Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Forest
School – This week we created our own fairy houses using
different tools. We then created dens together and played a ‘Gruffalo’ game.
Lee was an amazing Gruffalo man!!
In2Sports
– This week we focused on balance, we use our bodies
to balance through hoops and manoeuvre around cones.
Theatre
bugs –
Photographer
Next
Thursday (6th October 2015)
The
nursery photographer will come in again this Thursday to take photos of the
children. They can do family photos and siblings too so if you want to bring
the whole family you are more than welcome! The open session will run from
3.45-4.45pm for children and families who aren’t in on Thursday, it will be a
first come first served basis.
Staff News
Sadly
Mel will be leaving us on the 14th October. Mel has taken on a Room
Leader role at a nursery closer to her home. Mel has been with us since January
2015 and we wish her all the best at her new setting.
Sammy
who has been a floating member of staff since June 2015 will be joining
Charlotte and Nilem in the baby room
We
have replaced Sammy’s position as a floating member of staff and Ruby will be
starting with us on the 10th October. We look forward to introducing
her to you all when she starts.
We
are currently recruiting for a Room Senior for our Baby room but until we find
the right person Becci will be supporting babies on Charlotte’s day off and for
her day in the office on a Friday. Therefore, Ines will be covering in the
Pre-School room on these days.
If
you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to Charlotte or myself.
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: What will happen if a staff member is accused of abuse?
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 new menus are out this week and attached
today.
We will start on week 1. Any feedback you have
would be appreciated.
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
Topic of the month: Transport
Monday – Charlotte’s group are playing games with
the jungle puppets together building relationships with others
Tuesday – Nilem’s group is discovering the lift the
flap books in the cosy area developing an interest in books
Wednesday – Charlotte’s group are listening to the
‘World’ music on the ipod and dancing along to it with musical instruments
supporting attention skills
Thursday – Sammy’s group are celebrating ‘Rosh
Hashanah’ by painting stars with our friends encouraging the use of tools
Friday – Mel’s group will be exploring sea
creatures in bubbles and water promoting an interest in different animals and
creatures
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Mel is off Tuesday, Nilem
is off Monday and Sammy is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Under the sea
Monday – Megan’s group are talking about their
weekend with their friends encouraging the use of language
Tuesday – Chloe’s group will be talking about what
we find under the sea! They will make their own fish by using different media
and resources
Wednesday – Donna’s group is celebrating ‘Rosh
Hashanah’ with their friends, they will be reading the story of ‘Rosh Hashanah’
and having apples and golden syrup for snack
Thursday – Megan’s group will be looking in mirrors
and making different faces, they will then create their own picture of
themselves and be supported to talk about their own feelings
Friday – Chloe’s group is reading the ‘Rainbow Fish’
book and discussing what they see developing an understanding of the world
around them
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and
Thursday, Megan is off on Tuesday and Carla 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: Celebrating ‘Rosh
Hashanah’
The children will be building their knowledge and
understanding of the world around them by celebrating ‘Rosh Hashanah’. The
children will be reading the ‘Yom Kippur’ poem and talking about their feelings
with their friends. The children will also get the opportunity to create a
Jewish flag using different resources. They will also be having apples and
golden syrup for snack!
Topic of the month: Autumn
The letter of the week is: T
The children will be:
Writing the letter T with felt tips
Looking for objects starting with the letter T
Alphabet soup letter T
Roaring like tigers
Reading the ‘Tiger who came to Tea’
The Number of the week is: 4
The children will be:
Number puzzle up to 4
Counting up to 4
Find 4 objects
Holding up 4 fingers
The shape of the week is: Moon
The children will be:
Drawing a moon with our friends
Talking about when we see moons at night times
Making a mood shape with our hands
Leanne is on holiday Thursday and Friday, Becci is off
Tuesday and Ines is in all week.
What will happen if a staff member is accused
of abuse?
If a staff member is
accused of abuse, they will be informed of this by the Manager or
Area/Operations Manager.
They will be suspended on
full pay; the manager will discuss this with them and ensure they understand it
is for their protection, not to indicate a guilty verdict.
The manager and operations
manager will notify the LADO.
The LADO will lead a formal
investigation and the accused staff member will be given the opportunity to
present their side of the case as part of the process.
The accused staff member
will be notified at least two working days before the investigation meeting
takes place.
The accused staff member
will be allowed to bring a union representative (if they are part of a union)
or a fellow member of staff to the meeting. This person will not be allowed to
speak during the meeting but will act as a witness that the proceedings were
fair and unbiased.
We understand this will be
a very difficult time, whatever the outcome, so Childcare and Learning Group
recommend that support is sought from support groups such as the Samaritans on:
08457 90 90 90
It is important to know
that the setting or club has a legal duty to inform the Disclosure and Baring
Service DBS, if the staff member is dismissed due to the allegations made
against them. If the accused staff member leaves their employment before the
investigation process has finished the operations manager will still be
required to inform the DBS of any information.
In the event of a
disqualification the staff member will not be employed in connection with any
of the company settings.
If the setting management
becomes aware at any time of any information that may lead to disqualification,
the setting or club will take appropriate action to ensure the safety of the
children.
All staff need to be aware that if they live or
work in the same household as someone who has been disqualified, this will mean
they may also become disqualified and lose their position within Childcare and
Learning Group.
Kind
Regards
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
