Dear Parents and Carers
We would like to thank all the parents who donated to Children In Need we managed to raise £137.73.
Sadly Julie has decided to resume her prior career of working with the elderly. This is not a reflection of the nursery however does come at a time when numerous staff have recently decided to follow different career paths other than Early Years.
Kim Elliott, a revered colleague who has worked at the setting for over 12 years in many capacities, including management cover when Leanne and I were both on maternity leave back in 2011, shall replace Julie.
Abi will be speaking to the parents of Julie’s key children directly, however if you have any queries or would like to discuss the matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am available every Friday until January 13th when I resume my full time position after my maternity leave, however can make myself available at other times during the week if needed.
Julie’s last day with us will be Friday December 6th.
Dates for your diary
Caterpillars Christmas Party - Thursday 12th December 3-5pm
Ladybirds Christmas Party - Wednesday 11th December 3-5pm
Bumblebees Christmas Party - Tuesday 10th December 3-5pm
Butterflies Christmas Party - 19th December 3-5pm
Preschool Christmas Nativity - Friday 13th December
All Funded only children End of term is Friday 20th December
Christmas Closure
We will be open on Christmas Eve but are kindly asking parents that if at all possible they can pick up their children by 3pm as it is the one day we can try reward the staff with a early home time for the great job they do all year round.
If you have any queries please see Leanne.
Snails & Caterpillars
This week the children will be enjoying activities surrounding their current interest of Christmas and Winter
Communication & Language: (CL) Stops and looks when hears own name.
Smiling with Christmas hats on for the camera.
Physical development: (PD)Hold pen or crayon using whole hand.
Decorate angel stencils with crayons.
Expressive arts and design: (EAD) Explores and experiments with a range of media through sensory exploration, using whole body.
Making Christmas decorations with pine comes and gloop.
Personal social and emotional (PSED) Interacts with others and explores new situations .
Exploring happy land in pretend snow, interacting with our peers.
Days off Jamie – Tuesday Alisha – Wednesday
Ladybirds
Winter / Christmas shall be the focus of activities for the next week. Please see below the range of activities the staffs have planned under each different area of learning:
Literacy: Repeats words or phrases from familiar stories.
Encourage the children to repeat some words from the story "wheres my teddy".
Physical development: (PD) Makes connections between their movement and the marks they make.
Decorating snowmen using materials of own choice.
Personal, Social & emotional development; (PSED) Interacts with others and explores new situations when supported by a familiar person.
Teddy bears picnic in the role play area with Key people and friends .
Understanding of the World: (UOW) Anticipates repeated sounds, sights and actions eg. when an adult demonstrates an action toy several times.
Big musical piano, encourage the children to make sounds using their whole body .
Mathematics: (M) Attempt , some times successfully, to fit shapes into spaces on inset boards or jigsaw puzzles.
Exploring inset boards and floor puzzles.
Word of the week: Goodbye
Book of the week: Where's my teddy
Days off Abi – Tuesday Julie – Monday
Abi Annual leave Wednesday
Abi Annual leave Wednesday
Bumblebees
Winter shall be the focus of activities for the next week. Please see below the range of activities the staff have planned under each different area of learning
Personal, Social and Emotional Development: (PSED) Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing.
group painting, talking about what they we are doing.
Communication & Language: (CL) Developing understanding of simple concepts (Big and Little)
Looking at Christmas trees that are different sizes.
Mathematics: (M) Recites number names in sequence.
Counting snowballs.
Physical development: (PD)Beginning to use three fingers to use writing tools.
Colour in snowmen.
Understanding of the World: (UTW) Recognises and describes special times or events for friends and family.
Talking about Christmas at circle time.
Word of the week: Snow
Book of the week: Snowman
Word of the week: Snow
Book of the week: Snowman
Days off Jenni – Thursday Jani – Monday
This week’s sound and letter of the week is ‘W’ and the story of the week is ‘Jack Frost’.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) - Can play in group extending and elaborating play ideas.
Continue with a shop in the role play clothes shop.
Communication & Language: (CL) – Shows understanding of propositions such as "under" "on top" "behind" by carrying out an action or selecting correct picture.
Using a big block, putting toys on top, behind ect.
Mathematics: (M) – Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly.
Number work sheets.
Physical development: (PD) – Dress with help, eg. put arms into open fronted coat or shirt when held up, pulls up own trousers and pulls up zipper once it is fastened from top to bottom
work in a group - show us how you can put shirt, trousers and Jacket on.
Understanding of the World: (UTW) – Can talk about some of the things they have observed.
Talk about the different animals where they live and build houses for them.
Expressive Arts and Design: (EAAD) – Exploring and using media and materials.
Making money for our shop using corks, cutting with knives and decorating.
FOCUS OF THE WEEK: Physical Development
Days off Stani – Friday Klara – Tuesday
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