Dear
Parents and Carers,
Funded
term dates
Next
years funded term dates are:
The
Term starts on the 5th September 2016 until 16th December with no
funding the w/c 24th October.
After
Christmas the term starts on the 3rd January until 31st
March with no funding w/c 13th February.
After
Easter the term starts on the 18th April until 14th July
with no funding the w/c 29th May.
Leavers
Please
remember we need a months’ notice for children leaving. Don’t forget to cancel
your childcare vouchers!
Topics
Each
room will now have a monthly mini topic, this is so the children can talk about
their interests with their friends and be supported to learn more about their
favourite subjects each month. The older children will have the opportunity to
choose their own monthly topics at the beginning of the month!
Sunflowers
–
Summer - For this month’s topic Sunflowers would like you to bring in a photo
of all the children on their holidays!
Bluebells
-
Transport
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: Outdoor Policy
Useful
websites:
Here are the links for the Surrey
Family Information Service, Free Early Education (the 15 hours funding), Free
Early Education for Two year olds and Early Years
Pupil Premium funding.
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 exploring a variety
of people books building their awareness of facial expressions throughout
Tuesday – Shula’s group will be making tortilla
pizzas with their friends developing their attentions skills
Wednesday – Shula’s group are helping each other
get ready for the garden supporting independence skills
Thursday – Mel’s group is discovering the
interactive toys promoting an interest in ICT toys
Friday – Mel’s group are investigating cornflour
gloop, discovering different textures and the marks they can make
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Mel is off Monday and
Tuesday, Nilem is off Monday and Shula is off Friday.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Transport
Monday – Donna’s group will be using large blocks
in the garden to encourage movement and risk taking skills
Tuesday – Donna’s group are looking at the topic
subject, they will be talking about all the different vehicles they know
Wednesday – Megan’s group is discovering different
shapes while matching up 3d shapes onto flashcards
Thursday – Almu’s group are being supported to
recognise familiar letters in their favourite stories
Friday – Megan’s group will be creating their own
pudding for lunch! The children will be making their own Eton mess J
Donna is off Wednesday - Friday, Chloe is off
Thursday and 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: talking about our new
Summer topic!!
This week the children will be working together in
groups, the children will talk about the season of Summer. They will be
encouraged to express themselves and speak about what they know about Summer.
The children will then have the opportunity to create their own summer picture
using shells and paint! The activity will be extended and the children will be
encouraged to describe the textures they can feel.
Topic of the month: Summer
The letter of the week is: L
The children will be:
Writing the letter l with stencils
Counting spots on ladybirds
Thinking of words that begin with L
Roaring like lions
Trying to do our shoe laces up
The Number of the week is: 16
The children will be:
Counting to 16
Drawing the number 16
Counting out 16 objects from around the room
Hopping 16 times!
The shape of the week is: Heart
The children will be:
Talking about the heart shape
Drawing an heart shape
Looking for heart shapes in our environment
Making the heart shape with our hands
Becci is in all week, Hector is off Thursday and
Leanne is on holiday all week.
Outdoor Policy
Aim
of policy
Castle
Nursery believes children should have the opportunity to explore the outdoor
environment for long periods of time and children know they can play outside
every day and when they choose too. This policy shows how we aim to do this.
Points
to consider
- The outdoor environment will enable the children to enjoy a rich environment full of irresistible stimuli, real experiences, hands on experiences with nature and explore open ended play. Whilst doing so they will be covering all areas of Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- The outdoor environment will enable children to take risks and challenges in a safe and secure environment. Staff will ensure rules for outside are clear and consistent to manage behaviour and safety.
- Staff must ensure children have adequate protection taking into account the weather, children’s age and stage of development to ensure play can continue. Children should have sun cream applied before coming to nursery and re applied frequently throughout the day. Sun cream should be supplied by the parents and a bottle kept at nursery along with a sunhat. Warm clothes and wellies should also be supplied in other weathers.
- The outdoor provision supports inclusion and meets the children’s individual needs in which it offers a variety of experiences for the children to participate in.
- The children have the opportunity to access the outdoor area every session.
- The outdoor area will be risk assessed regularly.
- Forest School risk assessments are completed separately by the Forest School Leader
Kind
Regards
Jess Smith
Nursery Manager
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