Dear
Parents and Carers,
Forest
School
We
had an amazing forest school session this week!! After regular health and
safety procedures we headed to the woods ready for fun as Forest School leader
Lee told us we were going to make a fire! We were very excited about the
idea so it took us a few minutes to get to the fire place and start getting
everything ready for our snack. He helped us to make our own bread snack and it
was really easy as we only had to mix flour, sugar and a bit of water. When the
mixture was ready we asked Hector and Lee to place it on the grill and start a
fire so it could be cooked. When the fire was lit everyone needed to be careful
and stay out from the fire pit which is well signed for us to mind.
After
having our delicious snack and playing hide and seek we heard a familiar noise,
so we got close to find out what it was. We walked through the woods, when
suddenly a family of cows appeared in front of us! We slowly got closer and we
saw them eating grass.
After
another fun hide and seek game we headed back to the van as our super fun
forest school session had sadly ended once again.
This
week we had another fantastic day at the woods. Although it was wet and a bit
rainy we managed to stay dry and have lots of fun.
The
current group attending the Forest School sessions have 2 more weeks left,
these commence again the week commencing 13th June. There is
no Forest School for the next 3 weeks.
Sun
cream and sun hats
As
summer is quickly approaching and hopefully the lovely weather will continue
can we please ask you to make sure your child has labelled sun cream at nursery
and a labelled hat when appropriate.
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 or Charlotte.
Our Policy of the week: Procedure for
children’s bathroom and Baby change area
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 – Charlotte’s group is playing parachute
games with balls to develop social skills playing alongside each other
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be playing hide
and seek games with the farm animals in the sand pit, developing their
understanding that things exist when out of sight
Wednesday – Shula’s group are developing their
imaginative play through exploring the role play clothes and accessories
Thursday – Shula’s group will be bathing the dolls
in bubbly water in the garden and talking about what they are doing to support
understanding of words and simple sentences
Friday – Mel’s group is building towers with the
wooden blocks to encourage hand-eye co-ordination.
Charlotte is off Monday and Wednesday, Mel is off
Tuesday, Shula and Nilem are in all week.
Bluebells
Monday – Donna’s group are learning how to operate
the controls on the remote control cars, supporting their understanding of
technology
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be using the ball
abacus in the garden to practise their counting skills and recognition of
colours
Wednesday – Megan’s group is investigating the
different marks they can make in the sand tray, developing their hand control
as they create small and big marks
Thursday – Almu’s group are exploring their own
facial expressions in the mirrors and talking to each other about how they feel
– happy or sad etc.
Friday – Chloe’s group will be developing their
listening skills and understanding of instructions as they play games around
the garden finding the coloured circle mats
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu
and Megan 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: music and movement
This week the children are going to be listening to
music and moving to it in lots of different ways. They will describe the way
they are moving and if the music is quiet or loud. The children are also
going to be creating sounds with the musical instruments as they dance, talking
about the sounds they make and learning about how sounds can be changed.
The children will be building on their repertoire of song and dance and
practising moving rhythmically.
The letter of the week is: A
The children will be:
Talking about which fruit begins with the letter A
Thinking of children’s names that begin with the
letter A
Exploring the letter A alphabet soup bottle
Setting the easel up with letter A stencils
Singing the alphabet song.
The Number of the week is: 5
The children will be:
Singing the song ‘Five Little Ducks went Swimming
One Day’
Singing the song ‘Five Cheeky Monkeys’
Drawing the number 5
Counting 5 fingers.
The shape of the week is: Circle
The children will be:
Sitting in a circle
Drawing circles
Looking at circular objects
Making circles with their hands.
Leanne is off Tuesday, Hector is off Thursday and
Becci is in all week.
Procedure for children’s bathroom and Baby change area
Aim
of policy
To
ensure that the bathroom and change areas are always well maintained, clean and
pleasant to be in.
Points
to consider
- Bathroom and baby change area should be cleaned “as you go” to ensure the bathroom is always ready for use.
- Toilets are to be cleaned with diluted disinfectant; toilet cleaner to be used around the rim. This should be done each evening when the children are not in the setting
- Sinks to be cleaned with antibacterial spray.
- Soaps and toilet rolls must be replaced when needed.
- Floors to be cleaned daily, using bathroom mop only.
- Bin to be emptied throughout the day – once full.
- Mirrors should be polished regularly and windows sills kept tidy and clear of clutter.
- Disposable cloths should be used in the bathroom and disposed of after every use.
- Toilets must be flushed after every use.
- Any soiled nappies must be disposed of immediately and hygienically.
- Gloves and apron must be worn when cleaning the bathroom.
Kind
Regards
Charlotte Hampshire
Deputy Manager
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