Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Forest
School – This
week at Forest School we explored the woods and searched for elderflowers so we
could make a elderflower drink next week at nursery, we were able to find lots J We then had a fun game of
tug of war with our friends.
In
2 Sports – This
week we practiced what we learnt last week. We were put into teams and all had
turns to throw the balls up and catch them. We then practiced our ball control
while dribbling the ball up and down the garden.
Theatre
bugs –
Up
Coming Events
27th
July – Pre-School Graduation
Father’s
Day week
Thank
you to everyone who made it to Father’s Week last week, all the children had a
great time! It was lovely to see their faces while playing with you at nursery J
Active
Kids
Thank
you to all who have donated vouchers already, they come in great use and give
us the opportunity to purchase new active toys for our gardens. We will be
sending our vouchers off next week, so please do let us know if you have any
more at home. Thank you J
Staff
News
Sadly
Carla will be leaving us in the Summer, she has decided to make the move back
to her home country of Spain, to use her teaching degree. I am sure you will
join us in wishing her all the best.
We
have already been able to fill Carla’s position in the 2-3’s room and Maria
will be joining us at the end of August. She has a QTS qualification and will
be working alongside Donna, Ruby and Megan in the 2-3’s room. We will introduce
her to you all after she has started.
School
Leavers
Please
remember we will still need a months’ notice for children leaving.
Additionally, if you would like your child to stay on past the 1st
September please let us know so we can add these sessions on J
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!
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 (EYPP).
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: Planes
Monday – Montse’s group are engaging in mirror
playing while finding their body parts
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is singing number songs
developing an awareness of number names
Wednesday – Leanne’s group is building their
independent skills while getting ready for meal times and choosing their own
snack
Thursday – Nilem’s group are developing their
interest in imaginative play while exploring the dressing up clothes
Friday – Sammy’s group will be will reading the big
books together encouraging an interest in stories
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Monday,
Nilem is of Monday and Tuesday, Sammy and Montse are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Transport
Monday – Megan’s group is exploring the story sacks
encouraging early reading skills
Tuesday – Carla’s group will be discovering the
people puppets building an interest and understanding of the world around us
Wednesday – Donna’s group are making their own
healthy snack supporting health and self-care skills
Thursday – Megan’s group is building their number
skills while singing counting songs with their friends
Friday– Ruby’s group will be singing and dancing to
the ‘Sticky Kids’ album promoting listening and attention skills
Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Wednesday, Ruby
is in all week and Carla 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.
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: building relationships
through group games
This week the children will be building
relationships with other while playing a board game of their choice. The
children will be encouraged to decide on a game together, they will then set up
the game and be supported to play the game with each other and their Key Person.
The activity will support turn taking skills throughout. The activity will be
extended and the children will be encouraged to talk about what they are doing.
Topic of the month: Summer
The letter of the week is: D
The children will be:
Writing the letter D
Thinking of words that begin with D
Creating pictures of dogs, dolphins, dinosaurs
Making the letter D with our hands
Rolling objects down a slope
The Number of the week is: 10
The children will be:
Counting up to number 10
Holding up 10 fingers
Drawing the number 10 on the easel
The shape of the week is: Triangle
The children will be:
Talking about the triangle shape
Finding triangle shapes around the room
Drawing a triangle shape
Creating a triangle using sticks
Becci is off Tuesday, Leanne is in on Tuesday, and
Ines is in all week.
Jenni and Consuelo are in all week.
I am on holiday from Thursday 22nd –
Friday 30th. If you have any queries in this time Charlotte will be
here to ask 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.
Our Policy of the Week:
Settling in policy
Aim of policy
At Childcare and Learning
Group we want every child to thrive with us. Part of making this happen is
having a high quality settling in procedure that supports the child and their
family as they join us.
Points to consider
Through this policy and the
appointment of professional staff, we aim to make parents/carers feel
comfortable in the setting and that the staff team are friendly, approachable
and attentive to their needs and the needs of their children.
The key person has great
responsibility in helping a family settle into the setting and has the lead
role in working with the family to support the settling process.
If either the key person or
the family feel that the child is not settling as expected, they need to
discuss this with the manager so that an action plan can be put into place to
further support the child and family. This may include changing key person if
thought best.
Childcare and Learning Group aim to do this by:
- From the point of booking, the family become members of the setting and should be informed of any major events, social activities and general news regarding the setting, even if they have not yet started.
- Once a booking is confirmed the manager will contact the parent/carer 4-6 weeks prior to the start date to organise settling in visits for the child.
- We recommend an induction period over a week
- We will hold an opportunity to welcome the family, address any issues or anxieties and take detailed information about the child. The staff should be informed in advance of the settling visit to allow for the appropriate preparation and organisation.
- The settling in sessions should be led by the child’s key person.
- During the settling in sessions the key person will go through the registration form, terms and conditions and the “All about me pack” with the parents.
- The key person will give the parents information about the setting such as; activities, policies, events and newsletters.
- The key person will answer any questions or concerns the parents have and will refer them to the manager if needed.
- The key person will ensure that they know the child’s routine, care plans and needs during these sessions so that the child can be supported and cared for as best as possible from their first session with us.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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