Pre-School 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Pre-School Autumn Term 1 2026

We have started our first Autumn Term topic 'All About Me' and we have lots of lovely learning and play activities planned for you.

We know that the first few days at Pre-School can be a bit of a scary time, even for mums and dads! If you have any worries then plaese come and talk to us- mornings at the door can be a bit busy but we have more time to talk at the end of the day. You can always email the office or contact the office directly  if you would like a phone call or a meeting.

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.

    Our Learning Journey

    Week Commencing: Monday 12th October 2026

    'This week we will explore 'The Kitchen Disco story ’ 

Communication & Language

This week we will enjoy listening to and joining with our new nursery rhyme ‘The Okey Cokey’ using all of our bodies. We will add actions to the song ' I hear Music' and practise repeating simple phrases from our Disco-tastic story 'Kitchen Disco' by Clare Foges and Al Murphy. At Welcome Time we will continue to 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 dressing up and disco outfits. 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 our families and what our favourite games or songs at home might be to share in class.

Physical Development:

This week we will be learning how to follow actions and stop in time to our musical statues game. We will also enjoy making dazzling disco playdough balls. Our shiny balls will be made with glitter and we will mold and roll different sizes. We will also enjoy making party wave patterns in our ribbons as we dance and then we will copy the movements onto our cupcake mark making challenges..lots of yummy cupcake designs.

Literacy:

This week we will continue to look at our names written down and practise forming wave shapes and patterns with mark making tools, to add an extra challenge we will play 'follow the cupcake decorations by following the lines. We will act out the story 'Kitchen Disco' and pretend we are the different fruits by adding different voices to each character. Please look out for the list of new words to share with your child in their new news and phonics book.

Phonics:

This week we will sing our new song 'I hear music' made by clapping and tapping on our knees and hands. We will make new sounds this week to add to our Kitchen disco listening game, also we will as make pretend fruit salads stirring and saying the names of silly ingredients and adding names too.

  Mathematics:

This week we will become bakers enjoying our Baker Man action song and 5 Currant Buns. We will explore counting to 5 and using pennies to buy a bun that we have made from dough. Each bun needs a cheery on top, so we will be taking turns to make cherries and checking how many we need altogether.

    Understanding the World:

This week we will explore.. what is fruit, which fruit do we like and where it comes from.

   Expressive Arts & Design:

This week we will make collage disco balls and we will design a 'silly ingredients' sandwich for a party.

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.