Week commencing 18th December

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Nursery News:

 

Christmas Party

Thank you to everyone who came to the Christmas party, Carole Services and Nativity play. All the children did a fabulous job J

The rooms will have all the photos taken ready for you next week. If there is a particular photo you like please let us know and we can print off more copies or a bigger copy for you.

Any questions, please just let me know.

  

Important Dates

Funding term ends today (15^th December) and will start again on the 4^th January.

We will close on the 22^nd December and re open on Tuesday 2^nd January.

  

This weeks activities and events:

 

Pre-School G live Trip

Yesterday the Pre-School children went on a trip to Glive to watch Santa Claus & the Magical Christmas Journey.
The children did super walking and walked down together and had a fun time enjoying the fun filled performance of songs and stories. They also had a meet and greet with Santa!

 

Forest School – This week at Forest school the children played hide and seek with a Christmas Elf. They then continue to build their climbing skills

 

In 2 Sports – This week at sports the children played the Mr. Men game and moved around the garden as different characters and in different ways. They also had a fun game of catch with Coach Pascha.

 

French – In French this week the children had their last session before Christmas, they talked about Christmas and sang a Christmas song.

 

Next weeks 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:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/ 

 

This week’s planned activities are also on the ILD’S.

 

Buttercups

 

Topic of the month: Christmas

 

Monday – Sammy’s group will be singing number songs supporting number awareness

Tuesday –  Leanne’s group is discovering media while exploring Christmas stencils and paint

Wednesday – Leanne’s group will be building language while reading Christmas stories with friends

Thursday – Nilem’s group is hiding and finding familiar objects encouraging listening and understanding

Friday – Sammy’s group are playing a group game of ‘Simon Says’ with all the children and staff

Jamie is in Tuesday and Wednesday. Leanne is off Monday, Nilem is off Monday and Tuesday, Sammy is in all week.   

 

Bluebells

 

Topic of the month: Christmas

 

Monday – Megan’s group are developing their understanding of feelings while talking about how they are feeling at circle time

Tuesday –  Donna’s group will be making marks using a variety of pens and pencils developing an interest in writing 

Wednesday – Maria’s group is exploring different materials and colour while creating a picture of their choice developing confidence

Thursday –  Ruby’s group will be building their knowledge and understanding of different occupations while exploring the ‘People who help us puppets’

Friday – Ruby’s group is developing their awareness of measurements and weights while discovering the scales and compare bears

Donna is off Wednesday - Friday, Megan is off Thursday and Friday, Maria and Ruby are in all week. Jamie is on Thursday and Friday.

 

 

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.

 

The Sunflowers will be continue to celebrate Christmas and finish their Christmas gifts for parents, they’ll be making Christmas cards, yummy biscuits and making a 2018 calendar. The children will also build their knowledge and understanding while reading the story of Christmas with their friends.

 

Topic of the month: Christmas

 

The letter of the week is: D

 

The children will be:

Talking about words beginning with D

Setting up the easel with D stencils

Dancing to Christmas music

Writing the letter D in the air

 

The Number of the week is: 16

 

The children will be:

Talking about the number 16 at circle time

Writing the number 16 in the water tray

Jumping 16 times

Counting to number 16

 

The shape of the week is: Sphere

 

The children will be:

Making a sphere with our hands

Talk about objects that are of the sphere shape

Find sphere shapes around the room

Becci is off Monday, Almu is off Tuesday – Friday 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.

Follow the link below: www.interactivelearningdiary.co.uk

 

Facebook

Castle Nursery and Preschool Facebook page to promotes the company, engages 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

We will be having Christmas Dinner for lunch on Wednesday J

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).

 

www.surreycc.gov.uk/fis
www.surreycc.gov.uk/fee
www.surreycc.gov.uk/feet  

www.surreycc.gov.uk/eypp

 

Our Policy of the Week: 

 

Outdoor play policy

 

Aim of policy

 

Childcare and Learning Group believes children should have the opportunity to explore the outdoor environment for long periods of time and children know they can play outside every day and when they choose to. This policy shows how we aim to do this.

 

Points to consider

 

•       The outdoor environment will enable the children to enjoy a rich environment full of irresistible stimuli, real experiences, and hands on experiences with nature and explore open ended play. Whilst doing so they will be covering all areas of Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

 

•       The outdoor environment will enable children to take risks and challenges in a safe and secure environment. Staff will ensure rules for outside are clear and consistent to manage behaviour and safety.

 

•       Staff must ensure children have adequate protection taking into account the weather, children’s age and stage of development to ensure play can continue. Children should have sun cream applied before coming to the setting and re applied frequently throughout the day. Sun cream should be supplied by the parents and a sun hat.

 

•       Cream kept at the setting along with a sunhat. Children who are not appropriately protected from the sun will not be allowed to go outside.

 

•       During colder weather warm clothes, gloves, hats and wellies should also be supplied by the parents. Children who are not appropriately dressed for the weather will be unable to go outside.

 

•       The outdoor provision supports inclusion and meets the children’s individual needs in which it offers a variety of experiences for the children to participate in.

 

•       The children have the opportunity to access the outdoor area every session, except in exceptional circumstances

 

•       The outdoor area will be risk assessed regularly.

 

•       Forest School risk assessments are completed separately by the Forest School Leader.

 

•       When all children have gone outside to play, a head count will be taken to ensure all children registered to be present in the setting are accounted for in the supervised outdoor area.

 

•       When all children have returned indoors after outdoor play, a head count will be taken to ensure all children registered to be present in the setting are accounted for in the supervised in door area.

 

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Kind Regards,

 

Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team