Little Hands Karen
MVC EDUCATION
U3A
PLAY SCHOOL NOTRE ECOLE PLAYGROUP
Education SCHOOL LITTLE HANDS PRIMARY
VILLAGE COLLEGE
Melbourn Playgroup 01763 260964
Melbourn Playgroup Claire Armstrong and Jennie Riggs 01763 223459 07842 151512 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headteacher Stephanie Wilcox
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U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Tony Garrick 01223 510201 Village College Principal Simon Holmes 223400
As we write this we have just started the summer term and things are somewhat back to normal. We continue to strive to keep our children, families and staff safe with extra cleaning, wearing masks at drop off and collection times along with the regular spraying of long-lasting anti-virus barrier by Touch Zone Clean. Staff also test twice a week with the lateral flow tests and we are very thankful that we haven’t had any cases of Covid to date. It has been lovely to see all the children back and to welcome new families. Over the Easter holidays we painted a wall to make it into a blackboard, this has been enjoyed by lots of children in the garden room but it has also encouraged those children who don’t normally enjoy making to have a go. We are developing a sensory and soft play area in our ocean room. To make the area feel darker we have painted the walls a dark blue, this is to help reduce the sensory overload for some of our children. Having a darker area can really make a difference to help calm a child who is having a difficult time processing what is happening around them.
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