Castle Nursery Markenfield

 

Friday 19th February,

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

On Friday 4^th march we are celebrating mother’s day and we are inviting all mummies to join their children for breakfast, there will be a selection of pastry’s and fresh juice for you to enjoy.

 We have started to collect the Sainsbury’s Vouchers again, the box can be found down in the foyer.

 Keep an eye out for posters located on the doors of your children’s room for upcoming events at castle over the next few months.

I would just like to thank you all for your understanding with all the staff changes that have or about to take place within the nursery, some staff have also taken on some new roles Tara from butterflies has become our Special Education Needs Co-Ordinator and Amanda from Bumblebees has taken over as Behaviour rep for the setting. If anyone needs any advice or ideas with either area Tara and Amanda would be happy to help.

Caterpillars

We would like to wish Evie a happy 1^st birthday for Sunday.

This week the Caterpillars team will focus on exploring Singing. Activities include singing with puppets, singing with musical instruments and singing with the caterpillar book. Also they will be enjoying sensory play with cornflour, ice and wet sand play. They will also be bubble painting; chalking and gluing and sticking. Planned activities within the Caterpillars surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development. To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.  

 

Days off       

Jamie – Tuesday Shamley Green, Wednesday Shamley Green, Thursday – Day off, Friday – Shamley Green

 Holly – Monday Day off

 

 Ladybirds

We have four birthdays this week, we would like to wish the following children a big happy 2^nd birthday Samuel, Lily, Isaac and Teddy

 

The current interest in the Ladybirds this week is Colour. The children will have the opportunity to take part in Roller painting using a selection of different colours, gluing and sticking using different coloured textured materials, coloured cornflour play and coloured playdough. The story of the week is      “the hungry caterpillar”. Planned activities within the ladybirds surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

 Days off 

 Abi – Thursday

Andreea - Monday

 

Bumblebees

We would like to wish Skylar a happy 3^rd birthday this week.

 This week the children will focus on all their favourite activity’s from this month.  Activities this week include water play with animals, cornflour play, painting shapes, icing biscuits, number flashcards and magnet shapes. The story of the week is “Owl Babies”.  Planned activities within the Bumblebees surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

Days off     

Jani – Tuesday

 Amanda – Thursday

 

Butterflies

Happy Birthday to Leo who celebrates his 4^th birthday on Saturday 27th

 This week the butterflies will focus on Family pets. The activities include making a big fish tank, role play pet shop, making cheesy animal biscuits, dog and cat plate crafts and pet show and tell time. The letter of the week this week is ‘U u’ and the number of the week is ‘2’. Planned activities within the Butterflies surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning. 

 Days off   

 Stani – Friday                      

 Tara – Friday

 

We hope you all have a great weekend

Leanne, Kim and the Markenfield Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle Nursery Markenfield

 

Friday 05^th February,

 

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to the Blog!!

You may have noticed a couple of new faces around the nursery in the last two weeks we have had Bryony join our bumblebees team and Irina join our butterflies. They are both settling in very well and the children have made them both very welcome.

 

This Tuesday we shall be celebrating Pancake Day and having a slight change to pudding at tea time where we shall be enjoying yummy pancakes.

 

We have started to collect the Sainsbury’s Vouchers again, the box can be found down in the foyer.

 

Keep an eye out next week for upcoming events at castle over the next few months.

I would just like to thank you all for your understanding with all the staff changes that have or are about to take place within the nursery, some staff have also taken on some new roles Tara from butterflies has become our Special Education Needs Co-Ordinator and Amanda from Bumblebees has taken over as Behaviour rep for the setting. If anyone needs any advice or ideas with either area Tara and Amanda would be happy to help.

 

 

 

Caterpillars

 

 This week the Caterpillars team will focus on exploring coloured ice play. Activities include string painting, making valentines cards, cornflour play, puppets and sensory bottles. Planned activities within the Caterpillars surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development. To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.  

 

 

Days off       

Jamie – Thursday, Shamley Green Wednesday & Friday

 

Holly – Monday

 

 

Ladybirds

We welcome Milan to the ladybird’s room this week and Happy Birthday to Rafe who is celebrating his 2^nd birthday on Tuesday.

 

 

 The current interest in the Ladybirds this week is the colour Green and Gross motor skills. The children will have the opportunity to take part in gluing and sticking green materials, green string painting, green playdough, green table painting, moving to music and soft play. Planned activities within the ladybirds surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

 

Days off 

 

Abi – Monday

Andreea - Thursday

 

Bumblebees

 

This week the children will continue to focus on shapes. Activities this week include Teddy bears picnic, mirror play, dancing games, handrint monkeys, ict toys and playdough pancakes. The story of the week is “Mr Wolfs Pancakes”.  Planned activities within the Bumblebees surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

Days off     

 

Jani – Wednesday

 

Amanda – Annual leave all week

 

 

 

 

Butterflies

Happy Birthday to Axel who celebrates his 4^th birthday on Thursday.

 

This week the butterflies will focus on Valentines and Pancake day. The activities include valentines card making, heart shaped cookies, pom pom heart making and hanging hearts. The letter of the week this week is ‘S s’ and the number of the week is ‘20’. Planned activities within the Butterflies surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning. 

 

 

 

 Days off   

 

 

Stani – Friday                      

 

Tara – Tuesday

 

 

 

Leanne – Friday

Kim – Wednesday

 

 

We hope you all have a great weekend

Leanne, Kim and the Markenfield Team

 

 

Castle Nursery Markenfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 11^th December 2015

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

 

Can parents please drive slowly in and out of the carpark as there are children that run out. Could we please also ask parents to provide their child with adequate clothing for the weather. 

 

 

 

 

Just a reminder that we still offer play dates. This is where the child’s key worker will come out for a few hours and will join and your child with your daily routine and activities to build on our relationship you and your child.

 

 

 

 

 

Dates for your diary:

 

 

Christmas Party’s

 

Snails & Caterpillars – Thursday 17^th December 3-5pm

 

Bumblebees – Tuesday 15^th December 3-5pm

 

Butterflies – Thursday 17^th December 3-5pm

 

Christmas jumper day – Friday 18^th December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her lagWe shall be closing for Christmas on Thursday 24^th December and will be reopening on Monday 4th January 2016. May we politely ask that all children are picked up by 4pm on Thursday 24^th December so that we can send the staff home early due it being Christmas.

 

 

 

 Snails

 

 The focus in the snails this week is Christmas, The children will be able to experience a range of activities, including Corn flour play, Mirror play, Sensory Bottles, Gluing and sticking and soft books. Garden activities this week include Stacking doughnuts, Singing songs and  balls and hoops. Planned activities within the Snails surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

 Amy – Monday

 

 

Caterpillars

 

 This week the Caterpillars team will focus on Christmas. Activities include Table painting, Musical instruments, Ict toys, Painting plates green, Chalking and Heuristic play. Garden activities this week include Sensory balls, Bikes and see saws, tents and tunnels, connecting stars and singing rhymes and songs.  Planned activities within the Caterpillars surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development. To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.  

 

 Days off      

 

 Jamie – Wednesday

 

Alisha – Annual leave all week

 

Holly – Friday

 

 

 

 

Ladybirds

 

 

The current interest in the Ladybirds this week is Christmas. The children will have the opportunity to take part in red cornflour play, decorating biscuits, Mark making in play dough, Christmas stories and decorating reindeers. Garden activities this week include Balance beam, water play with boats, sand play with dinosaur’s and happy land castle and fairy boot. Planned activities within the ladybirds surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

 Days off 

 

 Abi – Thursday

 

Hannah – Monday, Annual leave Thursday and Friday

Andreea - Monday

 

 

Bumblebees

 

This week the children will focus on Christmas Activities this week include Paper plate snowmen, Dancing to Christmas songs, Christmas stories, Soft play and making Reindeer masks. Garden activities this week include running games, Ice play, Chalk drawing and building Santa’s sleigh using blocks. The story of the week is ‘whatever next’.  Planned activities within the Bumblebees surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning.

 

Days off     

 

Jani – Friday

 

Amanda – Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butterflies     

 

 This week the butterflies will focus on Christmas. The activities include making Stocking making, hand print holly, Cheese Christmas biscuits and Christmas wish list. The letter of the week this week is ‘M m ’ and the number of the week is ‘14’. Garden activities this week include Role play sleigh, Chalking, Balls and bats, Bikes and hoops and hoppers. Planned activities within the Butterflies surround each child’s current interest in conjunction with supporting and extending their development.  To find out what activities are planned for your child for this week, please see your child’s keyworker who will be happy to take you through the planning. 

 

 

 Days off   

 

 Stani – Friday                      

Jade – Monday

 

Tara – Tuesday

Leanne – is on Annual leave till Friday

Michelle is off