April Newsletter.
Welcome back after a lovely Easter break, we hope that the new term brings some good weather so we can make the most of the activities we have planned.
Topics/Themes
At the end of last term the children made a bug hotel and were beginning to think about how we can look after the smallest creatures that we find. This term we will carry that forward and spend time in the wildlife area looking for insects and building small homes for them. We will also be carefully watching the frogspawn to see how they grow and change. The children were also thinking about what they would like to plant in our vegetable plot and with the help of Gabriel’s dad and Amanda will be making the outdoor area look beautiful. The Outdoor classroom is now a garden centre so parents can look forward to the children bringing home their planting over the coming weeks!
SCHOOL PLACES
By now, those of you with children leaving in July, will all have had an offer of a school place. Hopefully these are at your chosen school and you will be hearing from them soon. Don’t forget to accept your place by the date given on your offer email.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Show and tell dates – bring something from home to talk about.
Friday 29th April
Tuesday 3rd May
Wednesday 11th May
Thursday 19th May
Friday 27th May
Pre –School is closed on May Bank Holiday Monday the 2nd May
Pre-School will close for Half term on Friday 27th May and reopen on Monday 6th June
We will be having a Stay and Play on Tuesday 10th May in the morning session please join us to play with the children and feel free to bring younger siblings!
LADIES NIGHT- FRIDAY 1st JULY
We will be hosting a Ladies Night at the school hall in Robert Miles infant School. See committee news and posters at Pre-School for more information. Tickets can be purchased from pre-school or from Stacey on 07969527285.
PLEASE NOTE
Can you please ensure that all children’s clothes, lunchbags and bottles are named, especially Buttercross Uniform, as you will appreciate it can be very hard to pair the correct uniform with the correct child if they are not named.
PARKING
Can you please ensure that you park carefully when dropping off and picking up, ensuring that you don’t park in the school grounds or on School lane. Please can you also avoid parking on the zig zag lines and across driveways. For those parents that hold a current blue disabled badge, you are welcome to park in the disabled space within the Robert Miles Infant School drive. Thank you
**Allergy advice**
Thanks again for your continued support regarding Nut allergies. To ensure that our children are safe at all times can you please ensure that you do not send in food containing nuts or products that say they may contain nuts. Products that do will be sent home with a note explaining why they couldn’t be eaten.
DONATIONS GRATEFULLY RECIEVED
Before we make a trip to the shops we were wondering if anyone had any items they could donate lying around gathering dust at home …
We would like
Dolls clothes and accessories
Plant pots – plastic not ceramic or pot.
Plastic plates, bowls etc for use outside in the mud kitchen (not melamine as this shatters)
Thank you in advance.
Buttercross Committee News
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that supported us with our Easter Fair. Thank you for all of your generous donations and thank you to everyone who attended and took part in the fun afternoon. Together we raised an amazing £300 and the children had a great time!!!
Your sponsorship money for our bunny hop is still coming in and we have had a phenomenal response. Again, thank you.
Together these monies will be spent on new outdoor resources for numeracy and literacy. All fundraising enables us to buy educational resources that are helping your child to learn, achieve and develop. Be proud of yourselves for being a part of your child’s invaluable learning experience here at Buttercross.
Ladies Evening
The committee have also been very busy planning a ladies evening just for you. This will be held on Friday, July1st, 7pm – 9.30pm at Bingham Robert Miles Infant School.
There will be a variety of stalls for a bit of shopping including Chic Boutique, Stella & Dot, Pretty & Bright, Younique, Forever Living, Glovers Gifts, Cake House etc. There will also be a bit of pampering available with The Vanity Room, several masseurs and Jamberry Nails all offering various treatments. There will be a licensed bar at the event supplied by The Nags Head in Harby, with bar snacks also available.
Tickets for the night are already available to buy from any committee member or Tracey in the Pre-School office. It is £5 a ticket, which will include a complimentary glass of Prosecco, to get the party started;)
Please look out for the posters for full detail. In the meantime, have a chat with the girls, your mum, your sister, or even granny, and grab yourselves some tickets before they all go!!!:
