Harvard Park Pre-School Isleworth: March Newsletter 2019 News from the Managers, Nicki and Tracey and Deputy Manager, Natalie Welcome to March!
We would like to welcome all new parents and children to our Harvard Park family. We have a sad goodbye to start with. Shamim will be leaving us due to unforeseen circumstances. We wish her the best of luck for the future. Charlotte will be taking her position for the foreseeable future. We would also like to welcome Sima to our Harvard Park Team! We have had a little change around with key-workers so if you are unsure of who your child’s key-worker is or will be, please come and see us. We will try to catch as many of you as possible. We would also like to say happy birthday to Natalie for this month, we hope you have a lovely day! Lastly, we would like to wish all of our mummies, sisters, aunties, grandmothers and other female figures in our lives a very happy Mother’s Day for the 31st of this month. We hope you have a lovely relaxing day!
World Book Day – Thursday 7th March!
We will be having a day all about books, encourage your child to dress up as their favourite book character and bring in the story to share with us. Our Practitioner’s will be dressing up as well and sharing their favourite stories through a range of activities planned for the day. You can pick up costumes from local stores such as Asda or Matalan or you can use apps such as Pinterest to get creative and make one of your own! We can’t wait to see your outfits
The weather is forever changing, please dress your child for the weather and the temperature.
Although it may look sunny, please consider what the shade temperature will be like. Also, please can we request that you do not send your child in slippers. They need to have appropriate footwear as we are going to be going out for daily walks.
URGENT: Health and Safety issue – Do NOT open the main door
We must ask you not to open the main door to the setting. Please knock or ring the bell and a member of staff will come and open it for you. Please respect this as it is a child protection issue. We need to be aware of who is in the building. We will be reminding you if we see you doing this. Thank you
URGENT: Health and Safety issue – NO Nuts or nut products in Lunch Boxes
We have a child and a member of staff with a severe nut allergy. This is airborne so we are asking you not to provide any form of nuts or nut products in lunch boxes. This is things such as peanut butter in sandwiches, pine nuts in pesto and also in snack bars. There are not exceptions. Also, a small reminder that we are unable to heat up lunches. Please make sure you are providing food which does not need to be heated, thank you.
Nursery School applications:
If your child was born was born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 they can start in the nursery class of one of our schools in September 2019. These applications must be made online via https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20028/primary_admissions/74/nursery_admissions . Closing dates for the submission of these applications is 3RD May 2019. If you need further assistance, please come and see Natalie and she will help and advise as much as she can.
A message about bottles and Juice
Firstly, please label your bottles. If you need us to use a marker pen to do so, just say but we need your permission to do this. Secondly, we will start to not accept juice in bottles such as fruit shoots and only accept water. There are large amounts of sugar in small bottles of juice, children are offered water and milk during the session which is a much better alternative for their health and their teeth. If your child comes in with a bottle of juice, we will be putting it in the kitchen for your child to have at the end of the day and your child will be encouraged to drink water during the session. (This does not include juice at lunch time). We are thinking of the child’s dental health as well as their physical health.
A note to all parents whose children have comforters such as dummies:
Once your child has completed their settling in sessions, they may no longer need their comforter. We do discourage the use of them in the setting as dummies can have a profound effect of the child’s ability to comminute. Can we kindly ask you that you avoid bringing dummies in where possible? We understand that this
can be a worry but be reassured that they do not use them whilst in the setting.
News from Jeanna, Lacey, Eva, Emma, Megan, Asma, Nida and Shamim: Topic: Traditional stories and the wonderful world of books! Our topic this month will be focused on books. We will be reading and exploring different stories from traditional ones such as Jack and the beanstalk and not so traditional ones such as Handa’s surprise. The children and staff will be encouraged to select some of their favourite stories for us to explore and expand on. This is in preparation for World Book Day which is on Thursday 7th March. We will be planning lots of activities relating to the chosen stories also providing the opportunity to choose which activities they would like to be involved in. A reminder for those children who are participating in this terms forest school: If your child is attending forest school, please remember to bring in wellies for your child. We are limited on spares and they will be encouraged to join in despite their footwear. Please also remember to dress your child in old clothes you do not mind getting dirty or ruined. Thank You
Home Mission: To encourage your child’s use of phonics at home. Google Jolly phonics and use YouTube as a support to ensure you are using the write sounds. Birthdays and Important dates: We would like to wish a happy birthday to Chase and Ruby who will be 4 this month and to Lucy who will be turning 3! We would also like to wish Natalie a very happy birthday for this month too. We hope you all have lovely days! Thursday 7th March – World Book Day: Please celebrate with us by dressing your child up as their favourite character or bring in a book to share with us. We will also be running our parents in partnership session on this day too so look out for your invitation to our Bear Hunt!
Important reminders: Please remember to sign your children in and out on a daily basis. We use this
signing in and out sheet in an emergency evacuation. Please ensure you are using this daily.
Reading Book Bags for sale: We have a library which we allow you to borrow books from
when you have a reading bag. They are yours to keep and cost £5. You are given full access to the library and also get a reading record where you can record what books you have taken and read as well as how your children reacted to them. Please see a member of staff for more details.
Labelling clothes and belongings: We have marker pens available here for you to label
things with. Please try to label as much as possible especially coats and accessories such as hats and gloves. It will prevent them from going missing or being taken home by someone who has the same set.
Lost Property: Bottles and lost property is over loading on the parent table! Please take the time to look through this to see if any of it is yours, at the end of March, these will be emptied and donated to our local charity shop. This will be your responsibility – not ours. We would like to wish all of our mummies, sisters, aunties, grandmothers and other female figures in our lives a very happy Mother’s Day for the 31 st of this month. We hope you have a lovely relaxing day!