Dear Parents and Carers,
Nursery News:
Up Coming Events
11th June – Mobile
Farm is here
26th July – Graduation
This weeks activities and events
In2 Sports – In
sports this week we played tennis and enjoyed passing and rolling tennis balls
to each other. The children then had fun manoeuvring around the garden as
animals.
French – This
week the children developed their body parts vocabulary and then talked about
'les ferme; et 'es animaux' (The farm and the animals).
Forest school – At Forest School they children had lots of fun making their own
Japanese balls. They had to shiv mud, then mix it with water to make their ball.
They then practiced their skills using saw and hammer with Lee and Jamie.
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:
This week’s planned activities are also
on the ILD’S.
Buttercups
Topic of the month: Bodies
Monday – Hannah’s group will be singing
nursery rhymes encouraging different emotions throughout.
Tuesday – Jamie’s group is exploring media through ice
and water play.
Wednesday
– Leanne’s group are building their language skills while naming body parts.
Thursday
– Leanne’s group is building independence and self-care skills while
getting ready for meal times.
Friday
– Sammy’s group will be discovering the electronic toys building an early
interest in operating ICT equipment.
Jamie is off Monday, Leanne is off
Wednesday, Hannah is in all week and Sammy is on holiday on Monday.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Animals
Monday – Ruby’s group is exploring a
messy farm yard set while talking about routines.
Tuesday – Donna’s group are building
their understanding skills while looking for big and small items in the
environment.
Wednesday – Megan’s group will be
playing hide and seek with different small world animals supporting early
counting skills.
Thursday – Chloe’s group is developing
their understanding of the world around them while creating their own animal
homes.
Friday – Maria’s group will be reading
the story ‘Green Eggs and Harri’ encouraging an interest in stories.
Donna is off Thursday, Chloe is off
Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and Friday, 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
group is creating a creation of their choice using junk modelling materials.
Almu’s
group are building their letter recognition while playing a group game called
‘Kind Around’.
Ines’s
group will be developing relationships and turn taking skills while playing a
fun game of bowling in the garden.
Topic of the month: Dinosaurs
The letter of the week is: Y
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with Y
Printing the letter Y
Making crafts from yoghurt pots
Writing the letter Y on the chalk
boards
The Number of the week is: 17
The children will be:
Count up to 17
Jumping 17 times
Writing the number 17
Collecting 17 leaves from the garden
Exploring number puzzles
The shape of the week is: Ellipse
The children will be:
Looking at the Ellipse shape during
circle time
Find the shapes around the environment
Comparing to a circle and oval shape
Drawing an Ellipse shape
Becci is off Wednesday, Almu is off
Friday and Ines is off Tuesday.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
I work early shifts every day. So I
will get to see you all in the morning, If you have any queries in the evening
please speak to your child’s Room Leader or Jamie.
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.
Please add some observations from home J
Facebook
Castle Nursery and Preschool Facebook
page 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
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, Free Early Education for Two
year olds and Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP).
Our Policy of the Week:
Procedure if a child discloses abuse
It often takes a great deal of courage for a child to talk to
anyone about their abuse. Children learn to be very good at covering up abuse
and give plausible explanations for what happened. Children may have to betray
a person who is close to them, who they may love, or who has power over them. A
child who discloses may risk a great deal by hoping that you will believe what
they say.
Practitioners should:
·
Ensure the immediate
safety of the child.
·
Stop other activity and
focus on what the child is saying, responding to a suspicion of abuse takes
immediate priority;
·
Seek any necessary
medical treatment without delay;
·
Stay calm and do not
express shock or disbelief;
·
Listen carefully to what
is being said, allow the child to continue at their own pace. Ensure questions
are absolutely minimal and completely open, for example “How did that happen?”
·
Repeat back to the child
(as accurately as possible) what you heard, to check your understanding of what
the child has told you;
·
Tell the child they are
not to blame, it’s not their fault and they have done the right thing in
telling you;
·
Not promise to keep
secrets - find an appropriate early opportunity to explain it will be necessary
to tell someone else in order to help them and keep them safe;
·
Ask the child if they
have told anyone else;
·
Tell the child what you
will do next and with whom the information will be shared;
·
Inform the designated
safeguarding and child protection person and/or your senior manager as soon as
possible;
·
Ask the parent or carer
about what has been disclosed, so long as it does not put the child at
increased risk (see Seeking consent);
·
As soon as possible,
record in writing what was said, using the child’s own words. Note the date,
time and names mentioned, to whom the information was given and ensure that all
records are signed and dated;
·
Note anything the parent
or carer tells you.
Seeking
consent
While settings should seek to discuss any concerns with the
child’s parents or carers and where possible, seek their agreement to make a
referral to MASH, there are cases where you must not discuss concerns
with them before making a referral.
Concerns must not be discussed with parents or carers before referral
in the following circumstances:
·
Where discussion would
put a child at risk of significant harm;
·
Where discussion would
impede a police investigation or social work enquiry;
·
Where sexual abuse is
suspected;
·
Where female genital
mutilation (FGM) is suspected to have been carried out or planned;
·
Where organised or
multiple abuse is suspected;
·
Where factitious illness
or induced illness is suspected;
·
Where to contact
parents/carers would place you or others at risk; or
·
Where it is not possible
to contact parents or carers without causing undue delay in making the
referral, advice should be sought from MASH.
A decision by any professional not to seek parental permission
before making a referral to
The
MASH, must be recorded, and the reasons given.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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