Upper Hopton Pre-School

Celebrating 30 years of providing a joyful and supportive learning environment in West Yorkshire.

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September Newsletter

Our term topic is All About Me! 😀 

The children are exploring what they look like, who is in their family, and their similarities and differences. We will be making pictures of ourselves and our families, talking about what makes us feel happy and sad, and discussing who lives in our house. 

Home learning ideas: 🏠 

• Look at photos of your family and take more pictures to create a new photo album. 

• Talk about how you feel and what makes you happy, sad, excited, etc. 

• Make your favourite meal. 

• Create a self portrait. 

📖 Lending Library 📖 

Books are a great tool to help children to develop their listening and communication skills. We are launching our new Lending Library where children can borrow books and home learning packs from pre-school. Your child will receive a book bag with their name on, and each child will choose their own book and/or home learning pack to bring home. Return your child’s book bag each week to swap their book for another. 

⭐ New Star Charts ⭐ 

We recently received feedback from some parents that they would like to see more updates on their child’s progress at pre-school. This is great! Alongside the weekly updates on Tapestry each child will receive a star chart at pre-school that tracks their development, and this will be uploaded to Tapestry every term. When your child has developed in an area of learning they will receive a star to stick on their chart. Speak to your child’s key worker to add a star if your child has developed at home too. 

Feedback from parents:

"My child's development whilst being at pre-school is coming on in leaps and bounds. She comes home full of stories and new skills that she has learnt at pre-school."

"The stay and play mornings are lovely too, my child loves me coming to see what he gets up to at preschool and loves introducing me to his friends."

"It is clear to me that Upper Hopton Pre-school has been instrumental to my child’s development – their commitment to fostering a loving, thriving and inclusive environment and the level of individual attention provided by the staff ensures that each child can develop both emotionally and academically in a wonderfully supportive setting."