Dear
Parents,
Nativity
The
children have been very busy rehearsing the nativity over the last few days and
are looking forward to performing it for you all on 6th
December! Please can you send in your child’s costume next week so we can
do a dress rehearsal. If you need any help with finding a costume just
let us know.
Congratulations
Nilem!
This
week we celebrated Nilem’s 5 Years of Service at Castle Nursery, the
children made cards and we ate some yummy cake! Well done Nilem!!
Illness
Unfortunately
we still have the cough, heavy cold and high temperature virus going round,
please keep your child off if they are not well enough to come to nursery.
This
week’s activities
Each
key person will be responsible for designing an activity based on their key
children’s needs; however, all children who are in on that day will have the
opportunity to access the activity too.
If
the key person is on holiday or off, another staff member will be able to lead
the activity in their place so that the children do not miss out.
For
more information on the Early Years Foundation stage, the guidance we use to
support our planning and practice, visit:
Buttercups
Monday
– Charlotte’s group are playing hiding and finding games with cuddly toys and
blankets.
Tuesday
– Nilem’s group will be developing their imaginations as they play with the toy
oven, utensils, tea set and pretend food.
Wednesday
– Emma H’s group are practising their balance and coordination through using
the push along toys and soft play equipment.
Thursday
– Emma J’s group will be playing with the emotion dolls in the hide-away cube
and exploring their own expressions as they look in mirrors.
Friday
– Emma H’s group are sharing books together in the cosy corner and talking
about the pictures on the pages.
Emma
H is off Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Nilem is off Friday, Emma J is off
Monday, Leanne is in all week and Charlotte is off Friday.
Bluebells
Monday
– Cristina’s group are practising dressing and undressing the baby dolls.
Tuesday
– Donna’s group will be reading books in the story corner and discussing what
is happening in the book to develop their language.
Wednesday
– Donna’s group are extending their counting skills through singing number
rhymes.
Thursday
– Chloe’s group will be reading the ‘Shark in the Park’ story, joining in
with the words and discussing what happens next.
Friday
– Cristina’s group are developing their listening skills by playing ‘Simon
Says’ in the garden.
Donna
is off Friday, Cristina is off Thursday, Chloe M is off Wednesday and Rose is
in all week.
Sunflowers
The
topic for November and December is ‘Winter and Winter Festivals’. If you have
anything at home that links to this topic please can we have it for our
interest table? Please make sure any items brought in are labelled.
Our
books of the Fortnight are:
19th-
26th November – Laura’s Star by Klaus Baumgart
3rd-10th
December – Penguin by Polly Dunbar
17th
– 24th December – How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
On
Thursday one of our past parents is coming in to read the nativity story with
the Sunflowers. The children really enjoyed this last year so we thought it
would be nice to do it again.
Monday
– Josie’s group are going to be collecting different objects from around the
room, counting and writing down the number of objects.
Tuesday
– Chloe’s group will be practising writing their own names and talking about
the letters in their names.
Wednesday
– Jess’s group are creating 3D Christmas presents for their Christmas display
with boxes, glue, paint and wrapping paper.
Thursday
– Alison will be observing her groups listening skills and discussion as they
join in with the story of the nativity.
Friday
- Josie’s group will be exploring different media and materials as they
make their own Scottish flags for St Andrew’s Day.
Jess
is off Monday, Josie is off Tuesday, Alison does 9.30-2.30 Monday to Thursday
and Chloe W is in all week.
We
are looking forward to welcoming back Caroline from her holiday on Thursday!
Have a fun weekend
Charlotte.
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