Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Forest
School – This
week at Forest School we had great fun climbing on ropes in the forest, we had
to concentrate carefully to balance across the rope. We then built our own den
using resources we had collected and had a great time exploring it.
In2
sports -This
week at In2 Sports the children started off taking part in some stretching
exercises to warm our bodies up. We then learnt all about tennis and practiced
rolling balls and hitting them with a bat to our friends.
Theatre
bugs –
Up
Coming Events
20th
March – Mother’s week
24th
March – Mother’s Day tea party
24th
March – Red Nose Day
Parents
Evening
Thank
you to everyone who came along to parents evening last week, it was great to
catch up with you all. If anyone was unable to make it and would like a catch
up with your child’s Key Person please let them know and we can book in an appointment.
Mother’s
Week
A
reminder that we are celebrating Mother’s Day next week (20th
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!
We
will also be having our Mother’s Day tea party on Friday (24th of
March) that you are all invited to along with siblings, so please come along
and have a party tea with your child.
Red
Nose week 20th – 24thth March
Next
week 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.
Babies – Wear pyjamas or red any day of the week J
Bluebells – Wednesday Pyjama day, Friday – Red day
Sunflowers – Monday Pyjama day, Wednesday fancy dress day,
Friday – Red day
Spare
clothes
Please can we ask you all to have a little look at home to
see if you have any of our spare nursery clothes at home. Thank you.
Additionally, if you do have any old clothes you no longer need, they always
come in useful for our spare baskets. Many thanks in advance.
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:
This week’s planned activities are also on the
ILD’S.
Buttercups
Topic of the month: ‘Dear Zoo’ book
Monday – Charlotte’s group will be singing counting
and number songs developing an awareness of number names
Tuesday – Nilem’s group are exploring toys with
buttons and flaps building an interest in early ICT
Wednesday – Nilem’s group is discovering the dolls
and teddy bears with our friends supporting relationships
Thursday – Leanne’s group will be playing hide and
seek in the garden developing their understanding skills
Friday – Sammy’s group are practicing mark making
skills using different media building an interest in making marks
Charlotte is off Wednesday - Friday, Leanne is off
Monday, Nilem is off Monday and Thursday, Montse and Sammy are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Under the Sea
Monday – Donna’s group are developing number
language while singing favourite number rhymes
Tuesday – Ruby’s group will be choosing their own
activity to take part in showing their own interests and developing
independence
Wednesday – Carla’s group is making their own marks
in the sand tray and will be encouraged to talk about the marks they make
Thursday – Donna’s group will be developing their
ICT skills while operating the ICT cameras
Friday – Megan’s group are working together to wash
the toy bikes in the garden developing imagination skills
Donna is off Wednesday, Megan is off Wednesday,
Carla and Ruby 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.
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: Making our own biscuits
This week the children are making their own
biscuits with their friends. The children will be supported to weigh out the
ingredients and place them into the large mixing bowl. The children will talk
about which ingredients weigh the most and which ones weigh the least. The
activity will be extended and the children will be encouraged to talk about
what is going to happen next. Positional language will be encouraged
throughout.
Topic of the month: New life
The letter of the week is: Q
The children will be:
Writing the letter Q
Making the letter Q out of playdough
Thinking of words that begin with Q
Quacking like ducks
The Number of the week is: 27
The children will be:
Counting up to 27
Writing the number 27
Stomping our feet 27 times
The shape of the week is: Square
The children will be:
Talking about the square shape
Drawing a square shape
Looking for squares around the room
Counting how many side square has
Leanne is in on Tuesday, Becci is off Tuesday and
Ines is in all week.
Jenni and Consuelo are in all week and I am off on
Tuesday.
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.
Our Policy of the Week:
Equality and diversity policy
Aim of policy
Childcare and Learning
Group’s equality and diversity policy recognises that all people have a right
to their distinctive and diverse identities and that all people are different
and must be treated as individuals.
Points to consider
We provide a supportive,
open environment where all children and employees have the opportunity to reach
their full potential. Childcare and Learning Group will manage the
provision of and access to high quality affordable childcare. We will promote
equality and diversity through our relationships with children, parents,
families and carers.
Childcare and Learning Group aim to achieve this by:
•
Ensuring all children can be included.
•
Providing children with activities and learning opportunities to acknowledge
promote and respect diversity in local communities.
•
Providing positive images and role models which illustrate non-stereotypical
roles, racial, cultural and religious diversity and disability in a way that
has real meaning to the children and their families.
•
Encouraging an understanding of spiritual development by reflecting all faiths
and encouraging the tolerance of all faiths including the promotion and celebration
of religious festivals and their meaning. Each individual Castle Nursery
and Preschool will aim to enjoy and celebrate religious events
personal/relevant to the community they serve.
•
Having in place policy and/or procedures to deal with inappropriate practices
and attitudes, action to be taken should discrimination occur.
•
Inviting parents in the reviewing of our policies.
•
Ensuring all our publicity will demonstrate an understanding of equality and
diversity.
•
Using language which is easily understood.
•
Wherever there is a widely shared specific need or where individuals have
common needs, Childcare and Learning Group will address these through a
specific strategy.
•
Recognising the need to monitor and review our policies and welcome challenges
from, and the involvement of, our employees and customers in this process.
•
Actively consulting with different individuals and communities to ensure that
the services which are provided are responsive and reflect the diversity of
needs.
•
Valuing the diversity of all communities, and making our services, facilities
and resources accessible and useful to every individual.
•
Recognising that our ability to meet these diverse needs is improved by having
a diverse workforce which generally reflects local populations and which has
the skill and understanding to achieve our service objectives.
•
Committing to valuing diversity in our workforce and to developing and training
our employees to improve their ability to meet our goals; within an overall
framework of equality.
Childcare and Learning Group:
•
Believe that our employees have an important part to play in making this
happen.
•
Require every employee to recognise and discharge their own responsibility.
•
Undertake to listen to our customers and to involve them in the development of
services which recognise and value their diversity.
To ensure that we meet this
policy at all times each setting has dedicated Equality Officers who support
all members of staff by:
•
Ensuring their team, room and garden area are promoting equal opportunities in
their practice and environment.
•
Ensuring cultures and festivals are equally celebrated and promoted.
•
Ensuring the team has a good understanding of cultures and festivals and
therefore can promote them correctly.
•
Attending training on equal opportunities, promoting inclusion, and cascade
this back to the rest of the team.
•
Working together with the other Equality Officers and manager to create:
- A setting that ensures every child is given the same opportunities regardless of their abilities.
- A setting that positively promotes equality through the genders and cultures.
- A setting that gives every child an open and accepting knowledge of the world around them.
The Equality Officers for this setting are: Becci Stone, Sammy Rogers
and Donna Sewell
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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