week commencing 29th April

Dear Parents

 

New Menus

 

I have attached the new Spring and Summer menus which will start from next week! Following from the feedback on the questionnaires we have introduced some new teas:

      Cheddar cheese, caramelised onion and leafy salad on cracker breads

      Pitta breads with dips, tomatoes and cucumber sticks, the under ones will have cream cheese instead of dips

      Warm baguettes with cheese and pickle

      Crumpets

      Various wraps

 

Castle Nursery Spring and Summer Menu

Week one	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast
Mid morning snack	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl
Lunch	Shepherd’s Pie	Homemade meatballs in a fresh tomato and basil sauce	Mid week roast	Pasta Cattatoria	Catch of the day
Meat free option	Quorn mince pie	Vegetarian balls in a fresh tomatoes and basil sauce	Quorn Roast		Golden crunchy fingers
Served with		Penne Pasta	Oven crisp roast potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables	Fresh tarragon and mushrooms	Steamed new potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables
Pudding	Fresh Fruit trifle	Yogurts	Ice Cream	Homemade carrot cake	Lemon meringue pie
Mid afternoon snack	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks
Tea	Various savoury rolls	Pitta Breads, dips, cucumber and tomatoes	Cheese and Tomato pizza	Cheddar cheese, salad and caramelised onions on cracker breads	Various Wholemeal sandwiches
Pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding

 

Castle Nursery Lunches are homemade from fresh produce with no added salt or low salt stocks and gravy.

Water is available to drink all day. All dietary needs are catered for.

When various sandwiches are served sweet fillings are only offered once savoury fillings have been eaten.

The fresh fruit bowl consists of a variety of fresh seasonal fruits. Savoury snacks are a variety of snacks such as rice cakes, breadsticks or cheese cubes.

Fruity pudding is a variety of different puddings made from fruit such as melon slices, fresh fruit salad or fruit smoothie.

Week two	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast
Mid morning snack	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl
Lunch	Chicken smothered in a creamy Sweetcorn and tarragon sauce	Italian pork lasagne	Mid week roast	Vegetable risotto	Homemade beef and pork patties
Meat free option	Fresh vegetables in creamy sauce	Vegetarian quorn mince lasagne	Quorn roast		Vegetable patties
Served with	Steamed 50/50 rice	Homemade garlic bread	Oven baked roast potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables	Pitta breads	Oven chips and beans and choice of seasonal vegetables.
Pudding	Banana and custard	Pineapple upside down cake	Sugar free jelly	Arctic roll	Yogurts
Mid afternoon snack	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks
Tea	Cheese and pickle baguettes	Various savoury rolls	Pitta Breads, dips, cucumber and tomatoes	Tuna and cheese on cracker breads	Crumpets served with Marmite and soft Cheese
Pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding

 

Week three	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast
Mid morning snack	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl
Lunch	Butchers sausages	Macaroni cheese	Mid week roast	Chicken fajitas	Margarita pizza slices
Meat free option	Quorn sausages		Quorn roast	Vegetable fajitas
Served with	Mashed potato, baked beans and seasonal vegetables	Mixed salad	Oven baked roast potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables	50/50 rice	New potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables
Pudding	Summer fruit jelly	Treacle tart	Ice Cream	Iced lemon cake	Butterfly cakes
Mid afternoon snack	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks
Tea	Tuna and Cheese on Cracker breads	Various wholemeal sandwiches	Cheese and pickle baguettes	Beans on toast	Various Filled wraps
Pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding

Week Four	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast	Homemade muesli with wholemeal toast
Mid morning snack	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl	Fresh fruit bowl
Lunch	Sweet and sour pork	Tomato, basil and cheese bake	Gammon and parsley sauce	Chicken paella	Tuna and tomato pasta bake
Meat free option	Oriental vegetables		Quorn roast	Vegetable paella	Vegetable pasta bake
Served with	Steamed rice	Mixed salad	Steamed new potatoes and choice of seasonal vegetables
Pudding	Yogurts	Banana muffins	Ice Cream	Apple and blackberry crumble with cream	Cheese cake
Mid afternoon snack	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks	Savoury snacks
Tea	Pitta Breads, dips, cucumber and tomatoes	Crumpets served with Marmite and soft Cheese	Various bread rolls	Various wholemeal sandwiches	Cheese and pickle baguettes
Pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding	Fruity pudding

Summer?

As we have seen a bit of sun this week please can we ask all parents to bring in sun cream. Please can you label the sun cream with your child’s name. Thank you.

 Illness

We have had one case of chicken pox in the Buttercups room.

 Other information

We are expanding our den making kit and would love any old towels, bed sheets, duvets and shower curtains.  Please give any donations to Josie.

Alison would like shoebox lids and any bits they Sunflowers can use for Junk modelling.

Please can all parents make sure they sign their child in and out of Nursery. This is a legal requirement and could go against us in an Ofsted inspection.

 

Chicks

We will be sad to say goodbye to the chicks on Friday 26^th but we have all enjoyed looking after them.

 

 

Staff News

Leanne is going on a Planning, observing and documenting children's learning course on Thursday.

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:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/

Buttercups

Monday – Leanne is reading stories with the children in small groups.

Tuesday- Emma’s group are stacking (and knocking down!) blocks

Wednesday – Nilem’s group will be having a tea party with the dollies

Thursday – Charlotte’s group are playing jumping games as they develop physical skills

Friday – Magda is leading a paint activity to develop awareness of colours.

Charlotte is off Friday, Magda is off Monday, Nilem is off Friday, Emma is off Thursday and Leanne is in all week.

 Bluebells

Monday – Donna’s group are playing in groups with the small world toys

Tuesday – Josie’s group are using their imaginative skills as they play with the toys dinosaurs

Wednesday – Donna’s group will be playing the matching game as they develop awareness of shapes

Thursday – Josie’s group is looking at stories and talking about what is happening.

Friday – Josie’s group will be cleaning their own faces in the mirrors!

Donna is off Thursday and Friday, Josie is off Tuesday and Sophie is off Tuesday and Rose is in all week.

 Sunflowers

The topic for May and June is “Europe”. 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. Books of the fortnight are:

29^th April -6^th May –Hair by Kate Petty

13^th – 20^th May – All kinds of home by Emma Damom

27^th May – 3^rd June – Emeka’s gift – Ifeoma Onyefulu

10^th – 17^th June – Home by Kate Petty

Monday- Chloe’s group will be decorating their own plant pots

Tuesday – Jess’s group will be reading the story “stick man” and retelling the story as they develop language skills

Wednesday – Alison will be supporting the children with their ICT skills

Thursday- Jess’s group are writing their names and other words as they develop their pencil control skills

Friday – Chloe’s group will be making their own smoothies!

Jess is off Monday, Chloe is off Wednesday and Alison is in 9.30-2.30 Monday to Thursday term time only.

 

Have a great weekend

From Caroline and the South Hill team