Week Commencing 23rd June

Dear Parents

 

Exciting news

From September it will be easier to see what your child has been learning at Nursery and how this links to the Early Years Foundation stage.

Using a secure online program called the Interactive Learning Diary we will be able to record observations, add photos and videos (videos!!!) and link them all to the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Each parent will then be given a password enabling them to see their child (and only their child’s) learning journey.

Parents will be able to add their own observations, photos and videos so that we will be able to create a picture of each child’s development at both nursery and home.

This system will enable the staff to link to the Early Years Foundation Stage much quicker, to do more frequent observations that are less time consuming and spend more time with the children and less time on paperwork.

The system is very secure, with the same level of security as internet banking.  

 

There will be more information on the Interactive Learning Diaries in the newsletters over the next few months and at the September Parents Evening.

 

Still missing

We are missing a boys royal blue Gap hoodie. This has Gap written on in white and has the child’s name on the label.

If you have taken this home by mistake please can you return it to the Sunflowers team. It’s a little boy’s favourite top!

 

School Leavers

It’s getting to that time of year when everyone is leaving to go to school (sob)

Just a reminder that we ask for a  month’s notice and that you will need to make sure all voucher payments have been stopped in plenty of time.

Any overpaid voucher money may be returned to your voucher provider and you will have to claim it back from them.

The School Graduation ceremony will be on Thursday 17^th July from 3-5 pm.

 

Menus

There are no planned changes to this week’s menu.

 

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, please visit:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/   

 

This week we are celebrating Ramadan

 

Buttercups

Monday – Charlotte’s group will be looking at books about emotions and practising facial expressions in the mirror

Tuesday – Magda’s group are playing with animal puppets as they read animal stories together

Wednesday –  Julia’s group will be dancing to music, exploring Sari material and tasting Nann bread as they learn about Ramadan

Thursday – Nilem’s group is exploring different materials as they glue and stick pictures

Friday – Julia’s group are building up their fine motor skills as they draw on the chalkboards

Charlotte is off Tuesday, Julia is off Monday, Magda is off Friday and Nilem is off Friday

 

Bluebells

Monday – Donna’s group is reading a story about Ramadan and having popadoms for snack

Tuesday – Rose’s group are looking at and exploring different objects in the garden.

Wednesday – Sophie’s group will be making curry playdough

Thursday – Rose’s group is reading the alphabet book and using letter cards to recognise letters

Friday – Sophie’s group will be painting their own moon pictures for Ramadan

Donna is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Friday, Sophie is off Monday and Rose is in all week

 

 

Sunflowers

Books of the fortnight

16^th – 23^rd- June –  Bridges - Simon and Schuster Young Books

30^th June – 7^th July – Mountains - Simon and Schuster Young Books

Monday – Chloe’s group are going to be playing counting games in the garden

Tuesday – Becci is reading the story of Ramadan to the children and talking about Ramadan

Wednesday – Chloe’s group will be looking at their faces and drawing self portraits

Thursday- Jess’s group will be making graduation hats

Friday – Jess’s group are creating moon pictures for Ramadan

Jess is off Tuesday, Chloe is on holiday all week, Becci is in all week and Alison works 9.30-2.30 Monday to Thursday