Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
In
2 Sports – This
week at in 2 Sports we warmed up by taking part in different stretching
activities with our friends. We then continued to practice our tennis skills,
while throwing and catching balls and practicing hitting balls to our friends.
Up
Coming Events
30th
August – Bluebells Summer picnic
7th
September –Parents evening
Bluebells Summer Picnic
Bluebells
will be having a summer picnic tea in our garden on Wednesday 30th
August (3.45pm-5.00pm). Parents, Carers and Grandparents are all invited. If
your child is not in on that day please come along with them J
Facebook
As
a group we have decided to create a Castle Nursery and Preschool Facebook page
to promote the company, engage with parents and team members across our nurseries. If you
would be interested in following this page, here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/Castle-Nursery-and-Preschool-790319011138020/.
We will be regularly adding events and photos to the page.
Menus
There will be a few
changes to the tea menu over the next few weeks as one of the Markenfield chefs
will be on holiday. The changes will be on the menu
board.
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: People Who Help Us
Monday – Charlotte’s group will be discovering
trays of sand and water while building a knowledge of different sea creatures
Tuesday – Nilem’s group are exploring animal
books building an interest in familiar stories
Wednesday – Montse’s group is building gross motor
skills while riding the tricycles in the garden
Thursday – Leanne’s group are playing ‘Peek a Boo’
games with our friends building relationships
Friday – Sammy’s group will be developing their
imaginative play while investigating cardboard boxes with others
Charlotte is off on Wednesday, Leanne is off
Monday, Sammy and Montse are in all week and Nilem is on holiday all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Summer
Monday – Megan’s group will be going on a ‘Shape
Hunt’ in the garden building confidence with shapes
Tuesday – Ruby’s group is developing their knowledge
and understanding of the world around them while making bird feeders
Wednesday – Donna’s group are building sandcastles
with their friends supporting turn taking and manipulative skills
Thursday – Donna’s group are exploring the
dressing up clothes developing an interest in imaginative play
Friday– Megan’s group will be making their own pizzas
for tea promoting listening and attention throughout
Donna is off Friday, Megan is of Thursday and Ruby
is in all week. Maria starts on the 29th August.
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 an interest in
writing
The children will be building an interest in
literacy while practicing making marks in playdough. The children will be
encouraged to make marks in the playdough, creating simple patterns. The
activity will be extended and the children will be supported to write familiar
letters and their name. The children will be encouraged to describe what they
are making throughout.
Topic of the month: Vehicles
The letter of the week is: K
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with the letter K
Writing the letter K
Making our own kites for the garden
Setting up the easel with K stencils
The Number of the week is: 17
The children will be:
Counting to 17
Clapping 17 times
Writing the number 17
Talking about the number 1 and number 7 shape
The shape of the week is: Cross
The children will be:
Looking at the Cross shape and talking about its
shape
Counting how many sides a Cross has
Drawing a Cross shape
Creating 3D Cross’s out of card
Becci is off Tuesday, Leanne is in on Tuesday and
Ines is in all week. Almu is also in on Tuesday and Thursday.
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:
First aid policy
Aim of policy
Childcare and Learning
Group have a duty to provide a safe place of work, with suitable arrangements for
welfare. We must ensure that there is adequate first aid provision for children
and staff that may become ill or are injured at the setting.
Points to consider
We will provide information
and training on first aid to all employees within 6 months of employment to
ensure that statutory requirements and the needs of the setting are met.
Childcare and Learning Group aim to achieve this by:
A suitable person must be
appointed to take responsibility for first aid provision and maintenance of the
first aid box under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations. A suitable
person is someone who has undergone training and achieved a standard, which is
approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The person responsible for first aid provision in this the setting is:
Charlotte Hampshire
Should employees have
concerns about the provision of first aid within the setting, they should
inform the Manager to enable them to investigate and rectify the situation if
necessary.
The person responsible for
the implementation of this policy is the Manager.
First aiders will be
appointed to assist the Manager in dealing with accidents and emergencies,
which may occur at the setting. The following three steps are the most
important in the provision of adequate and effective first aid cover:
- Ensure that all employees are aware of the procedures to be followed in the event of illness or injury at work.
- Ensure that an appropriate number of first aiders are recruited and trained (allowing for holidays, etc.) and that a sufficient number are present in the workplace at any given time.
- Maintain adequate first aid equipment and facilities appropriate to the degree of risk, including for those employees who work away from site.
First aid boxes will be
located in accessible locations around the setting and be signposted.
They should be regularly checked and replenished by a nominated person and
contain:
- 2 sterile eye pads, with attachment
- 4 Triangular Bandages
- 1 Non-allergenic Micropore tape
- 6 Medium-sized sterile unmedicated dressings
- 2 Large sterile unmedicated dressings
- 20 blue plasters in kitchen/ food preparation area
- Medication and tablets will never be stored in the first aid kit
In this the setting the first aid kits are located at: Office, Kitchen,
Outdoor Classroom and the Hallway by Pre-school
The current list of first aiders in this the setting is located: within
all the rooms and the kitchen
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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