Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Forest
School – This week we used different tools to make our own
necklaces out of wood and string. Lee helped us use a saw to cut the wood into
little pieces! We then made our own spider webs out of sticks!
In2Sports
– This week we focused on colour recognition, we categorised
lots of different objects into groups of their colour using cones, bibs and
balls! We had a great time working in teams.
Theatre
bugs –
Teas
We have some great news regarding meal times;
Castle chefs who are based at our Markenfield Road nursery and prepare our
daily lunch will now be preparing our tea time meals each day too J Our new
menu’s will start at the beginning of October and I will send these out to you
next week to review J if you have any questions please let me 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 or Charlotte.
Our Policy of the Week: What to do if a child discloses 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 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
Topic of the month: Under the sea
Monday – Mel’s group are exploring the tunnel and
soft play blocks in the garden promoting physical skills
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be enjoying water play
with the plastic sea creatures supporting the use of simple language
Wednesday – Charlotte’s group are sharing nursery
rhyme books together building an interest in printed books and materials
Thursday – Nilem’s group are discovering their own
reflections in mirrors encouraging self-awareness
Friday – Mel’s group will be exploring the
different shapes and objects in the treasure basket encouraging exploration of
shapes, size and textures
Charlotte is off Monday, Mel is off Tuesday, Nilem is
off Wednesday and Sammy is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Family
Monday – Donna’s group are practising their motor
skills while throwing and catching balls with their friends
Tuesday – Chloe’s group will be using their imagination
to create new moulds while discovering magic sand
Wednesday – Megan’s group is exploring the computer
in the pre-school room promoting an interest in ICT toys
Thursday – Megan’s group will be making large
shapes on the floor using tape and blocks supporting shape recognition
Friday – Chloe’s group is building their knowledge
and understanding of our families and the families around us by looking at
stories and talking about our own family members
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: Our ‘I Can Do’ Sheets
The children will be supported to write their own
names during this week’s activity. The children will then be encouraged to
recognise familiar letters to them. The activity will be extended and the
children will be asked to count as high as they can and will be supported to recognise
numbers 1-10. Finally the children will create a self-portrait of themselves J
Topic of the month: Paralympics
The letter of the week is: S
The children will be:
Writing the letter S with chalks
Looking for objects starting with the letter S
Drawing sunflowers
Using scissors
Slithering like snakes
Setting up the easel with S stencils
The Number of the week is: 3
The children will be:
Number puzzle up to 3
Counting up to 3
Holding up 3 fingers
Jumping 3 times
Counting 3 sides on a triangle
The shape of the week is: Triangle
The children will be:
Drawing a triangle
Finding triangles around the room
Counting how many sides a triangle has
Making a triangle shape with our hands
Leanne is in all week, Becci is off Thursday and
Ines is in all week.
What to do if a child discloses abuse
It often takes a great deal of courage for a child to talk
to anyone about their abuse. Children learn to be very good at covering up
abuse and give plausible explanations for what happened. Children may have to
betray a person who is close to them, who they may love, or who has power over them.
A child who discloses may risk a great deal by hoping that you will believe
what they say.
Practitioners should:
- Ensure the immediate safety of the child.
- Stop other activity and focus on what the child is saying, responding to a suspicion of abuse takes immediate priority;
- Seek any necessary medical treatment without delay;
- Stay calm and do not express shock or disbelief;
- Listen carefully to what is being said, allow the child to continue at their own pace. Ensure questions are absolutely minimal and completely open, for example “How did that happen?”
- Repeat back to the child (as accurately as possible) what you heard, to check your understanding of what the child has told you;
- Tell the child they are not to blame, it’s not their fault and they have done the right thing in telling you;
- Not promise to keep secrets - find an appropriate early opportunity to explain it will be necessary to tell someone else in order to help them and keep them safe;
- Ask the child if they have told anyone else;
- Tell the child what you will do next and with whom the information will be shared;
- Inform the designated safeguarding and child protection person and/or your senior manager as soon as possible;
- Ask the parent or carer about what has been disclosed, so long as it does not put the child at increased risk (see Seeking consent);
- As soon as possible, record in writing what was said, using the child’s own words. Note the date, time and names mentioned, to whom the information was given and ensure that all records are signed and dated;
- Note anything the parent or carer tells you.
Seeking consent
While settings should seek to discuss any concerns with the
child’s parents or carers and where possible, seek their agreement to make a
referral LADO, there are cases where you must not discuss concerns with them
before making a referral.
Concerns must not be discussed with parents or carers before
referral in the following circumstances:
- Where discussion would put a child at risk of significant harm;
- Where discussion would impede a police investigation or social work enquiry;
- Where sexual abuse is suspected;
- Where female genital mutilation (FGM) is suspected to have been carried out or planned;
- Where organised or multiple abuse is suspected;
- Where factitious illness or induced illness is suspected;
- Where to contact parents/carers would place you or others at risk; or
- Where it is not possible to contact parents or carers without causing undue delay in making the referral, advice should be sought from MASH.
A decision by any professional not to seek parental
permission before making a referral to
The LADO, must be recorded, and the
reasons given.
Kind
Regards
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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