Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
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 is sign-up sheets for anyone interested. Please talk to the
staff in your room.
Parent’s
Evening
Thank
you to everyone who came to parents evening last night, it was a great success.
If
you were not able to make it and would like to catch up with your child’s Key
Person then please let us know and we can arrange a time.
Dates
for your diaries
1st
October – Grandparents week
6th
December – Babies and Bluebells Christmas Parties
7th
December – Pre-schools Christmas Party
10th
December – Babies and Bluebells Carol Service
11th
December – Pre-School Nativity Play
This
week’s activities and event-
In2
sports – During
in 2sports this week the children enjoyed combining football and basketball,
where they practiced their dribbling skills and balancing skills.
Forest
School –
This week during Forest School the main activity was creating a name disc! Then
the children played lots of fun group games like hide and seek.
Nature
Club –
In this week Nature Club the children discovered their environment and explored
the woods and collected different sized leaves. They also had fun painting a
log and enjoyed hot chocolate for snack.
Next
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
– Sammy’s group are exploring different natural textures such as water, sand,
mud and leaves encouraging imaginative play through exploration.
Tuesday
– Leanne’s group will be discovering the wider community while going on a walk
to the Castle Grounds.
Wednesday
– Jamie’s group is building structures using blocks supporting motor skills and
balancing.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group are playing ball games in the garden developing relationships
and turn taking.
Friday
– Leanne’s group is making marks on different coloured paper building an
interest in writing.
Leanne
is off Wednesday, Jamie is off Monday and Tuesday, Sammy is off Thursday and
Hannah is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
Monday
– Donna’s group are singing ‘Old McDonalds had a Farm’ while exploring the
farmyard animals building listening and attention skills.
Tuesday
– Megan’s group will be using their imagination to create their own
creation out of junk modelling.
Wednesday
– Ruby’s group is creating a pouring station with jugs, funnels, bowls and
scoops developing manipulative skills.
Thursday
– Donna’s group are exploring shape puzzles encouraging shape recognition
and problem solving skills.
Friday
– Chloe’s group will be building their language skills while re telling
stories.
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is off on Wednesday and Carla is 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 Group are creating their own pirate map which they will use to go on
a treasure hunt to find different letters. The children will be encouraged to
think of words beginning with those letters to get a clue to the next letter!
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
The
letter of the week is: R
The
children will be:
Talk
about the letter R
Reading the
story ‘The Highway Rat’
Writing
the letter R on the easel
Finding
rocks at Forest School
Playing
running games in the garden
The
Number of the week is: 1
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 1
Holding
one finger up
Writing
the number 1 in the sand pit
Finding
one special toy they would like to talk about
The
shape of the week is: Rectangle
The
children will be:
Making
a Rectangle shape with our hands
Counting
the sides of a rectangle shape
Shape
sorter puzzle
Comparing
the rectangle and square shape
Becci
is off Wednesday, Eva is in all week and Ines is on holiday all week.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
I work 7.30 – 6 on Monday’s, 7.30 –
4.00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays and 7.30 – 2.30 Friday’s. 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.
Follow
the link below: www.interactivelearningdiary.co.uk
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:
Multi agency working and information sharing policy
Aim
of the policy
As part of our work to support families and
children there will be times when we will work with other professionals such as
Social Services, Paediatricians or other child carers. This policy will
demonstrate how and why we do this.
Points
to consider
When working with other professionals, sensitive
information may be given to staff or requested from them, other policies such
as the confidentiality policy must be adhered to.
Why
we need an Information Sharing Protocol:
Public bodies and voluntary organisations often
have to collect personal information for a variety of reasons. These include:
• To plan and organise appropriate services for
people
• To protect vulnerable people from harm
• And to prevent crime
Such Information may vary from basic identification
and contact details to more sensitive information, perhaps involving health
records or the involvement of social services, housing officials or the police
with a family in crisis. Professionals working for councils, the police or the
NHS have a legal duty to keep such information confidential. There are times,
however, when they need to know about each other’s involvement to make sure
someone is receiving the most appropriate service or is not at risk, for
example.
Childcare
and Learning Group aim to achieve this by:
·
Gaining parental permission to share information
with other professionals. In the case of a safeguarding issue parental
permission does not need to be sought.
·
Following the golden rules of information sharing
as set out by the Information sharing guidance (March 2015 )below:
The
Ten Golden Rules of sharing information
1. Confirm the identity of the person you are
sharing with
2. Obtain consent to share if safe, appropriate and
feasible
3. Confirm the reason the information is required
4. Be fully satisfied that it is necessary to share
5. Check with a manager/specialist or seek legal
advice if you are unsure
6. Don’t share more information than is necessary
7. Inform the recipient if any of the information
is potentially unreliable
8. Ensure that the information is shared safely and
securely
9. Be clear with the recipient how the information
will be used
10. Record what information is shared.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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