Newsletter :: February 2008

The next holidays are for the half term:

Education provision is closed from : Monday 11th to Friday 15th February

Both buildings will be open for paid provision from 8am-6pm.

We are registered for children up to eight years old during the school holidays in the school building.

Both buildings will be closed on Friday 7th March for staff training but please note:
∙ The under three’s centre will be closed all day
∙ The over three’s centre will be open from 8am until 1pm only - there is no care provision in the afternoon

We are having some musicians coming into the over three’s building to show us how to use music and dance to help children’s learning.

Education provision will be closed from: Monday 17th March until Monday 31st March for the Easter break

There will be care provision in both buildings from 8am –6pm except for Good Friday March 21st and Easter Monday March 24th.

The community support officers are offering a monthly drop in at Alexandra children’s centre on Blackledge street to offer advice, answer queries or raise community issues. The next session will be on Wednesday 13th February between 10 and 12 am.

We need two parent governors.

Please ask in the school office for an application form if you would like to be a parent governor

We have one committee meeting each term and one full governors meeting each term.
The meetings are from 5-7pm

This is an opportunity for you to come into school and talk to your child’s key adult about how your child is progressing and the things we are doing to help their development and learning.

You can come I at anytime on the days below If your child does not come on the days below then please arrange with the key adult to come at a time that suits you

Parent days week beginning March 10th
Monday circle group—Miss Valli
Tuesday star group—Miss Powell and Mrs Oldham
Wednesday—square group– Miss Mason
Thursday—triangle group—Mrs Settle

Under three's parent days Please make an appointment to talk to your child’s key person during this week

Will parents please wait until circle time has finished before collecting their child.
Your child needs to wait until the session has finished before they can get up and go–
the key person taking the circle time will tell the children when they can go

We are making copies of the DVD of Christmas party and nativity play . The cost is £5
please put your name on the list in the entrance area if you would like a copy.

Free session in the centre on Blackledge street for 4-13 year olds on Tuesday 12th and Friday 15th February between 10.00 and 12.00am

Free Play scheme for 4-13 year olds every Thursday and Friday between 3.45 and 5.45 pm

Places are limited and must you must register your child before they come

There are places for 3-8 year olds in the school all week from 8am until

The physical room in the under threes centre is now used for physical development and music

It is important that young children get exercise everyday to help them develop strong bones and muscles.

Everyday we provide a range of activities in the physical room as well as in the garden.

We provide:-

Obstacle courses for balancing and climbing– balancing is a really important skill that children need to develop . It will help them to be good at reading and writing when they are older. We have beams and benches for balancing , wobble boards, stilts etc.
Children need to be able to climb steps putting one foot in front of the other– we provide these activities with our climbing frames inside and out

We also use this room for music and dancing . Everyday there is a different activity to help children’s movement. Dancing with ribbons and scarves, moving in time to music, following actions. We play ring games such as “Farmers in his Den” which help children to listen and follow instructions as well as work together.

We have music cd’s and videos

We also use a parachute to develop co-operation skills

We have games such as skittles to help develop coordination and balance.

Everyday there are activities that children can use independently as well as an adult structured activity.