Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
Family books
All the rooms are going
to be creating new family books, please can we ask you to bring in a few photos
so we can make one for every child. Feel free to email them across and I can
print them off for you. We aim to have this complete by the end of November.
Thank you in advance.
Babies
bonfire and Halloween party
The
babies are having a mini party on Friday 2nd November at 3.45 that
all parents and children are invited too. If you are not in on that day but
would like to come please just let one of the baby team know.
Thank you
Dinner
Earlier
this month everyone at South Hill went out for Dinner at Ye Olde Ship Inn in
Guildford. It was a lovely leaving gift from all our Pre-school leavers this
summer.
A
big thank you to you all, we all had a great time and really enjoyed the food
and drinks we got to enjoy from you all J
Dates
for your diaries
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 – This
week during in2sports the children continued to build their football skills.
They finished off manoeuvring around the garden in different ways pretending to
be animals.
French-
This week in French the children have been practicing their greetings in
French. They then had some fun singing songs and creating a good night picture.
Forest
School –
During this week’s Forest School it was a new group and some of the children’s
first time at Forest School. The children were taught the Forest School rules
and had the opportunity to explore their new environment.
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:
Halloween/ Autumn
Monday
– Sammy’s group is building relationships while playing parachute games.
Tuesday
– Leanne’s group are developing their understanding while playing hide and seek
with familiar toys and a blanket.
Wednesday
– Jamie’s group will be exploring media while creating their own picture with
glue and sand.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group are creating different marks on a large sheet of paper
encouraging an interest in the marks they can make.
Friday
– Sammy’s group is discovering a sensory tray of different resources and
materials linked to ‘Halloween’.
Leanne
is off Wednesday, Sammy is off Thursday, Friday, Hannah is in all week and
Jamie is on holiday all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
Monday
– Ruby’s group is talking about ‘People Who Help Us’ while exploring the small
world fire engines and men.
Tuesday
– Donna’s group will be building their knowledge of the world around them
while leaf painting with their friends.
Wednesday
– Megan’s group are building their counting skills while collecting leaves from
around the garden.
Thursday
– Chloe’s group will be creating their own Halloween picture using a
variety of paints, colours and sponges.
Friday
– Ruby’s group is making their own bagels for tea choosing their own
toppings and making their own choices.
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is off Monday 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
group will be creating their own Autumn picture. They will collect leaves and
natural resources from outside and will observe the differences in the
resources they have collected. They will then create their own picture to take
home.
Ines’s
group is building their knowledge and understanding of the world around them
while exploring all our small world resources like the farm and car garage. The
children will be encouraged to make comparisons to our resources and the
outside world.
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
The
letter of the week is: u
The
children will be:
Talk
about the letter U
Making
the letter U using playdough
Writing
the letter U in the water tray
Exploring
the alphabet puzzles
The
Number of the week is: 4
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 4
Grouping
4 objects
Writing
the number 4 on the white boards
Holding
up 4 fingers
The
shape of the week is: square and rectangle
The
children will be:
Making
both shape with their hands
Counting
the sides and corners of the two shapes
Drawing
the square and rectangle shape
Comparing
the square and rectangle shape
Becci
is off Wednesday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in all week.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
As Jamie is on holiday I will be in
everyday 8.00 – 6.00.
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:
Admissions and applications policy
Aim
of the policy
The aim of this policy is to clarify how we at
Childcare and Learning Group process new children in to our settings.
Points
to consider
It is the policy of Childcare and Learning Group
that we provide a prioritised day care and education service for the children
of working families or those accessing further education/ training. With our
commitment to families with these parent/ carers we have the following criteria
in place to admit children into our programmes.
We encourage all families to have taken a tour of
our setting before registering their child/ren with us.
Childcare
and Learning Group aims to do
this by:
•
Applications received are immediately dated and put
directly onto the waiting list in order of priority and receipt.
Placing
priority applications in the following order:
o
Working parents/carers requiring full time care
o
Siblings of children already attending who require
full time care
o
Full time placements
o
Siblings of children already attending part time
o
Part time full day places
o
Session care
o
Free Entitlement including two year old funding,
stand-alone sessions.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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