Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Forest
School – This
week we explored a hammock in the forest, we took it in turns to have a go with
our friends. It was great fun! We then used our ears to find our friends while
playing hide and seek as we took it in turns to be blind folded.
In2Sports
– This
week the children were practicing their balancing skills. They moved around the
garden using tennis rackets and were supported to manoeuvre around cones
avoiding objects and their friends.
Theatre
bugs –
Zoo
Lab
All
the children enjoyed zoo lab on Monday. Zoo lab gained the immediate interest
of the children and explored their curiosity through a story with their
animals!
Illness
It’s
that time of year and we have had a few children with high temperatures and
colds this week. Additionally there has also
been several cases of vomiting and stomach pains throughout the nursery. If
your child catches the stomach bug, please can you keep them off of nursery
until 48 hours after their last episode of being ill. This is to try to
prevent other children catching it.
Next
week:
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: Transport
Monday – Charlotte’s group are developing their
fine motor skills while posting balls through different sized holes in boxes
Tuesday – Sammy’s group is looking at favourite
stories together supporting listening and attention while pointing out objects
within the books
Wednesday – Nilem’s group are creating a collage
together using a variety of media and materials
Thursday – Charlotte’s group is mark making on the
chalk boards practicing a palmer grip
Friday – Sammy’s group will be discovering the ICT
toys with friends and they will be having a go at operating the simple
equipment
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Nilem is off Monday and
is on training Tuesday. Sammy and Ruby are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Under the sea
Monday – Donna’s group are exploring media and
materials while creating their own fish
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be practicing their
counting skills while grouping small world animals together
Wednesday – Megan’s group is reading ‘The Gruffalo’
with their friends promoting turn taking and building relationships
Thursday – Megan’s group are distinguishing between
marks they make while using their fingers and paint
Friday – Chloe’s group is digging for treasure in
the sand pit supporting hand eye coordination and motor skills
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Wednesday, Megan
is on holiday on Monday 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.
The Key People link this activity to their individual Key Groups.
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: Creating Autumn pictures
The children are creating Autumn pictures with
their friends. They will be using a variety of media and resources such
as leaves, sticks, conkers, paints, glue and crayons. The children will
be encouraged to talk about how the different objects feel. The children will
be mixing colours and will explore what happens. The activity will be extended
and the children will talk about the season Autumn.
Topic of the month: Autumn
The letter of the week is: V
The children will be:
Writing the letter v
Making the letter v with our hands
Thinking of different vehicles
Setting up the easel with v stencils
The Number of the week is: 6
The children will be:
Talking about the letter 6
Counting to 6
Jumping 6 times in the garden
Singing ‘6 Little men in a flying saucer’
The shape of the week is: Diamond
The children will be:
Counting the side on a diamond
Drawing a diamond shape
Creating a diamond using our hands
Leanne is on holiday all week, Becci is off Tuesday
and Ines is in all week.
Our Policy of the Week: Whistle
blowing
Whistle blowing is another
way of saying “staff who make a disclosure in the public interest”.
The Public Interest
Disclosure Act 1998 protects workers who “blow the whistle” about wrong doing.
It applies where a worker has reasonable belief that their disclosure tends to
show one or more of the following offences or breaches:
- A criminal offence
- The breach of a legal obligation
- A miscarriage of justice
- A danger to the health and safety of any individual
- Damage to the environment
- Deliberate covering up of information tending to show any of the above.
The Childcare and Learning
Group strongly supports measures which protect whistle-blowers from any form of
victimisation. The Childcare and Learning Group has a procedure to ensure
concerns are dealt with effectively and efficiently and will do all that they
can to preserve the confidentiality of workers who raise such concerns.
If you genuinely believe
that people you work with are behaving in a way that seems wrong or have a
serious concern about an aspect of service, you will be doing your duty and
acting in the public interest by speaking out.
- If you are concerned about staff members or a working practice you are requested to speak to your Manager.
- The Manager will investigate the complaint and you will be informed of the outcome of the investigation. The setting or club will deal with a concern within ten days of receiving the concern.
- If it is the Manager you have a concern about, or the Manager has not dealt with any issues satisfactorily, you need to inform the Operations Manager, who will then undertake an investigation.
Operations Manager, Natalie Chrystie: 07789 26 82 41 or 01293 772561
- If the matter is still not dealt with in a satisfactory way or the issue is very serious you should contact the Ofsted whistle blowing number:0300 123 3156
- Depending on the outcome of the investigation other agencies such as Ofsted or the LADO may need to be contacted, refer to the safeguarding policies.
The Childcare and Learning
Group will respond to any concerns raised and will make every effort to not reveal
the whistle-blower’s identity, if they so wish. However during the
investigation it may be necessary to make the origin of the complaint known to
the person or persons the allegations concern. All concerns raised within the
investigation process will be assessed to determine if the confidentiality
extends to withholding the name of the complainant. Whistle-blowers should
understand that their identity may be revealed by inference. The Childcare and
Learning Group accepts that the decision to report a concern can be very
difficult and uncomfortable. If a member of staff makes an allegation in good
faith, but it is not confirmed by the investigation, no action will be taken
against him/her. If however a member of staff makes an allegation frivolously,
maliciously of for personal gain, disciplinary action may be taken against
them.
This may be a stressful
time for the whistle blower so the Childcare and Learning Group would recommend
that support groups such as the Samaritans on: 08457 90 90 90 may be able
to give impartial support.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill Team
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