October 2021
Autumnal Adventures….
Pumpkin patch…
We have been getting in the Autumnal spirit across the nursery, integrating Pumpkins into our play in various ways!
Toddlers have been ‘digging’ for Pumpkins using soil in their sand tray, talking about what the pumpkins feel like and the different colours they can see. They have also been exploring pumpkin themed playdough, colour mixing and using insects to create shapes in the dough!
Babies have been Pumpkin painting outside, using paintbrushes and paint to decorate their pumpkins!
Pre-School have been helping to wash our pumpkins today ready to carve next week!
Plant a Tree for the Queens Jubilee!
Earlier this month we were lucky enough to be visited by Badminton Trust, they are a luxury living facility for the elderly. They came to nursery to plant a tree with the children for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, both trees were kindly gifted by their foundation. They brought along 2 of their residents, Bob and John, to meet the children and the children helped to dig the holes and plant the trees at the side of our car park. We are hoping, as a nursery to build up a relationship with Badminton Trust and to organise more visits in the future, as the residents love meeting and talking to the children.
Both trees have been planted on the bank in our car park nearest the exit gate - please take a look when you next drive / walk past!
A few reminders;
Session Times;
Please can we remind all parents that the nursery closes at 6pm, this is also the time that staff end their shift. To ensure that you are able to receive a thorough handover about your child’s day please can you ensure you get here 5-10 minutes before the end of their session. If you arrive at 6pm or later, we cannot guarantee a detailed handover, so please bare this in mind when collecting. Alternatively, if you are going to be late please do call the nursery before 6pm to let us know, late fees do apply.
Please can we also remind parents not to arrive before the start of your child’s session, as you may be asked to wait until the start of the session. The earliest nursery sessions and staff shifts start at 8am, with some sessions starting at 9am or 1pm. If you are unsure about your child’s sessions please do check with the office.
Illness;
Just to reiterate, children need to be 24 hours temperature free before returning to nursery. Please do not bring your child to nursery if they are not well enough to be here, even if they receive a negative PCR test result.
Outdoor Clothes;
Now that the weather has taken a turn for the colder, please can you ensure you are sending your children in with weather appropriate clothing such as wellies, waterproofs and a warm coat. As the weather gets even colder, children will need to bring in hats and gloves as we will still be heading outside twice a day and want to ensure the children are warm enough when doing so.
Dates for the Diary;
Please remember that this Friday (22nd October) is our PYJAMA DAY! We are raising money for charity to support Breast Cancer Research via ‘The Pink Ribbon Charity’ the link to donate is here; Snapdragons Nurseries is fundraising for The Pink Ribbon Foundation (justgiving.com). Unfortunately we are unable to accept cash at the moment.
We are also hosting our staff meeting around Rights Respecting this Thursday (23rd October); 6:15-7:30. We have extended this invitation to ALL parents to join us, if you would be interested in learning about UNICEF Rights Respecting and the possibility of being a parent ambassador then please do come along! (Please can we ask that no children attend if possible on this occasion).
Friday 29th October - Spooks and Sparks party; 6:15-7:30. All are welcome and fancy dress is highly encouraged. We will be holding this party in our garden area at the back of the nursery so please dress in weather appropriate clothing. Parents are required to stay with their children during the party.
Wednesday 3rd November - Concept Photography - Concept will be visiting on this date to carry out a photography session for all children. If your child does not attend on this date but you would like to book in a photography session please do speak to Reception to get booked in.
Thursday 4th November - Divali - We are really passionate about celebrating all cultures in our nursery and understand that a lot of our families celebrate the festival of Divali. If you and your family celebrate Divali and know of any ways that we can do so at nursery, please do speak to Ella or Chloe to give us some activity ideas!