Dear
Parents and Carers,
Forest
School
We
had an enthusiastic and energetic group for the next forest school session
starting this week and they all showed off their adventurous personalities. We
were a bit afraid about the weather as it was meant to be stormy although we
had a lovely sunny morning in the woods.
As
we always do, we started the adventure by explaining the rules we must follow
when we are having fun in the woods. They all understood the methodology quite
quickly, so we headed to St Martha's car park ready for a fun morning. The first
thing to do when we arrived was to look at a map and to explain where we were
and where we had to go. This seemed to be an energetic group so we risked going
to the top of the hill and we did it! Through the path, we saw different trees
and we experienced with different textures. We also found a hatched egg which
fell out from a nest so we talked about Spring and new lives.
Once
we reached the top we washed our hands and we enjoyed a lovely snack with
amazing views of Guildford 's Cathedral. Once finished we headed back to the
van where we found a den made out of sticks and branches. Lee hid from us and
started to make sounds as if a Gruffalo was close, so we hid from him till he
found us. It was a really cool first experience for this group of scouts.
Living
Eggs
The
eggs have started to hatch and move over to their new home! All the children
are really excited and are building their understanding of growth and
development.
Over
the next few weeks we will continue to care for them and watch them grow.
Please feel free to pop into Sunflowers to see them as much as you like!
New
Menu
The
new menus are ready, please have a look through them and give us any feedback
(all attached).
Bank
Holiday Monday
A
reminder that it is a bank holiday weekend this week, therefore Monday the 2nd
May the nursery will be closed. We will be open as usual on Tuesday 3rd
May.
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.
Policy
of the week
We will be displaying a different policy every week
at the bottom of this newsletter.
If you would like to see this or any of our
policies please ask Jess.
Our Policy of the week: Procedure for control of hazardous substances (COSHH)
Useful
websites:
Here
are the links for the Surrey Family Information Service, Free Early Education
(the 15 hours funding) and Free Early Education for Two year olds.
Menus
The new menu’s will start from 2nd May.
If you would like to see a copy of our new
allergens menu please ask!
This 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
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group will be passing balls
to each other in the garden encouraging an understanding of simple sentences
Wednesday – Shula’s group is having a picnic with
the emotion dolls talking about being happy and sad
Thursday – Shula’s group will be washing their
hands and picking their own fruit promoting independence and hygiene
Friday – Mel’s group is exploring the sea creatures
in bubbles supporting an interest and understanding of different animals
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Mel is off Tuesday,
Shula is in all week and Nilem is on holiday all week
Bluebells
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be supported to use
their language while playing ‘Simon Says’ with the role play teddies
Wednesday – Megan’s group is painting their hands
and feet and printing onto paper, they will then count how many printed toes
and fingers they can see!
Thursday – Almu’s group are investigating the
toddle boxes to explore different ways they can move promoting motor skills
Friday – Chloe’s group will be attaching crayons
and pens to cars to experiment with the marks they make
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off Thursday, Almu
and Megan are in all week.
Sunflowers
The Sunflowers have one detailed weekly focused
activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take part in it.
This will work alongside their weekly planned
activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
This week’s activity is: Completing the ‘I can do’
sheets
This week the children will be having a go at the
‘I can do’ sheets to see how they are getting on with their literacy skills.
The children will be supported to recognise familiar letters and link sounds to
the letters. The staff will encourage the children to have a go at writing their
names and will be supported throughout. The activity will be extended and the
children will create a picture of themselves and will be encouraged to describe
the marks they make.
The letter of the week is: X
The children will be:
Setting the easel up with letter X stencils
Drawing around the X stencil
Looking in the X alphabet soup bottle
Making a X with playdough
Exploring the X rays in the vet book
The Number of the week is: 2
The children will be:
Sitting in 2’s to sing ‘Row Row Row Your Boat’
Holding up 2 fingers
Exploring the number 2 on the magnetic boards
Making the number 2 using playdough
The shape of the week is: Square
The children will be:
Looking for square objects around the room
Drawing squares in the mark making area
Making square shapes in playdough
Searching for the square beanbags
Leanne is off Tuesday, Hector is off Wednesday and
Becci is in all week.
Procedure for control of hazardous substances (COSHH)
Aim
of policy
To
give guidance on handling and storing hazardous substances.
See
the current risk assessments and the risk assessment policy.
Points
to consider
- All staff will receive information on COSHH regulations and be expected to adhere to the regulations.
- The number of hazardous substances will be kept to an absolute minimum and be provided with relevant COSHH sheets.
- Spillages must be swept up and disposed of in plastic bags or mopped up using plenty of cold water and diluted to a safe level before disposal. Brushes, mops and disposable cloths should be well rinsed after use and contaminated paper products disposed of in closed plastic bags. The Manager must be informed of any significant spillage.
- After handling a hazardous substance, staff must remove protective clothing and wash hands before resuming work, touching food or leaving the premises.
- Emergencies resulting from swallowing, inhaling, skin or eye contact must be dealt with in accordance with first aid provision and with instructions issued by the manufacturers of the substance.
- Medication for personal use must be treated as a hazardous substance whether or not excessive dosage is to be harmful. All medication brought onto the premises must be surrendered to the manager and stored in the kitchen medication cupboard or kitchen fridge
- It should be assumed that all forms of bodily discharge are potentially infectious and the appropriate precautions observed in disposing of contaminated materials and subsequent cleaning.
- Hazardous substances are to be kept in the containers in which they were supplied and are not to be transferred to and stored in other containers which are unidentified or which have incorrect markings.
- It is unlikely that radioactive substances or known carcinogens will be deliberately brought onto the premises. However, if there are grounds to suspect that any such material is present, the nursery Health and Safety Co-ordinator must be notified immediately.There are special regulations covering the control of substances, which are hazardous to health.The regulations lay down what an Employer must do to protect people in the work place against health risks arising from swallowing, inhaling or having contact with toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, infectious or radio-active substances.An employer must:
- Identify those substances that are covered by COSHH.
- Assess the risk of someone being harmed by them.
- Try to reduce the risk by substituting another, less hazardous substance, or reducing the quantities used.
- Monitor the procedures in the Nursery for controlling hazardous substances to ensure they are still appropriate and are being observed by all members of staff and contractors.
Kind regards,
Jess Smith
Manager, SENCO
