May Newsletter
How is it the end of May already? We’ve had another busy and fun-filled month here at Horfield! The children have been making the most of the better weather and have loved exploring our new mud kitchen.
As the holiday season approaches, please don’t forget to let us know about any planned family holidays you may have coming up, as we don’t want to interrupt them with a call if your child isn’t here.
And, as the British weather is often unpredictable, please can we remind all parents to pack weather-appropriate clothing, including sun cream, sun hats, and a raincoat for those unexpected showers!
Charity - At Snapdragons Horfield, we’re also looking into supporting a local charity and getting the children involved. If you have any suggestions for a good local cause, please let us know in the office.
Important Dates
Father’s Day Stay and Play - Friday 13th June 9-10am. Please let us know in the office if you are attending and whether you have any dietary requirements.
Preschool Leavers Cattle Country Trip - Friday 20th June
Preschool Graduation - Saturday 26th July 10am - 12pm
Last Day for Term Time Only Bookings - Friday 11th July
Nominate a Star
Is there a staff member that you would like to be acknowledged for all their hard work this year or someone who you would just like to thank? At Snapdragons we run a reward scheme for our employees, nominations from parents mean stars for the staff that can go towards a range of different rewards and prizes which can include sweet treats, hampers, meal vouchers and even a trip to the spa, so if you would like to reward the staff remember to fill in the online form sharing your lovely words. Snappies Superstar — Snapdragons Nursery
Hedgehogs
Babies have been busy exploring different textures this month from painting to playdough! Babies loved using different tools to make their own marks. We’ve also been focusing on the skill of taking turns and using our favourite objects to pass to a friend - great sharing babies!
Squirrels
Squirrels have been treating the toy babies to a baby spa this month. We’ve had so much fun pampering them with a seaweed wrap, skin masks and a luxury eye mask. We’ve loved talking about how we can help the babies relax. We then participated in our own relaxation session.
Otters
Otters have been using their motor skills throughout their learning this month: squeezing our playdough into different shapes and moulds, using cars and other tools to make marks and building our own numbers. We’ve also loved squeezing, pouring and scooping in our mystery pink water tray.
Badgers
Badgers have been green fingered this month and celebrating national gardening week by planting their own cress seeds. They’ve been discussing how best to look after their plants, who is going to help keep them watered and what they might do with the cress once it has grown. We can’t wait to see the results!
Deers
Deers have been bakers this month - they made some delicious banana and raisin muffins by using their maths skills to measure out the ingredients. They’ve also been scientists by exploring which ramps, and height, were best to ensure that the fire engine could get to the emergency as fast as possible (without toppling over). Finally, the creative artists of preschool made their own chalk paint to decorate the path - what a beautiful rainbow of colours it was!
This Month’s focus:
This month, our focus is on supporting our children with strategies for emotional regulation, through both co-regulation and self-regulation. As part of our monthly themes, we’ll also be introducing new ‘Signs of the Month.’
Makaton is a unique communication programme that uses symbols (pictures), signs (gestures), and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall, and the organisation of language and expression.
