Dear Parents and Carers,
Nursery News:
New
Management System
Just
to let you all know we are in the transition of transferring our management
system over to join up with our ILD account. Over the next few weeks we will be
trialling this system, so any accident or medication form we will ask you to
sign our current paper form and our new online system too. Any questions please
let Jamie or I know.
Door
policy
Please
can we remind all parents to always ask to be let out of the nursery front door
and never just let yourself out, this is for obvious safety and safeguarding
reasons. Please can we also ask you speak to anyone who may pick up your child
too. Thank You.
Staff
News
Sadly
Almu will be leaving us in July, she has decided to move her career in a
different direction and will be moving on to be an adult support worker. I am
sure you will join us in wishing her all the best.
We
are currently recruiting for her position and as soon as it has been filled we
will let you know. Jenni will be supporting the Pre-School room in the meantime.
Dates for your diaries
13th July – Funding finishes
23rd July – Term ends
26th July – Sunflowers
Graduation
4th September – Term starts
This weeks activities and events
In2 Sports – In Sports this week we built our tennis skills further, we
had lots of fun bouncing the balls on our rackets. We then had a fun game of
monsters where we walked around the garden in different ways.
Forest
School – At
Forest School this week the children collected flowers, leaves and sticks (for
paintbrushes) which they used to collect pigments from, helping them to make
their own natural paints. The children then had fun using their imaginations to
pretend the trees were boats and they were the pirates.
Nature
Club – During
this week’s nature club the children discovered muddy paint and created their
own special picture!
Next weeks 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: Shapes
Monday – Hannah’s group are building their number awareness while
building towers with blocks.
Tuesday – Jamie’s group will be developing their confidence while
getting ready for transition times.
Wednesday – Jamie’s group is creating different shapes out of ice
supporting early shape awareness.
Thursday – Leanne’s group are discovering cornflour gloop by making
tracks with toy animals and cars.
Friday – Sammy’s group is exploring the mark making mirrors in the
garden developing an interest in making marks.
Jamie is off Monday, Sammy and Hannah are in all week. Leanne is
on holiday all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Arts and Crafts
Monday – Megan’s group is building their independence skills, so
they will be helping to get ready for meal times and different routine parts of
the day.
Tuesday – Donna’s group are exploring ICT equipment
supporting a developing interest in technology.
Wednesday – Ruby’s group will be making their own breakfast in the
role play area building their imaginative skills.
Thursday – Donna and Chloe’s group are counting a variety of
different objects they can find in the room support number awareness.
Friday – Maria’s group is creating their own creations using
stickle bricks being supported to maintain their attention and build their
language skills.
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Monday and Tuesday, Megan is off
Thursday and Friday, Maria and Ruby 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 activity: Becci’s group is using the toy cameras to take
photos of their friends they will then discuss their similarities and
differences.
Ines activity: Ines’s group are developing their ICT skills while
operating a simple programme on the computer extending the children’s
skills.
Almu’s activity: Almu’s group will be exploring the ipads by
taking pictures of themselves, they will then create a self-portrait.
Topic of the month: Mini Beasts
The letter of the week is: D
The children will be:
Writing the letter D
Barking like dogs
Writing the letter D in the sand tray
Exploring dinosaurs
Finding the letter D on alphabet puzzles
The Number of the week is: 2
The children will be:
Counting to 2
Clapping two times
Holding up 2 fingers
Writing the number 2 in the air
The shape of the week is: pentagon
The children will be:
Counting how many sides a pentagon has
Tracing a pentagon
Stamping with a pentagon
Becci is off Wednesday, Almu is off Thursday and Ines is off
Tuesday.
Jenni and Ottilia are in all week.
I am in every day 7.30 – 4.00. 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.
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:
Suitable
people and safer recruitment procedure
When potential staff apply for a position at
the setting, they are sent an application form, which clearly states that they
will be required to disclose any criminal convictions and if successful in
securing the position will be subject to a Disclosure and Baring Service
Enhanced Disclosure DBS.
New staff who have not yet obtained their
Enhanced DBS will under no circumstances be left unattended with the children
or be allowed to give intimate care such as toileting or changing children’s
clothing, until their DBS has come through as expected.
DBS’s will not be kept by the setting in
accordance to Data protection, however DBS reference numbers and the dates the
DBS’s were made will be recorded for each staff member.
Any person living on the premises, working
directly with the children or who works on the premises when the children are
present (such as regular maintenance workers) will also need to hold a DBS.
Students and volunteers may not need to apply
for a DBS as they will under no circumstances be left unattended with the
children or be allowed to give intimate care such as toileting or changing
children’s clothing. This will be made clear to them during their induction.
All staff will be asked at each supervision
and/ or appraisal to certify that they have received no cautions, convictions or
anything else that may change their DBS check.
All staff are, also asked to inform their
manager if they feel anything may affect their DBS, including living in the
same household as another person who has been disqualified from looking after
children.
Childcare and Learning Group follows the
Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework with regards to contacting
Ofsted and other relevant bodies such as the Disclosure and Barring Service
when a member of staff is dismissed due to a safeguarding issue.
If a person becomes disqualified their
employment at South Hill will be terminated and Ofsted will be informed
as soon as possible and within 14 days. The setting will give Ofsted the
following details:
Details of any order, determination, conviction
or other ground for disqualification from registration under regulations made
under section 75 of the Childcare Act 2006:
·
The date of the order, determination or
conviction or the date when the other ground for disqualification arose:
·
The body or court which made the order,
determination or conviction and the sentence (if any ) imposed and:
·
A certified copy of the relevant order (in
relation to any order or conviction)
If a staff member fails to
disclose a conviction or caution disciplinary procedures will follow and their
employment may be terminated.
So as to minimise the risk of employing or
engaging an individual who poses a predictable risk to them, the Setting should
consider, with respect to candidates who will be working with children (either
in a paid or unpaid capacity) a safer recruitment process.
This is done by advertising in relevant and
suitable places, applying techniques that are helpful in identifying unsuitable
people and analysing information and whenever possible verifying through
references, the information is correct.
Kind Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
