Dear
Parents and Carers,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our Families J
Nursery
News:
Buggy
Sheds
Please can we ask all parents to stack your buggies
carefully and close them down to ensure there is room for other families
buggies. Please also be considerate when moving other buggies out the way to
look for your buggy. If you ever need any help do not hesitate to ask a member
of staff. Thank you for your co-operation.
Missing
Bag
We
are missing a bright pink and yellow bag with a soft dolly on the front of it,
please keep an eye out for it and let us know if you have seen it.
Dates
for your diaries
21st
December – Close for Christmas
2nd
January – Nursery reopens
3rd
January –School term starts
7th
January – Term time only Funding starts
This
week’s activities and event-
In2
sports – During
sport this week the children warmed up by moving around the garden in different
way e.g. jumping, hopping, skipping etc. The children then played a Santa and
his elves game where the children had to match up different objects.
French-
In
French this week the children have been learning lots of words to do with
Christmas such as snowman, Christmas tree and Merry Christmas. They all read a
Christmas story and sang a Christmas song.
Forest
School- This week’s
forest school was an extra session where different children went, they explored
their environment and played a fun reindeer game.
Theatre
Bugs -
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:
New Year
Wednesday
– Leanne’s group are role playing with the toy phone supporting early language
skills.
Thursday
– Hannah’s group is building relationships while exploring jigsaw puzzles
together.
Friday
– Jamie’s group will be discovering media while creating marks in paint using
their hands and tools.
Leanne
and Jamie are in all week, Sammy is off Wednesday, Hannah is on holiday all
week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Food from around the world
Wednesday
– Donna’s group is building their language while talking about their Christmas
and New Year celebrations.
Thursday
–Ruby’s group are making their own biscuits developing their shape awareness
while naming the different shaped biscuits they make.
Friday
– Carla’s group will be going on a leaf hunt in the garden and will
create their own leaf crown!
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby and Carla 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 building their ICT skills while operating the toy cameras and talking
about their Christmas holidays developing their language skills.
Ines’s
group is developing their communication and language while taking part in group
games with their friends.
Eva’s
group will be reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ building an interest in
stories and literacy skills.
Topic
of the month:
Winter
The
letter of the week is: D
The
children will be:
Talking
about the letter d
Writing
the letter d
Exploring
the letter d alphabet shaker
Writing
the letter d in the water tray
Thinking
about animals that begin with the letter d
The
Number of the week is: 13
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 13
Exploring
number puzzles
Grouping
together 13 objects together
Writing
the number 13 on the easel
The
shape of the week is: square and cube
The
children will be:
Counting
the sides and corners of both shapes
Making
a square shape with our hands
Finding
both shapes around the room
Tracing
the two shapes
Becci,
Ines and Eva are in all week.
Ottilia is in all week and Jenni is on holiday all week.
I am in everyday working different
shifts.
If you have any queries when I am not
here 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:
Inclusion policy – talented and gifted children
Aim
of the policy
Childcare and Learning Group is committed to
providing all children in our care every opportunity to achieve to the highest
standards of their ability. This policy helps to ensure that this happens for
all the children at our setting including children who may be talented or
gifted.
Points
to consider
In order to be able to confidently identify
talented or gifted children it is important to have a shared idea of what that
means. Below is a definition of gifted, talented and more able children:
Gifted – The top 5% of age related intellectual or
academic ability within the
setting.
Talented – The top 5% of age related practical or
creative power or other natural ability or tendency within the setting.
More able – children who have the potential to or
who are working above age related expectations in academic or practical subject
areas within the setting.
Childcare
and Learning Group aims to achieve this by:
·
Having regular, well thought out observations so
that all children’s needs can be identified
·
Having a talented and gifted coordinator who will
attend training and support the child, family and key person.
·
Where the attainment of a child significantly
exceeds the expected level of attainment, practitioners may use materials
designed for use with older children, or extend the opportunities for work within
the area or areas for which the child shows particular aptitude.
·
Individual Support Plans (ISP’s) may be used to
identify areas to support and develop and well thought time scales put into
place.
·
Adopting a differentiated approach to ensure
appropriate stretch and challenge for all children within group activities.
·
Balance must be found between stretching and
challenging the child to develop them and ensuring they are still allowed to be
a child.
The
talented and gifted coordinator in this setting is: Becci Pullen
Kind Regards,
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
