Auntie Donna: Pre-school Lead

(01268) 768 100/07483414489
liz-s@btconnect.com

Welcome Back!

A very warm welcome to a new term.

All staff and committee at Rainbow hope you had a very enjoyable summer.

Welcome back to our 2nd year children and a special mention to all the new starters and families joining us.

Please remember due to our children with extreme allergies, we do not allow any sweets, chocolate covered biscuits or cakes, chocolate pancakes, anything containing nuts and eggs and if you are packing grapes or large berries they should be cut into quarters as they present a choking hazard if left whole.

Weather 

The Weather has been very changeable, could we please ask that all childern bring a named/ labelled waterproof coat, wellies (to leave here) and spare clothes, even if the day starts off sunny and warm. We aim to play outside in all weather and hope to arrange visits to the park. 

This is a great fundraising opportunity for Rainbow, as well as an excuse for you to have an Autumn clean.

Any items of clothing that you are looking to get rid of can be bagged up
and brought to school on Thursday 27th November before 9am.
They will be collected, and Rainbow will receive a payment which will go straight back into the school. Unfortunately, we cannot accept bedding, curtains and towels 

Do you work for a large corporate company?

Mum’s, Dad’s and Grandparents, if you work for a large company there is a good chance your firm offers matched
funding/giving. This is a huge fundraising opportunity for us with minimum effort from you.

Please let us know if your company offers this. We can provide email templates, letters and any support needed.

Another way to help with fundraising is by downloading the app called Easyfundraising.

You can use the app for on line everyday shopping and in doing so will give free donations to Rainbow!

The app has lots of different shops from your weekly shop at Asda to booking holidays, Ebay and John Lewis.

When downloading, make sure you choose the correct Pre-School search for Rainbow Pre-School - Wickford

Afterschool Club 

We are running an afterschool club from

3pm till 3.30pm

This is going very well.
The children are enjoying
our afterschool activities.

If you would like your child to join our
afterschool club at Rainbow Pre-school.
We are charging £4.00
to cover our staff costings.
Please let Auntie Donna or one of the Office Staff know.

Rainbow's Committee

As you may be aware the Pre School has a Parent Committee
who volunteer their time to organise various fundraising
events and activities throughout the year alongside the
Aunties.

We want to stress the importance of the Committee and
introduce you to the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.

The Committtee are responsible for the management of the
Pre School and all associated liabilities. All decisions on the
operations of the setting are the responsibility of the
Committee. The Committee can delegate the implementation
of some decisions to staff, but will still retain their
responsibiilty.

As a constituted (Committee run) setting which is registered
with the Charity Commision, we have charitable status and
must abide by Charity Law and our Constiution. Our
Consitution is the set of rules by which we operate as a
charity. The Constitution must be re-adopted annually at the
Annual General Meeting.

Should the Committee not contain enough parent volunteers,
then the Pre School would close. The Committee has to have
a Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and at least 2 other members.

Bethanie Henderson is the Chair
Briony Shaw is the Treasurer
Claire Henderson is the Secretary

If you would like to become a member of the committee or
take on one of the roles, please let the current Chair
(Bethanie) or Secretary (Claire) know.

As the Pre-School is a registered charity we rely on fundraising
to help give your children a great experience and provide them
with excellent resources and equipment.

Dates for your Diary 

Don’t Forget Our New Project For our Book Corner 

Could we please ask that families share a photo of their families and extended families (Nan, Grandad, Aunties and Uncles). A photo of the outside of your home, and photos of places in Wickford you like to visit and any hobbies (Park, Swimming pool etc)

This is to create a folder of all the families that attend Rainbow Pre-school. This helps new starters to settle and to give all our children a sense of belonging to an extended family.