Dear
Parents and Carers,
Forest
School
We
were all very excited to get started on this week’s forest school, we set off
in the mini bus and headed to the woods. While we were walking along we saw
some prints in the mud, we thought they might be Gruffalo prints so followed
them, having a look using the magnifying glass! Along the way we saw lots of Gruffalo
houses, he must have been very busy! On our journey we came across a big pile
of logs, we looked under some in search for bugs! We found some worms, slugs,
woodlice, millipedes and a caterpillar! We continued along the path and stopped
at the top of the hill with a view of the cathedral to have our snack! After
snack we played a few games of hide and seek, we had lots of fun!
Living
Eggs
All
the children have had a fantastic week watching the chicks grow. We will all be
sad to see them go home, but look forward to having them back next year J there are a few photos
attached for you to see!
Active Kids Vouchers
Now’s the time to collect vouchers for sports and
cooking equipment for our Nursery J
With your help we can buy some new resources from
Sainsbury’s using the Active Kids vouchers we collect this year.
If you shop at Sainsbury or know anyone who does
please collect the Active Kids vouchers for us. This will support us further to
encourage your children to eat well, move well and live well in 2016!
Sun
cream and sun hats
As
summer is quickly approaching and hopefully the lovely weather will continue
can we please ask you to make sure your child has labelled sun cream at nursery
and a labelled hat when appropriate.
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: Blood Borne Viruses infection
control 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 – Charlotte’s group is exploring jungle
animals in wet sand encouraging an interest in different media and textures
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be singing ‘Head,
Shoulders Knees and Toes’ and ‘I Have 10 Little Fingers’ developing an
awareness of different body parts
Wednesday – Shula’s group is discovering the
musical wall and shiny play with their friends encouraging an understanding of
simple sentences
Thursday – Shula’s group will be using different
blocks and objects to create tunnels and ramps for a variety of cars developing
an understanding of different ways objects can move
Friday – Mel’s group is investigating the shakers
and drums while singing nursery rhymes promoting motor skills
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Mel is off Tuesday,
Shula and Nilem are in all week
Bluebells
Monday – Donna’s group is sorting and categorising
the compare bears promoting number skills
Tuesday – Megan’s group will be using the ICT
cameras to take photos of our environment encouraging simple ICT skills
Wednesday – Megan’s group is playing a group game
of ‘A Treasure Hunt of Sound’ supporting listening and attention
Thursday – Almu’s group are making marks on
sandwich bags filled with paint encouraging fun early writing
Friday – Chloe’s group will be playing swing ball
in the garden using tights and balls developing hand eye co-ordination and
motor skills
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu is
off Monday and Megan is 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: Developing our counting by
sharing materials!
This week the children will be developing their
counting skills by sharing materials. The children will be asked to sit down at
the table where they will find a variety of materials for drawing and painting.
This activity will be done in groups of 3, the materials will be displayed on
the table, making sure there is the same number of items for each child. The
children will be supported to count the materials throughout. The activity will
be extended and the children will be encouraged to group compare the different
materials.
The letter of the week is: Z
The children will be:
Setting the easel up with letter Z stencils
Drawing around the Z stencil
Creating pictures of Zebras
Looking in the Z alphabet soup bottle
Painting Zebra stripes
The Number of the week is: 3
The children will be:
Holding up 3 fingers
Drawing 3 sunflowers on the easel
Exploring the number 3 on the magnetic boards
Playing games in groups of 3
Making the number 3 using playdough
The shape of the week is: Triangle
The children will be:
Looking for triangular objects around the room
Drawing triangles in the mark making area
Counting how many sides are on a triangle
Making a triangle shape using our bodies
Leanne is off Tuesday, Hector is off Wednesday and
Becci is in all week.
Blood Borne Viruses infection control policy
Aim of policy
To
provide a safe physical and emotional environment for all staff/ children and
families involved with Castle Daycare and Preschool. Castle Daycare and
Preschool recognises that blood borne viruses are a part of the community. This
policy aims to minimise the risk of transmission to all associated with Castle
Daycare and Preschool.
Points
to consider
1.
In dealing with an injury, all people should be treated as if they have a blood
borne virus. This practice is commonly described as ‘universal precautions’.
You will not always know whether a person who is bleeding is infectious;
therefore it is important that anyone who treats a person follows established
safety procedures when dealing with an injury. All blood should be treated as
if it is infectious.
2.
Children, staff and families have a right to privacy. Castle Daycare and
Preschool would like to give families and staff the opportunity to give any
information regarding any blood borne viruses that they or their children may
have, with the knowledge that the information will go only so far as it is
authorised and will only be used for the purpose for which it was gathered.
3. A
child’s health status should not affect their right to an education. Children/
staff/ families should be able to participate in all activities in early
childhood settings to the extent that their health permits.
4.
Castle Daycare and Preschool encourages staff and families to let the Nursery
Manager know if they are infected with any blood borne viruses. This
information will be treated as confidential. If this information is disclosed
to us we will complete a confidential risk assessment.
All
personnel should know how to carry out the Nursery’s first aid and safety
procedures.
First
aid kits should be strategically sited around the nursery, particularly in
areas when an injury is more likely to be sustained. These kits should contain
all necessary equipment and materials for dealing with blood.
First
aid kits are located at: the office, in the outdoor classroom and in the hallway
by sunflowers
Guidelines for universal precautions on handling blood in children’s nurseries.
1. Before treating someone who is bleeding, staff will ensure they have covered any of their own cuts or abrasions with a water-proof dressing.
2. Wear gloves for all procedures.
3. Don't delay treatment of a child who is bleeding, under any circumstances because gloves are not immediately available. Use an absorbent barrier such as a towel, paper towel, handkerchief etc. for an actively bleeding child.
4. Dispose of used gloves, soiled dressings, sanitary towels, tissues, etc, in a place where they will not be handled, e.g. in bags which are burnt or buried.
5. Wipe clean and then sterilise all surfaces and instruments contaminated with blood. Make sure you use an effective disinfectant.
6. Where safety permits soak surfaces for 20 minutes and then wipe dry.
7. Wash hands thoroughly when you have finished. Hand washing is usually adequate for non-blood secretions, but the above precautions (i.e. gloves, etc) can also be used.
8. Make sure that first-aid kits include disposable gloves, disposable wipes or towels, plastic bags for contaminated waste.
Each setting should have a spills kit which deals with any spilt bodily fluids in a safe manner.
Further useful information:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) this is a virus which attacks the immune system. It is both immune suppressing and opportunistic, not only depleting the immune system but replicating within the body as the immune system becomes more damaged. People with HIV become increasingly likely to develop certain infections, or some forms of cancer, which the body would normally be able to resist easily.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) this is the most severe clinical expression of infection with HIV. AIDS is diagnosed according to clinical criteria established by the regions or countries nominated health body. These criteria include the diagnoses of one of several opportunistic infections, including Kaposi's sarcoma, lymphoma, and a rare form of pneumonia.
Hepatitis B this is a vaccine preventable viral infection of the liver that causes nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting and jaundice (yellow skin).
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease that affects the liver and can cause serious long-term liver problems.
How these viruses are transmitted:
HIV can only be transmitted through sexual intercourse/activity involving the exchange of body fluids (semen and vaginal fluids); the exchange of blood by sharing needles and syringes, by injecting drug users. It can also be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.
HIV positive children represent a minimal risk to others. It has not been conclusively demonstrated that HIV (and hepatitis B) infected children who bite others transmit the virus. Any child who is bleeding from an injury should be removed for the protection and safety of all other participants in whatever sport they are playing. The injury should be treated following the safety procedures set out in the above guidelines.
HIV is not transmitted by casual contact, such as sneezing, handshaking, and the sharing of eating and toilet facilities.
Hepatitis B is transmitted through close contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person. This can happen in a number of ways: by close physical contact; by sexual intercourse; from mother to baby when the baby is born; by injecting drug users sharing non-sterilised needles; and by tattooists using non-sterilised needles.
Hepatitis C is transmitted through contact with infected blood. It occurs through sharing contaminated injecting equipment and contaminated skin piercing such as tattooing and body piercing.
Kind regards,
Jess Smith
Manager, SENCO
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