Ascott Pre-School

By now you will have received correspondence from us regarding the gradual re-opening of the setting and we have spoken to all of the families of children who will be attending on Monday. As you know we have been working hard to minimise risks to the children, their families and staff. We are so excited

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Thank you so much for uploading photo’s of your children on to Tapestry, letting Staff know how everyone is coping and what your families have been up to in lockdown, it is great to hear from you! It’s also lovely for the Pre-school children to see their little friends, if only in photo form!

We have been doing lots of fun activities around ‘numbers’ incorporating them into games and songs and, for some children, counting out loud, working on number recognition, as well as one more, one less, adding together and taking away. The school leavers were enthusiastic to learn a bit more about numbers after our daily phonics

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Everyone is welcome to join us at our Open Morning at Tiddy Hall on Thursday 13th February – 9.30-11.30am. Come and see what fun we have at Pre-school! Tea, coffee and cake too.

Our little stars shone brightly at the Christmas Concert We were all very excited as we headed to Tiddy Hall for one of the most thrilling events of the year… the Pre-school Christmas Concert! The mulled wine was flowing, and raffle ticket sales were brisk as we took our seats. Suddenly, the excited chatter of

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Babies and toddlers learn and begin to make sense of the world through mark making. It is the beginning of learning to write and is an important development for handwriting, creativity and coordination. It will start off in a haphazard way but as the children develop they learn that they can control their marks and

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We are all so excited to see everyone again and can’t wait to hear all about what you have been doing and where you have been in the holidays! See you soon. x

Last day of term found us at the Ascott playground. We had a lovely play on the swings and slides and retired to the pavilion area for a picnic lunch outside (thank you Sally P for organising). We sang songs and played games before saying goodbye to all of the children who are moving on

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We’ve had a Garden Centre and Cafe in the back garden all week – lots of lovely sunshine, the children have chosen to mostly play outside with breaks inside to get some extra shade. Lots of digging in soil and potting up of plants as well as measuring straight lines with string, sticking up signs

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