Friday 10 April 2015

week commencing 13th April


Dear Parents

 

Parent Questionnaires

It’s that time of year when we ask you to complete the annual parent questionnaire!

We use the information from these questionnaires and the staff questionnaires to create action plans of ways we can continue to improve.

Please can you take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire as your opinions are very important to us.

 

Follow the link to get to the survey:


 

ILD’S

Don’t forget to add all of your Easter fun photos onto your child’s ILD.

It’s great for the staff to see how the children are developing outside of nursery and the older children like to share their photos at circle times.

Most of the end of term reports are now on the ILD’S so don’t forget to have a look at these.

At the end of each term, each key person writes a small summary on each child’s progress and sets next steps for the following term.

As always you can add your comments, observations and photos to your child’s ILD.

 

Forest school, Parents Session

Lee, our Forest school leader, is leading a Forest school session for parents on 26th April.

You will be able to go along and see what the children get out of these exciting sessions.

If you want to sign up please go to Sunflowers room.

Please note that children will be unable to attend these sessions.

 


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

There are no planned changes to this week’s menu. The Summer menus will be launching soon, I will post them as soon as they are ready!

If you would like to see a copy of our allergens menu at any time please ask!

 

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 key group are using the mirrors to explore their faces

Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is exploring the treasure baskets

Wednesday – Mel’s group will be singing action songs together

Thursday – Charlotte’s group are rolling objects to each other to build physical skills

Friday – Mel’s group is dancing to our favourite tunes!

Charlotte is off Monday, Mel is off Tuesday, Leanne and Nilem are off Friday.

From this week Mel is taking over Nilem’s key group and Nilem will become the room’s key buddy.

This means Nilem will take over doing the observations if your child’s key person is on holiday or away sick. If you have any questions please ask!

 

Bluebells

Monday – Donna’s group will be reading Goldilocks and the three bears together

Tuesday – Donna’s group is caring for the dollies as they feed and dress them

Wednesday – Rose’s group are developing independence skills as they practice putting on shoes and socks

Thursday – Almu’s group will be practicing their colour recognition using the coloured footprints

Friday – Chloe’s group is counting using compare bears

Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu, Hannah and Rose are in all week

 

Sunflowers

Books of the fortnight

30th March – 6th April  - How Plants Grow by Franklin Watts

13th – 20th April – Giraffes Big Night by Carrie and David Grant

27th April -4th May – My Brother is Autistic by Jennifer Moore- Mallinos

 

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: Talking about people who help us

We will be using books, puzzles and small world toys to talk about who looks after us and what to do  in an emergency.

 

The letter of the week is: V

 

We will be:

Talking about words beginning with V

Using V stencils

Playing Vets

Drawing a volcano

Talking about healthy eating and Vegetables.

Jess is off Friday, Becci is in all week, Megan is off Thursday and Friday and Alison works 9.30-2.30 Monday to Thursday.

 

We are out celebrating our Outstanding report tonight so be warned if you are out in Guildford!

Have a great weekend.

 

Kind Regards

Caroline

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