Dear Parents and Carers,
Nursery News:
Father’s
Week
Thank
you to everyone who joined us this week for stay and play sessions and the
Father’s Day breakfast this morning. We had a great turn out J I hope you all have a
relaxing Sunday!
Sunflowers
Graduation
A
reminder that the Sunflowers School Leavers Graduation is Thursday 26th
July from 3.30-5pm.
We
will be having a bouncy castle, party tea and the Graduation Ceremony will be
4.30-5pm.
We
look forward to seeing all the School leaver parents and families there J
School
Leavers
Please
remember we will still need a months’ notice for children leaving.
Additionally, if you would like your child to stay on past the 1st
September please let us know so we can add these sessions on J
Up Coming Events
26th July – Sunflowers
Graduation
This weeks activities and events
Farm
Visit
We
had an awesome time discovering all the animals that came to visit us on the
mobile farm. They came along with a variety of different
animals for us to experience. The children learnt about all the different
animals and built their knowledge and awareness of respecting living things.
French – In French this week the children explored the new spring vocabulary and learnt what the word ladybird in French (coccinelle) and read the book ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’.
Forest
School – This
week during Forest School the children have been building dens and making a
pirate ship. They then had some fun nailing and hammering onto a log creating
different shapes.
Nature
Club – This
week Jamie’s nature club started at South Hill, the
first group of 4 went off to the woods off Warwick’s Bench, they learnt all
about the Nature club rules and explored their surroundings. They searched for
snails and had lots of fun digging in the mud.
Next weeks 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: Shapes
Monday – Hannah’s group will be building their language skills
while copying familiar sounds.
Tuesday – Jamie’s group are developing their health and self-care
skills while practicing feeding at meal and snack times.
Wednesday – Leanne’s group is playing group games together while
making their own choices supporting self-confidence.
Thursday – Hannah’s group will be making shapes and models using
playdough and cutters.
Friday – Sammy’s group are exploring number cars to drive around
the car mat and car garage building number awareness.
Jamie is off Monday, Leanne is off Thursday and Friday, Sammy and
Hannah are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Arts and Crafts
Monday – Megan’s group are building their confidence with numbers
while singing a range of different number songs.
Tuesday – Maria’s group will be having a teddy bear picnic
with their dolls building their awareness and understanding of healthy eating
and routines.
Wednesday – Ruby’s group is playing hide and seek with the emotion
stones developing their knowledge of different emotions.
Thursday – Donna’s group will be discovering their family
photos supporting a sense of belonging.
Friday – Chloe’s group are moving around like different animals
building motor skills and an awareness of different animals.
Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Thursday and Friday, Maria and
Ruby is in all week and Chloe is on holiday all week.
Sunflowers
In the Sunflower room each Key Person plans and implements their
own Key Group activity, but the room works on the same area and aspect to
ensure the activity is individual to each Key Group and therefore meets the
specific Key Group’s individual needs.
This will work alongside their weekly planned activity list which
you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
Becci’s activity: Becci’s group are paint stamping using 3d shapes
building their awareness of shapes while exploring media.
Ines activity: Ines’s group will be creating their own playdough
while building their knowledge and understanding of space and measures.
Almu’s activity: Almu’s group is creating their own picture using
different shapes showing an awareness of similarities and differences in
shapes.
Topic of the month: Mini Beasts
The letter of the week is: C
The children will be:
Writing the letter C
Looking for caterpillars in the garden
Writing the letter C in the air
Finding the letter C on alphabet puzzles
The Number of the week is: 1
The children will be:
Counting to 1
Jumping once
Writing the number 1 in the water tray
The shape of the week is: Semi-circle, circle and oval
The children will be:
Counting how many sides they have
Comparing the shapes
Painting with the shapes
Becci is off Wednesday, Almu is off Wednesday and Ines is off
Tuesday.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
I am in every day 7.30 – 4.00. So I will get to see you all in the
morning, If you have any queries in the evening please speak to your child’s
Room Leader or Jamie.
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.
Facebook
Castle Nursery and Preschool Facebook page promotes the company, engages with
parents and team members across our nurseries.
If you would be interested in following this page, here is the
link: https://www.facebook.com/Castle-Nursery-and-Preschool-790319011138020/. We will be
regularly adding events and photos to the page.
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!
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 (EYPP).
Our Policy of the Week:
Safeguarding
training procedure
As soon as possible and within the first
three months of employment, all practitioners must attend Safeguarding Training
: Working Together to Safeguard Children.
This will give all staff members, current
information on Child Protection.
All Practitioners must complete safeguarding
training basic awareness level 1 every two years.
The setting or club Designated Safeguarding
Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead must attend Safeguarding
Children Module 1 and 2, which is run by the Surrey Safeguarding Children
board and update this every two years.
Upon induction, all staff will be taken
through the policies and procedures related to Child Protection and
safeguarding as part of their induction. All staff will be required to read the
policies and procedures at the start of their employment, annually and if any
policies are updated.
During induction all staff will be trained in
completing an accident and incident form and how to use a body map.
A copy of the Staff safeguarding pack will
also be available to staff at all times in the setting.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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