Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
Staff news
We have some exciting news to share, Becci is expecting her
first child.
We are all very excited for her and look forward to meeting
their new arrival, a baby boy due at the end of May this year.
I
will keep you all updated of her last day before she starts her maternity leave
and who will be taking on her role in the Pre-school room.
Dates
for your diaries
14th
March – Parents evening
This
week’s activities and event-
Forest
School – This week it was our first session in 2019! A new
group went and learnt all about the Forest School Golden rules! They then
explored their surroundings and went on a super fun Gruffalo hunt!
Music
and Movement –
This week in Music and Movement the children have been exploring sounds through
different musical instruments. Linking music and movement together building
physical skills.
French
– During
French this week the children were distinguishing between the French word ‘boy’
and ‘girl’. There all continued to build their pronunciation of ‘hello’ and
‘goodbye’.
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:
New Year
Monday
– Leanne’s group will be exploring the small world cars and road building an
awareness of vehicle sounds.
Tuesday
– Jamie’s group is building early language while having a range of resources to
explore.
Wednesday
– Sammy’s group are singing and listening to different number songs developing
number awareness.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group will be making ‘Birthday cakes’ in the sand pit with their
friends building relationships and turn taking skills.
Friday
– Hannah’s group is discovering media while making shapes in playdough using
playdough cutters.
Jamie
is off Monday, Leanne is off Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sammy is off
Thursday and Hannah is in all week. Donna will be in babies on Monday.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Food from around the world
Monday
– Donna’s group is exploring the whiteboards and pens encouraging the children
to draw their own pictures describe the marks they make.
Tuesday
– Donna’s group will be exploring media and materials while using a variety of
different coloured paints, rollers and brushes.
Wednesday
– Megan’s group are developing gross motor skills while creating different
shaped pictures.
Thursday
– Carla’s group will be talking about the world around them while trying
different Spanish foods.
Friday
– Ruby’s group is building relationships with others while making their
own bus and providing tickets to their friends!
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is on holiday Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 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 building relationships while creating lego constructions and
reading favourite stories supporting listening and attention skills.
Ines’s
group is building their shape and number awareness while taking part in a music
shape show!
Eva’s
group are mixing different colours and medias discovering how they can change
colour!
Topic
of the month:
Winter
The
letter of the week is: D
The
children will be:
Talking
about the letter d
Naming
things that begin with the letter d
Exploring
the letter d alphabet shaker
Writing
the letter d in the air
The
Number of the week is: 4
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 4
Exploring
number puzzles
Holding
4 fingers up
Writing
the number 4 in the sand tray
The
shape of the week is: Cube
The
children will be:
Counting
the sides and corners of the cube shape
Making
a cube shape with our hands
Comparing
cubes and squares
Becci
is off Wednesday and on holiday on Friday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in
all week.
Ottilia is in all week and Jenni is on holiday all week.
I work all day on a Monday, early
shifts Tuesdays and Thursdays, late shifts on Wednesdays and a middle shift on
Fridays.
If you have any queries when I am not
here 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.
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:
Special needs procedure for previously unidentified needs
Aim
of policy
To highlight how we support children and their
families if we feel they may have an unidentified special need.
Points
to consider
The children in our care are very young and whilst
we want to support them fully, we do not wish to label children. When
identifying Special Needs the practitioner must remain respectful and sensitive
to the needs of the child and family and must adhere to additional policies
such as confidentially policy.
Childcare
and Learning Group aims to achieve this by:
If any member of staff reasonably believes that the
development progress and/or behaviour of a child arises as a result of a
special need, then that member of staff will:
Inform the setting or Club Manager and SENCO about
their concern providing examples of lack of development progress and/or
behaviour which give rise to their concern.
The
setting or club manager and/or special needs co-ordinator will:
·
Ensure that the child is observed.
·
Following a period of observation, and where
appropriate, raise the concern about the child’s development progress/behaviour
with parents to agree an appropriate course of action. This may involve referral to appropriate
external agencies.
·
If a special/special educational need is
identified, the procedure relating to special needs admissions will be
employed.
If
the parent/carer does not agree a special need exists, then the setting or Club
Manager and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator will ensure:
·
The staff team continue to observe the child and
record observations.
·
Refer the position of the parent/carer to the area
manager.
·
After an appropriate period re-state the concern
with the parent/carer with a view to agreeing an appropriate course of action.
If
the parent/carer continues to ignore the concern being expressed, Childcare and
Learning Group will:
·
Write to the parent/carer requesting referral to an
external professional agency to support special needs assessment.
·
If not agreed, consideration will be given to
referring the issue to the MASH team in accordance with the child protection
policy.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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