Dear
Parents
Happy
New Year!
New
Year New start
With
the rising demand for 2-3 year old places and the falling number of baby places
we have decided that the Babies and Bluebells will be switching rooms.
What
this will mean for the babies:
·
From
February they will be in the current Bluebells room.
·
Charlotte
and the team will continue to be with the babies.
·
They
will still use their little garden
·
They
will still use the cot room, and this will continue to be monitored in the same
way as it is now
·
Long
term plans are that the new room will get new flooring and new doors
between the Sunflowers and Baby room.
What
this will mean for the Bluebells:
·
From
February they will be in the current baby room
·
Donna
and the team will continue to be with the 2-3’s children
·
They
will have more space
·
They
will be able to have free access in and out of the front garden.
·
The
building work will still be going ahead at some point and as soon as I know
what is happening I will inform you all.
The
big move will be happening on Saturday 1st February so there will be
no disruption to the children and when you arrive on Monday 3rd you
will be able to admire how great the rooms look.
If
you have any questions please ask me or the team.
2014, The year of
Celebration
This
year I will have been working at Castle for ten years, I know many of you wont
believe me because I look so young! 2014 is full of long service awards:
Charlotte
will be celebrating her 16 years long service award
Donna
will be celebrating her 12 years long service award
Alison
and Nilem will be celebrating their 7 years long service award
Emma
will be celebrating her 6 years long service award
Jess,
Chloe and Leanne are celebrating their 4 years long service awards
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
– Nilem’s group will be creating large drawings using a range of pencils,
pens and crayons.
Tuesday
– Becci will be supporting the children’s space awareness as they build
towers together.
Wednesday
– Julia’s group are listening to stories and rhymes
Thursday-Charlotte’s
group is playing with the puppets
Friday
– Magda’s group is listening to music and developing our physical skills
through dance.
Charlotte
is off Monday, Julia is off Friday, Magda is off Tuesday, Nilem is off Friday
and Becci is in all week.
Bluebells
Monday
– Rose will be supporting the children to be creative as they make leaf
printing pictures
Tuesday
– Donna’s group is developing speaking and listening skills as they read books
together.
Wednesday
– Donna’s group are counting mini motors
Thursday
– Leanne’s group are singing songs such as “Head Shoulders knees and Toes”
Friday
– Sophie’s group are playing with the small world toys to develop language
skills.
Donna
is off Friday, Sophie is off Monday, Leanne is off Thursday and Rose is in all
week.
Sunflowers
Book
of the fortnight:
13th
Jan – 20th Jan – How Many Sleeps by Amber Stewart
27th
Jan – 3rd Feb – My Chinese New Year
10th
Feb – 17th Feb – The Shape of my Heart by Mark Sperring
24th
– 3rd Mar – Horsey by Simon Puttock
10th
– 17th Mar –One Two That’s my Shoe by Alison Murray
Monday
- Jess’s group is creating art by rolling sticks in paint.
Tuesday
– Chloe’s group will be developing number skills as they play dominos
Wednesday
– Jess’s group are making pizza baguettes
Thursday
– Jess’s group will be making junk models
Friday-
Chloe’s group is building ICT skills as they complete simple programs on the
computer.
Jess
is off Tuesday, Chloe is off Wednesday and Alison works 9.30-2.30 Monday to
Thursday.
Have a great weekend.
Caroline and the South Hill Team
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