Dear
Parents and Carers,
Carol
Service
A
reminder that it is the Babies and Bluebells carol service next Monday at
4.15pm.
There
is no cost to see the carol service but we are limiting seats to 2 per family
due to space. It would be appreciated if bags and coats were hung on your
children’s pegs to save space in the Bluebells room.
All
of the children will be able to take part in the Carol Service and if your
child is not in on Monday afternoons and you would like them to take part
please may you bring them in dressed in their outfit at 4.05/4.10.
Please
be aware that we allow parents to take photographs so if you would rather your
child not take part please let us know.
Nativity
The
Nativity performances are also next week. There will be two nativity plays this
year.
Tuesday
8th December at 9.45
Tuesday
8th December at 4.15
There
is no cost to see the nativity play but we are limiting seats to 2 per family.
Please sign up to which performance you would like to see in Sunflowers. This
is a first come first served booking system.
All
of the children will be able to take part in the nativity and if your child is
not in on Tuesday please bring them in 5 minutes before their performance time
dressed in their outfits. If their outfits are here if you could bring them in
10 minutes before their performance time then the team here will get them
changed. If you are unsure what performance your child is in please speak to
the Sunflower team.
Please
don’t panic about costumes, it’s not the west end! Tea towels on heads are
exactly the sort of standard we are aiming for. For any more information please
see the Sunflowers team.
Please
be aware that we allow parents to photograph the production so if you would rather
your child not take part please let us know.
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.
Policy
of the week
We will be displaying a different policy every week
at the bottom of this newsletter.
If you would like to see this or any of our
policies please ask Jess.
Our
Policy of the week: Transition policy
Useful
websites:
Here
are the links for the Surrey Family Information Service, Free Early Education
(the 15 hours funding) and Free Early Education for Two year olds.
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!
This 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
Monday – Shula’s group will be reading Hanukkah
books and exploring Hebrew letters in aid of Hanukkah
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group are investigating
water, bubbles and sea creatures encouraging communication
Wednesday – Shula’s group will be decorating
baubles for Christmas promoting an awareness of festivals
Thursday – Mel’s group are dancing to Jewish music
with their friends supporting making relationships
Friday – Mel’s group is colouring Hanukkah pictures developing fine motor skills
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Nilem is off Monday,
Mel is off Tuesday and Shula is in all week.
Bluebells
Monday – Megan’s group will be practicing
independence skills, they will be encouraged to put on their own shoes and
coats throughout the day
Tuesday – Donna’s group is celebrating the festival
of Hanukkah by reading Jewish stories and listening to Jewish music
Wednesday – Megan’s group will be exploring the
book box and reading stories together promoting their interest in books
Thursday – Almu’s group are playing a memory game
with different coloured blocks encouraging understanding and attention skills
Friday – Chloe’s group are helping each other set
up for meal times by giving out their friend’s cutlery, bibs and plates developing
an awareness of others
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu
and Megan are in all week.
Sunflowers
The Sunflowers have one detailed weekly focused
activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take part in it.
This will work alongside their weekly planned
activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
This week’s activity is: Creating Christmas bits!
The children will be creating Christmas art work
for their families! They will be using a variety of materials allowing the
children to explore media and textures. They children will need to think about
what they are going to create before they start. They will have group
discussions about their work and why they are making the gifts.
The letter of the week is: D
The children will be:
Writing the letter D with stencils
Making Dens in the garden
Finding animals beginning with D
Making Dog sounds
What can we see in the letter D bottle?
Talking about names beginning with D
Leanne and Becci are in all week and Hector is off
Thursday.
Transition policy
Aim
of policy
Moving
rooms or going to school can be an exciting and stimulating time; however
change can cause some anxieties and upset. At Castle Nursery we want to ensure
every child’s transition is as smooth as possible.
Points
to consider
The
parents may be as anxious as the children regarding transitions but through our
strong work with parents we aim to alleviate any worries and support the whole
family.
Castle
Daycare and Preschool aim to do this by:
·
6-8
weeks before the child is due to move rooms the parents will be sent a letter
discussing the expected date of the move. This will be discussed by the child’s
current key person with the parents.
·
The
parent’s will be given the opportunity to visit the child’s next room at a
convenient time. They will be introduced to their child’s next key person who
will show them around the room, discussing routines and activities. They will
also answer any other questions the parents have.
·
The
child will start having visits into the next room prior to them moving up.
·
For
the first few visits they will be accompanied by their key person, this key
person will support the child and introduce the new key person and other staff.
·
Both
key people will work together to ensure the child is confident and happy in the
new room.
·
The
parent’s will be kept informed of how the visits are progressing by both key
people.
·
The
child’s visits will be gradually increased so they can experience meals and
rest times in their new rooms.
·
If
the child is not settling as well as we would like, the current key person may
spend longer helping the child to settle in or the settling in period may be
extended.
·
Pegs,
drawer names and other details will be already displayed before the child
starts visits in order to help them fell a sense of belonging.
Kind Regards
Jess
Smith
Manager, SENCO
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