Dear Parents and Carers,
Nursery News:
Sunflowers
Graduation
A
reminder that the Sunflowers School Leavers Graduation is NEXT Thursday
26th July from 3.30-5pm.
We
will be having soft play equipment, a Theatrebugs session, 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
30
hours Funding
If you would like
to start claiming the 30 hours funding from September, please apply for your
code by the 31st August.
Please
also remember parents must reconfirm their eligibility every three months, so
those nearing their deadline need to also act as soon as possible.
I
have attached our settings 30 hour information so parents can have a read
through and learn how we offer it here at Castle.
Dates for your diaries
23rd July – Term ends
26th July – Sunflowers
Graduation
4th September – Term starts
27th September – Parents evening
This weeks activities and events
In2 Sports –
During sports this week we continued to practice our football skills. The
children took turns in making passes to their friends and dribbling the ball
around cones.
Forest School – During this week’s Forest school it was the next groups first
session with Owen, our new Forest School Leader who has been working with Lee
for the last term. The children learnt all about the Golden Rules and
discovered the Forest as some of the group were new to Forest School! The
children then created their own clay face on a tree!
Nature Club – In this week’s Nature club the children had a picnic tea and had
lots fun climbing a tree!
French – This week in French the children have
developed their colours further by reading a story about an elephant that ate
colourful food and became a rainbow!
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: Summer
Monday –Hannah’s group will be finding
their own body parts while singing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ and
playing ‘Simon Says’.
Tuesday – Jamie’s group is building
relationships while exploring family books and looking at their family pictures
with their friends.
Wednesday – Jamie’s group are mixing ingredients together while
making their own banana ice cream!
Thursday – Leanne’s group is building
an interest in stories while reading the ‘That’s not my …’ Books.
Friday – Sammy’s
group are discovering shredded paper and animals encouraging names and sounds.
Jamie is off Monday, Leanne is off Wednesday, Sammy
and Hannah are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Summer
Monday – Ruby’s group are going on a
‘Bear Hunt’ to the Castle grounds taking their nursery teddy bear!
Tuesday – Donna’s group is
practicing operating ICT while taking their own photos with the Ipads and ICT
cameras.
Wednesday – Megan’s group will be
building their understanding of different emotions while reading the ‘Colour
Monster’ book.
Thursday – Maria’s group are
decorating their own shapes building their confidence with shapes.
Friday – Chloe’s group will be creating
their own mini fish tank building their understanding and attention. (If any of
you have empty/ spare jam jars at home please bring them in next week).
Donna is on holiday Wednesday – Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan
is off Thursday and Friday, Maria and Ruby are in 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 group are “Going on a Bear Hunt”. First of
all they will read the story, they will the create their own props and act out
the story together.
Ines’s group will be building their listening and
attention skills while working in a team and taking part in races in the
garden. They will also create their own trophy!
Topic of the month: Going to School
The letter of the week is: H
The children will be:
Writing the letter H
Singing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’
Thinking of words that begin with the letter H
Finding objects in the environment beginning with H
The Number of the week is: 6
The children will be:
Counting to 6
Making the number 6 with playdough
Jumping 6 times
Writing the number 6 in the air
The shape of the week is: Hexagon
The children will be:
Counting how many sides a hexagon has
Drawing a hexagon on white boards
Creating the hexagon shape with their hands
Becci is off Wednesday and Ines is off
Tuesday.
I work 7.30 – 6 on Monday’s, 7.30 –
4.00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays and 7.30 – 2.30 Friday’s. 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
will be a few changes to the tea menu over the next 5 weeks as the Chefs take
it in turns to have their summer holiday.
Temporary
menu’s will be displayed on the meal time bored.
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:
The prevent
duty policy
Our responsibilities
under the Prevent Duty are to look out for and report any concerns of users in
our setting (children, parents, staff, visitors) displaying possible signs of
engagement, intent or capability of radicalisation or terrorist activity.
Our Managers and lead
team members have undergone basic training in identifying the signs and actions
to take if they have concerns and all team members will be taking part in the
training in line with their training plans.
If anyone has any concerns about any setting users, refer to the
Safeguarding policy and follow the steps.
*Reminder:
In this setting, the Safeguarding Representative is: Jess
Aim of the policy
To give guidance on how practitioners can
follow the Prevent Duty (2015) as set out in the Counter- Terrorism and
security Act 2015.
Points to consider
In order for
childcare providers to fulfil the Prevent duty, it is essential that staff are
able to identify children who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, and know
what to do when they are identified. Protecting children from the risk of
radicalisation should be seen as part of childcare providers’ wider
safeguarding duties, and is similar in nature to protecting children from other
harms (e.g. drugs, gangs, neglect, sexual exploitation), whether these come
from within their family or are the product of outside influences.
Childcare providers
can also build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation by promoting fundamental
British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views.
Practitioners need
to be aware of when to make a referral to the Channel programme. Channel is a
programme which focuses on providing support at an early stage to people who
are identified as being vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism. In Surrey we
contact the MASH team who would then liaise with Channel.
In order to meet
the Prevent Duty staff must:
·
Be able to identify children who may
be vulnerable to radicalisation and know what to do when they are identified.
·
Work in partnership with police,
Channel police practitioners and local authority
·
Take action when they observe
behaviour of concern
·
Focus on children’s personal, social
and emotional development, ensuring children learn right from wrong, mix and
share with other children, value other’s views, know about similarities and
differences between themselves and others, and challenge negative attitudes and
stereotypes.
·
Make referrals to the MASH Team if
there are concerns that an individual may be vulnerable to being drawn into
terrorism or extremism.
The main way Childcare and Learning
Group
work to prevent radicalisation is to promote British values. These are not
unique to Britain; these values are universal aspirations for equality.
British values are:
Democracy
The rule of law
Individual liberty
Mutual respect and
tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
These values are
imbedded in our practice in the following ways:
Democracy
·
Practitioners recognise and model
respect for every child and their family
·
Building children’s self-confidence
and self-awareness
·
Involving children in decisions
making. What toys will they choose, deciding on the golden rules of the
setting, choosing how an area is set up.
·
Ensuring children know their
decisions count.
·
Involving parents in decisions in
the setting, through questionnaires, weekly newsletters and policy reviews.
The Rule of Law
·
Supporting children to manage their
feelings and behaviour in appropriate ways.
·
Talking about emotions and other
people’s feelings
·
Talking about why rules are
important
·
Encouraging children to think about
how they can resolve conflict
Individual liberty
·
Supporting children’s personal
emotional and social development in particular self-confidence and
self-awareness
·
Allowing children to take risks and
try out new ideas.
·
Thinking about the characteristics
of effective learning and how children are engaged, motivated and thinking.
·
Encouraging children to recognise
success
·
Allowing enough time for children to
complete activities and return to them
·
Encourage group discussions to talk
about feelings and recognise everyone has different opinions.
Mutual
respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
·
By supporting children’s
understanding of diversity and challenge negative behaviour
·
Role model an inclusive attitude to
different faiths, culture and beliefs
·
Encouraging turn taking
·
Exploring role play
·
Supporting the children to recognise
similarities and differences.
·
Being involved in the wider
community
·
Working in partnership with parents
·
Providing resources that challenge gender,
cultural and racial stereotyping.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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