April 2021

Hi Everyone,

We hope everyone had a nice Easter Break and holiday for those term time only children. The weather is really starting to change and Spring is in full swing.

We have been getting outside as much as possible to enjoy the change in Season. Please can we ask that all children now start bringing named sun cream and a hat in to nursery. It is easier if we can keep this here but please speak to your child’s key person if you wish it to go home in their bag.

A few reminders/dates for diaries…..

Please can we politely remind all parents that the session times start at 8am and end at 6pm. We open at 7.30am but these are pre-booked early drop off spaces. Staff will not be able to collect children until their start time due to preparing for the day ahead.

On Tuesday 11th May we will be having Concept Photography coming to Nursery to take outdoor pictures of the children. We had them in just before Christmas and it was a huge success. We will be running in the same way as before and we will only be able to offer this to children attending that day due to the slight restrictions still in place.

We have two Bank Holiday Mondays in May and we are open as usual. Please can we ask you just pop us an email if your child won’t be attending these days so the kitchen can work out their catering.

Also we know we sent out a separate email regarding parents turning across the traffic from the Saltford/Bath direction. Please can you go round the roundabout as residents opposite are concerned there have been near misses with people cutting across the traffic.

PRE-SCHOOL PARENTS- We can’t believe that it is that time of year again when we are thinking about the children going to school. They should have all been given their name of school now for September. Please can you pop us an email of where your child will be going so we can make sure we ensure a smooth transition. Also please let us know your child’s last day with us so we can ensure we have their end date down correctly. Any questions regarding funding over this time please speak to Felicity in the office and she can assist you.

April’s books of the Month have been; Rosie’s walk, Elmer and the Three little Pigs.

Babies off for a walk in Saltford.

Babies

Babies have had a busy month! We have been exploring the garden lots taking our activities outside. We have managed to get out for a couple of walks in our community where we have explored the environment. We have been loving lots of messy activities including body painting and potion making.

Babies exploring their new soft play.

Dragonflies

We have been very much outdoors this month! We have been taking care of our toy babies enjoying changing their nappies and getting them dressed. We had a go at making volcanoes and we loved watching the explosions! We can’t wait to explore our garden as we approach the sunshine.

Butterflies

Butterflies have had green fingers this month with planting their own sunflower seeds! they have been carefully watering them and watching them grow. The Toddlers have also shown a keen interest in scissors and have been using their fine motor skills to master how to hold the scissors to make cuts in paper and textures such as playdough. We have also been doing lots of messy play and experiments.

Pre-school

Pre-school have been showing a keen interest in dinosaurs and volcanoes this month and have been looking a lot at the natural world around us. We have even created our own science experiments. We looked at World Recycling day where the children talked about the impact we have on our planet. We made our own paper using recycled materials and we looked at the ocean and the impact we have on the creatures living there.

Making our recycled paper

Sorting the “ocean” for the animals.

We made £40 for Comic Relief by wearing our pyjamas. Thank you to everyone for donating!