Rode Heath Primary School
Pre-School 2024 - 2025
Ms Burton
Ms Burton Pre-School Teacher:
I am extremely excited about starting my eighth year as Pre-School Teacher at Rode Heath. I am passionate about Early Years education and have enjoyed a varied and fulfilling career teaching children from Pre-School age, right up to Lower Key Stage Two. I have been teaching in Cheshire for 17 years now and as an experienced EYFS teacher I pride myself in placing each family's needs first. I am passionate about the arts and literature have a varied artistic background in music and drama. Outside of school, my two not-so little boys keep me very busy, we spend most of our time outdoors exploring and playing football. As a family we treasure the precious time we get to spend together and especially enjoy story time.
Miss Moss
Miss Moss-Pre-School Teaching Assistant:
Hi I'm Lisa. I'm extremely excited to start my sixth year at Rode Heath Pre-School and to be part of this dynamic team. Before I came to Pre-School I enjoyed being a stay-at-home mum to my three young children. Prior to that, I taught in a Primary School and thoroughly enjoyed teaching in Early Years classrooms. Outside of school my three children keep me very busy and we love exploring new places and enjoying exciting days out together.
Miss Jackson
Miss Jackson Pre-School afternoon Lead and Deputy Manager of All Stars club:
I am very excited to be starting my 6th year at Rode Heath Pre-School. I will be leading at Pre-school on Wed/Thurs and Friday afternoons and I am so looking forward to leading the team at our fabulous All Stars breakfast and after school clubs, for another successful year. I have had many years working with young children and recently started working with children with additional needs. I am a qualified 'Relax Kids' Coach which enables me to teach children to learn to manage their emotions through play.
Miss Belcher
Hi I'm Kerry. I live in the village very close to school with my partner and daughter Chloe. I'm based in All Stars breakfast and after school club and also Reception. I've spent the last two to three years gaining my Early Years Practitioner qualifications at Rode Heath and now I can assist in Pre-school and help the youngest children to transition into club. I am always there to help each child and support them and their families, both early in the morning and into the evening.
Welcome to Pre-School Autumn 2 2024
We have started our second Autumn Term topic 'Celebrations and Light' please enjoy looking at the topic web in the file section below
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 13th and Wednesday 20th November - (Any questions please ask at the main office)
Dress Rehearsal and photos Thursday 1:45pm
Christmas Fayre - Friday 29th November - more information to follow
EYFS Christmas Performances - Wednesday 4th / Thursday 5th December at 2.15pm. Ticket letters have been sent home.
Routines, Reminders & Messages
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- Tapestry – We would love to receive any family photos or photos of things that are special to your child so that we can use tapestry to share those lovely things together in class. Please upload a photo of your child’s family as soon as you can, thanks so much!
- Book Bags – Please look out for our ‘wow stars’ to complete at home, we will share your child’s celebrations/achievements together at school. Also, it is really great to share any news or information about home life with us, we would love to see any type of news in their books when you bring them back to us each week
- Reading for Pleasure' books - Your child will choose a 'Reading for Pleasure' every week. These are lovely books for you to share with your child at home and are wonderful as a bedtime story or snuggling up on the sofa to read together. These books are also changed on your child's specific Book-Bag Day and again we have a limited supply, so would appreciate your support in ensuring they are returned on time to be available to be chosen by another child.
- Phase 1 Phonics- We will be learning about how to discriminate and identify a particular sound form our body or an instrument
- Lunches - You may change lunch option at any time for your child so if you wish to switch to a school lunch provided by our kitchen, please do not hesitate to let us know, an order form and menu can be obtained online or from the school office.
- Passwords - We require a password for every child. If you have not provided a password on your registration form, then please inform myself or Miss Moss at drop-off or pick-up time so that we can update our records. Also, if there are any changes to normal collection routines, please let us know on the day or contact the school office.
Our Learning Journey
Week Commencing: Monday 25th November 2024
'This week we will explore 'light and shadows’
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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 'Cuddle up tight' and 'My Night'
Personal, Social & Emotional Development:
We will be playing alongside other children in role play activities with our colour monster resources, looking at the colour Pink and how it makes us feel love. We will repeat calm breathing techniques and talk about how to be a kind friend. 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 create textures with different resources including rough/soft materials We will also enjoy making hedhogs with leaves and snipping at them with scissors to make them look spiky.
Literacy:
This week we will continue to look at our capital letter written down and practise forming them with our whiteboard marker pens. We will enjoy the rhyming story 'Snuggle Up Tight ' and repeat rhyming phrases that the baby panda says. 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.
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Mathematics:
This week we will begin to learn all about what number shapes look like. We will match the shapes that are the same such as those that have one hole and then more. We will also sing 5 little Ducks went swimming one day.
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 nighttime as our bedtime routines.
Expressive Arts & Design:
This week we will use different shiny paints and glitter to create firework pictures. We wil 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.
