Dear Parents and Carers,
Nursery News:
Parent
suggestions
Do
you have any suggestions for our nursery? We have developed a parent suggestion
box by the front door. Please let us know any suggestions you have and we will
discuss it at our next staff meeting J
Bank holiday
A reminder that we are closed on Monday 7th for the
bank holiday. We will open again as usual on Tuesday 8th.
Up Coming Events
11th June – Mobile Farm is here
26th July – Graduation
This weeks activities and events
In 2 Sports – During in2sports this week the children continued to practice
their bouncing, throwing and catching skills while playing basketball. They
also practiced their hand eye co-ordination while throwing balls into buckets.
French
– This
week in French the pre-school children have been practicing naming farm animals
in French. They then read a story and practiced their clothing vocabulary.
Forest
school –
At Forest School this week the children have been collecting different sized sticks
to create their own photo frame. They also observed bluebells, the view through
trees and butterflies.
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
Tuesday – Jamie’s group is finding their own body parts
while exploring paint.
Wednesday
– Hannah’s group are exploring the touch and feel books building an
interest in stories.
Thursday
– Leanne’s group is discovering sound while playing with the musical
instruments.
Friday
– Sammy’s group will be building towers in the garden supporting motor
skills.
Jamie is off Thursday, Leanne is off Wednesday, Sammy and Hannah
are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Animals
Tuesday – Donna’s group is exploring the shape puzzles building
shape awareness.
Wednesday – Megan’s group are developing an interest in
imaginative play while exploring the role play equipment.
Thursday – Ruby’s group will be building three houses with their
friends using straw, sticks and lego (from ‘The Three Little Pigs’ story).
Friday – Maria’s group is reading the ‘Tiger Who Came To Tea’
supporting listening and attention skills.
Donna is on training Tuesday morning, Chloe is off 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 are creating their own pictures using small world toys and will be
encouraged to talk about animals in the world around us.
Almu’s
group is building ICT skills while playing a game on the computer.
Ines’s
group will be talking about familiar events while replaying a familiar
experience with their peers.
Topic of the month: Dinosaurs
The letter of the week is: W
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with W
Printing the letter W
Finding white objects around the room
Writing the letter W
Looking for worms in the garden
The Number of the week is: 15
The children will be:
Count up to 15
Clapping15 times
Writing the number 15
Exploring number puzzles
The shape of the week is: Semi- circle
The children will be:
Drawing semi- circles on white boards
Talking about the shape
Counting the sides and corners
Making a semi- circle with playdough
Finding the shape in our environment
Becci is off Thursday and on training on Tuesday, Almu is off
Wednesday 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.
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 (the 15 hours funding), Free Early Education for Two year olds
and Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP).
Our Policy of the Week:
Designated
safeguarding lead (DSL) commitment
Every setting or club must have a staff
member who takes on the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead.
In this setting the DSL is:
Jess Smith
Each setting also has a Deputy Designated
Safeguarding Lead. This is in case the Designated Safeguarding Lead is accused
of abuse or is absent.
The Deputy Designated
Safeguarding Lead in this setting is: Jamie Corking
The role of the Designated
Safeguarding Lead is:
·
To attend the more detailed multi agency
training to enable them to identify, understand and respond appropriately to
signs of possible abuse and neglect.
·
To share information with the staff team
·
To access information and liaise with outside
agencies to ensure all information is accurate and up to date.
·
Collate information where there are concerns
about a child.
·
Contact Local Authority Safeguarding Children
Board teams who provide relevant and up to date advice and make decisions about
referrals.
·
To provide support, advice and guidance to
other staff.
·
To have regard to the Government’s statutory
guidance “Working Together to Safeguard Children”
The setting or club records such as accident
and incident records should be checked once a month to ensure that any
patterns, health and safety issues or child protection issues are picked up. If
there are any patterns or repeat incidents appropriate action must be taken
straight away. This may include behaviour monitoring/intervention, maintenance
actions or contacting outside agencies, such as the Improvement Officer, for
support and advice.
The person/s in this setting who monitors
this information is
Out of operational hours we still have a duty
of care to the children. The senior team are aware of their responsibilities
and the need to be contactable. The senior team contact details are available
in the office.
Local
Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
The Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) works within
children’s services to help safeguard children in accordance with the statutory
guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015. The LADO should be
informed of all cases where it is alleged that a person who works with children
has:
·
behaved in a way that
has harmed, or may have harmed, a child;
·
possibly committed a
criminal offence against children, or related to a child; or
·
Behaved towards a child
or children in a way that indicates they are unsuitable to work with children,
for example if their conduct falls within any
of the categories of abuse.
Once an allegation has been made, the LADO’s role is to capture
and co-ordinate the sharing of all the information relating to the case with
the officers and agencies that need to be informed.
The LADO will be involved from the initial phase, providing advice
and guidance to the setting, employer or voluntary organisation, and monitoring
the progress of the case through to its conclusion. LADO meetings are held where allegations are such that they may
require a multiagency response and involve both Children’s Services and the
Police alongside the employer.
If an allegation does not require Police or Children’s Social
care involvement the LADO will support the organisation to investigate,
following their own internal procedures and can advise regarding disciplinary,
training and policy matters.
A
LADO information leaflet is available on the LSCB web pages.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
Castle Nursery &
Pre-School
Childcare
and Learning Ltd
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