Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
Photographer
The nursery photographer will come into nursery next Thursday (11th
October) to take photos of the children. They
can do family photos and siblings too so if you are available and want to bring
the whole family you are more than welcome! The open sessions will run from
11.45 – 12.30 for children and families who aren’t in on Thursday, it will be a
first come first served basis.
Grandparent’s
week
Thank you to all the Grandparents who came in this week. The
children had a great time showing them around their rooms and the nursery 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 in in2sports the children warmed up by manoeuvring around the garden
pretending to be different animals. They then continued to build their football
skills while passing balls using their feet, then throwing and catching using
their hands.
Nature
Club –
During the weeks Nature Club the children went on a bug hunt to see what living
things they could find. They then created their own paint and painted trees and
logs in the 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 reading ‘The Three Little Pigs’ using resources and
materials creating links between reading and real life textures.
Tuesday
– Leanne’s group will be discovering media and texture while exploring coloured
paints and sponges.
Wednesday
– Hannah’s group are developing their self-care skills while washing their own
hands and getting ready for routine practices.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group is baking Halloween shortbread biscuits with their friends
promoting number awareness.
Friday
– Jamie’s group are having a role play picnic encouraging talking and babbling.
Leanne
is on holiday all week, Jamie is off Monday, Sammy is off Thursday and Hannah
is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
Monday
– Megan’s group are exploring the story flashcards with their friend building
language and an interest in reading.
Tuesday
– Donna’s group is building confidence and an interest in imaginative play
while dressing up with their peers.
Wednesday
– Chloe’s group will be making their own sandwiches. A small group will walk
down to Sainsbury’s, pick their tea items and come back to make their own
special tea J
Thursday
– Donna’s group is developing their manipulative skills while discovering
the magnetic whiteboards and pens.
Friday
– Ruby’s group are making their own fruit smoothie. They will cut and
prepare the ingredients and will then put the ingredients into our smoothie
maker!
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is off 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
group is building their number skills while exploring the ‘Super Sorting Set’.
The children will have a choice of a variety of counting and sorting games. The
activity will develop counting skills, number recognition and colour
recognition.
Ines’s
group are playing a memory game in a small group. The children will have an
arrangement of resources and cups in front of them and they will be supported
to hide objects and guess where they are and which ones are missing!
Topic
of the month:
Autumn
The
letter of the week is: S
The
children will be:
Talk
about the letter S
Making
their own snakes out of recycled resources
Writing
the letter S in the water tray
Playing
with the S alphabet shakers
The
Number of the week is: 2
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 2
Holding
up two fingers
Writing
the number 2 in the sand pit
Clapping
and jumping 2 times
The
shape of the week is: Semi-circle
The
children will be:
Making
a Semi-circle shape with their hands
Counting
the sides of a Semi-circle
Shape
sorter puzzle
Comparing
the circle shape and Semi-circle shape
Becci
is off Wednesday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in 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:
Data protection policy
Aim
of the policy
To give guidance as to what Data Protection is and
how it affects The Childcare and Learning Group
Points
to consider
This policy works with our confidentiality policy
and the Data Protection Act (1998).
Childcare
and Learning Group aim to
achieve this by:
Keeping relevant records on children and staff.
These records may be filed onsite or archived at the registered office when the
child/ staff member has left.
Records will be kept for the regulated amount of
time depending on the nature of the record.
Records shall be kept securely either by password
protected computer systems or in the case of paper documents, locked away.
Access to this information is only to be given to authorised suitable people in
line with their job role.
Childcare and Learning Group is registered with the
Information Commissioners Office, as part of the Data Protection Act 1998. Our ICO registration reference is: Z1203871
What
is Data Protection?
·
There are several key principles of Data Protection
law, these are:
·
Data may only be used for the specific purposes for
which it was collected.
·
Data must not be disclosed to other parties without
the consent of the individual whom it is about, unless there is legislation or
other overriding legitimate reason to share the information (for example, the
prevention or detection of crime). It is an offence for Other Parties to obtain
this personal data without authorization.
·
Individuals have a right of access to the
information held about them, subject to certain exceptions (for example,
information held for the prevention or detection of crime).
·
Personal information may be kept for no longer than
is necessary and must be kept up to date.
·
Personal information may not be sent outside the
European Economic Area unless the individual whom it is about has consented or
adequate protection is in place, for example by the use of a prescribed form of
contract to govern the transmission of the data.
·
Subject to some exceptions for organisations that
only do very simple processing, and for domestic use, all entities that process
personal information must register with the Information Commissioner's Office.
·
The departments of a company that are holding
personal information are required to have adequate security measures in place.
Those include technical measures (such as firewalls) and organisational
measures (such as staff training).
·
Subjects have the right to have factually incorrect
information corrected (note: this does not extend to matters of opinion)
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
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