Dear
Parents and Carers,
Dates
for your diaries
14th
March – Parents evening
This week’s activities and event-
Music and Movement – We had our first Music and movement session with Ines
today! All the rooms had such fun, exploring all our new resources and learning
new games J The children played a parachute game, explored the finger
lights and played with the finger cymbals.
French – During French this week the
children recapped on their colours they have already learnt and learnt the new
colour black. They also sang a song and created a picture.
Next
week’s activities:
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
Monday
– Sammy’s group are reading a story about New Year and talking about how its
celebrated.
Tuesday
– Sammy’s group is exploring different media while creating marks on a large
sheet of paper.
Wednesday
– Jamie’s group will be using blocks to build towers, arrangements and
structures.
Thursday
– Leanne’s group is building motor skills while rolling balls to and from
friends.
Friday
– Hannah’s group are matching shapes when playing puzzle games.
Jamie
is off Thursday, Leanne is off Wednesday, Sammy is off Thursday and Hannah is
in all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Food from around the world
Monday
– Donna’s group are encouraging the children to choose their own songs to sing supporting
language skills.
Tuesday
– Ruby’s group will be maintain their attention while making petal potions with
their friends.
Wednesday
– Megan’s group are exploring their favourite books building an interest in
story time.
Thursday
– Carla’s group are taking part in a treasure hunt in the garden developing
number awareness.
Friday
– Chloe’s group will be building imaginative skills while taking part in
role play games about occupations.
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.
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 taking part in an obstacle course building physical skills and
taking part in a maths activity organising objects into groups.
Ines’s
group will be building relationships while playing a fun game with our new hula
hoops.
Eva’s
group is making different movements in paper building their pincer grip. They
will be also be encouraged to form familiar letters.
Topic
of the month:
Winter
The
letter of the week is: C
The
children will be:
Talking
about the letter c
Writing
the letter c
Exploring
the letter c alphabet shaker
Making
a card collage
The
Number of the week is: 3
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 3
Exploring
number puzzles
Holding
3 fingers up
Writing
the number 3 in the air
The
shape of the week is: Triangle
The
children will be:
Counting
the sides and corners of a triangle shape
Making
a triangle shape with our hands
Finding
the shapes around the room
Becci
is off Wednesday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in all week.
Ottilia is in all week and Jenni is on holiday all week.
I work all day on a Monday, early
shifts Tuesdays and Thursdays, late shifts on Wednesdays and a middle shift on
Fridays.
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:
Special educational needs and disability (SEND) policy
Aim
of the policy
To clarify how we support children with SEND and
their families. This policy works together with the Inclusion policy- Special
Educational Needs and/or disabilities, the Special Needs procedure for
previously unidentified needs and the Confidentiality policy.
Local
Offer
When the Children and Families Bill became enacted
in 2014 local authorities were required to publish information about services
available for Children and Young People with SEND aged 0-25. This is called the
Local Offer and Childcare and Learning Group of nurseries is on the Local Offer
register informing families how we support children with SEND.
Childcare
and Learning Group aims to achieve this by:
·
All our nurseries will have an appointed Special
Educational Needs Co-ordinator who has knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
(2014) and the Equality Act 2010 in relation to special needs.
·
Using individual plans to support the child’s
individual needs. The plans are created with the parents and other
professionals who may be involved with the child and reviewed regularly.
·
Attending training to support the needs of the
child such as sign language training.
·
Using the 2 year check, regular observations and
Early Help Assessments to identify and record child’s needs. Paper copies of
the two year checks will be given to parents and Health Visitors, via the
parents.
·
Having a SENCO who has attending training and
regular SENCO forums to keep updated. The SENCO may also attend more specific
training depending on the needs of the children.
·
Working with other agencies to support the children
and their families. This may mean we need to contact other professionals on
behalf of the family, with their permission.
·
Depending on the needs of the child we may be able
to offer more staff support by having staff work 1:1 with the child. This will
depend on the needs of the child and funding available.
·
The setting will also consult with the child about
their wishes with regards to their support; this may be through observations or
discussions depending on the child’s age and ability.
·
Providing further information to the family about
services they can use or contact for additional support.
The
SENCO at this Setting: Becci Pullen
Kind Regards,
Castle Nursery &
Pre-School
Childcare
and Learning Ltd
14 South Hill | Guildford | Surrey | GU1 3SY
Tel: 01483 533344 | Fax: 01293 772971
| Email: southhill@castledaycare.co.uk | Web: www.castledaycare.co.uk | Blog: www.castlenursery-southhill.blogspot.co.uk
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