Page 4 - Ickford Informer March 2022

We have had a busy

Spring term so far,
– with lots of new faces joining us
(Gracie, George, Gianni, Arabella,
Faith, Summer and Jan)

ND OUR TOPIC ‘NEW LIFE’, has been complemented by the arrival (and
impending arrival) of several babies to families with children in the setting
A – Congratulations to new parents and new big brothers and sisters!

Park Update

We have grown plants from seeds week, so we invited the children to
and bulbs, looked at how frogspawn dress up as favourite story characters
becomes tadpoles and then frogs, all week. At points we had pirates
and in the next few weeks we will exploring pretend pancake making
explore chicks and lambs with with flour, milky water and whisks,
Easter around the corner, whilst also while Goldilocks made a daffodil
looking at the Islamic Holy month windmill and dragon flag and danced
of Ramadan. We are very grateful around the room waving it! It’s never
to Mariam for her Saudi Arabian dull (and rarely quiet here!)
ORK IS PROGRESSING WELL AT purchases of dates and books on
DEANFIELD HOMES’ DEANFIELD PARK the subject which will help us to We welcome visits to the Pre-
School, so you can see what we
enrich our provision of experiences
WDEVELOPMENT OFF WORMINGHALL ROAD. that the children may not have do. If you would like your child
All properties on phase one have now been sold/ elsewhere. to join Pre-School, or have a look
reserved off-plan and a further collection of two, three around, please contact us. Check
and four bedroom homes have been released for sale It’s been a festival- if you qualify for 30 hours funding
filled couple of
on the following website: www.
on phase two. months with Chinese childcarechoices.gov.uk/ . We are
New Year in January also able to accept two year old
Next month will see the development’s official show and Valentine’s Day funded children.
home launch with potential buyers being able to view in February. Shrove
one of the first completed homes on the development. Tuesday and St Please do contact us if you would like
David’s Day fell on to know more. Don’t forget we are open
Deanfield Homes have also been liaising with the same day this from 7.45am for Breakfast Club and
neighbouring residents to provide the option of a higher term, and it was also 3.15pm-6pm for After School Club too
boundary fence where the site adjoins Worminghall World Book Day that (ages 2-11 years). v
Road and Golders Close to provide increased privacy
for existing properties which adjoin the development Helen Harris (PGCE Primary) Manager T: 01844 338785
where there is limited existing screening. A planning E: ickfordpreschool.manager@gmail.com W: www.ickfordpreschool.com
application has now been submitted. v (https://www.facebook.com/Ickford-Pre-School-After-School-Club-426184507584837)

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