January 2018 - Red and Yellow Classes
n Red and Yellow Class we are moving on to look at traditional tales. Our core story is The Three Billy Goats Gruff but we will be sharing many traditional stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and The Three Bears.
The children will be acting out these…
January 2018 - Blue and Green Rooms
Everyone had loads of fun during our Christmas celebrations! The children enjoyed parties, Christmas songs and a visit from Santa who brought a present for us all.
A warm welcome to the new children and families who have joined us this year in Blue and Green classes and good luck to those…
January 2018 - Birth to 2s
We had a brilliant time over the Christmas period with parties, presents and a visit from Santa!
We also really enjoyed our visit from the nocturnal animals – children were encouraged to take part at their own level and it was an exciting and interesting experience for children and adults…
January 2018 - Letter from Anne-Marie
Dear parents and carers,
Welcome back. I hope you all had a restful break and hopefully, like me, you are ready to get back to the usual routine. We would like to welcome Sian Hudson who will take over from Lindsay as Head of School at St Edmund’s and will also remain Head of School at…
January 2018 - Parental Involvement
As usual there are lots of activities for families going on at St Edmund’s throughout the term that you are welcome to join in with – story time on Mondays 8.45 to 9.15am and Fridays 12.45 to 1.15pm and singing sessions on Wednesdays at 8.45am and 12.30pm. Please come and join in!
Important! To…
November 2017 - Artist in Residence
The Big Draw 2017
As you may well have seen from the September Newsletter, last term St Edmund’s won a Big Draw award. This year the theme is “Living Lines” which can be interpreted in any way people wish. Some children loved seeing the lines that they had drawn wriggling on their tummies!…
November 2017 - Red and Yellow Classes
Just before the half term break all the children in Red and Yellow class were given a special bag to take home and fill with ‘Autumn Treasures’. We are excited to see all the lovely things you find and bring in. We will be discussing the changing seasons from autumn into winter.
This half term…
November 2017 - Blue and Green Rooms
Before the half term holiday we had a visit from an owl! We also celebrated Us, Our World, Our Community week by having a special session with Danuta, who taught us some songs in Polish.
Welcome to Zaidan who has joined Green Room from Birth -2s and Sarah who has joined Blue Room from…
November 2017 - Letter from Anne-Marie
Dear parents/carers,
This half term is always very busy and as you will see reading through this newsletter, there are lots of special activities and events for you and your child to enjoy. The biggest event at St Edmund’s this term will be the retirement of Lindsay Mihailovic our Head of…
November 2017 - Birth to 2s
Welcome to Abdullah, Adam, Uzair, Maya and Hashim. Goodbye to Zaidan and Sarah who are moving up to 2-3s. We have a new apprentice – Reedah, welcome to her too!
We recently visited the wetlands at Chellow Dene, to explore outdoors in a very different environment.
Please don’t forget to…
50 Things - September 2017
Breaking news! We have reached the consultation phase of our exciting new initiative ’50 Things to do Before You’re 5’, which means that we’re one step closer to the official launch date. If you haven’t already heard about 50 Things, let me fill you in.
The idea was suggested by the Executive…