November / December 2021
Merry Christmas!!
Welcome to our November / December newsletter - it has been a busy few months of celebrations and festivals! Back in November we celebrated Diwali and learnt all about the Festival of Light, celebrating in lots of colourful and interesting ways. Most recently the staff and children have been preparing for Christmas and carrying out some wonderfully festive Winter activities, not to mention our annual Pre-School Nativity! If you are a Pre-School parent and would like a digital copy of the Nativity and have not yet paid or received one, please do let us know at the office or send us an email and we can get a link sent out to you! (digital links are £5).
Diwali!
Back in November the children and staff learnt all about and celebrated Diwali, the festival of light! Lots of our families here at Cribbs Causeway celebrate Diwali and brought in lovely gifts for their friends. All across the nursery, the different ages carried out activities such as firework painting, firework shaving foam and coloured playdough! Take a look at our photos below!
National Elf Service…
This year we dressed up as elves to raise money for the Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity! The charity provides support to improve the health and happiness of every patient in 10 NHS hospitals across Bristol city centre, South Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. If you would like to find out more please follow the button link below.
Everyone at the nursery got involved and the children loved showing off their outfits to their friends, we have included some lovely photos of our elves at work below. If you still wish to donate to the charity please use the QR code below or follow the link to the website.
Christmas Dinner Day…
We were all lucky enough to be treated to a home cooked Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings last week! The children helped to lay the tables, make party crowns to wear while eating and all sat and ate their lunch ‘banquet’ style! We even had all the vegan, vegetarian, meat and dairy free options available to meet any dietary needs!
Christmas Crafts
Alongside all of our other festive activities the children have had a month full of Christmas cheer! Making Christmas cards, decorating gift bags and getting messy with Christmas and Winter themed tough trays and messy play. Babies created a snowy winter wonderland using shaving foam and small world toys as well as Snowman pictures with cotton wool and glue. Toddlers used their senses to make yummy Gingerbread playdough while Pre-School have been using crafts and junk modelling to create their own versions of Father Christmas and Snowmen. All rooms have been creating their own salt dough decorations, mixing the ingredients together, moulding these into their desired shapes and baking these to create Christmas tree decorations.
Rights Respecting Links:
As you may already know we are a Rights Respecting Nursery, all that we do is underpinned by the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child. Celebrating all cultures links to many Articles within Rights Respecting but mostly;
Article 29; Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Article 31; Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural activities.
If you would like to find out more about Rights Respecting please follow the link below or ask when you come into nursery!
Useful Information:
Christmas Closure
Please note that our last day open this year is Friday 24th December and we will re-open on Tuesday 4th January.
Clothing
Please can you ensure your child is sent to work with appropriate Winter clothing such as;
Warm coat
Waterproofs
Wellies
Hat, scarf and gloves
Jumpers if necessary
We still take the children outdoors in all weather so need to ensure they are wrapped up warm and appropriately dressed.
Lastly…
We hope you all have the very best Christmas and Happy New Year and for those of you who have already finished we will see you in the new year!
