November's 2019 Newsletter for Preschool in Isleworth

Harvard Park Pre- School LTD.

Notes from the management team: Monday 11th November: we will be closing pre-school at 3:30pm for ALL parents. Please collect your child at 3:30pm - we will send out a reminder closer to the time. Your remaining time (45 minutes) will be re-allocated to you at your and our convenience - please be reassured you will get this back in the form of an early drop off. Thank you for your understanding.

Message about bags: Please do not leave food, medication or snacks in your child’s bags. We have noticed children eating from their bags. This is a no no - please remove it!

Term Dates for December: Please remember that Friday 20th December we are closed for an inset day . From Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January 2020 we are closed for half term. We re-open on Monday 6th January 2020 at 8:30 am.

HEALTH AND SAFTEY NOTICE - No carrier bags on children’s pegs.

We have noticed a few children are bringing in carrier bags as their school bags. Please do not do this as children have free access to their pegs and carrier bags can cause suffocation. A small rucksack is perfect!

No nuts including nutella: Health and safety: Please be aware that we a nut free setting. We have 2 severe nut allergies in the setting therefore we cannot have any nuts or nut products such as Nutella or pesto. Please make sure you are using chocolate spread or an alternative sandwich filling.

Please be aware that we do also re-fill water bottles throughout the day. If you child’s bottle is full when you pick up - we have refilled it!

Welcome’s and Goodbye's We would like to welcome all of the new children starting with us to our Harvard Park family! We hope you have a smooth transition and will be very happy at Harvard Park.

We will have a couple of new staff members joining us over the month of November so keep your eyes peeled as when they start we will begin to introduce them.

Dates for you diary and reminders: Thursday 19th December - Christmas Party: Today we will be having our annual Christmas Party. Please encourage your child to dress up in their favourite of outfit or dressing up costume and join us for some festive fun!

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Friday 20th December: We are CLOSED for an Inset day this day. There will be no pre-school.

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Parent in Partnership : Date TBC—please watch out for invitations coming soon.

All donations welcome: If you are having a clear out or a winter clean before the Christmas period, we will welcome any donations such as toys, clothing, material or technology before you throw it away. Anything we don’t use we always donate to a charity shop.

Birthdays for the month of November: Happy 3rd birthday to Blossom and Florence.

Happy 4th birthday to Matthew and River!

Happy birthday to Sima for the 23rd!

Harvard Park Pre- School LTD.

Notes from Pre-School: Cool Cats Topic: Keeping Safe Over the next month we will be looking at lots of different aspects about keeping safe as well as looking at Remembrance day (11th) and Bonfire night (5th). We will be looking at keeping safe while at preschool, at home, while out and about as well as looking at fire safety and how we can keep ourselves safe while on the roads.

Please can we remind you that when bringing in a water bottle - do not fill it with juice.

Water is more then sufficient as juice does a lot of damage to children’s teeth. If your child does not drink water - please use a tiny amount of juice to give it flavour. We are thinking of your child’s dental health as we are receiving a lot of juice and sweets in bags!

Reminders: Late Fees: Please revise your contract as you are subjected to late fee’s when picking up your child. It does clearly state the amount you will be charged when picking up late either after the AM or Pm sessions. All parents have signed this so please do not be surprised if we ask you for the fee.

Having trouble registering? : If you are having trouble registering for the EyLog Learning journal service or our Parentmail Service, please come and speak to Natalie or Amy (on Tuesday) and they will help you register and check we have the correct details for you.

Please label all of you belongings: We cannot be held responsible if your child’s clothing goes missing and it does not have you name in. This includes any bottles and/or comforters they may bring in with them.

Please bring in a WARM jacket or coat for your child- Health and safety As Winter is on its way and the weather is getting colder, please make sure you are providing your children with a warm jacket or coat. Please also dress you child appropriately for the weather i.e. good shoes (no crocs) and long sleeved dresses.

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Download the app and sign up to ParentMail—we will be checking within the next two weeks as it is essential for you to do this. It is free of charge and takes you 2 minutes to sign yourself up. While in you app store, download the EyLog app too—this helps makes it easier for to upload pictures and video’s to help us with your child’s development at preschool and at home.

We would like to inform you about a new service available to you called the Early Help Hub. The Family Information Service is still available to you however the Early Help hub is there to help if you are struggling or need help with something. For example, they provide support and case consultations for individual families, provide information about support and available resources and maintain a directory of online resources. Please read the attached leaflet for more information.