Harvard Park Pre- School LTD.
Notes from the management team: Welcome to 2021 and although this may not have been the start that we were all hoping for, we are here
for the time being and we are open for your children. During this time, it may be hard for you to keep a routine at home, come up with continuous amounts of things to keep your children engaged whilst trying to deal with a range of emotions yourself but it is important to remember that you are doing an amazing job and other people’s opinions do not matter - whatever your choices maybe, it is what is right for you and your family and that is what is important. We would like to say goodbye to Gurpreet and thank you for all of your help over the month of December! We would officially like to welcome Asha to our team too. The bubbles will remaining in the same as they were previously and we will also be checking temperatures everyday on arrival. Let us know if you will not be attending the setting - we need to know for funding purposes. If you are off sick from pre-school, isolating at home or simply choosing to stay at home, it is important that you keep your children engaged throughout the day. Pinterest, YouTube and the internet are full of ideas with simple activities which you can replicate at home. We will continue to provide ideas for you via the EyLog and Facebook but if there is anything specific you would like us to help with, email us and we will see what we can do. For our older children in Freedom Zone and Pre-School, if there are areas of learning that you would like help or support with email us and your keyworker will be able to respond.
Term dates and closures: We are closed from Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February. We are back to preschool on Monday 22nd February 2021. Reminder for those children who will be going to reception in September 2021: The closing date for applications is Friday 15th January. Please make sure that if your child was born between 01/09/2016 and 31/08/2017, you have filled in and sent off your reception application form online. If you are having trouble, contact us and we will try to help you where possible.
Reminder about agreements which were emailed to you in October:
Agreements (which were emailed to you in October) MUST be sent in and is a requirement from Early Years. They are coming in slowly but please send your agreement back if you have yet to do so. We will be sending them out again in December so please return them, this is a requirement. Clothing and the weather: Please bring hats and gloves! We don’t have spares on site so please make sure you write your child’s name inside the hat and each glove to prevent them from being misplaced! We also need you to be sending children in THICK winter coats or if in waterproofs, provide an extra layer for them. We are keeping the doors open to keep a constant flow of clean air through the room to reduce the level of germs within the building.
Reminders:
Birthdays for the month of January : Happy 3rd birthday to Kayan! Happy 4th birthday to Archibald! Happy birthday to Ayesha on the 3rd, Eva on the 9th and Roshelle on the 24th! We hope you all have a lovely day!
Clothing and the weather: Please bring hats and gloves! We don’t have spares on site so please make sure you write your child’s name inside the hat and each glove to prevent them from being misplaced! We also need you to be sending children in THICK winter coats or if in waterproofs, provide an extra layer for them. We are keeping the doors open to keep a constant flow of clean air through the room to reduce the level of germs within the building. All children must have a jumper every session. All items of clothing MUST be labelled with your child’s name. Follow the flow and wear your face mask: this is very important for you to be doing especially with the spread of Infection! Follow the school flow which is painted on the ground - the school are monitoring this and feeding back to us.
Harvard Park Pre- School LTD.
Notes from your Pre-School Teachers: Jeanna, Eva, Lucy, Sima, Asha, Ayesha and Roshelle Topic: Space! Welcome back to all staff and children! Happy New Year to you all! We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are ready for a new and exciting year ahead of us. Here is to hoping this year will be a little more normal but and we are all very excited to what this year will bring! Our topic this month is all about Space. We will be looking at the story “Whatever Next” by Jill Murphy and exploring different equipment and transportation is space. We will also look at the planets, rockets and aliens throughout our play and planned activities. We will sending this story out virtually so please make the most of it and use it to your advantage. We will be creating bits and pieces while at pre-school but at home we would like you to have a go at crafting your own space rocket and post it on the EyLog! If you are off sick from pre-school or isolating at home, it is important that you keep your child engaged throughout the day. Pinterest, Youtube and the internet are full of ideas with simple activities which you can replicate at home. Keyworkers will be making regular contact with you to make sure everyone is safe and to see if there is anything we can support you with. We would like more of you to use the EyLog to upload pictures of what your child has been up to during the weekend! It all helps work towards your child’s development here. If you need help with this or are unsure, Amy is putting together a picture step by step guide which will be sent to you in the month of January! Make sure you have the App downloaded which is free! Reminders:
Clothing and the weather: Please remember the weather is only going to get colder so please ensure you are providing layers that are appropriate as well as hat, gloves and scarves for when going into the garden. Also with the weather changes please be vigilant when sending your children to nursery. Ensure you are checking their temperature as well as ensuring the children have a full bill of health before attending the setting. Not only do we need to safe guard ourselves but we need to ensure we are caring and look after the staff and other children who attend.
No food or toys in backpacks or pre-school bags: Please make sure that you are not bringing food in your child’s school bags without informing a practitioner. We have some severe allergies at the setting and if we find children snacking from their bags, it can cause allergic reactions in other children. Please be mindful about what you have packed or check before you leave the house to make sure there is nothing harmful in their bags (including medication). Please do not also bring toys from home - we are not responsible for these and if they go missing it is not our responsibility.
Updated your EyLog profiles: We are always intrigued to know what our children do at home on the weekends or the sessions they don’t attend nursery, so please make sure you are posting images on their Eylog as it’s important to the children’s development as they may be able to do certain things at home that we might not know about. But also it goes towards their end Learning Journal when they leave the nursery. We love sharing these images with the children within the setting and use them as a talking point to create their home to school connection.
If you have any questions or queries about your child’s development, please contact pre-school via phone or email and we can discuss that with you.
Dates for you diary and reminders: Half term dates and closures: We are closed from Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February. We are back to preschool on Monday 22nd February 2021. Follow the flow and wear your face mask on picking up and dropping off! Check your child’s temperature before they leave the house - if they are not well or are not themselves please do not bring them in. Let us know if you will not be attending the setting - we need to know for funding purposes.