We consider it vital that children are taught in the context of a caring community and therefore the school aims to provide a relaxed yet stimulating environment in which effective learning can take place;
	We recognize that children are individuals and consciously seek to develop the potential of each child;
	We encourage the children to produce work of quality both in terms of content and presentation, to value and take pride in their achievements;
	We aim to provide a caring environment for your child. We offer a wide range of balanced learning opportunities for all children to help them grow into independent and responsible people capable of fulfilling their full potential;
	We aim to extend the able child and provide additional support for those with a range of learning difficulties;
	We regard it as important that children develop the ability to work together co-operatively and independently in order to have some control over their learning;
	We are pro-active in encouraging children to respect, value and appreciate other peoples rights, opinions and ways of living;
	We aim to develop the school's role as an intrinsic part of the local community;
	We actively encourage the children to extend into their leisure time, interests that they are developing at school;
	We aim to encourage the children to become self-confident by involving them in role play activities, productions and assemblies;
	We encourage self-discipline;
	We encourage the children to take part in educational visits and in community activities both with the school and in their own home;

PuddleDucks is a registered pre-school set in the grounds of Haylands Primary School.
PuddleDucks is part of the extended school which Haylands is proud to have achieved, and the governors of Haylands oversee the running of the Pre-school in conjunction with the Deputy Head/Early Years Leader Mrs Chris Hoyal.
We offer high quality care and education for children aged 2 years 10 months to 5 years.
	OPENING TIMES We are open 5 days a week Monday to Friday term time only, running in line with Haylands Primary School. Sessions are 9 a.m. to 11.30am, 12.30 to 3 pm or all day 9am to 3 pm.
OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:
To create a happy welcoming environment where children, parents/carers, and staff work together to provide experiences and opportunities to help every child reach their full learning potential in all areas of early years development, i.e. social, emotional, intellectual, physical and language/communication; To provide a stimulating environment where children feel happy, relaxed and secure, enabling them to partake in numerous activities designed to enhance the development of the children within the Foundation Stage; To welcome parents/carers as partners in the children's learning and to encourage their involvement whenever possible;
	PUDDLEDUCK'S PRINCIPLES
Partnership with the family, pre-school and the community; Provision of an environment for the children to explore, experiment, experience and learn in a practical first-hand way; Value the importance of play and communication with children and adults; Building on what your child already knows; No child should be excluded or disadvantaged because of ethnicity, culture, religion, home language, special needs disability or gender;

We provide a wide range of activities after school and during the midday break thanks to the generous support of staff, parents and volunteers.

Recorders Football Guitars Football (Y1 & Y2) Athletics Multiskills ICT Breakfast & after school club Ice-Skating   Gardening

If parents would like to share a hobby or skill with the children, we would be delighted to hear about it.

Guitar Club (Monday lunchtimes) A fee is payable each term. Please ask for details. This club is aimed at Years 3 & 4 with three 20 minute sessions during the lunch hour, in groups of three children per session. The children will learn to play simple melodies such as 'Frere Jaques' and the 'Can Can', from a Tab Sheet (a simple music sheet written as numbers on lines) and using basic chords (i.e. E Minor and D Major) to accompany songs. At every stage, children are encouraged to be creative on the guitar and to also write their own songs.

Gardening Club (after school) Gardening club takes place every Thursday from 3-4pm. It is free and open to all children, whatever the age, ability or sex. Currently numbers are large and there are almost 30 children who attend on a regular basis, many of whom have been every week. Gardening club is designed to help the children to appreciate the ground around them and to develop a further understanding of where many of the vegetables we eat come from. Over the past term we have been very busy. We have planted an immense number of plants, including lettuce, monge tout, runner beans, red cabbage, white cabbage, radishes, onions, purple sprouting broccoli, Swiss chard, carrots, purple cauliflower, yellow cauliflower, white cauliflower, peppers, herbs, chilli’s, courgettes, cucumbers, squashes, sweet corn, baby corn, red tomatoes, pink tomatoes, black tomatoes, yellow tomatoes and the list could go on! We have even planted some flowers and made hanging baskets and dug up weeds and planted plants, and collected seeds and dried bulbs. There really is no end to what we have already done.

We have a wormary where we turn our left over fruit and vegetables into lovely moist compost. It even produces some liquid fertilizer that we are looking forward to trying out on our tomatoes. Each week we all get our hands very dirty, planting weeding and watering, it can be hard work but is really good fun.

BREAKFAST & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

PlayZone is part of the extended schools programme at Haylands Primary School. Haylands Out Of School Club started in 1999 with a very popular Breakfast Club and not long after that we opened an After Schools Club from 3 p.m. till 6 p.m. This club was also very popular for those parents who worked and were unable to collect their children when the main school finished at 3 p.m. In May 2004 we decided to re-launch the clubs giving them a brand new name and image. We are dedicated to the development of children from 4 years to 8 years in our care and the children's play experiences are based around their development needs. We treat children as individuals and attend to their own special needs. From the time your child arrives with us they play at their own age abilities. Children like to use the home corner and also enjoy playing with construction toys and educational games; also fine motor activities like drawing, colouring, tracing and discovering the pleasure of play dough, painting and lots of different craft-making. We have use of the hall and we like to play different ball games. The children like playing table tennis, football and basket ball. Children develop new skills they do not realise they have. During the school holidays we open five days a week. We use the playground and playing fields to play more energetic games from football to rounders. In the summer holidays we have a theme. In 2004 we held our own version of the Olympic Games. In 2005 we went around the World in 6 weeks and in 2006 we were time travellers with our own version of the Tardis from Dr. Who. We can show DVD's on a large screen and have use of computers in the ICT Suite. Breakfast Club opens at 7.45am at £1.70 per morning and £2.20 with breakfast. If you would like further details please call in or telephone the school on I.W. 563372 where our qualified team at PlayZone will be happy to help you.

After School Club 3.00 p.m. till 4.00 p.m. £3.50   3.00 p.m. till 5.00 p.m. £4.50   3.00 p.m. till 6.00 p.m. £5.50 Holiday Club 9.00 a.m. till 1.00 p.m. £7.00   1.00 p.m. till 5.00 p.m. £7.00