Dear
Parents and Carers,
I
hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend.
Pupil Premium
Have
you heard of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)? It’s funding from the Government
that providers can use to do even more to support children aged 3 and 4 years
old. To find out if your child is eligible please see the attached document or
visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/eypp
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: Procedure in the event of fire
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 – Mel’s group will be pointing to their own
reflections in the mirrors increasing an awareness of their body parts
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is practicing their
motor skills while exploring the soft play blocks in the garden
Wednesday – Shula’s group are exploring the play
people and houses promoting an interest in small world play
Thursday – Shula’s group will be singing the
children’s favourite nursery rhymes supporting them to follow the actions
Friday – Mel’s group is investigating the number
mats in the garden encouraging the learning of number names
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Nilem is off Monday,
Shula is in all week and Mel is on holiday all week.
Bluebells
Monday – Donna’s group will be building towers on
the trucks to encourage counting skills
Tuesday – Chloe’s group are discovering cornflour
gloop promoting exploration of media and textures
Wednesday – Chloe’s group is investigating a
variety of animals in the water tray supporting an awareness of different animals
in their environment
Thursday – Almu’s group is making different marks
on paper encouraging early writing skills
Friday – Megan’s group will be creating pizzas with
their friends promoting independence and self-care
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Megan
and Almu are 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: creating a spring picture
using a variety of materials
The children will create a picture using a variety
of media, materials and natural objects. The children will explore different
textures, mix colours and use their imagination to create their picture. They
will talk about new life, what animals we might see at Spring time and what
flowers might grow during Spring.
The letter of the week is: T
The children will be:
Writing the letter T with stencils
Making tree rubbings using crayons and chalk
Thinking about animals that begin with T
Bouncing like Tigger
Making the letter T out of playdough
Reading ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’
Thinking of words that begin with T
Talking about cleaning our teeth
Leanne is off Monday, Hector is off Thursday and
Becci is in all week.
Procedure in the event of fire
In the event of fire
Any
member of staff will
- Alert all staff and children by sounding the alarm.
- Evacuate the building with the children in their care in accordance with the local setting evacuation procedure.
- Take out any registers for which they are responsible.The Manager (where the Manager is not present the most senior member of staff present) will:
- Check toilets, utility room and kitchen.
- Ensure that registers of children are complete.
- Ensure every child, member of staff and others are fully accounted for through taking registers and enquiry of staff.
- Contact the fire service and other emergency services if required.
- Act as the main point of contact for the fire service and other appropriate services.
- Take responsibility for contacting parents/guardians/carers
The water mains are outside
the double gates on the street, the gas is in the box on the wall by the staff
room. Electricity mains are in the staff toilet and the fuse box is in the
cupboard in the hallway.
IN THE EVENT OF FIRE NO ONE MUST GO BACK INSIDE FOR ANY REASON UNTIL
THE FIRE SERVICE STATES IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
Kind regards,
Jess Smith
Manager, SENCO
