June's Newsletter for Pre-School / Isleworth

Harvard Park Pre-School Isleworth: June Newsletter 2019 News from the Managers, Nicki and Tracey and Deputy Manager, Natalie We would like to start by saying thank you to all of those parents who have been joining in with our parent in partnership sessions. It is great to see such lovely turn outs. Sadly, we had to unexpectedly say goodbye to Nida during the month of May. We will continue to look for her replacement but up until then, Natalie and the practitioners have shared out her key children among themselves so just ask if you are unsure of who your child’s new keyworker is.

We would like to say congratulations to Natalie on her marriage which happened at the end of May – you looked beautiful and we wish you the best of luck for the future!

We are currently recruiting for a couple of positions over in our Feltham branch, so if you know anyone looking for a job and has a qualification in childcare, pass on our email address and get them to send in their CV’s : info@harvardparkdaynursery.co.uk.

Change to the last day of term in July: We previously stated the the last day for pre-school would be on Friday 19 th July. However we have had to change this and the last day of term will now be on the Thursday 18 th July (leaver party day).

Closer to the time we will make arrangments for you children to come in on different days. Please bear with us while we work it all out.

Sport’s week: Monday 10th – Friday 14th: The week of the 10 we will be having a range of activities going on in all rooms to promote healthy eating and postive well-being. The pracitioners will be planning lots of outings to the park and around our local area so please make sure all children have safe closed shoes such as trainers so they can participate. We will also be having a father’s day parents in partnership this week but the date is yet to be confirmed. We will invite you along closer to the date. th

Health and Safety issue – Summer Clothing As the weather is getting warmer, we have been advised by outside agencies to inform you of our expectations for summer clothing in order to protect your children from sun damage. We will ask you to provide other form of clothing if your child comes in, in any of these and we may even ask you to return home and change. Please make sure you are providing a jumper or cardigan for you children as well as a sun hat and a bottle of sun cream.

The shoulders are the most delicate part of the body’s skin on all children and will burn when exposed to the sun for too long. Sun-cream forms a barrier but does not fully protect them from the damage sun can do. Please be aware of our expectations when dressing your children in the mornings or afternoons.

Kind reminder: Activities are children’s choices While at Harvard Park we aim to celebrate lots of different festivals and provide an extensive range of activity for children to engage in on a daily basis. However, we do not force a child to engage in or complete an activity which they do not wish to part take in. We promote equality through play and this is reflected in your child’s learning journals on a regular basis. We treat all individuals as that and we will never force a child to do something they do not wish to do. This maybe why your child comes home with less art work then others, we encourage but we do not force them – we hope you understand this and we thank you for your time in reading this.

News from Jeanna, Lacey, Eva, Emma, Charlotte, Asma, and Sima: Topic: Let’s get Sporty!

For the first couple of weeks in June we will be focusing on sports, exercise and healthy eating. Please come dressed in sports wear and trainers for the whole week of the 10th so you can come and jump straight into our planned activities. Physical development will cover both fine and gross motor skills.

After this, we will then begin to factor in the topic of Transitions and all about us. The children will share and learn things about each other from family to interests, features and similarities or difference between us. We will also begin to look at the different schools and nurseries we will be moving onto through the use of booklets, leaflets and uniforms we have collected over the years.

Home Mission: Encourage your children to walk or scoot to preschool for a week! They will surprise you at how resilient they can be!

Birthdays and Important dates: We would like to wish a happy birthday to Emily, Ife , Mehdi and Phoebe who will be 3 this month! We would like to wish Zahra, Naya, Charlotte and Brooklyn very happy 4 th Birthday for this month. We hope you all have lovely days!

Parents in Partnership: TBC Parents will be invited in within the first week of June

Important reminders: Please provide sun cream and a sun hat for your children. If you are a part timer please apply sun-cream before you start your morning or afternoon session. If you are a full timer, please provide a bottle that we can keep at pre-school and give back to you at the end of term.  Reminder about juice: Please may we remind you that we cannot accept real fruit juice or 

diluted fruit juice into the setting. We are a healthy eating setting and we are thinking about your child’s dental health. Juice contains a lot of sugar which rots the enamel off your children’s delicate teeth leaving them unprotected. We do provide fresh drinking water daily for the children.

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Toilet training: If your child is moving onto Reception or nursery school it’s probably a good time to consider toilet training as many schools do not provide nappy changing facilities at school. Please speak to your key worker If you are considering potty training so that we can work alongside you and supporting your child to get them fully prepared for school.

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Don’t forget to write your name down on our pre-order chart if you are interested in purchasing a year book or a leaver’s Concert DVD. There will be no extra’s on the day to purchase!

Please do NOT park in the car park. The school have said they noticed parents parking in there when they are not meant to. Please do not do this otherwise we will have to come and monitor the gates ourselves. Please leave the gates free so larger cars and minibuses can access the gate. Thank you.

Please turn over this page to see our Itinerary of what is to come from now up until the end of July!

June Date and Event: th Monday 10 – Friday 14th June: Sport’s week

What do I need to do as a parent?

Please dress your child in appropriate footwear all week.

NO sandals, flip-flops, crocs or open toed shoes. Please also provide sun-cream if your child is doing a full day with us. If your child is part time, please apply sun cream before they come in for their sessions.

Father’s parents in partnership – Date to be confirmed

Parents will be invited to join us for Father’s Day. Please confirm your attendance once invitations have been sent out.

If you are interested in purchasing a year book – containing this year’s graduating children – or a DVD of your child’s leaving concert with an added extra to make it personalised to you, please write your name on the list by Natalie’s desk – DVD’s are pre-order only, there will be no copies sold on the day.

July Date and Event: Wednesday 17th July: End of Term Party for children who are coming back to Harvard Park in September!

Thursday 18th July: Leaver’s Party and Concert for all children who are leaving us to go to big school!

Pre-school’s last day of term

Friday 19th July

What do I need to do as a parent?  Write you name next to an item of food when the list goes up and bring it with you on the day.  Encourage your child to dress up or come in party dress  Please take all of your belongings i.e. bags and replenish the stock over the holidays. o Write you name next to an item of food when the list goes up and bring it with you on the day. o Encourage your child to dress up or come in party dress o Please take all of your child’s belongings with you i.e. coat, bag and reading folder. o Have a look on your child’s EyLog profile and place your orders for your EyLog memories. o PRE-SCHOOL IS CLOSED

If you are returning to us in September – we will be back to Pre-school on Monday 2nd September at our new time of 8:30 am! Have a lovely summer break and share your memories with us on the EyLog!