Dear
Parents and Carers,
Nursery
News:
Staff
news
Sammy
is on DSL training on Tuesday.
Valentine’s
Day
Next
week we are celebrating Valentine’s Day. The children will be learning all
about the festival and will be talking about their loved ones. The children
will explore pink creative trays and media and will be making Valentine’s Day
cards and biscuits.
Missing
Item
We
are missing a blue cotton cardigan. Please let us know if it has gone home with
you by accident.
Dates
for your diaries
14th
March – Parents evening
15th
March – Red Nose Day
This
week’s activities and event-
Yoga
– This week in yoga it was the children’s first
session. They warmed up by learning their first few yoga stretches! Sammy read
the story ‘Dear Zoo’, they then pretended to be all the different animals in
the story, stretching their bodies!
Nature
Club – This
week in Nature club the children had lots of fun moving up and down the hills
e.g. sliding on their bottoms and running up and down. They then built their
balancing skills while balancing on a tree. They finished off by spotting
rabbit holes!
French
– During
French this week the children continued to build their knowledge of body parts
and were singing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Feet’!
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:
Animals
Monday
– Leanne’s group is building their self-awareness while looking in mirrors at
their reflections.
Tuesday
– Jamie’s group will be making numbers in the sand pit using sand moulds
developing number awareness.
Wednesday
– Sammy’s group is searching for bugs in the garden using a variety of tools.
Thursday
– All children will be making Valentine’s Day biscuits for all their
families.
Friday
– Hannah’s group are making Valentine’s Day cards exploring media and
materials.
Jamie
is off Monday, Leanne is in mornings next week, Sammy is off Thursday and
Hannah is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic
of the month:
Farm Animals
Monday
– Carla’s group are making their own flowers for Valentine’s Day.
Tuesday
– Donna’s group is exploring puzzles with their friends promoting turn taking
and sorting skills.
Wednesday
– Megan’s group are exploring a variety of animals looking at animals sounds
and sizes.
Thursday
– Ruby’s group is going on a number hunt in the garden developing number
skills.
Friday
– Chloe’s group will be reading a favourite book encouraging an interest
in stories – please can you all bring in a book from home J
Donna
is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is off Thursday 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 1 is building their imaginative play while playing a role play story
game.
Becci’s
group 2 are choosing a favourite story to read and will be supported to act the
story out with their friends using puppets developing an interest in stories.
Ines’s
group 1 are exploring media and materials while making their own card for their
family members.
Ines’s
group 2 will be acting out a story building their awareness of Valentine’s Day.
Eva’s
group will be playing ‘Simon Says’ developing listening and attention skills.
Topic
of the month:
Family
The
letter of the week is: Gg
The
children will be:
Talking
about the letter g
Thinking
of things that begin with the letter g
Exploring
the letter g alphabet shaker
Writing
the letter g in the water tray
The
Number of the week is: 7
The
children will be:
Counting
to number 7
Exploring
number puzzles
Jumping
7 times
Writing
the number 7 in the air
The
shape of the week is: Sphere
The
children will be:
Drawing
a sphere shape
Finding
Spheres around the room
Comparing
circles and spheres
Becci
is off Monday, Ines is off Tuesday and Eva is in all week.
Ottilia and Jenni are in 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:
Transition policy
Aim
of the policy
Moving rooms or going to school can be an exciting
and stimulating time; however change can cause some anxieties and upset. At The
Childcare and Learning Group we want to ensure every child’s transition is as
smooth as possible.
Points
to consider
The parents may be as anxious as the children
regarding transitions but through our strong partnership with parents we aim to
alleviate any worries and support the whole family. See the Parents as Partners
policy.
Childcare
and Learning Group aim to do this by:
·
6-8 weeks before the child is due to move rooms the
parents will be sent a letter discussing the expected date of the move. This
will be discussed by the child’s current key person with the parents.
·
The parents will be given the opportunity to visit
the child’s next room at a convenient time. They will be introduced to their
child’s next key person who will show them around the room, discussing routines
and activities. They will also answer any other questions the parents have.
·
The child will start having visits into the next
room prior to them moving up.
·
For the first few visits they will be accompanied
by their key person, this key person will support the child and introduce the
new key person and other staff.
·
Both key people will work together to ensure the
child is confident and happy in the new room.
·
The parents will be kept informed of how the visits
are progressing by both key people.
·
The child’s visits will be gradually increased so
they can experience meals and rest times in their new rooms.
·
If the child is not settling as well as we would
like, the current key person may spend longer helping the child to settle in or
the settling in period may be extended.
·
Pegs, drawer names and other details will be
already displayed before the child starts visits in order to help them feel a
sense of belonging.
·
If a child moves to another setting or school the
setting will provide a developmental summary for the parents and the new
setting.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
Jess Smith
Nursery Manager
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.c
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