Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nativity
Please
can Sunflower’s bring in their costumes for the Nativity by Monday 30th
November. If your child is off on Monday, please bring the costume in on the
next day they attend nursery. Also please sign up for which Nativity
performance you would like to attend, see form on Sunflower’s door.
Christmas
Party
The
Christmas party is next Friday!! For children who are not normally at
nursery on Fridays, parents are very welcome to bring them in, however you will
need to stay with them. The party is from 3.30 to 5pm. Father
Christmas will be visiting Babies at 3.50, Bluebells at 4.10 and Sunflowers at
4.30. Parents of children already at nursery next Friday are very welcome
to join us too!
Dates
for the diary:
Christmas
Parties - Friday 4th December 3.30-5pm
Babies
and Bluebells Carol Service - Monday 7th December 4.15pm
Pre-Schools
Nativity - Tuesday 8th December 9.45pm or 4.15pm
There
will be signup sheets for these in the rooms.
Interactive
Learning Diary
Don’t
forget to check out all the exciting things your child has done this week, on
their ILD profile.
We
aim to put at least one observation up per week.
Policy
of the week
We will be displaying a different policy every week
at the bottom of this newsletter.
If you would like to see this or any of our
policies please ask Jess.
Our
Policy of the week: Settling in policy
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.
See attached document for the weekly menu.
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 on the
ILD’S.
Buttercups
Monday – Shula’s group will be developing their
cooperative play by rolling balls back and forth to each other
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group are sharing the song
and story sacks together and talking about the animals in the books
Wednesday – Mel’s group will be celebrating St
Andrew’s Day through making shortbread biscuits
Thursday – Shula’s group are responding to their
names and following instructions in the garden to develop their understanding
of sentences
Friday – Mel’s group will be making marks on
Scottish flags with crayons and paint dabbers
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Nilem is off Monday,
Mel is off Tuesday and Shula is in all week.
Bluebells
Monday – Megan’s group will be drawing pictures and
talking about the different marks they have made
Tuesday – Chloe’s group are talking about Scotland
and St Andrew’s Day and baking shortbread to develop their awareness of
different celebrations
Wednesday – Almu’s group will be practising their
hand and eye co-ordination through playing with the rackets and balls together
in the garden
Thursday – Donna’s group are developing their
understanding of ‘big’ and ‘little’ as they play with the small world animals
Friday – Donna’s group are using the shape
flashcards and bean bags to develop their shape recognition
Donna is off Wednesday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu
is off Monday and Tuesday and Megan is in all week.
Sunflowers
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: playing an animal guessing
game.
The children will be listening to descriptions of a
variety of animals and encouraged to guess which animal we are talking about.
The children will be developing their listening and attention and
knowledge and understanding of different animals.
The letter of the week is: C
The children will be:
Writing the letter C with stencils
Telling us the colour of their parents car
Finding animals beginning with C
Telling stories about a castle
Talking about names beginning with C
Talking about countries
Leanne is on annual leave all week, Hector is off
Thursday and Becci is in all week.
Settling in policy
Aim
of policy
At
Castle Daycare and Preschool we want every child to thrive with us. Part of
making this happen is having a high quality settling in procedure that supports
the child and their family as they join us.
Points
to consider
Through
this policy and the appointment of professional staff, we aim to make
parents/carers feel comfortable in the nursery and that the staff team are
friendly, approachable and attentive to their needs and the needs of their
children.
The
key person has great responsibility in helping a family settle into the setting
and has the lead role in working with the family to support the settling
process.
If
either the key person or the family feel that the child is not settling as
expected, they need to discuss this with the manager so that an action plan can
be put into place to further support the child and family. This may include
changing key person if thought best.
Castle
Daycare and Preschool aim to do this by:
- From the point of booking, the family become members of
the nursery and should be informed of any major events, social activities
and general news regarding the nursery, even if they have not yet started.
- Once a booking is confirmed the manager will contact
the parent/carer 4-6 weeks prior to the start date to organise settling in
visits for the child.
- We recommend an induction period of three settling in
sessions, of one hour long, should take place prior to the start date.
- We will hold an opportunity to welcome the family,
address any issues or anxieties and take detailed information about the
child. The staff should be informed in advance of the settling visit
to allow for the appropriate preparation and organisation.
- The settling in sessions should be led by the child’s
key person.
- During the settling in sessions the key person will go
through the registration form, terms and conditions and the “All about me
pack” with the parents.
- The key person will give the parents information about
the nursery such as; activities, policies, events and newsletters.
- The key person will answer any questions or concerns
the parents have and will refer them to the manager if needed.
- The key person will ensure that they know the child’s
routine, care plans and needs during these sessions so that the child can
be supported and cared for as best as possible from their first session
with us.
Kind Regards
Charlotte Hampshire
Deputy Manager
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