Hightown Pre-School

Dear Parents,
It has been an amazing first term. And we would like to let you know that we are now closed for the Christmas holiday and we will return back on the 7th January 2025.

Have a restful break, and we will look forward to see you all back in the New Years.

Summer Term

It has been a very busy term and the children have thoroughly enjoyed all the activities at pre-school.

They particularly enjoyed learning about the lifecycles of Butterflies and Chicks hatching from eggs. The children released the butterflies into the preschool garden and watched them fly away, waving goodbye as they went. The children also learned how to care for and look after the chicks by feeding them and ensuring they had clean bedding. This was a great learning experience for all.

In the lead up to the end of term we will be having a small preschool party on the last day Thursday 18th July and we return Tuesday 3rd September.

We would also like to wish all our school leavers all the best in their new schools. 🧑‍🎓

We hope you have a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you all soon.

Hightown Pre-school

For eligible working families in England

Currently available for children aged 3-4 years

Now accepting applications for 2-year-olds for April 2024

Up to 15 hours of early education over 38 weeks of the year for 2 year olds.

Up to 30 hours of early education over 38 weeks of the year for 3-4 year olds.

Can used flexibly with one or more childcare providers.

Some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week

For further information please use the following link: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

This week we have been exploring variety of maths activities based around our children’s interests and play.

They had been exploring colours, grouping them together and counting the objects and shapes. This activity also encourages the children’s fine motor skills.

The children were excited with this activity after reading the Elmer books series during our carpet sessions.

Lambing Weekend | 23rd & 24th March 🐑

What to Expect
- Come and see Bluey and Bingo from the BBC
- A host of family-friendly activities awaits you.
- Unlimited access to fairground rides.
- Meet our special guests.
- Zoo entry: Meet all the animals, including newborn lambs.
- Free entry to all talks and demonstrations.
- Have your photo taken on a tractor.
- Play all our farm games, including welly wang and guess the weight of tank the tortoise.
- Face painting.
- Free parking on site.
- Safari scavenger hunt.
- Free funfair rides for the kids

To find out more information, please visit www.oaklands.ac.uk/lambing

Over the past few weeks the children have been extremely busy making festive activities.

We are now closed for Christmas holidays and will be open again on the 4th January 2024.

We would like to wish everybody a happy holidays over the Christmas period and a happy new year.

Thank you to all the parents who generously donated to children in need 🎉

The children were pleased to have a special visit from the police who came in to talk about road safety, teaching them how to salute and rounded his visit off with reading a story to the children 👮‍♂️

ITS NEARLY CHRISTMAS 🎄

More Christmas events coming up for next week 🎄

ITS NEARLY CHRISTMAS 🎄
Some wonderful events happening with build up for Christmas.

This week an annual Christmas lights switch-on, lighting up Luton for Christmas, is returning on Saturday 25 November 2023 with an afternoon of entertainment and live music, in partnership with Luton BID and the Mall Luton.

CHILDREN IN NEED DAY:
The children had so much fun taking part in different activities that we had set for Children in need, such as, decorating biscuits, Pudsey collage using different materials and also making pudsey masks.

Thank you to all the parents who have donated for children in need today. 🌟