Dear
Parents and Carers,
Parent’s
Evening
Date
for your diary, parents evening is Thursday 8th September.
Pop
in anytime between 6.30-8.30, to chat to your child’s key person.
The
Pre-School team will be completing a ‘Going to School’ presentation at 6.30pm
to let you know what we do in the Pre-School to get your child ready and
excited for school.
You
can also have a look at the next room if your child is due to move up and have
the chance to talk to other parents.
Hope
to see you all there!
We
are celebrating our Gandparents!
The
w/c 5th September we are having Grandparents stay and play sessions
which all Grandparents are invited to!
Please
ask and pass the information on to all grandparents.
There
will be a sign up sheet for anyone interested. Please talk to the staff in your
room.
Sunflowers
Summer Picnic
Sunflowers
will be having a summer picnic tea in our garden on Wednesday 7th
September (3.45pm-5.00pm). Parents, Carers and Grandparents are all invited. If
your child is not in on that day please come along with them J
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 or Charlotte.
Our Policy of the Week: Access
to visitors
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 funding.
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 are playing alongside
each other while exploring the toy telephones
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be looking at the
‘Building Site’ and ‘Planes’ book supporting an interest in stories
Wednesday – Shula’s group are printing with ink
pads using their hands building an interest in colour and media
Thursday – Shula’s group is making an obstacle
course with soft play blocks promoting confidence in climbing and building
Friday – Mel’s group will be responding to simple
instructions while making shortbread biscuits with their friends
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Mel is off Tuesday,
Shula is in all week and Nilem is on holiday all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Transport
Monday – Donna’s group will be singing their
favourite songs together promoting listening and language skills
Tuesday – Donna’s group are using the musical
instruments to encourage the children to explore music and sounds
Wednesday – Almu’s group will be practicing their
number skills while using the mini motors and bricks to count out objects
Thursday – Megan’s group are copying patterns on
coloured paper encouraging the pincer grip
Friday – Chloe’s group will be playing tennis in
the garden supporting movement and motor skills
Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Monday, Almu is
in all week and Chloe is on holiday 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: operating the leap pads
with friends
This week the children will be discovering the leap
pads. The children will be given the opportunity to select a program on the
leap pad. The children will be supported throughout to take turns with their
friends and describe what they are doing. The activity will be extended and the
children will be supported to use the keyboard and write their own names.
Topic of the month: Summer
The letter of the week is: N
The children will be:
Writing the letter N with stencils
Thinking of words that begin with N
Painting the letter N on the easel
Making birds’ nests
Completing number puzzles
The Number of the week is: 18
The children will be:
Counting to 18
Grouping 18 items together
Drawing the number 18
Recognising the number 18
The shape of the week is: Diamond
The children will be:
Looking for diamonds around the room
Talking about the diamond shape
Making the diamond shape with our hands
Drawing diamonds on the easel
Leanne is off Monday, Hector is off Thursday and
Friday and Becci is in all week.
Access to visitors
Aim of policy
To give clear guidelines with regard to any visitor to the nursery.
Points to consider
Answering the door.
The
person who answers the door must always identify the caller and seek
identification if not recognised before granting access.
Only
staff members who have passed their probationary period will be allowed to
answer the door.
We
will not allow access to anyone who is not known, a member of the management
team will be informed if there is any doubt and we will carry out telephone
checks if they are calling on behalf of a company or organisation.
We
ask that parents also take care when entering and leaving the nursery and we
therefore request that parents don’t hold the door open for others, even if
they think they are another parent. If
you are concerned that someone has entered the nursery in this way, please
inform the nursery manager immediately.
Authorised collection
We
are very careful when allowing people into the nursery as the children’s safety
is of paramount importance to us.
We
ask parents to inform us of everyone who is allowed to collect their child. We
use a password system to ensure the children’s security.
They
should be people who are familiar to your child and be over 18 years of age. We
may store their details and photographs on our computer system.
We
will not normally allow any unauthorised person to take your child.
There
may however be very exceptional circumstances (e.g. serious delay due to bad
weather, transport difficulties etc) when we will allow your child to leave
with someone who is not on the list - ONLY if you have contacted us by
telephone prior to collection and provided us with a name, description and
password.
They
will be asked print their name and sign the child out on the register. If we
are in any doubt that the person is different from the one you have authorised,
we will refuse to let them take your child until we have spoken to you again.
We
ask that you share these procedures with all those on your list, or anyone you
ask to collect in an emergency, so that they understand we will question them,
check their I.D. and retain their details.
Other visitors
Whenever
possible, we will try to arrange visits by appointment. Any visitors - such as sales people, college
assessors, prospective parents, inspectors, gardener, handyman etc, must
complete the visitor's book on arrival and will not be left unsupervised in the
children’s areas.
Kind
Regards
Jess Smith
Nursery Manager
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