Week commencing 13th March

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

This week’s events:

 

Forest School – This week at Forest School we built our own fire and made our own jam to have in a jam sandwich J We also heated up our own milk and had hot chocolate!

 

In2 sports -This week at In2 Sports we discovered footballs! We practiced throwing and catching footballs as well as kicking them carefully to our friends. We then played with Dave the Duck and had to match Dave the duck to different objects around the garden. We also had a fun game of hide and seek with Dave the Duck.

 

Theatre bugs –

 

 

Up Coming Events

Thursday 16^th March – Parents Evening

20^th March – Mother’s week

24^th March – Mother’s Day tea party

24^th March – Red Nose Day

 

Parents Evening

A reminder that it is Parents Evening next Thursday (16^th March).

Pop in anytime between 6.30pm and 8.30pm and have a chat with your child’s Key Person.

You can also have a look at the next room if your child is due to move up to and have the chance to talk to other parents.

 

Mother’s Week

A reminder that we are celebrating Mother’s Day the week of the 20^th March.

During this week we would love all Mummies to come in for a little play, it doesn’t have to be a date your child attends. All you need to do is chat to the staff in your child’s room and sign up for a session!

Come along and spend some time with your child at the nursery.

We will also be having a Mother’s Day tea party on Friday 24^th of March, so come along and have a party tea with your child.

 

Red Nose week 20^th – 24th^th March

This year for Red Nose Day we will be taking part in different activities all week to raise money for a good cause. To help raise money this year we will be having cake sales at nursery, having dressing up days, as well as offering a few different activities in each room for you all to get involved with. All donations will go to this year’s Comic Relief. With our donations we can make a real difference across the UK and Africa.

 

Active Kids Vouchers

Now’s the time to collect vouchers for sports and cooking equipment for our Nursery J

With your help we can buy some new resources from Sainsbury’s using the Active Kids vouchers we collect this year.

If you shop at Sainsbury or know anyone who does please collect the Active Kids vouchers for us. This will support us further to encourage your children to eat well, move well and live well in 2017.

 

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:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/ 

 

This week’s planned activities are also on the ILD’S.

 

Buttercups

 

Topic of the month: ‘Dear Zoo’ book

 

Monday – Nilem’s group are building their listening and attention skills while singing favourite nursery rhymes

Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is celebrating the Holi festival by mixing different paints together using our hands and utensils developing manipulative skills

Wednesday – Leanne’s group will be exploring media while celebrating St. Patricks Day by making Irish flags using green, white and orange paint

Thursday – Sammy’s group is completing a number puzzle developing a knowledge of number names

Friday – Leanne’s group are developing their relationships while playing peek a boo games

Charlotte is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Monday, Nilem is off Thursday and Friday, Montse and Sammy are in all week. Montse is on training on Wednesday.

 

Bluebells

 

Topic of the month:  Under the Sea

 

Monday – Donna’s group is celebrating St. Patricks Day by listening and dancing to Irish music, making Irish flags and trying soda bread for snack

Tuesday – Ruby’s group are exploring the number flashcards and puzzles building number skills and recognition

Wednesday – Megan’s group will be going on a sound adventure in the garden, they will work together to listen out for different sounds they can hear

Thursday – Carla’s group are choosing their own book that they would like to read and will share it with their friends building an interest in literacy skills

Friday – Carla’s group is discovering the sand tray with their friends developing turn taking skills while sharing the resources in the tray

Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Thursday and Carla and Ruby are in all week. Ruby is on training on Wednesday.

 

Sunflowers

 

The Sunflowers have one detailed weekly focused activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take part in it. The Key People link this activity to their individual Key Groups.

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: building literacy skills

 

This week the children are going to read the ‘I love my mum’ and ‘Daddy’ book. The children will be developing their letter recognition throughout by being asked to recognise familiar letters from the story. The children will build their knowledge and understanding of Mother’s Day throughout. The children will then make a ‘Mother’s Day’ card using a variety of resources.

 

Topic of the month: New life

 

The letter of the week is: P

 

The children will be:

Writing the letter P

Thinking of words that begin with P

Eating peas!

Making pies in the sandpit!

 

The Number of the week is: 26

 

The children will be:

Counting up to 26

Writing the number 26

Making the number 26 with Playdough

Clapping 26 times!

 

The shape of the week is: Rectangle

 

The children will be:

Talking about the rectangle shape

Drawing a rectangle shape

Counting how many sides a rectangle has

Searching for rectangles around the room

Leanne is in on Tuesday, Becci is off Tuesday and Ines and Jenni are in all week.

 

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.

Follow the link below: www.interactivelearningdiary.co.uk

 

Our Policy of the Week: 

 

Data protection policy

 

Aim of policy

 

To give guidance as to what Data Protection is and how it affects The Childcare and Learning Group

 

Points to consider

 

This policy works with our confidentiality policy and the Data Protection Act (1998).

 

Childcare and Learning Group aim to achieve this by:

 

Keeping relevant records on children and staff. These records may be filed onsite or archived at the registered office when the child/ staff member has left.

 

Records will be kept for the regulated amount of time depending on the nature of the record.

 

Records shall be kept securely either by password protected computer systems or in the case of paper documents, locked away. Access to this information is only to be given to suitable people.

 

Childcare and Learning Group is registered with the Information Commissioners Office, as part of the Data Protection Act 1998. Our ICO registration reference is Z1203871

 

What is Data Protection?

• There are several key principles of Data Protection law, these are:
• Data may only be used for the specific purposes for which it was collected.
• Data must not be disclosed to other parties without the consent of the individual whom it is about, unless there is legislation or other overriding legitimate reason to share the information (for example, the prevention or detection of crime). It is an offence for Other Parties to obtain this personal data without authorization.
• Individuals have a right of access to the information held about them, subject to certain exceptions (for example, information held for the prevention or detection of crime).
• Personal information may be kept for no longer than is necessary and must be kept up to date.
• Personal information may not be sent outside the European Economic Area unless the individual whom it is about has consented or adequate protection is in place, for example by the use of a prescribed form of contract to govern the transmission of the data.
• Subject to some exceptions for organisations that only do very simple processing, and for domestic use, all entities that process personal information must register with the Information Commissioner's Office.
• The departments of a company that are holding personal information are required to have adequate security measures in place. Those include technical measures (such as firewalls) and organisational measures (such as staff training).
• Subjects have the right to have factually incorrect information corrected (note: this does not extend to matters of opinion)

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill Team