Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
Spare Jars
The bluebell team will be making some snow globes
for Christmas over the next month, if any of you have spare jars or suitable
pots for this that you no longer need, please do let us know.
Invoicing
Just to let you all know we will be invoicing for
December on Monday.
Phones/Photos
Due
to our Safeguarding policies, please can we ask you not to take any photos or
videos on phones or cameras within the nursery. I will take photos and put them
onto the ILD’s and print any off you would like to keep. If you have any
questions please just let me know.
Christmas
Party
The
Christmas parties are Thursday 6th and Friday 7th.
For children who are not normally at nursery on Fridays, parents are very
welcome to bring them in, however you will need to stay with them. The
party is from 3.00 to 4.30pm. Father Christmas will be visiting Babies at
3.10 and Bluebells at 3.20 on Thursday and he will be visiting Sunflowers at 3.15
on Friday. Parents of children already at nursery next Friday are very
welcome to join us too! If any siblings are coming please don’t forget a
present for Santa.
Nativity and Carol Service
A reminder that Buttercups and Bluebells will
be holding two carol service’s on Monday 10th December at 3.00 and
4.30. The Sunflowers will be performing their nativity on Tuesday 11th
December at 9.45 and 4.15. We thought we’d give you plenty of notice so
you can make arrangements with work. The 4.30 carol service and 4.15
nativity are full up, there is a waiting list in place for these. There are
still tickets for the 9.45 and 3.00 shows.
30
hours Funding
HMRC advise that parents wanting their children to start the 30 hours
funded childcare scheme in January should register by 30 November.
This is to avoid any peaks taking place similar to August when the
website and helpline were both experiencing problems due to high demand.
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.
Children
in Need
Thank
you again to everyone for all your generous donations, we raised a massive
£320.13. With our donations we will make a real difference to the lives
of children all across the UK. Only one family managed to match all the staff
to their homes, a big well done to them and the three winners of the colouring
competition! The results of through the keyhole are attached for you to see how
you all got on.
Dates
for your diaries
6th
December – Babies and Bluebells Christmas Parties 3.15 – 4.45
7th
December – Pre-schools Christmas Party – 3.15 – 4.45
10th
December – Babies and Bluebells Carol Service – 3.00 and 4.30
11th
December – Pre-School Nativity Play – 9.45 and 4.15
This
week’s activities and event-
In2
sports – At in2sports this week the children were building their hand
and eye coordination by using rackets to balance different objects on, to then
move around the garden.
French
–
During this week’s French lesson the children built their colour knowledge
while playing a couple game and singing colour songs.
Next
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:
Bonfire Night
Monday
– Sammy’s group are exploring art and craft materials, discovering colours,
textures and shapes.
Tuesday
– Leanne’s group is building their listening and attention skills while
exploring sounds by playing with different musical instruments and shakers.
Wednesday
– Jamie’s group are creating their own Scottish flags using white and blue
paint.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group will be reading the ‘How Do You Feel’ book recognising and
copying expressions.
Friday
– Sammy’s group is discovering the ‘People Who Help Us’ puppets building an awareness
off different people and occupations.
Leanne
is off Wednesday, Sammy is off Thursday, Hannah is in all week and Jamie is on
holiday all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Music
Monday
– Carla/Ruby’s group is exploring the farm yard animals and their different
textures, the children will finish the activity off by cleaning up the animals
promoting hygiene and self-care.
Tuesday
– Megan’s group are constructing with Lego to build different faces
developing an awareness of different emotions.
Wednesday
– Donna’s group will be celebrating St. Andrews days by making their own
shortbread and dancing to Scottish music.
Thursday
–Chloe’s group is playing a group game of ‘What’s That’ developing their
listening and attention skills.
Friday
– Ruby’s group are discovering media while painting using utensils and
will be supporting to create different sounds using the paint and utensils.
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is off Monday and Carla is 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 will be reading group stories building an interest in reading. The
children will be encouraged to suggest how stories may end.
Ines’s
group is choosing a story of their choice and will be encouraged to recognise
and recall words that appear frequently.
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
The
letter of the week is: z
The
children will be:
Talking
about the letter z
Writing
the letter z
Exploring
the letter z alphabet shaker
Drawing
our own pictures of zebras
Learning
Zumba!
The
Number of the week is: 9
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 9 on our fingers
Exploring
number puzzles
Grouping
together 9 objects together
Writing
the number 9 in the water tray
The
shape of the week is: Triangle and Pyramid
The
children will be:
Comparing
the two shapes and talking about 2D and 3D
Counting
the sides and corners
Making
the shapes with our hands
Spotting
the shapes around the room
Becci
if off Wednesday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in all week.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
I am in all week as Jamie is on
holiday.
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
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:
Early years pupil premium (EYPP) policy
Aim
of the policy
To give clear guidance on what Earl Years Pupil
Premium is and how it is used.
Points
to consider
Early Years Pupil Premium was introduced in April
2015
What
is Early Years Pupil Premium?
Early Years Pupil Premium is additional funding for
early years settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3
and 4 year olds.
Who
can claim Early Years Pupil Premium?
All providers delivering funded early education
places will be eligible to receive the Early Years Pupil Premium.
What
is the eligibility criteria?
o
The Early Years Pupil Premium can be claimed by the
parent for the setting if a child at their setting is accessing free early
education for 3 and 4 year olds and the child’s parent or carer receives one of
the following benefits:
o
Income Support
o
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
o
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
o
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum
Act 1999
o
The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
o
Child Tax Credit (provided the family is not also
entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than
£16,190)
o
Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after a
family stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit).
o
Or the child falls into one of the following
groups:
o
Looked after by the local authority
o
Adopted from care
o
Has left care through a special guardianship
arrangement
o
Is subject to a child arrangement order (previously
known as a residence order)
How
much will I be paid?
Early Years Pupil Premium is paid at a national
rate set by the government and reviewed annually.
The
role of the setting in promoting the Early Years Pupil Premium to parents and
carers
The setting will promote the Early Years Pupil
Premium to all parents and carers and encourage them to advise the setting of
their eligibility.
Uptake is voluntary and we understand that some
parents will choose not to identify themselves as meeting the eligibility
criteria.
How
can the setting will spend the Early Years Pupil Premium?
Early years providers can choose how they wish to
spend the Early Years Pupil Premium but they should use evidence about what works
when making this decision and it must raise the quality of their early years
education offer.
This could be through:
o
Pooling the Early Years Pupil Premium to purchase
shared services such as an Early Years Graduate or a Speech and Language
Therapist
o
Buying services from teaching schools alliances
o
Improving staff member’s qualifications
o
Accessing training or providing additional staff to
implement specific strategies
For further up to date information on the 2015/16
rates and conditions of grant visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-conditions-of-grant
For further up to date information on the 2016/17
rates and conditions of grant visit:
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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