July 2019
Gardens, Graduation and Goodbyes…
Welcome back to our Snapdragons newsletter! We have been so busy these past few months getting into the swing of summer. As some of you may know we have been lucky enough to have our garden re-done! The wonderful company Earth Wrights have done a great job providing us with new and exciting play equipment, full of learning opportunities for all of the children. We have also started to say our goodbyes to some of our school leavers! Keep reading to hear all about the lovely Graduation day we held…
Let’s Graduate….
Saturday 13th July we were joined by friends and families of our school leavers for a fun day of food, sports, games and graduating! The day was a hit with races for children (and grown ups) of all ages, as well as a face painting station and delicious BBQ! We absolutely love hosting this yearly celebration to thank all of our wonderful families and wave goodbye to our school leavers, some of whom we’ve had the pleasure of looking after from young babies! We wish all of you well in the future and will miss you all so much when you leave us for big school.
New Themes…
We usually use our newsletter to tell you all about our themes and stories of the month, however, we have recently had an overhaul of the way we do our planning and no longer have monthly themes! Instead, our planning now focuses around children’s interests and experiences.
Never fear though, as we will still have stories of the month, just more of them! 3 to be exact! Giving the staff and children a nice wide range of activities to explore using these stories as a focus.
New Stories of the Month (July):
The Gruffalo, Dear Zoo and Where the Wild Things Are.
July 2019 Snapshot
Nursery News…
Congratulations!
This month we come to you with some very very exciting news!
We would like to say two huge congratulations to Lottie, Deputy Head of Dragonflies and India, Nursery Practitioner in Dragonflies who are both expecting babies! Both due after the new year, 2020! I’m sure you will join us in congratulating them both on their wonderful news.
Hello & Goodbye…
Staying with the baby theme, the month of July is our last full month with Alice, Nursery Manager, before she goes on Maternity Leave. We will miss her so much but wish her all the best in her new adventure as a mummy!
This means, however, that we welcome back Gemma, Nursery Manager, who will be returning from Maternity Leave in August! We’re looking forward to having her back in the Snapdragons team!
If you have any questions or queries about these changes please do not hesitate to talk to us in the office and we can answer any questions you may have.
Summer Term
For some of you last week or this week will be your final weeks with us before the summer holidays. If you are unsure of these term dates / unsure when you are due back please do ask us in the office for clarification.
We hope you all have a wonderful summer!