October 2023
Dates for the diary…..
Thursday 16th November- Spooky stores night 5:30-7pm, all families welcome to engage in some spooky activities and smores around the fire.
Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th November- Preschool parents evening, if you haven’t already please book a slot
Tuesday 28th November - Mini athletics for Rising 3 and Toddler children, a chance for the children to take part in a mini sports events ran by an athletics coach with the support of the team.
Monday 4th December Preschool Nativity- You can order your copy of the nativity for a cost of £5, payable in cash to the front desk.
Wednesday 6th December- Nursery Christmas party- more details to follow
Nursery news
. Stage 2 of the building work across the preschool classes is due to start 14th November, we shall send more details in a separate email.
. Jodie our head of toddlers has decided to concentrate on her role as an Early years teacher and move to Preschool 2, this means that sadly Jodie will no longer be the room head in Toddlers. This is very sad for the toddler team, although the Preschool team are gaining a fantastic teacher. We will have more news for you soon regarding a the room head role in toddlers. Jodie’s key children will be emailed separately to inform you of your child’s new key worker.
Calpol policy- with the winter months drawing in and coughs and colds being more present please can we remind you that children should not be attending the nursery if they have been administered Calpol. Children can not attend for 4 hours after receiving Calpol, thank you for your co-operation.
With the colder weather approaching us please can you ensure your child is dressed for the weather, the children still spends lots of their time outside in the gardens. please label hats, gloves and coats etc.
Spooktacular Senses!
Babies have been exploring pumpkins, they have been helping the practitioners to safely cut them open and scoop out the inside. We then cut the pumpkin up and roasted it, encouraging the babies to give it a try!
Preschool 1 have been doing some observational drawings..They had a range of coloured and different sized pumpkins . The children designed their very own spooky pumpkin faces.
Toddlers have also been painting pictures of their pumpkins. They used different coloured paints and natural resources to create their original pumpkin master pieces.
Preschool 2 have been exploring their pumpkins in a variety of different ways. They painted the pumpkins and added them to the water tray to make potions.
Rising 3’s also explored their pumpkins in a variety of different ways. They measured and compared how big and small their pumpkins were and explored the insides, using a variety of tools.
Special request
Do you have a job/hobby that you would to share with our children? do you play an instrument or celebrate any special events that you would like to share at nursery? If so then please come and speak to Sam or Kirsty, we would love to welcome you in and share your talents with the children.