Castle Nursery Markenfield

Friday, 11^th September 2015

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Thank you to all those who attended our 20^th Birthday celebrations last Saturday.

Please may we ask parents to encourage the children to hold onto the blue rail whilst walking up and down the stairs, we have noticed that the children have been holding onto the red rail or the wall, this is to ensure the children’s safety. Thank you

 

French lessons start back for Preschool on 21^st September, if you would like to book your child in for the lessons please see a member of preschool staff for a form.

 

Please can we ask that parents picking up at 1 or 2 pm be on times we are having an increasing amount of children being picked up late which is putting us over ratios as we have children that come in at 1pm.

 

We have some exciting times ahead in our babies and 18-24’s room with both Amy and Abi starting a project through surrey county council called the Wonder years programme. This will entail us looking at the provision in both rooms and bringing in lots of new ideas. This starts with an Audit of both rooms which will take place on Wednesday 23^rd September.

 

You may have noticed a couple of new faces at nursery in the last 2 weeks; we have had 2 new starters, Holly in our Caterpillars room and Sona in our Ladybirds room. We also have 2 more new staff starting with us in the coming weeks, Danielle will join our Preschool team on 23^rd September and Amanda will join the Bumblebees team on the 05^th October.

 

 

 

Policies

 

 

 

Please find attached our visitor policy.

 

 

Snails

 

The focus in the snails this week is settling in, sensory bottles and the garden. The children will be able to experience a range of activities, including lots of cuddles, sensory bottles, stacking cups, puppet play, singing songs, mirror play, holding our own cups, gluing and sticking pictures. Garden activities this week include sand play, sensory bags; push along toys, train and cars and heuristic play. 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 looking at animals through puppet play and happyland and creating animal masks. Activities this week include playdough, cornflour play, sponge painting, heuristic play, gluing and sticking, sensory bags, chalking, and sand gloop. Garden activities this week include, wobbly bridge, looking at books, bubble play, pop up toys, mark making. 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 – Monday

 

Alisha – Tuesday

Holly – Annual leave all week

 

 

 

Ladybirds

 

The current interest in the Ladybirds this week is woodland creatures. The children will have the opportunity to take part in feather painting a hedgehog, sand play with funnels and containers, dancing to music, gluing and sticking on a fox mask, woodland creature flash cards, woodlice hunt in the garden, and grandparent day activities. Garden activities this week include pavement chalking, big bricks and balls, bubbles and puzzles, dinosaurs in the sand pit, and running games. 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

Hannah – Tuesday

Kim – Annual leave Tues-Fri

 

 

 

Bumblebees

This week the children will focus on exploring textures using our whole body. Activities this week include action flash cards and acting them out, insert puzzles, drawing with pencils focusing on the pencil control, using scissors, dancing with musical instruments and ipod music, learning about pre-positions, compare different sized bears, soft play, moon sand textured play, gluing and sticking, cornflour play, making playdough and using different cutters. Garden activities this week include chalk drawing around our bodies, water painting, mud play, balls and bats, ring games, and having a teddy bears picnic with role play food. The story of the week is ‘Millie shares’.  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.

 

Bumblebees will be beginning the planning of their autumn display board, so if you are out and about over the next few weeks and would like to bring in any leaves or twigs that you may find, this will be very much appreciated. Thank you

 

Days off     

 

Jenni – Monday

 

Jani- Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

Butterflies     

 

 

 

This week the butterflies will focus on Superhero’s and Villans. The activities include drawing our own superhero’s, small world in the sand, playing with the train track, superhero storytelling, playing with the small world house, musical statues, role playing superhero’s, looking at rhyming words, alphabet soup – rhyming, practising unzipping and zipping our jackets. The letter of the week this week is ‘Rr’ and the number of the week is ‘9’. 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 day off Friday and Annual Leave Thursday

 

 

 

Michelle is off Monday PM and Friday PM

 

 

 

Visitor policy

 

Aim of this policy

 

To give guidance on what to do when visitors come to the setting.

 

Points to consider

This policy works alongside all of the other policies including but not exclusive to: Health and safety, Suitable people and Risk assessments.

 

 

What to do when visitor arrives at the setting

(To be clear visitors are parents looking around, people from other agencies such as Early Years or Ofsted or anyone who is not parent or regular student)

 

1)     When they introduce themselves at the red door, ask them to wait whilst you get the person in Charge.

2)     Get whoever is in charge

3)     The person in charge will check ID, explain about the fire policy and use of mobile phones before signing them in.

4)     If a visitor comes to the setting who does not have an appointment please leave them outside, whilst you get the person in charge.