along to the beat.

  Mathematics:

This week we will explore and play with shapes. We will become interested in simple differences between shapes. We will practise putting shapes and blocks into position, select shapes for a reason. We will begin to describe natural shapes and objects and collect objects for a purpose. With large and small wooden blocks, we will make rockets, houses and trees.

    Understanding the World:

This week we will begin to talk about night time.  We will enjoy looking at our fact book and discover which animals come out at night and to think about what we do at night.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will use different shiny paints and glitter to create firework pictures. We will also begin to discover how to use the junk modelling materials to create a new design.

Our door is always open, please contact us for help at any time.  At busy times, please telephone to leave a message or email and we will respond as soon as we can.