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24 The Parish Magazine - April 2024 around the villages — 4 Race night raises £900! Friends of St Andrew’s Church Sonning Present a Grand Musical Evening Sally Wilson The Friends of St Andrew’s Church, Sonning (FoStAC) pass on their gratitude to everyone who attended their Charity Race Night in Pearson Hall on Saturday 24 February. A fun night was had by everyone who attended, and they are delighted to say that the event helped raise nearly £900. It will be put towards the ongoing costs to repair the Vicar's vestry wall. One attendee commented afterwards, 'thank you for a great evening, really enjoyed it, everyone was so welcoming.' This event is one of a number being organised by FoStAC, you can find the others on their website at https://www.fostac.org. FoStAC's next event is a Musical Evening at St Andrew’s Church on Saturday, 27 April at 7pm — full details on the right. Featuring Ascot Brass Band Sonning CofE Primary School Choir Soloist – Celeste Hexter Sat 27 April at 7.00pm at St Andrews Church Sonning Tickets: Adults £10, Children free (with accompanied adult) from Sally Wilson mustangsallywilson@gmail.com 0118 979 3328 Keith Nichols g.keithnichols@gmail.com 07766 500 552 In aid of FoStAC fund raising for repairs to St Andrews Church vestry wall. https://www.fostac.org - Registered Charity Number 1101944
around the villages — 5 Transformative education? Hannah Saunders (right), the dedicated head of early years at Crosfields School, is committed to ensuring a 'transformative educational experience' for children, which is something that the school says 'makes her a beacon in early childhood education'. We asked her to explain ... What is your philosophy on early childhood education? 'Our philosophy on early years at Crosfields School is to deliver the richest early educational experiences for our children, ensuring that we are keeping up to date with the evolving changes, latest research, and any recommendations about early years development, in order to offer a high level of quality learning.' How do you ensure the well-being and safety of the children in your care? 'Children’s well-being and safety is fundamentally one of the most important aspects. In the school day we ensure we have a good level of structure and regular routines; we ensure children have a good understanding about healthy eating, and ensure children are exposed to a balanced diet. Alongside the EYFS* statutory guidelines, we also give children the knowledge, understanding and opportunity to be able to grow, develop, and take appropriate risks through physical play.' * EYFS is the Early Years Foundation Stage that sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow EYFS. This includes childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes. Can you describe your approach to fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment? 'In every classroom we create opportunities to ensure every child has a voice. Every teacher is aware of specific needs of each individual child. We understand that children have different learning styles and, through effective planning, we ensure we are meeting every child’s need.' What strategies do you use to support and develop your staff? 'At Crosfields we pride ourselves on developing everyone as an individual. Each term we ensure staff have regular meetings with their heads of departments, to discuss their own professional development, in which they can create targets, discuss further training as well as having a chance to talk about their own well-being.’ How do you engage with parents and families to create a strong partnership in the child’s early development? 'Parents are their child’s first and more enduring educators so, as an early years department, we ensure we create strong relationships with parents. We work together to support parents with their child’s learning by offering parents' evenings as well as inviting parents into Crosfields for presentations and events throughout the year. We also have an open door policy and parents can talk to their child’s teacher every day. We use an online platform where both parents and teachers can upload important milestones and share a child’s interest, which enables the adults to engage on these topics with the child and offer similar experiences which will help further a child’s development.’ The Parish Magazine - April 2024 25 Hidden Wargrave history and WWI 29 March: Terry Grourk talks on 'The Hidden History of Wargrave Hall' 26 April: Graham Horn talks on 'The Thankful Villages of WWI whose soldiers returned'. 23 May: Amy Stoke talks on 'The Great Fire at Windsor Castle'. The talks, hosted by the Sonning & Sonning Eye Society are in Pearson Hall and start at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 for members and £6 for guests, and include a complimentary glass of wine. Tickets will be available on https://sonning.org.uk or from Penny Feathers on: 0118 934 3193 or penny.feathers@btinternet.com Sonning Village walk There will be a Sonning Village walk on Friday 17 May starting at 10am. It will include places of historical interest, St Andrew's Church, Sonning Mill and various houses. The walk will be limited to 20 people. Look out for further details nearer the time. 80th D-Day update The 80th D-Day celebration organisers tell us that the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, that had been booked previously, said they cannot be accommodated in the awnings being used, so City Jazz has been booked instead. Parallel Windsor 2024 Me2 Club is joining Parallel Windsor again this year and is seeking volunteers to support them. Parallel Windsor, on 7 July, is a festival of inclusivity with challenge events for all ages, health conditions and abilities. There will be 100m, 1k, 5k or 10k courses which can be walked or run while fund raising for Me2 Club. Me2 Club will also have a stall on the day and are looking for volunteers to help with it! If you are interested in taking part in the challenge event, volunteering or learning more about Me2 Club email: info@me2club.org.uk
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