week commencing 28th October

Dear Parents

 

Children in Need

This year to raise money for Children in Need we have decided to do something a little different! We are going to be playing ‘Through the Keyhole’.

You will have the chance to guess which staff member “lives in a house like this” the forms will be going out next week. Each entry costs £5.00. All correct answers will go in a prize draw to win a free full day session or two half sessions in December. 

You will be able to select the session (s) from a list of dates given to you upon winning the prize. The session(s) will only be able to be used in December 2013 and cannot be be deducted from your invoice as these will be sessions in addition to your normal sessions. Please return all entry forms by Friday 15^th November and the draw will be made on this day.

 

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

It is Charlotte’s 15 year anniversary working at Castle Nursery so we are having a surprise party!

On Thursday 7^th November from 4 pm to 5pm everyone is invited, children not in on this day will need to be accompanied by an adult.

We will be having a party tea, games and dancing.

If you would like to contribute to a present for Charlotte there is a collection and a card, just see Jess or Caroline.

 

Christmas Party

The children’s Christmas party is on Friday 6^th December from 3.30- 5pm. We are having party games, a party tea  and a visit from Father Christmas.

Everyone is invited, but children not in on this day will need to be accompanied by an adult.

 

Nativity play

There will be two performances of the nativity play on Thursday 12^th December, one in the morning at 9.30 and one in the afternoon at 4.15. These will be limited to two tickets per family and they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Please be aware that all children in the nativity play will be photographed and videoed by other parents, so if you would prefer your child to not take part please let us know.

If your child is not in on this day, they only need to come to the performance you will be seeing, not both.

We ask parents to provide costumes but please don’t pressure yourselves, a tea towel head dress is perfectly acceptable! The Buttercup children can be either stars or Angels and the Bluebells will be the villagers.

 

Pantomime

The sunflower children will be going to see the pantomime on Friday 13^th December at the Yvonne Arnaud theatre. The sunflower staff will be talking to all parents about this.

All children will be invited but  children not in on this day will need to be accompanied by an adult. Ticket money will need to be paid by 1^st November.

 

Buttercups

Monday – Charlotte’s group will be having fun with water play

Tuesday – Emma’s group is using mirrors to look at themselves

Wednesday – Nilem’s group is exploring cornflour gloop

Thursday – Charlotte’s group are having a teddy bears picnic

Friday – Magda’s group are getting scientific as they experiment with ice

Charlotte is off Friday, Emma is off Monday and Thursday, Magda is off Tuesday, Nilem is off Friday and Becci is in all week

 

Bluebells

Monday – Leanne’s group is developing communication skills as they sing “Old Mac Donald”

Tuesday – Leanne’s group will be learning about shapes as they use the shape flash cards

Wednesday – Donna’s group are building physical skills as they roll hoops down the hill

Thursday – Rose is encouraging the children to free paint their own pictures.

Friday – Sophie’s group will be developing pencil control as they make marks on paper.

Donna is on holiday all week, Leanne is off Wednesday, Sophie is off Monday and Rose is in all week

 

Sunflowers

Monday- Chloe’s group are getting physical as they “welly wang” in the garden

Tuesday – Chloe’s group will be creating a cup pyramid and explore how water moves over the cups

Wednesday -  Jess’s group is learning letters as they make alphabet necklaces

Thursday –Alison is supporting the children’s rhyming skills as they explore nursery rhymes

Friday – Jess’s group is working together to make friendship bracelets

Jess is off Monday, Tuesday and Friday, Chloe is off Thursday and Alison is off for half term

Have a great weekend
Caroline and the South Hill team