Blog Update: 15^th February 2013

Key Person Groups:

We would like to inform you that in the Nursery Room, as of this week Katie will be taking on Sam’s Key Person Group. Therefore, if your child’s Key Person is currently Sam; please know that you can now go to Katie to discuss their learning and development.

Maternity Leave:

Sam who is based in the Nursery Room will be going on maternity leave on Friday 15^th March; this will be her last day with us.

Sainsbury’s Vouchers:

Here at Clover Court Nursery and Pre-school we have just started to collect our Sainsbury’s vouchers for this year. We would be grateful if you could donate your vouchers to us so that we can use them to purchase new equipment and resources for the children.

Spare Clothing:

We are running low on spare clothing supplies and would be very grateful for any donations you may have in this department, in particular; trousers/bottoms, underwear and socks. Thank you!

Mud Kitchen:

We would like to say a huge thank you to our parents for supporting our implementation of Mud Kitchens in our Nursery and Preschool gardens. The children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring the new learning environments and their learning and development has been highly promoted through their experiences.

Missing Items:

We are missing a grey and black striped winter hat, which has a peak at the front. If your child has taken this home by mistake, please could you return it to pre-school.

Thank you very much for your help!

Louise and the team at Clover Court

 

blog update 1st February

Blog update Friday 1^st February:

Decorating:

We have now finished having preschool decorated. ‘Willow Room’ was decorated at the end of last week and over the weekend. Please feel free to take a look if you haven’t done so already. We hope that Nursery will be decorated later on in the year.

Medication:

As a health and safety precaution can we please ask parents/carers not to put medication in their child/children’s bag/s. If your child requires medication to be administered during their day at nursery/preschool, please hand it in to a member of staff. We appreciate your understanding with this.

Themed Days:

Tuesday 12^th February – we will be celebrating Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) – the children will be decorating pancakes for tea with their choice of spreads.

Thursday 14^th February – we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day:

·         The children will have the opportunity to make some creative art work to take home.

·         They will also be encouraged to make and decorate their own cards using red/pink icing and sprinkles.

·         Please dress your child in red/pink/Valentine’s associated clothing.

Wednesday 20^th February – we will be holding a Princess and Heroes Day – the children are able to come to nursery/preschool dressed up as their favourite Princess/Heroes. We will be asking for a donation of £2 which will go towards the Cracker Jack’s Childrens Trust.

General:

Babies:

Baby Room staff would like to say a huge thank you to all those parents who came along to our Parent’s Evening on Tuesday 29^th January. Kim, Faye and Lorraine really appreciate your input towards your child/children’s learning and development. We would also like to say goodbye to all of our babies which are moving up/have recently moved up to Nursery. We wish you lots of luck. We are all now looking forward to the nicer/warmer weather so that we can get out into the garden and enjoy the outdoor learning environment.

The Baby Room Team

Nursery:

Since Christmas, the Nursery children have had a lot of fun getting involved with lots of messy activities such as; exploring the paint using spray bottles, paintbrushes, sponges and of course our hands. One of our favourite activities at the moment is mark-making in the coloured sand. The children have had a great winter outdoors, jumping in big puddles in their wellies , and making snowmen in the snow. Nursery team would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who attended Parent’s Evening; we really appreciate your input. Also thank you for your continuous support.

The Nursery Team

Preschool:

Preschool have been very busy since the Christmas break. We have been learning about numbers and shapes, putting on puppet shows, making up our own stores and making our own sock puppets. We have been practising our mark-making skills using coloured sand, paints, pencils and chalk. We have also been re-enforcing our ‘golden rules’ and positive behaviour strategies.

Outside, we have enjoyed the snow, den building, making miniature gardens, and physical play.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our new children and parents to preschool, the children are enjoying exploring the learning opportunities available to them, and making lots of new friends! We would also like to thank all the parents who came along to our Parent’s Evening, having your input really helps us to plan for your child’s learning and development effectively.

Thank you

The Preschool Team

 

As always, please feel free to leave a comment! We really appreciate your feedback.

Louise and the Team at Clover Court Nursery and Preschool