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Dear Parents
and Carers,
Merry Christmas and Happy New year!
Nursery News:
30 hours Funding
Please can all parents who want to
claim 30 hours funding from January reconfirm/confirm their 30 hour codes,
otherwise you may not be able to claim your extended hours funding for the
spring term. We need your codes by the 31st December.
If you are having any difficulty in
reconfirming your code Surrey have said you should contact the Childcare
Choices helpline number 0300 123 4097 as soon as possible.
Christmas
Jumper Day
Thank
you to everyone who donated towards Save the children for Christmas Jumper Day.
We raised a fantastic £96.24 all in one day J
Parent
Dairy 2018
Please
see the new parent diary attached for next year. This is a list of all of our
important dates for next year along with the festivals we will be celebrating.
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Christmas
Closure
A reminder that we close on Friday 22nd
at 6pm and reopen on Tuesday 2nd at 8am.
Food
Hygiene Rating
We
had our food hygiene inspection on Monday and we are pleased to let you all
know we were rated 5 stars again!! J
This weeks activities and events:
Forest
School – This
week at Forest school the children collected natural resources and created
their own fire. They then enjoyed yummy marshmallows for snack J
In
2 Sports –
This week at sports the children developed their rugby skills further while
throwing and catching. They then had a fun game of ‘Ready Steady Go’ where
coach Pascha had red and green cards and the children moved around the garden
in different ways.
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:
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This week’s planned activities are also on the
ILD’S.
Buttercups
Topic of the month: New Year
Tuesday – Jamie’s group is building maths
language while filling and emptying in sand play
Wednesday – Nilem’s group will be looking at simple
books developing an interest in stories
Thursday – Leanne’s group are exploring the role
play babies and bath encouraging playing alongside others
Friday – Sammy’s group is discovering animal noises
while exploring the animal puppets
Jamie is in Tuesday and Wednesday. Leanne is off
Wednesday, Nilem is off Tuesday and Wednesday, Sammy is in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Family
Tuesday – Megan’s group will be encouraged to
give meanings to marks while using their fingers in sand
Wednesday – Maria’s group is singing ‘Miss Polly
has a Dolly’ building confidence and imagination
Thursday – Donna’s group are exploring the
linking elephants developing counting skills
Friday – Ruby’s group is building their gross motor
skills while taking part in an obstacle course and using the tree to pull
themselves up
Donna is off Friday, Megan is off Thursday and
Friday, Ruby is in all week. Maria is on holiday Friday. Jamie is in on Friday.
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: This week Becci’s group is
building their relationships with others while taking part in a role play
story.
Ines’s activity: Ines’s group will be exploring
emotion flashcards encouraging her group to recognise and talk about different
feelings they are aware of.
Almu’s activity: Almu’s group are listening to a
story building their knowledge and understanding of feelings.
Topic of the month: Winter wildlife
The letter of the week is: E
The children will be:
Talking about words beginning with E
Setting up the easel with E stencils
Learning the shape of the letter
Writing the letter E in the air
The Number of the week is: 17
The children will be:
Talking about the number 17 at circle time
Writing the number 17
Counting to number 17
Talking about the number 1 and number 7
The shape of the week is: Cube
The children will be:
Making a cube with our hands
Talking about the difference in a cube and square
Find cube shapes around the room
Becci is off Tuesday, Almu is off Wednesday and
Ines is in all week.
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 to 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:
Supervision policy
Aim of policy
The purpose of this policy
is to outline the responsibilities of the team in regards to supervision of
children and to keep children and team safe.
Points to consider
At all times:
• There will always be at
least two staff members on duty whilst children are in attendance.
• When children are outside
there will always be at least one staff member present who will remain outside
at all times. If they need to go inside for any reason, they will need to
request to swap with a team member to ensure there are no breaks in
supervision.
• In areas where children are
inside there will always be at least one staff member present.
• Students who are not
employed by the company are not permitted to be left alone at any time with a
child or children.
• Students not employed by
the company cannot be included in any adult/child ratios.
• When all children have gone
outside to play or for an evacuation, a head count will be taken to ensure all
children registered to be present in the setting are accounted for in the
supervised outdoor area.
• When all children have
returned indoors after outdoor play or an evacuation, a head count will
be taken to ensure all children registered to be present in the setting are
accounted for in the supervised indoor area.
• Childcare and Learning
Group will adhere to the staff child ratio guidelines as set by Ofsted,
detailed below:
NATIONAL STANDARDS ADULT/CHILD RATIOS
Children under 2:
1:3
Children aged 2
Years: 1:4
Children aged 3-5
Years 1.8
Children aged 4
-5
1:13 with EYP or QTS
EYP/EYT = Early Years
Professional Status/ Early Years Teacher Status
QTS = Qualified Teacher
Status
All adults working with
children including; students, cover team members and volunteers must all be
police checked with the Disclosure and Baring Service.
No one without a clear
enhanced DBS obtained may be left alone with children for any period of time.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Jamie and the South Hill Team
