Feltham / Day Nursery June 2015 Newsletter

Harvard Park Day Nursery Feltham: June Newsletter 2015.

News from the Managers Nicki and Tracey –

(It is along one this month as we have lots going on that we need to plan for so please bare with us) Firstly, we would like to wish Sana and Gurpreet a happy birthday for this month; we hope you have a lovely day. We would also like to welcome back Nehar from her maternity leave.

Secondly we would like to say thank you to the following people:

Rowan and his family Maria and her family Our old colleague Sam -

For the donation of some lovely toys and resources For the donation of some wonderful dinosaurs For the donation of some pencils, pen, a stack of paper and some other resources Nate and his family For the donation of some lovely trucks and cars Tracey, Carol and For spending their time walking around car boots looking for Pauline resources and toys for children at both our settings!

We really do appreciate donations and we are very very grateful so thank you!

We would also like you as parents to be vigilant about toys going home in pockets or bags. Our children do like to transfer items or hide them in their pockets and as a result of that some of our resources such as cars or figurines are running low. If you have any at home that you know of, please could you return them thank you.

Please be aware that Saturday 4th July will be an open day for all parents to come and see your keyworker about your child’s development. Invitations will be given out soon so please note it down in your dairies!

We would like to put an idea forward to all those parents of children who are leaving us this year. How would you feel about having a leaver’s party after hours? It will be for all the children who are leaving, even if they do not attend that day. Please email us or come and talk to us in the office about your thoughts or feelings on this idea  We would also like to say goodbye to Ambreen who will be leaving us during the month of June. Thank you for your hard work and great ideas  News from Deputy Carol-By now you and your child should know where they will be heading off to in September, whether it be school or nursery placement. Please let the offices know as soon as possible as we need to start figuring out our numbers for September/October time. Also if you have an idea of when you child will be leaving us, just let us know too. If your child is going to be staying with us for another year, you need to let us know so that we can add you in to our September numbers.

If you or any relatives have any old resources at home such as mobile phones, Small cameras, old material, paper etc. please feel free to donate them. We use everything that is given to us and they children love to have new things  PHOTO DAY: Photo days will be on Wednesday 3rd of June for Baby Studio and Small Steps and Friday 5th June for Freedom zone. If these are neither of your days and you would like to have photos done, with siblings or singularly, please book an appointment with the office.

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. .

News from Baby Studio –Sana, Mary, Gurpreet, Nabila, Marisa and Mandy:

Hi, Welcome to Maher, Kartik and Surya to our room!

This Month’s topic we will be developing our ‘physical development’. We have a very mixed ability baby room with some children walking, others crawling and some which are yet to move from their tummies. Each child will have the opportunity to engage in activities both indoors and outdoors which focus on both their fine and gross motor skills. For the older children, balancing on the wooden blocks in the garden, small running and jumping games and learning how to use the trikes.

For our younger and non-mobile babies, tummy time, support walking with walkers, and encouraging self-feeding. We will be doing song times which include both action songs and musical movement for their gross motor skills and for their fine motor skills, lots of mark making and pastry play.

We would like to say a massive thank you to those parents who have brought their family photos in; our children love looking at their family albums and puppets! If you have yet to bring/email some in, please be aware that when you pick up we will be taking photos!

Just a reminder to bring in enough spare clothes for your child. Sometimes they do have leaky nappies or get extremely messy at meal times and we need clothes to be able to change them into.

Where possible, please label cups, bottles or beakers to avoid confusion and please remember to sign your child in and out.

Your mission this month is to: - Speak to your keyworker about different physical activities we do here in nursery and what they can do at home! It would be nice if you could write down or photograph what they do and send it in for their learning journals.

Dates and notes: - We would like to wish a Happy 2nd Birthday to Ayah on the 2 nd and a happy birthday to Gurpreet for the 19th and Sana on the 25th of this month!

PHOTO DAY: Wednesday 3rd June- if you wish to be a change of clothes then please inform us when you drop your child off.

News from Bunnies –Holly, Sam, Simran,Ambreen and Sonia: Hello there! Firstly we would like to welcome Harrison into our room and say goodbye Ambreen who will be leaving us during this month! This month’s topic is ‘all about me’. Your child will be engaging in small group times where they can looks at their all about me boxes, their peers and staffs’s all about me boxes too! If your child hasn’t got one, speak to one of us and we can explain what they are and what can go in them. We will be also providing opportunities for children to discover and explore their abilities face challenge and also look at what makes them different to their peers. These will all occur through activities such as creating our faces using different materials, looking in mirrors, small races in the garden, hand and foot printing as well as messy play!

Just a few little reminders, please dress your child suitably for the weather. Please supply sun cream and a sun hat clearly labelled with their names, we do spend a lot of time outdoors and will be engaging in regular trips as the weather gets better.

We are beginning to prepare our older children for their transition into Freedom Zone, to make this smoother we will be having a lot more open door sessions where the children can roam between our room and Freedom Zone.

Your mission this month is to: -

Engage in any activity where your child can talk about their features (i.e. hair or eye colour). It will help them with their learning inside of the setting. This can easily be done at bath times or when they are getting dressed.

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. .

Dates and notes:

PHOTO DAY: Wednesday 3rd June- if you wish to be a change of clothes then please inform us when you drop your child off.

News from –Viviana, Gemma, Pauline, Kulwinder, Sherry, Qani, Chelsea, Vaida and Myra:

Hi, this month’s topic is ‘All about me and what I can do’. We will be looking at ourselves and our friends, distinguishing what makes us different from each other and others from around the world. We will look at our families and talk to our friends about who they are. If you have yet to send/email/bring in any family photos please could we have some? We will be taking photo’s at pick up times if you haven’t sent any in, so please be aware of this  It is also getting to the time where our older children are getting ready to go to school or finding out where they are going. In our small groups times and focus activities, we will be looking at the different schools and uniforms of schools and what they can do at their new schools to help for a smoother transition.

If your child hasn’t yet made an all about me box, please could you do so. We will be using them throughout our sessions to see what different things we like and in some cases what different things we can do. We would like to request that your send or email a picture of your child’s dad, granddad, uncle or special person in their life as we will be making some bits for father’s day.

On the 26th of this month, we would like to hold a show and tell. Encourage your child to bring in something that they love or their favourite toy and they can show their friends and teachers. We are looking at new ways to develop self-confidence and we believe this will help.

Your mission this month is to: - Please inform us of your child’s new school or nursery

placement and please provide a clearly labelled sun cream and sun hat for the hotter weather which will soon be approaching.

Dates and notes: -We would like to say a Happy 4th Birthday to Shishir on the 3rd, Avya on

the 4th and Amelia on the 19th of this month. We hope you have a lovely day!

PHOTO DAY: Friday 5th June - if you wish to be a change of clothes then please inform us when you drop your child off.

From all of us at Harvard Park: We would also like to say a happy father’s day to our dad’s, granddad’s, uncles and the special men in our lives. We hope you have a lovely relaxing day!

Please turn over to see our itinerary of what will be happening over the next few months

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. .