Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
Bluebell
picnic - Thank
you to all who came to Bluebells summer (rainy) picnic. It was a great turn out
and all the children had a great time.
Up
Coming Events
W/c
4th September – Grandparents week
7th
September –Parents evening
Parent’s Evening
Date for your diary,
parents evening is Next Thursday 7th September.
Pop in anytime between
6.30-8.30, to chat to your child’s key person.
The Pre-School team will
be completing a ‘Going to School’ presentation at 6.30pm to let you know what
we do in the Pre-School to get your child ready and excited for school.
You can also have a look
at the next room if your child is due to move up and have the chance to talk to
other parents.
Hope to see you all
there!
Grandparent’s
week
We are celebrating our
Grandparents!
Next week
we are having Grandparents stay and play sessions which all Grandparents are
invited to!
Please ask and pass the
information on to all grandparents.
There will be a sign-up sheet for anyone interested. Please talk
to the staff in your room.
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: Construction
Monday – Montse’s group is singing nursery rhymes
to build confidence with Key Person and Key friends
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group are discovering
media and materials while painting on black and white paper
Wednesday – Leanne’s group is exploring the animals
puppets with their friends supporting language skills
Thursday – Nilem’s group are looking at
stories encouraging an interest in picture books
Friday – Sammy’s group will be getting ready for
snack and trying out different fruits, developing self-care skills and
independence
Charlotte is off on Wednesday, Leanne is off
Thursday, Nilem is off Tuesday, Montse is in all week. Sammy is on holiday on
Friday.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Jungle animals
Monday – Megan’s group will be developing their
imagination while exploring recycled resources and creating their own creations
Tuesday – Ruby’s group is building their number
skills while singing number songs with friends
Wednesday – Donna’s group are playing group games
while listening to the ‘Sticky Kids’ CD with their friends
Thursday – Donna’s group is discovering the
magnifying glasses in the garden encouraging an interest in the world around
them
Friday– Ruby’s group will be reading the story ‘The
Tiger Who Came To Tea’ building early reading skills
Donna is on holiday Monday – Wednesday and off
Friday, Megan is off Thursday, Ruby and Maria are in all week.
Sunflowers
The Sunflowers planning will be changing from
next week, from now on each Key Person will plan and implement their own Key
Group activity. The Room will always be working on the same area and aspect,
but the activity will meet the Key Groups individual needs.
Becci and Almu’s activity :
The children will be working together to choose an
activity, they will be encouraged to discuss each other’s interests before
deciding what to play. This activity will develop their making relationships by
encouraging them to play in a group and share experiences.
Ines’s activity:
The children will be working together to create
pictures, they will be encouraged to talk together about what they would like
to draw. This activity will give the children the opportunity to share
experiences and build confidence with each other.
Topic of the month: Mini beasts
The letter of the week is: O
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with the letter O
Writing the letter O
Setting up the easel with O stencils
Counting the legs on an octopus
Colouring pictures of oranges
The Number of the week is: 1
The children will be:
Counting to 1
Jumping once
Writing the number 1 in sand
Making the number 1 using playdough
Completing a number puzzle
The shape of the week is: Square
The children will be:
Looking at the square shape
Spotting square shapes in the environment
Counting how many sides and corners a square has
Making a square shape with our hands
Becci is off Tuesday, Almu is off Wednesday and
Ines is in holiday 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:
Incident report procedure
Aim of policy
To give guidance on when
and how to complete an incident report.
Points to consider
An incident report is a
report giving all of the details of an important incident that has taken place
in the setting (or elsewhere too). For example; a child arriving with an odd
bruise, or a team member acting inappropriately, or a parent makes a complaint,
or a child telling a story of how they had been left home alone. See the
children protection policies and risk assessment policy.
Childcare and Learning Group aim to achieve this by:
If something happens in the
setting that has staff alarmed or needing to question something, we always
write an incident report. An incident report will get all of the facts out and
will keep important information at hand for reference. It may even be the
difference between saving a child’s life or future.
The manager may ask staff
to write an incident report and they will need to know what to write. Below is
a set of guidelines on how to write an incident report.
How to write an incident report
1.
All incident reports are to be clearly printed or typed.
2.
Complete the report thoroughly and accurately, including all relevant important
information about the incident and persons involved (time, place, date, names,
and address).
3.
Be concise and to the point, while still being thorough and complete.
4.
DO NOT write from emotions – facts only, remember that anything written is
considered an official document).
5.
DO NOT speculate – we are reporting facts, not opinions or predictions.
6.
Complete the report IMMEDIATELY after the incident – details fade fast.
7.
Take notes if necessary and flesh out the details later.
8.
Remember all reports are official legal documents and could be used in judicial
hearings and a court of law.
9.
If your report is not satisfactory, management will require that you rewrite
it.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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