Week Commencing 30th August 2016

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

 

Garden Areas

All the team here had fun last week updating our garden. All the staff had a competition to create the most stimulating and exciting area. Well done to all of the team, as everyone got involved and created some great areas. A big well done to Chloe and Sammy for their construction area, all the staff members voted their area as the most exciting!

 

Bank Holiday

A reminder that nursery will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday (29^th August).

 

Dates for your diary

5^th September – Grandparents week

5^th September – Term starts

7^th September – Sunflowers Summer Picnic

8^th September – Parents Evening

6^th October – Nursery photos

10^th October – Zoo lab

 

Staff news

Sadly Shula and Hector will be leaving us during September. Hector will be leaving us on the 9^th September. He is off to use his QTS qualifications in schools within Surrey.

Shula won’t be going far as she is off to our Shamley Green Nursery where she will be the Room Leader of their 2-5’s room. Shula’s last day will be Friday 16^th September.

I am sure you will join us in wishing them both all the best.

We are currently recruiting for a new member of staff for our baby room but until we find the right person our floaters here at South Hill will be supporting babies. I will keep you updated on our recruitment process.

 

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

 

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: No Smoking/ Vaping policy

 

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.

 

www.surreycc.gov.uk/fis
www.surreycc.gov.uk/fee
www.surreycc.gov.uk/feet

www.surreycc.gov.uk/eypp

 

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:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/ 

 

This week’s planned activities are also on the ILD’S.

 

Buttercups

Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be sorting through tissue paper to find wooden bricks promoting hand eye co-ordination and fine motor skills

Wednesday – Shula’s group are having a picnic with their friends and emotion dolls at snack times building relationships

Thursday – Shula’s group is mark making with felt tip pens showing control and an interest in marks they can create

Friday – Mel’s group will be exploring the shape sorters to see if the children can fit the correct shapes in supporting problem solving skills

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

 

Tuesday – Chloe’s group is experimenting with fizzy drinks and mento mints, the children will be encouraged to predict and describe what they see!

Wednesday – Donna’s group is using the cars and paint to encourage the children to create the own patterns use media and resources

Thursday – Megan’s group are practicing simple routines and health and self-care skills by describing their routines when getting ready for nursery and transitions

Friday – Megan’s group will be listening to animals sounds and working with the children to recognise and describe the different sounds

Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday and Megan is in all week. Carla starts on the 8^th September.

 

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: making eaten mess with our friends for pudding

 

This week the children are going to be making yummy eton mess with their friends for pudding. The children will cut up strawberries, mix in cream and break up meringue into tiny pieces. The children will be talking about health and hygiene; such a as washing our hands and using utensils. The children will then enjoy the yummy pudding their have made.

 

Topic of the month: Summer

 

The letter of the week is: O

 

The children will be:

Writing the letter O with stencils

Talking about words that begin with O

Painting the letter O on the easel

Peeling oranges for snack

Making the letter O using playdough

 

The Number of the week is: 19

 

The children will be:

Counting to 19

Talking about what to numbers make 19!

Drawing the number 19

Clapping 19 times

Recognising the number 19

 

The shape of the week is: Semi-circle

 

The children will be:

Looking for semi-circles around the room

Talking about how two semi-circles make a circle

Painting semi-circles on the easel

Describing the sides of a semi-circle

Leanne is off Wednesday, Hector is off Thursday and Becci is in all week.

 

No Smoking/ Vaping policy

 

Aim of policy

 

To highlight the nursery stance on Smoking.

 

Points to consider

 

Castle Daycare and Preschool accept that smoking and passive inhalation of smoke is harmful to health.  The Company also adopts the position that this is particularly so for children in the early stages of their physical development.  Accordingly we have a strict no smoking policy for all areas of the Nursery and external play areas including staff room and adult space. This includes e-cigarettes and vaping.

 

Procedures relating to the no smoking policy

 

By Law No one shall smoke/vape in any part of the Nursery or the external play areas

 

• If a member of staff is found smoking/vaping in any part of the Nursery or external play areas they will be subject to disciplinary action
   
• If a parent or visitor to the Nursery is found smoking/vaping in any part of the Nursery or external play areas their attention will be drawn to the no smoking policy and they will be asked to extinguish the cigarette/put away their E-Cigarette.  
   
  Staff will be permitted to smoke/vape:
   

• During recognised breaks.
   
• In a location away from the Nursery and external play areas and car park.
   
• Provided that debris arising from smoking/vaping is disposed of appropriately.
   
• Provided that they wear cover over their uniform, do not wear Nursery coats and wash their hands (and freshen their breath if necessary), before returning to work with the children.
   
   
  Kind Regards
   
   
  Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill Team