Dear Parents,

 

Chicken Pox

We have had 15 cases of chicken pox throughout the nursery.  Please keep your children off of nursery until all the spots have crusted over.  We hope everyone feels better very soon!

Wet wipes packets

We are still collecting empty wet wipes packets for The charity Ellie’s fund.

Please give your empty wet wipes packets to Donna.
For more information on Ellie’s fund go to:
http://www.elliesfund.com/

 

 Policies of the week

 

We will be displaying a different policy every week in the hallway and on our blog:  http://castlenursery-southhill.blogspot.co.uk  (you may have to cut and paste this link).

If you would like to see this or any of our policies please ask Caroline.

Our Policy this week is:  Complaints policy

 

 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 -  Charlotte’s group are playing hide and seek games in the garden

Tuesday – Emma’s group will be developing their control over using equipment as they explore dry pasta with spoons and containers

Wednesday – Nilem’s group are passing balls to each other to encourage cooperative play

Thursday – Charlotte’s group will be singing a variety of songs with musical instruments and animal puppets

Friday – Magda’s group are exploring communication through music as they dance with the ribbon streamers.

 

Bluebells

Monday – Donna’s group will be listening to the story ‘Snap’ and repeating words and phrases from the story

Tuesday – Donna’s group are practising their balance and coordination through kicking balls to each other in the garden

Wednesday – Sophie’s group are exploring the electronic toys and learning how to operate them

Thursday – Donna’s group will be singing a variety of songs to develop their vocabulary

Friday – Sophie’s group are developing awareness of themselves as they play naming and pointing to the parts of their bodies game.

 

Sunflowers

Books of the fortnight are:

30^th September – 7^th October  The Lion’s Share – Matthew McElligott

14^th – 23^rd October Are the Trees Alive? – Debbie S Miller

Monday – Chloe’s group are going to be making yummy sausage rolls to eat at tea time

Tuesday – Alison’s group will be developing their skills in operating the computer through completing an educational program

Wednesday – Chloe’s group are making their own necklaces out of pasta and painting them

Thursday- Jess will be playing the ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ game with her group to encourage turn taking

Friday – Jess’s group are developing their mathematical language and counting skills as they hide and find the coloured bricks in the sand.

 

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Charlotte and the South Hill Team