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Welcome to Pre-School at the Aylesbury Vale Academy
Welcome to Aylesbury Vale Academy we are so pleased to have you joining us as part of our community.
On this page, you will find a range of resources to help both you and your child get to know the school. We hope you find them useful.
A message from Mrs Baughan. Primary Headteacher.
A message from Miss Luton. Primary Deputy Headteacher.
"Silly Billy" read by Mrs Clark
A Parent/Carers Guide to Pre-School
September 2024
Click here for a guide for parents and carers of children in pre-school. This will answer many frequently asked questions, and we hope to reassure you as September approaches.
What to expect, when?
Click here to read "What to expect, when?"
A guide to your child’s learning and development in the early years foundation stage.
"Ready, Steady School!"
Click on the links below for advice to help you build your child's confidence so they start school with enthusiasm: curious and ready to learn.
- Pacey starting school together booklet
- Ready for school happy talk
- Ready for school listen and learn
- Ready for school make a mark
- Ready for school numbers game
Welcome to your child's class
Meet Mrs Clark
Preschool Manager and EYFS Lead
My name is Mrs Clark, and I am the Early Years Lead Teacher, and Preschool Manager at the Aylesbury Vale Academy.
We are extremely excited about meeting you, in our amazing learning environment, we know you'll love it too, as we spend a lot of time, getting to know you, and the things that you enjoy!
I am passionate about ’play’ because it is essential, play= learning, and all our very important little people, deserve the best start to their school lives.
I enjoy teaching and creating amazing play spaces for children to do their best learning in; at the AVA, you will have time and space to explore with us!
I love spending my time with my family, I have two children, who also attend the AVA, and two dogs, Sam and Mazey. We have lots of family adventures and days out together; family time is so important. We love to go on long dog walks, especially if it is near the sea! I am from Cornwall, so the beach is like my second home. I love to be near the sea and smell the clean air and hear the crashing of the waves; I even miss the crazy seagulls!
I really enjoy drawing and painting and will do this in my spare time, where possible. I also enjoy reading everything and anything, especially picture books. I love Early years, especially the very important little people!
I am looking forward to finding out all about you, and your favourite things when you start with us at AVA Preschool.
Meet Mrs Thomas
Starfish Room Leader
Hello, My name is Mrs Thomas, and I will be looking after your children in Pre-school as a key carer.
I have been in childcare for 21 years and I started off working in creche which I really enjoyed, it is where my passion for working with children came about. I love to see children thrive and explore in the environment that they are in and helping them to expand on their experiences and interests, following the child's lead through play exploring their surroundings and giving them the opportunity to take their play to the next step.
When children are role playing and dressing up, acting out different roles and characters it makes me smile, you can see in their faces and by what they are doing at how much they are enjoying themselves, it also gives me an insight to what the child likes to do when out of the setting or where their imagination takes them. I love acting out and joining in with their play taking cues from them.
I am a mother of three children who also attend Aylesbury Vale Academy, in our spare time we like to go to the local parks, swimming, exploring our local environment going on long walks and bike rides. We also like watching movies and having film nights.
I look forward to meeting you all and getting to know you all individually to have fun and learn through play.
Useful Transition Resources
Please find below links to some useful resources to support you over the summer…