Harvard Park Day NurseryFeltham: November Newsletter 2014. News from the Managers Nicki and Tracey –
On Friday 7th November, wear something pink and donate £1 to help raise money and awareness for breast cancer. We have fundraisers throughout the year and this is one that is close to our hearts. We will be holding a bring and buy cake sale so please feel free to donate cakes (please avoid nuts) and also to buy a few Please collapse all buggies! It is a health and safety issues that we are continuously addressing. Health and Safety will tell us to stop allowing buggies into the building if this continues to happen. Now, for a little bit of sad news, Hannah in Freedom Zone is spreading her wings and leaving the Harvard Park nest. Her last week will be the week of the 17th. Small request from all rooms, if you have any old birthday/Christmas/thank you cards that you’re going to throw in recycling, please could we have them as we can use them to develop our cutting skills. Also we are looking at developing our outside space, if you have any plant pots/seeds/logs/statues that you’re not using please may we have them. Our garden area is looking a little unloved and the practitioners have asked us to make this request on their behalf.
News from Deputy Carol- We love that our children are being physical when coming into
nursery but can we please discourage bikes as we do not have the space to hold them. We do not want to be put in the uncomfortable position of saying no to buggies, scooters and bikes by health and safety in the workplace. Thank you for your co-operation. From 10 th – 15th of this month we will be looking at and embracing National Nursery Rhyme week! The children will be engaging in lots of musical singing and dancing to build on their self esteem. So if they come home singing a nursery rhyme you haven’t heard before just give it a little listen and applause
News from Baby Studio –Sana,Mary, Gurpreet, and Nabila Marisa and Mandy:
We would like to start by welcoming new babies into our room: David was missed off of the last welcome, so welcome David and his family and we apologies. Our topic for this month is ‘Physical Development’. We will be doing lots of activities which focus on gross and fine motor skills with our babies and toddlers; Gross being large movements such as walking or taking steps for our non-walkers and running safely or kicking a ball for our walkers. Fine motor skills is focusing on the smaller movements like pincer grips to pick up smaller toys or making small marks with smaller paint brushes. We are planning lots of outdoor play and incorporating jumping, running, climbing and walking using the aid of the large wooden blocks as well as introducing push a longs and tricycles. We are also looking to do lots of soft play and tummy time for our non-walkers. This will encourage and develop their crawling and climbing skills. To develop their fine motor skills we will be engaging in puff pastry play, artificial sand play, painting and sticking. A few Reminders: • Can you please remember to sign your child in and out everyday? • Can we please ask parents to label their child’s clothes, water cups and milk bottles? • Please provide nappies and wipes as soon as possible when asked by your keyworker • Can we please ask that your provide 2 bottles/cups if you want your child to have milk and
Can parents please join our Facebook site as we are trialling our news letters on our new site to save our trees! We will of course print of a few copies to those parents who do not have access to a computer. We will also display a copy on our parents table. .
Your mission this month is to: -bring in family photos for their family books and puppets. Also can you bring in your child’s baby photo along with their birth weight.
Dates and notes: -
Remember the cake bake and to wear something pink on 7th November!
News from Bunnies –Holly, Sam, Simran, Ambreen and Sonia: Hello! This month our topic is ‘Music from around the world’, so we will be listening to and dancing to lots of different countries and cultures such as Bangra, Chinese, Egyptian and Russian. The children will also have the opportunity to lean some new multi-cultural nursery rhymes and songs. We will also be highlighting Bonfire night on the 5 th of this month, by making sparkly firework pictures and eating jacket potatoes! The children will also be making poppies for Remembrance Sunday and our room will be making a special wreath to place on the war memorial opposite nursery. If you have any pictures of any family members who fought in the war, please could we have a copy for our display? We will also be engaging in National nursery rhyme week (10 th-15th), so we will be learning lots of new nursery rhymes and creating lots of beautiful artwork and crafts for you to keep!
Your mission this month is to: • • •
Please make sure your children’s clothes are clearly labelled as this has caused much confusion especially when we have lots who are potty training! Bring in any multicultural CD’s that you may have as we would love to hear them! Explain the dangers of fireworks and how important it is to stay safe!
Dates and notes: We would like to say happy birthday to Isabella who is 2 on 19th of this month. Remember the cake bake and to wear something pink on 7th November!
News from –Viviana, Amy, Hannah, Pauline, Kulwinder, Sherry, Gemma Qani and Chelsea: This month we are sad to be saying goodbye to Hannah us and all the children will miss her very much, we wish her the best of luck. However, this month’s topic is all about ‘Staying Safe’. The children will be engaging in learning about all aspects of staying safe; on the roads, stranger danger, in the home and of course around fireworks. We will be tying in some Bonfire/Firework activities as well as Remembrance Sunday activities too. All our children will have the opportunity to make artwork to bring home. We will be making regular trips in and around our local environments and learning how to spot dangers and who to turn to when we need help. Just a reminder that the weather is starting to change, so this means our clothing needs to change. Please make sure your child is coming in a thick coat (with their name inside) along with glove, hat and scarf in their bags. We are always out and about! We would also like to say a MASSIVE well done to all the children and parents for making a wonderful effort for Halloween and bringing in party food for us to enjoy. Thank you very much
Your mission this month is to: -We are still doing all about me boxes, so if your child hasn’t
yet made one, please encourage them to do so. If you are unsure on what they are, do not hesitate to ask your keyworker.
Dates and notes: -We would like to say a Happy 3rd birthday to Aaliyah on 11th, Shreyash on 21st
and Terence on the 23rd of this month. We would also like to wish a happy 4th birthday to David on 1st, Melissa on 5th, Shlok on 7th, Abigale on 15th and Sienna on 25th of this month. Remember the cake bake and to wear something pink on 7th November!
Can parents please join our Facebook site as we are trialling our news letters on our new site to save our trees! We will of course print of a few copies to those parents who do not have access to a computer. We will also display a copy on our parents table. .