Useful websites to help you keep your children safe

https://nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/

Online safety for children with SEND/NSPCC

Use Parental Controls to Keep Your Child Safe / NSPCC

We have reviewed and updated our GDPR Policy, Positive Behaviour Policy and Whistleblowing Policy. These can be found in our Policies file which is kept in our reception area. If you would like to have a copy of any policy please speak with Paula

You are very welcome to make any comments about our Policies and make suggestions to improve them. Please speak with Paula if you wish to do this

Please help us to keep all of our nursery children and staff fit and well by keeping poorly children in the best place for them which is at home. If your child becomes unwell whilst at nursery or develops a temperature you will receive a phone call asking you to come and collect them

We are only a very small staff team so if a member of staff becomes ill we may have to close nursery if we are unable to arrange supply cover

We will continue with our read, write Inc program for our children who will be leaving to go to reception class at the end of summer.

Lucy rabbit will continue to visit to help us develop our listening and concentration skills

We will be exploring different materials (wood, fabric, glass, plastic)

We will be starting our gardening activities and hope to extend our gardening activities to attract more wild life and minibeasts

End of Spring Term Friday 22 March 2024

Easter Holidays Monday 25 March to Friday 5 March 2024

Summer Term starts Monday 8 April 2024

May Day Bank Holiday Monday 6 May 2024

Break for Summer half term Break Friday 24 May 2024

Monday 8 January 2024 – first day of Spring Term

Friday 9 February 2024 – break for half term

12 to 19 half term break

Monday 19 February 2024 – second half of spring term starts

Can we please ask that you ensure we have your up to date contact and emergency contact details and that any changes to mobile phone numbers are notified to us

Thank you

Please feel free to borrow any of nursery books that are in the red box in the reception area. There is a little book for you to note down which book you have borrowed, the date taken and return date

We also like seeing you reading the books with your children in our reception area whilst waiting for your sessions to start. As we all know reading and listening to stories is so important for children’s development

This half term we will be exploring our senses to help us develop our listening and looking skills, to be aware of how different things taste, smell and feel. We will continue to develop our phonic awareness and will be exploring letters m, n, o and p. We will have fun celebrating Chinese New Year

On our reception notice board there is a poster which sets out week by week what will be exploring

If you would like any further information on the activities we are exploring please speak to Paula, Andrea or Hayley

Happy New Year to everyone. We hope you all had a lovely Christmas. We are looking forward to sharing lots of fun times with you during 2024