Newsletter January 2023
Welcome back to all our families!!!! We hope you had a lovely Christmas break, and wish you all a Happy New Year!
Our topic for this half term is SENSES:
Week 1 w/c 09/01/2023 Eyes/Sight
Week 2 w/c 16/01/2023 Ears/Hearing, and Chinese New Year (22/01)
Week 3 w/c 23/01/2023 Tongue/Taste, and Chinese New Year (22/01)
Week 4 w/c 30/01/2023 Hands/Touch
Week 5 w/c 06/02/2023 Nose/Smell
New staff member – hopefully you have all had a chance to meet our newest staff member Vicky. Vicky is a Level 2 qualified Early Years Practitioner, she is from Burnham and has 3 children of her own. Vicky will be working Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
School Readiness Sessions - last week we started our Treetops Fun Time sessions with the children who will be starting school in September 2023. The children take part in small group activities where we will be developing skills which will benefit them when they start school. Photos will be taken during Fun Time, and posted on our closed Parents Page on Facebook, where you will be able to see your child taking part. Any questions or queries, please ask Terri.
School Placement – For September 2023 school starters, you should find out which school placement your child has received just after the Easter holidays. Please let us know when you find out so we can communicate with your schools and organise transition visits.
NUT FREE ENVIRONMENT – Please remember Treetops is a nut free environment. Please can parents ensure their children’s lunchboxes do not contain any nuts or food containing nut products – any food noticeably containing nuts will not be opened and will be sent home in the lunchboxes.
Chinese New Year – Sunday 22nd January – we will be celebrating Chinese New Year on Friday 20th and Monday 23rd of January with some Chinese New Year themed arts and crafts.
Visits and Visitors – at Treetops we try and plan weekly trips out to visit different areas of Burnham. We visit the library, the post office, local shops, the market, the park, and we even visit Sue in the Essex Air Ambulance Chairty shop. If you work in Burnham and would like the children to visit you, please let us know; or if you would like to come into Treetops and talk about your job with the children, this would be fantastic too.
Stay and Play – if you would like to attend a stay and play session with your child/ren to see what they get up to at Treetops, please let us know and a date can be arranged.
Valentines Cake Sale – this year we will be holding a Valentines cake sale to raise money for Essex Air Ambulance. We will be selling cake, in the foyer, on Friday 10th February. Donations would be very welcome.
World Book Day – Thursday 2nd March – this year Treetops will be joining in with World Book Day celebration. Please encourage your children to come dressed as their favourite book character and bring their books in to share with their friends at circle time. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they can dress up at any time that week.
Key person chat - please remember if you would like an update on your child’s progress and development, you can make an appointment to come in and have an informal chat with your child’s keyperson.
September 2023 – our sessions are filling up fast, if you have not already requested sessions for September, please speak to Rhiannon or Terri.
Funding Forms – It is funding form time again. We will be looking out for you all these next 2 weeks to get your signatures. If you are new to funding this term, we will talk your through the forms and we need to see your child’s birth certficate.
Easter Activity Week (w/c 27 March) – we will be having a fun week filled with lots of Easter activities such as Easter Bonnet competition, Easter cake making, Easter cake stall, and more. We will also be holding our annual Easter Picture Hunt - where we invite all the children and parents to join in the fun, hunting easter pictures on the school field.
Dates For Your Diary:
Chinese New Year – Sunday 22nd Jan: Celebrating on Fri 20th and Mon 23rd Jan
Valentines Cake Sale: Friday 10th February
Last day of half term: Friday 10th February 2023
First day of next half term: Monday 20th February 2023
2nd half term fees due: Friday 24th February 2023
World Book Day: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last day of 2nd half term: Friday 31st March 2023 (closed 2 weeks for Easter holidays)
POLITE REMINDERS:
Newsletter January 2023
Welcome back to all our families!!!! We hope you had a lovely Christmas break, and wish you all a Happy New Year!
Our topic for this half term is SENSES:
Week 1 w/c 09/01/2023 Eyes/Sight
Week 2 w/c 16/01/2023 Ears/Hearing, and Chinese New Year (22/01)
Week 3 w/c 23/01/2023 Tongue/Taste, and Chinese New Year (22/01)
Week 4 w/c 30/01/2023 Hands/Touch
Week 5 w/c 06/02/2023 Nose/Smell
New staff member – hopefully you have all had a chance to meet our newest staff member Vicky. Vicky is a Level 2 qualified Early Years Practitioner, she is from Burnham and has 3 children of her own. Vicky will be working Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
School Readiness Sessions - last week we started our Treetops Fun Time sessions with the children who will be starting school in September 2023. The children take part in small group activities where we will be developing skills which will benefit them when they start school. Photos will be taken during Fun Time, and posted on our closed Parents Page on Facebook, where you will be able to see your child taking part. Any questions or queries, please ask Terri.
School Placement – For September 2023 school starters, you should find out which school placement your child has received just after the Easter holidays. Please let us know when you find out so we can communicate with your schools and organise transition visits.
NUT FREE ENVIRONMENT – Please remember Treetops is a nut free environment. Please can parents ensure their children’s lunchboxes do not contain any nuts or food containing nut products – any food noticeably containing nuts will not be opened and will be sent home in the lunchboxes.
Chinese New Year – Sunday 22nd January – we will be celebrating Chinese New Year on Friday 20th and Monday 23rd of January with some Chinese New Year themed arts and crafts.
Visits and Visitors – at Treetops we try and plan weekly trips out to visit different areas of Burnham. We visit the library, the post office, local shops, the market, the park, and we even visit Sue in the Essex Air Ambulance Chairty shop. If you work in Burnham and would like the children to visit you, please let us know; or if you would like to come into Treetops and talk about your job with the children, this would be fantastic too.
Stay and Play – if you would like to attend a stay and play session with your child/ren to see what they get up to at Treetops, please let us know and a date can be arranged.
Valentines Cake Sale – this year we will be holding a Valentines cake sale to raise money for Essex Air Ambulance. We will be selling cake, in the foyer, on Friday 10th February. Donations would be very welcome.
World Book Day – Thursday 2nd March – this year Treetops will be joining in with World Book Day celebration. Please encourage your children to come dressed as their favourite book character and bring their books in to share with their friends at circle time. If your child does not attend on a Thursday they can dress up at any time that week.
Key person chat - please remember if you would like an update on your child’s progress and development, you can make an appointment to come in and have an informal chat with your child’s keyperson.
September 2023 – our sessions are filling up fast, if you have not already requested sessions for September, please speak to Rhiannon or Terri.
Funding Forms – It is funding form time again. We will be looking out for you all these next 2 weeks to get your signatures. If you are new to funding this term, we will talk your through the forms and we need to see your child’s birth certficate.
Easter Activity Week (w/c 27 March) – we will be having a fun week filled with lots of Easter activities such as Easter Bonnet competition, Easter cake making, Easter cake stall, and more. We will also be holding our annual Easter Picture Hunt - where we invite all the children and parents to join in the fun, hunting easter pictures on the school field.
Dates For Your Diary:
Chinese New Year – Sunday 22nd Jan: Celebrating on Fri 20th and Mon 23rd Jan
Valentines Cake Sale: Friday 10th February
Last day of half term: Friday 10th February 2023
First day of next half term: Monday 20th February 2023
2nd half term fees due: Friday 24th February 2023
World Book Day: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last day of 2nd half term: Friday 31st March 2023 (closed 2 weeks for Easter holidays)
POLITE REMINDERS:
- Pull ups should only be worn if your child is actively potty training.
- Please name everything that belongs to your child – if it can be taken off or put down, put a name on it.
- Please provide spare clothes for your child; and wipes for an accidents.
- Please provide fruit or vegetables for each sessions your child attends.
- Your child should be wearing suitable clothing at Treetops including shoes. We do ask for no laces as young children can not take theses off and put them on independently.
- Mobile phones should not be used anywhere on Treetops premises – inside and outside – this is an Ofsted requirement due to Safeguarding.
- Please let us know, by telephone or email or in advance, if your child is absent for any sickness or holidays.
Treetops Pre-school Newsletter
November 2022
Dear Parents/carers,
Hope everyone enjoyed their week off, and had a Happy Halloween.
This half term is 7 weeks from:
Monday 31 October to Friday 16 December 2022.
Our topics this half term including last week are:
6. Construction / Christmas
7. Christmas
Please bring something in for our interest table that relates to the topic – we incorporate our interest table into circle time.
Book of the Week – this half term we have introduced Book of the Week. We will be sharing the story with the children everyday, and the children will be encouraged to join in with the repeated parts, and help tell the story with the props. The children will be able to access the story and props throughout their sessions so they can retell the story themselves with their friends. It would be great if you could share the same story at home with your children, and bring in anything related to the story.
Our stories will be:
Last week: The Three Little Pigs
This week: The Gingerbread Man
Week 3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Week 4: Room on a Broom
Week 5: The Gruffalo
Week 6: Supertato
Week 7: The Nativity / The Christmas Story
Clothing – with the weather turning chilly, please ensure your child has appropriate NAMED clothes and shoes for in the garden. It is warm inside Treetops, but we still venture out in all weather (even if only for a short period). Please ensure the spare clothes in their bags are also named. We do have spare clothes at Treetops for the children to borrow, should they run out of their own; which we ask you to return once they have been washed. Please also return any wellies your child borrows.
Snack – Please remember a piece of fruit/veg for each session your child attends (2 pieces for a full day). Our snack box has been looking very empty lately.
Nappies and Wipes – if your child is in nappies, please ensure they have plenty in their bag; including wipes. When you and your child are ready to start tackling potty training, we are here to help; just bring plenty of spare clothes!!
Christmas Fun –our last week of term will be Christmas fun week. We will be having parties everyday from Wednesday to Friday, on both sessions, and having party food at snack time. Donations of party food will be greatly appreciated. The staff start wearing their Christmas clothing from the 1st of December so we would be really happy to see the children wearing some Christmas clothes too.
Christmas Concert – Thursday 15th December 2022
Everyone is welcome to join us for a few songs to wish all our school leavers a farewell. The concert will be held in Burnham Primary School’s new hall, and we start singing at 9:15am.
Please bring your child and any family members along, the more the merrier.
Due to being in the school hall, a member of staff will let you all in through the large black school gates (near reception) at 9:00am, and you can all walk down and find a seat. The gate will be closed just before 9:15am. The school will not allow any late comers to join us, so please be on time.
TREETOPS IS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE CONCERT - If Thursday is your child’s normal session, please walk them to Treetops after the concert to be signed in by a member of staff. A responsible adult must be with your child until they are signed in.
Staffing – as you already know from our email, we are very sad to be saying goodbye to Courtney at the end of this term after over 7 years with us. We are currently advertising for 2 positions within the Treetops Team, however recruitment is proving difficult within Early Years at this present time. We will keep you all up to date with any information, and we will ensure Courtney’s key children are in the best hands.
Dates for Diary:
Last day of term: Friday 16th December 2022
First day of next term: Monday 9th January 2023
Please remember to let us know in person or by phone/email/FB message about any days off for sickness or holiday.
Please let us know if you would like to increase your child’s hours in January; and don’t forget to update (or apply) for your 30 hours funding codes.
November 2022
Dear Parents/carers,
Hope everyone enjoyed their week off, and had a Happy Halloween.
This half term is 7 weeks from:
Monday 31 October to Friday 16 December 2022.
Our topics this half term including last week are:
- Sand play/ Halloween
- Malleable play
- Water play
- Physical skills
6. Construction / Christmas
7. Christmas
Please bring something in for our interest table that relates to the topic – we incorporate our interest table into circle time.
Book of the Week – this half term we have introduced Book of the Week. We will be sharing the story with the children everyday, and the children will be encouraged to join in with the repeated parts, and help tell the story with the props. The children will be able to access the story and props throughout their sessions so they can retell the story themselves with their friends. It would be great if you could share the same story at home with your children, and bring in anything related to the story.
Our stories will be:
Last week: The Three Little Pigs
This week: The Gingerbread Man
Week 3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Week 4: Room on a Broom
Week 5: The Gruffalo
Week 6: Supertato
Week 7: The Nativity / The Christmas Story
Clothing – with the weather turning chilly, please ensure your child has appropriate NAMED clothes and shoes for in the garden. It is warm inside Treetops, but we still venture out in all weather (even if only for a short period). Please ensure the spare clothes in their bags are also named. We do have spare clothes at Treetops for the children to borrow, should they run out of their own; which we ask you to return once they have been washed. Please also return any wellies your child borrows.
Snack – Please remember a piece of fruit/veg for each session your child attends (2 pieces for a full day). Our snack box has been looking very empty lately.
Nappies and Wipes – if your child is in nappies, please ensure they have plenty in their bag; including wipes. When you and your child are ready to start tackling potty training, we are here to help; just bring plenty of spare clothes!!
Christmas Fun –our last week of term will be Christmas fun week. We will be having parties everyday from Wednesday to Friday, on both sessions, and having party food at snack time. Donations of party food will be greatly appreciated. The staff start wearing their Christmas clothing from the 1st of December so we would be really happy to see the children wearing some Christmas clothes too.
Christmas Concert – Thursday 15th December 2022
Everyone is welcome to join us for a few songs to wish all our school leavers a farewell. The concert will be held in Burnham Primary School’s new hall, and we start singing at 9:15am.
Please bring your child and any family members along, the more the merrier.
Due to being in the school hall, a member of staff will let you all in through the large black school gates (near reception) at 9:00am, and you can all walk down and find a seat. The gate will be closed just before 9:15am. The school will not allow any late comers to join us, so please be on time.
TREETOPS IS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER THE CONCERT - If Thursday is your child’s normal session, please walk them to Treetops after the concert to be signed in by a member of staff. A responsible adult must be with your child until they are signed in.
Staffing – as you already know from our email, we are very sad to be saying goodbye to Courtney at the end of this term after over 7 years with us. We are currently advertising for 2 positions within the Treetops Team, however recruitment is proving difficult within Early Years at this present time. We will keep you all up to date with any information, and we will ensure Courtney’s key children are in the best hands.
Dates for Diary:
Last day of term: Friday 16th December 2022
First day of next term: Monday 9th January 2023
Please remember to let us know in person or by phone/email/FB message about any days off for sickness or holiday.
Please let us know if you would like to increase your child’s hours in January; and don’t forget to update (or apply) for your 30 hours funding codes.