Long Crendon Pre-School & Out of School Club

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25/09/2026

We had so much fun this week looking through family photos with our friends and hearing all about their families. Lots of us shared what we'd love to be when we grow up – some dreamed of being bus or train drivers, and a few even wanted to be lions!
We've been busy with lots of math activities too. We measured our hands to see how big they are and used our weighing skills to make some yummy cookies in cooking club. We also got a bit messy making gloop in the garden and went on a fun nature hunt to find treasures to put in it.
We loved building strength in our hands through threading activities and using pegs to hang out our washing. Plus, we explored patterns in our colour tray, which helped us develop our pencil grip and writing skills in a fun way.
This week, we enjoyed reading some wonderful stories, like "We’re Going on a Bear Hunt" and "Room on the Broom." We spent time exploring these stories in our tuff trays, remembering what happens to the characters and feeling all the different textures from the Bear Hunt adventure.
Next week we will be looking at Autumn and how the new season brings changes to our environment.

18/09/2026

Wow, what an exciting and busy week we’ve had here at pre-school! We’ve had so much fun getting to know each other better during our ‘All About Me’ theme. We chatted a lot about ourselves and our families, looked through family pictures, and loved sharing stories about who lives in each of our houses. We even did some creative junk modelling to build our own houses and drew lovely pictures of our family members. We got a little messy with handprint family portraits too — it was so much fun!

The beautiful sunshine was perfect for playing outside in the garden. We explored our bodies with lots of climbing, jumping and driving. We also enjoyed painting outdoors, which made everything even more colourful and fun!

This week, we had a great time reading the story Monkey Puzzle. We talked about how the baby monkey was trying to find his mummy, and we learned that Butterfly doesn’t realize monkey’s baby looks just like her, because her babies don’t look like butterflies like her.

We also enjoyed lots of colour and number activities and games, which made learning incredibly fun.

Next week, we’ll keep exploring our families and pets, and we’re excited to talk about what makes us all similar and what makes us unique.

11/09/2026

We’ve had an exciting and joyful week welcoming everyone back after the holidays and getting to know our new friends as they start their preschool adventure.

This week’s theme has been ‘All about me,’ and the children have loved sharing stories about their pets and homes. They’ve had fun talking about what they look like and creating some fantastic self-portraits. We even did some body tracing, which made everyone giggle because it tickled so much! The kids have been sharing all the lovely things they did over the summer holidays and are looking forward to exploring more here at preschool in the coming weeks.

We had a great time exploring the Gruffalo tray, using the peg characters to retell the story and seeing if we could remember what happened next—that was a lot of fun! We also enjoyed finger painting, talking about how the trees are starting to change for autumn and noticing all the beautiful colours on the leaves.

Next week, we’ll be focusing on families and what our families look like.

09/09/2026

We would like to invite you to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Long Crendon Pre-School & Out of School Club, which will be held on:

Monday 5 October 2026

Time: 7.30pm

Location: Long Crendon Pre-School, Chilton Road, HP18 9BZ

The AGM is an opportunity to hear about the Pre-School and Out of School Club, review the previous financial year, receive an update from the Committee and elect members of the Committee for the coming year.

Agenda

Welcome and introductions
Approval of the previous AGM minutes
Chair/Committee report
Treasurer's report and accounts for the previous financial year
Election of Committee members
Any other business
Joining the Committee
As a committee-run charity, we rely on our members to help support the running and governance of the Pre-School and Out of School Club.

If you would be interested in joining the Committee, or would simply like to find out a little more about what is involved, please get in touch.

We would love to see as many of you as possible at the AGM and really appreciate your continued support of the Pre-School and Out of School Club.

27/03/2026

As we come to the end of another busy and exciting term, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the wonderful learning and fun we’ve shared together!

This term, the children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring different animals, their habitats, and how we can help take care of our world. Over the past two weeks, our focus has turned to the changing seasons. We’ve been learning all about Spring—what it means and how it brings new life and changes to the environment around us.

We’ve also been getting into the Easter spirit with a range of fun activities. One of our favourites was making delicious Easter nests!

In maths, the children have been developing their counting skills using blocks and spring-themed number activities. We’ve also been exploring the concept of weight—learning how to compare objects and understand what is heavier or lighter. The children particularly enjoyed putting these skills into practice by making their own playdough, carefully measuring and balancing the ingredients.

During our pre-phonics sessions, we’ve been listening closely to the sounds in our environment and working together to identify what might be making them. Our “silly soup” sessions have continued to be a big hit, and this week we focused on the letter X.

Looking ahead to next term, we have lots of exciting topics planned! We’ll be learning about different types of holidays, exploring Summer, and discovering why exercise is important for our bodies. Our older children will also begin preparing for their transition to school in July.

We hope you all have a wonderful Easter break!

13/03/2026

This week has been so much fun as we’ve been exploring extinct animals! The kids have absolutely loved learning about dinosaurs—finding out their names and discovering whether they were meat-eaters or plant-eaters. We had a great time practicing our fine motor skills by searching for dinosaur bones, and our colour skills came into play as we helped put the dinosaurs back into their bowls. We also enjoyed exploring the dinosaur tuff tray and helping to free the dinosaurs from their ice eggs. We then worked on our number skills by matching each dinosaur egg to the correct number. Plus, we practiced some pencil control by tracing the dinosaur’s path—it was a busy but exciting week!

This half term we kicked off our new cooking club with Sharon, and everyone has been so enthusiastic. Each week, a different group of children gets to try their hand at cooking, and so far, we’ve all had loads of fun making delicious pizzas together!

We’ve also been busy preparing something special for Mother’s Day—a sweet surprise for someone very important.

Looking ahead, next week we’re excited to learn all about Spring and why it’s the season of new growth. We’ll also be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by trying out some tasty Irish potato snacks. It’s going to be a wonderful week!

06/03/2026

Wow, what an exciting week we've had here at Long Crendon Pre-School! We've been busy celebrating Holi, World Book Day, and Communication Week, all while exploring amazing lifecycles!

We kicked things off by chatting about seeds and what they need to grow. The children loved planting beans and can't wait to watch them sprout in their clear pots. We also learned about the lifecycle of a frog and even got to experience a mini frog pond with frogspawn made from chia seeds—it was so fun!

Then, we got colourful with Holi! The kids made bright patterns using rice and paint, crafted beautiful Rangoli designs with gems and playdough, and enjoyed some outdoor painting in the sunshine—so much laughter and creativity!

We also listened to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and then made gorgeous butterflies with glue and tissue paper—such lovely art!

Celebrating Communication Week and World Book Day was fantastic! We had delightful live story sessions with authors, fun story time outdoors in the sun, and engaging activities themed around The Gingerbread Man and Room on the Broom. The costumes were incredible—everyone looked amazing, and it really made the week special!

Looking ahead, next week we're diving into the world of extinct animals and exploring why they disappeared. The children are so excited to learn about dinosaurs—they can't wait!

27/02/2026

This week we have been learning all about our pets and what they need to be well looked after. We enjoyed sharing the different types of pets we have at home and had great fun learning about their names and how we care for them.

The children had lots of creative fun painting their own pets on cling film. In maths, we practised our counting skills using doggy treats and cat pegs. Our vet role-play area was very popular, with the children taking great care of the animals and learning about how to keep pets healthy.

We read the story Dear Zoo and discussed which animals make suitable pets and which do not. The children shared some fantastic ideas and showed great understanding.

We focused on the letter T this week and went on a garden hunt to find things beginning with that sound. We discovered lots of wonderful examples, including tyre, tree, track and table. In maths, we have been learning all about the number 7, practising counting, recognising and representing it in different ways.

Next week, our class will be learning all about lifecycles—how plants and animals start out, how they grow, and what they become!

We are looking forward to another exciting week of learning!

13/02/2026

We've had such an exciting week here at Long Crendon Pre-School as we learnt all about minibeasts! We had fun practicing our numbers with the Ten Little Bugs, enjoyed some time in the maths classroom with Spinderella, and went on fantastic adventures with Superworm. The kids loved searching for minibeasts in the garden and exploring their prints in playdough and sand—such brilliant discoveries!

We also celebrated the Chinese New Year with lively music, dancing, and dressing up, and we shared a lovely Valentines lunch filled with flowers and hearts.

Don't forget to swing by the Valentines Disco tonight if you're free!

We hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead, and we're excited to see you all after half term!

06/02/2026

Last week, we went on an exciting underwater adventure filled with wonderful sea creatures! We enjoyed hearing the story of Tiddler, and exploring the amazing places the Whale took the snail. We had fun catching all the fishes and matching them to their correct numbers, and we also got creative colour mixing on our colourful fish.

This week, we’ve been exploring the woods and all the fantastic creatures that live there. It’s been so much fun retelling the story of the Gruffalo with our story tray, painting all the different things we see in the woods, and helping the Owl Babies find their mummy.

We also focused on the letter R this week, learning its sound and adding things that start with R to our silly soup — we even included a Rhinoceros!

Next week, we’re super excited to go on a bug hunt to discover all the tiny minibeasts hiding in our outdoor space!

Address

Long Crendon School, Chilton Road
Aylesbury
HP189

Telephone

(01844) 202221

Website

http://www.longcrendonpreschool.co.uk/

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