Dear
Parents
Thank
you to everyone who came along to the Christmas parties and the nativity plays.
These
were a great success! Look out for the photos on the Ild’s.
Christmas
closure
The
Nursery will be closed from 4pm on Christmas Eve and open as normal on Monday 5th
January 2015.
Funded
children sessions end from today (Friday 12th) and term time only
sessions end on Thursday 18th.
Redecoration
Great
news! Whilst we are closed over Christmas the Sunflower room and hallways will
be redecorated.
We
are very excited that this is happening and can’t wait to see it on Monday 5th.
Useful
websites:
Here
are the links for the Surrey Family Information Service, Free Early Education
(the 15 hours funding) and Free Early Education for Two year olds.
Menus
Wednesday is our Christmas Lunch!
See attached document for the weekly menu. If you
would like to see a copy of our allergens menu at any time please ask!
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: Access to visitors
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:
This week’s planned activities are also are now on
the ILD’S
Buttercups
Monday - Leanne’s group are in the garden
practising their walking and running skills
Tuesday – Nilem’s group are singing the song “Old
McDonald” using the song sack
Wednesday – Magda’s group will be exploring the
heuristic toys
Thursday – Charlotte’s group is filling and
emptying containers with wooden bricks to develop a sense of space.
Friday – Megan is supporting the children’s
self-awareness as they look in the mirrors and name features on their faces.
Charlotte is off Monday, Leanne is off Friday,
Magda is off Tuesday, Megan is off Tuesday and Nilem is off Friday.
Bluebells
Monday – Rose’s group is developing their speaking
skills as they talk about their weekends at circle time.
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be exploring the
family cubes as they learn about people and communities.
Wednesday – Donna’s group is using the mini motors
to count up to 5
Thursday – Rose’s group will be getting creative as
they make Christmas Crafts
Friday – Chloe’s group are building independence
and self-confidence as they self-select activities.
Donna is off Thursday and Friday, Chloe is off Wednesday
and Rose is in all week
Sunflowers
Books of the fortnight
15th- 22nd December –The
Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
The Sunflowers have one detailed weekly focused
activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take part in it.
This will work alongside their weekly planned
activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
This week’s activity is: Cooking Christmas Puddings
The learning intentions for this activity are:
To develop listening skills as they read
instructions
Understand the process of following instructions in
the correct order
Developing vocabulary as they discuss what is
happening
Developing turn taking and sharing skills
The Letter of the week is: F
The activities this week are:
Using the magnetic letter F
Using fire engine and frog colouring sheets on the
mark making table
Bowling with the alphabet bottles
Using the F stencils on the easel
Finger painting
Jess is off Friday, Sophie is off Monday and Becci
is in all week.
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