Dear
Parents and Carers,
This
week’s events:
In
2 Sports – This
week we played a traffic light game where we had to run around and follow the
instructions of the different coloured signals. We played football to
help develop our balance and coordination and then balanced the footballs on
top of the cones.
Forest
School – Forest
School started again this week with a new group of children. We learnt
all about the very important Forest School rules and then had lots of fun
making a den! We collected logs and sticks from around the forest and
carried them to the place where we were going to build our den. We put on
some protective gloves and had a go at using the saw to cut some of the
branches to size. We haven’t quite finished our den yet so have decided
we would like to carry on making it again next week.
Theatrebugs
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Up
Coming Events
5th
October – Nursery Photos
Photographer
The nursery photographer
will come in on Thursday 5th October to take photos of the children.
They can do family photos and siblings too so if you want to bring
the whole family you are more than welcome! The open session will run from
3.45-4.30pm for children and families who aren’t in on Thursday, it will be a
first come first served basis.
Facebook
As
a group we have decided to create a Castle Nursery and Preschool Facebook page
to promote the company, engage 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).
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
Topic of the month: Construction
Monday – Charlotte’s group are practising their
listening skills and response to sound through moving and dancing to music with
the musical instruments
Tuesday – Montse’s group will be painting
using a variety of objects whilst listening to some music, developing their
sensory exploration and creativity
Wednesday – Leanne’s group are exploring the small
world animals in trays of damp sand and experimenting with making marks in sand
Thursday – Nilem’s group are playing games with the
parachute together, developing their collaborative skills
Friday – Sammy’s group will be playing with the
teddy bears and toy food in the role play area, taking turns at holding and feeding
the bears
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Monday,
Nilem is off Tuesday and Wednesday, Montse and Sammy are in all week.
Bluebells
Topic of the month: Jungle animals
Monday – Megan’s group are developing their
independence in preparing snack for themselves, learning how to use equipment
such as child friendly knives
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be taking turns at
using the jungle puppets, moving them around the room whilst making the sounds
of the animals
Wednesday – Ruby’s group are exploring media and
materials as they make their own sensory bottles using different art materials
Thursday – Donna’s group is celebrating Rosh
Hashanah by tasting different foods associated with this festival
Friday– Ruby’s group will be writing numbers on puddle
shapes, sticking them on the floor and jumping from one puddle to another,
developing their counting skills and awareness of numbers
Donna is off Wednesday, Megan is off Thursday, Ruby
and Maria are in all week.
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:
Becci’s group will be given the opportunity to put
on their own puppet show. They will choose which puppet they would like
to be and decide
on a name for their puppet. They will then put on a show for each other
and be asked to talk about each other’s show. This activity encourages
the children’s skills at listening to others on a one-to-one basis or in a
small group and focuses their attention and
their recall of stories.
Almu’s activity:
Almu’s group are playing ‘The Gruffalo’s’ domino
game together. They will be learning about the rules of the game and
following instructions. This activity will enable the children to
practise their turn taking skills and concentration.
Ines’s activity:
Ines’s group will be playing an animal guessing
game. The children will be listening to the clues given and the sounds
the animals make to guess which animal it is. They will then each take turns
at imagining an animal and using gestures and sounds to imitate that
animal, the rest of the group will be asking questions to help guess what
they are. This activity supports listening and attention
skills.
Topic of the month: Mini beasts
The letter of the week is: Q
The children will be:
Finding things beginning with the letter Q
Thinking of names that begin with Q
Making a Queen’s crown
Cooking quiches in the role play kitchen
The Number of the week is: 3
The children will be:
Writing the number 3 in colourful sand
Clapping and jumping 3 times
Making the number 3 out of playdough
Making counting domino biscuits up to 3 or more
Counting and talking about the number 3
The shape of the week is: tetrahedron
The children will be:
Talking about and looking at 3D tetrahedron shapes
Counting how many sides and corners a tetrahedron
has
Talking about the shape of each face of a
tetrahedron
Finding everyday objects and natural things which
are tetrahedron shapes
Becci is off Thursday, Leanne is in on Thursday,
Ines is in all week and Almu is on annual leave all week.
I am on holiday from Monday 11th until
Tuesday 19th. If you have any queries in this time Charlotte will be
here to ask J
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.
Our Policy of the Week:
Blood Borne Viruses infection control policy
Aim of policy
To provide a safe physical
and emotional environment for all staff/ children and families. Childcare
and Learning Group recognises that blood borne viruses are a part of the
community. This policy aims to minimise the risk of transmission.
Points to consider
- In dealing with an injury, all people should
be treated as if they have a blood borne virus. This practice is commonly
described as ‘universal precautions’. You will not always know whether a
person who is bleeding is infectious; therefore it is important that
anyone who treats a person follows established safety procedures when
dealing with an injury. All blood should be treated as if it is infectious.
- Children, staff and families have a right to
privacy. Childcare and Learning Group would like to give families and
staff the opportunity to give any information regarding any blood borne
viruses that they or their children may have, with the knowledge that the
information will go only so far as it is authorised and will only be used
for the purpose for which it was gathered.
- A child’s health status should not affect
their right to an education. Children/ staff/ families should be able to
participate in all activities in early childhood settings to the extent
that their health permits.
- Childcare and Learning Group encourages staff
and families to let the setting Manager know if they are infected with any
blood borne viruses. This information will be treated as confidential. If
this information is disclosed to us we will complete a confidential risk
assessment.
All personnel should know
how to carry out the setting’s first aid and safety procedures.
First aid kits should be
strategically sited around the setting, particularly in areas when an injury is
more likely to be sustained. These kits should contain all necessary equipment
and materials for dealing with blood.
In this the setting, First Aid kits are located at: Office, Kitchen,
Outdoor Classroom and the Hallway by Pre-school
Guidelines for universal precautions on handling blood in children’s
nurseries.
- Before treating someone who is bleeding, staff
will ensure they have covered any of their own cuts or abrasions with a
water-proof dressing.
- Wear gloves for all procedures.
- Don't delay treatment of a child who is
bleeding, under any circumstances because gloves are not immediately
available. Use an absorbent barrier such as a towel, paper towel,
handkerchief etc. for an actively bleeding child.
- Dispose of used gloves, soiled dressings,
sanitary towels, tissues, etc., in a place where they will not be handled,
e.g. in bags which are burnt or buried.
- Wipe clean and then sterilise all surfaces and
instruments contaminated with blood. Make sure you use an effective
disinfectant. Where safety permits soak surfaces for 20 minutes and then
wipe dry.
- Wash hands thoroughly when you have finished.
Hand washing is usually adequate for non-blood secretions, but the above
precautions (i.e. gloves, etc.) can also be used.
- Make sure that first-aid kits include
disposable gloves, disposable wipes or towels, plastic bags for
contaminated waste.
Each setting should have a spills kit which deals with any spilt bodily
fluids in a safe manner.
Further useful information:
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) this is a virus which attacks the immune system. It is both immune
suppressing and opportunistic, not only depleting the immune system but
replicating within the body as the immune system becomes more damaged. People
with HIV become increasingly likely to develop certain infections, or some
forms of cancer, which the body would normally be able to resist easily.
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) this is the most severe clinical expression of infection with
HIV. AIDS is diagnosed according to clinical criteria established by the
regions or countries nominated health body. These criteria include the
diagnoses of one of several opportunistic infections, including Kaposi's
sarcoma, lymphoma, and a rare form of pneumonia.
Hepatitis B this is a
vaccine preventable viral infection of the liver that causes nausea, loss of
appetite, vomiting and jaundice (yellow skin).
Hepatitis C is a
blood-borne viral disease that affects the liver and can cause serious
long-term liver problems.
How these viruses are transmitted:
HIV can only be transmitted
through sexual intercourse/activity involving the exchange of body fluids (semen
and vaginal fluids); the exchange of blood by sharing needles and syringes, by
injecting drug users. It can also be transmitted from mother to baby during
pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.
HIV positive children
represent a minimal risk to others. It has not been conclusively demonstrated
that HIV (and hepatitis B) infected children who bite others transmit the
virus. Any child who is bleeding from an injury should be removed for the
protection and safety of all other participants in whatever sport they are
playing. The injury should be treated following the safety procedures set out
in the above guidelines.
HIV is not transmitted by
casual contact, such as sneezing, handshaking, and the sharing of eating and
toilet facilities.
Hepatitis B is transmitted
through close contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person.
This can happen in a number of ways: by close physical contact; by sexual
intercourse; from mother to baby when the baby is born; by injecting drug users
sharing non-sterilised needles; and by tattooists using non-sterilised needles.
Hepatitis C is transmitted
through contact with infected blood. It occurs through sharing contaminated
injecting equipment and contaminated skin piercing such as tattooing and body
piercing.
Kind
Regards,
Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill
Team
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