Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
In
2 Sports –
This week coach Pasha introduced a new sport, we played Basketball! We had to
try and shoot into baskets and aim for targets. It was great fun. We also
enjoyed playing the ‘Mr Men’ character game too.
Forest
School – This
week at Forest School we went over the Forest School rules, then headed up to
the woods! We then collected different natural resources to create a small fire
to warm our hot chocolate! We all had a turn at helping Lee light the fire, we
then enjoyed our warm hot chocolate together. We also had a fun game of hide
and seek in the woods and had to find where Lee was hiding!
Theatrebugs
-
Up
Coming Events
Next week – Thursday 5th October – Nursery Photos
Friday
8th December – Christmas party
Monday
11th December – Carol service
Tuesday
12th December – Nativity play
Photographer
The nursery photographer
will come in this Thursday (5th October) 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
3.45-4.30pm for children and families who aren’t in on Thursday, it will be a
first come first served basis.
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 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: Autumn
Monday – Charlotte’s group will be exploring the
‘Autumn’ sensory bottles and tray investigating the world around them
Tuesday – Montse’s group are building an
interest in health and self-care while getting ready for snack and trying new
fruits
Wednesday – Leanne’s group is completing a number
puzzle developing number awareness
Thursday – Nilem’s group are painting on a large
sheet of paper building sensory exploration
Friday – Sammy’s group will be reading the Mr. Men
books supporting an awareness of happy and sad emotions
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Thursday,
Nilem is off Monday and Tuesday, Montse and Sammy are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Autumn
Monday – Donna’s group is collecting leaves from
around the garden then printing on paper using paint developing an interest in
media and colour
Tuesday – Donna’s group are building their
imaginative play with friends while exploring the role play resources
Wednesday – Ruby’s group will be developing
listening and attention skills while dancing to different music
Thursday – Megan’s group is creating their
own obstacle course in the garden supporting gross motor skills
Friday – Maria’s group are developing number skills
while exploring number cards during group times
Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Tuesday, Ruby and
Maria are in all week.
Sunflowers
In the Sunflower room each Key Person plans and
implements their own Key Group activity, but the room works on the same area
and aspect to ensure the activity is individual to each Key Group and therefore
meets the specific Key Group’s individual needs.
This will work alongside their weekly planned
activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
Becci’s and Ines’s activity:
For this week’s activity the children will be
developing their knowledge of measurements and size by measuring and comparing
each other’s feet in a small group. The children will also be experimenting to
put their feet on a small, medium and large surfaces and will discuss the size
of the area.
Almu’s activity:
Almu’s group are exploring weight while ‘Going
shopping’ with their friends and using the scales to find out the weight of the
objects. They will also be encouraged to predict what objects they think will
weigh more.
Topic of the month: Autumn
The letter of the week is: S
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with S
Setting up the easel with letter S stencils
Writing the letter S
Talking about Seahorses and their shape
The Number of the week is: 5
The children will be:
Counting to 5
Holding up 5 fingers
Jumping 5 times
Writing the number 5
Making the number 5 using playdough
Exploring number puzzles
The shape of the week is: Hexagon
The children will be:
Counting how many sides and corners an hexagon has
Drawing around a hexagon stencil
Finding hexagons in the room
Becci is off Wednesday, Almu is off Monday and Ines
is in all week
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:
Procedure for children’s bathroom and baby change area
Aim of policy
To ensure that the bathroom
and change areas are always well maintained, clean and pleasant to be in.
Points to consider
1. Bathroom and baby change
area should be cleaned “as you go” to ensure the bathroom is always ready for
use.
2. Toilets are to be cleaned
with diluted disinfectant; toilet cleaner to be used around the rim. This
should be done each evening when the children are not in the setting.
3. Sinks to be cleaned with
antibacterial spray.
4. Soaps and toilet rolls must
be replaced when needed.
5. Floors to be cleaned daily,
using bathroom mop only.
6. Bin to be emptied
throughout the day – once full.
7. Mirrors should be polished
regularly and windows sills kept tidy and clear of clutter.
8. Disposable cloths should be
used in the bathroom and disposed of after every use.
9. Toilets must be flushed
after every use.
10. Any soiled nappies must be
disposed of immediately and hygienically.
11. Gloves and apron must be
worn when cleaning the bathroom.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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