Little Apples Pre-School

Little Apples is a friendly, successful pre-school within the unique setting of Speen Church of England School. Situated in an area of outstanding beauty, our facilities include well-resourced indoor and outdoor areas that the children can access throughout the day. Children can also explore their wider environment during weekly Forest School sessions. We are also able to enjoy the large school field and playground facilities.

Here at Little Apples pre-school we value each child as an individual. We follow the Early Years Foundation Curriculum, providing a broad and varied curriculum that meets all areas of development. Each child has a key person who is a point of contact for both parents and child, and with whom they can share information. We work in partnership with parents, valuing them as the child’s first educator. Little Apples uses ‘Tapestry’ online (accessible to parents) to log each child’s developmental journey. This is what one of our parents said:

"We love the Tapestry updates. The children enjoy looking back at the photos and videos, so thank you to the staff for taking the time to do all the uploading – I appreciate there must be a fair amount of admin involved but it is lovely to see all the amazing things they get up to during the course of the year."

Our timetable offers children opportunities to cook, garden and experience music, movement and singing. There is a focus on ‘natural materials’ and moveable loose-parts allowing children the freedom to create.

We are pleased to be able to offer our facility to all and are proud of the facilities and learning opportunities that we provide to all those that choose to come to Little Apples.

Staff in Little Apples

Mrs Fenton – EYFS Lead Teacher

Miss Miller – Early Years Lead Practitioner

Mrs Turner - Early Years Practitioner

Mrs Anson - Early Years Practitioner

What We Are Doing This Week - w/b 28/9/26

Monday	Messy Monday – We will be reading our key text 'Love makes a Family' and thinking about who we love and why. Then we will have lots of fun decorating a heart shape for them!
Tuesday	Tuesday Trek - At Forest School this week we will be making a den for our pre-school family to shelter in! We share forest school outerwear with Reception, so if your child is small you may want to send them with outerwear that you don't mind getting muddy!
Wednesday	Wiggle Wednesday - We will start the day with a with a Cosmic Yoga session exploring the different houses the Three Little Pigs made. We will then create our own house pictures out of different shapes.
Thursday	Thinking Thursday – Linked to our maths this week, we will be continuing to create our house pictures using different shapes. We will also be practising our jigsaw skills!
Friday	Physical Friday - Harvest Festival Assembly in the morning! Please don't forget to send in any food bank donations if you are able to do so. As usual on a Friday, we will do a lot of fine motor activities and gross motor work that supports early writing skills. In the afternoon, we will hopefully use the big wheels on the playground.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week

'When parents introduce their child to nursery rhymes it is most unlikely that eventual success in reading is in their minds. Yet...early knowledge of nursery rhymes plays a considerable role in preparing the child for reading and spelling.' Bryant et al 1989.

Current Core Text

^{“All Are Welcome”}

A bright and uplifting celebration of cultural diversity and belonging, where all children are welcome in the classroom

'If your little one is a little nervous about fitting in and whether they'll belong at school, pick up All Are Welcome' Barnes & Noble

No matter how you start your day,
What you wear when you play,
Or if you come from far away,
All are welcome here.

Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcome. A school where children in patkas, hijabs, baseball caps and yarmulkes play side by side. A school where students grow and learn from each other's traditions. A school where diversity is a strength.

Warm and inspiring, 'All Are Welcome' lets young children know that no matter what, they have a place, they have a space, and they are welcome in their school. Engaging lyrical text and bright, accessible illustrations make this book a must for every child's bookshelf, classroom and library.

Tips for reading at home with your child