Friday 10 November 2017

Week commencing 13th November


Dear Parents and Carers,

 

This week’s events:

 

Forest School – This week at Forest School we used different resources to make our own hammer from wood, we then used the hammer to hit nails in to a piece of wood. We then had some fun group games where we played tug of war and hide and seek.

 

In 2 Sports – This week at sports we had lots of fun playing the traffic light game, where we had to manoeuvre around the garden carefully following the instructions given. We then continued to build our tennis skills with the rackets and balls.

 

French – In French on Wednesday we learnt how to say Happy Birthday in French. We than sang happy birthday to Ronnie J

 

Theatrebugs –

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Up Coming Events

w/c 13th November – Nursery Rhyme week

Friday 17th – Children in Need

Friday 8th December – Christmas party

Monday 11th December – Carol service

Tuesday 12th December – Nativity play

 

Children in Need

Next week we are raising money for Children In Need. To help raise money for this year’s Children In Need we will be having cake sales at nursery, having dressing up days all week and a pyjama day on Friday, colouring competition and a fun parent game for you to get involved with. You will all be given out our parent game as a paper copy from your child’s room, but I have attached it to the e-mail in case you would like to send it back online J  All donations will go to this year’s Children In Need. With our donations we can make a real difference to the lives of children all across the UK.

 

Bonfire night

Thank you to all who came to our bonfire party, we all had a great time J

 

30 hours Funding

HMRC have advised that parents wanting their children to start the 30 hours funded childcare scheme in January should register by 30 November.

This is to avoid any peaks taking place similar to August when the website and helpline were both experiencing problems due to high demand.

Parents must reconfirm their eligibility every three months, so those nearing their deadline need to also act as soon as possible.

I have attached our settings 30 hour information so parents can have a read through and learn how we offer it here at Castle.

 

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.

 

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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: Colours

 

Monday – Charlotte’s group will be choosing their own imaginative toys developing their self-confidence with choosing activities

Tuesday –  Montse’s group are improving their understanding of words while following simple instructions given #

Wednesday – Sammy’s group is building their awareness of number names while building with blocks

Thursday – Nilem’s group will be maintaining their attention while singing ‘ 5 Little Ducks’ with their friends

Friday – Leanne’s group are observing animal sounds while playing with the small world animals in the sand pit

Charlotte is off Wednesday, Leanne is off Monday, Nilem is off Thursday and Friday, Montse and Sammy are in all week.

 

Bluebells

 

Topic of the month: Space

 

Monday – Maria’s group are playing ‘Simon Says’ supporting their understanding skills

Tuesday – Maria’s group will be building their counting skills while playing in the sand pit with different tools

Wednesday – Donna’s group is creating their own moon and star pictures developing an interest in writing

Thursday –  Donna’s group are discovering the toy cameras and laptops encouraging ICT skills

Friday – Ruby’s group are looking at the weekly nursery rhymes for nursery rhyme week while exploring the musical instruments

Donna is off Friday, Ruby and Maria are in all week. Megan will begin a gradual return to work for the rest of November and will be doing lunch cover for us Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next 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 celebrating Nursery Rhyme week. The children will focus on different nursery rhymes and sing along. The activity will be extended and the children will create a picture about their favourite nursery rhyme.

 

Ines’s activity: This week Ines’s group will be building their writing skills by writing familiar letters. The children will use the alphabet flashcards to support them.

 

Almu’s activity: Almu’s group is exploring the sand letters with their friends. They will be supported to find and write their own name with support from Almu.

 

Topic of the month: Animals

 

The letter of the week is: Y

 

The children will be:

Talking about words beginning with Y

Looking at animal names that contain the letter Y

Writing the letter Y in the air

Talking about yoyo’s

 

The Number of the week is: 11

 

The children will be:

Talking about the number 11 at circle time

Writing the number 11 in the air

Complete 11 star jumps

Counting to number 11

 

The shape of the week is: Pentagon

 

The children will be:

Counting how many sides a pentagon has

Counting how many corners a pentagon has

Draw with our fingers over a pentagon shape

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.

Follow the link below: www.interactivelearningdiary.co.uk

 

Our Policy of the 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

 

1.                All staff will receive information on COSHH regulations and be expected to adhere to the regulations.

2.                The number of hazardous substances will be kept to an absolute minimum and be provided with relevant COSHH sheets.

3.                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.

4.                After handling a hazardous substance, staff must remove protective clothing and wash hands before resuming work, touching food or leaving the premises.

5.                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.

6.                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

7.                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.

8.                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.

9.                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 setting 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 setting for controlling hazardous substances to ensure they are still appropriate and are being observed by all members of staff and contractors.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Jess, Charlotte and the South Hill Team

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