May 2021
What a wet and soggy month May has been! It is completely different from a year ago when we were all in lockdown and the sun was beaming!
We just want to thank you all for bearing with us this last year! Thank you to many families who have joined us but have not yet looked around the setting due to the restrictions. As things ease we will be starting to reopen tours around the nursery. We are also planning an open morning so parents can have the opportunity to come and look around once again and see the lovely environment where the children have so much fun! Once we have a date finalised and plans in place we will be sending out a separate email with the full details.
Thank you to all parents who have been contributing to our focus planning sheets. We are really getting to grips with this now and these will start to be emailed to you directly rather than handed out moving forwards in the next few weeks.
Pre school staff will also be starting to liaise with schools this half term and prepare children’s moving on forms. If your child is starting school in September they won’t have an assessment grid this term as it is replaced by the transition forms.
Firstly a few dates for your diaries-
Parents Evening will take place again in June. Last year we had parents evenings over the phone rather than face to face. However this time we can give you the option of either a phone call or you may come in and meet your child’s key person face to face outside. If you opt to meet outside we just ask that children are not discouraged from playing in the garden as there will be other parents evenings going on at the same time and we are still trying to be sensible with contact.
Please speak directly to your child’s key person to arrange a slot. The dates for each room are as follows-
Tuesday 15th June- Pre-school Beetle room (Cathy, Ashaya, Tilly, Charlotte, Ayesha, Orlagh)
Wednesday 16th June- Pre-school Grasshoppers (Shannan, Paige, Cat)
Thursday 17th June- Butterflies (Katherine, Emily, Sophie, Anna, Maisie, Ella)
Tuesday 22nd June- Dragonflies (Laura, Nancie, Celeste, Jenny, Sarah)
Monday 28th June- Baby Cottage (Roz, Charlotte, Sophie Mc)
Wednesday 30th June- Baby Barn and Kayleigh ( Sophie, Halle, Kayleigh, Lucy, Tia)
Books of the month
Little Red Riding Hood, Mr Gumpy’s Outing and Spot
Next month they will be; Jack and the Beanstalk, Jasper’s beanstalk, That’s not my..
What we have been doing this month
Babies
Babies have had a lovely month. We have been doing lots of painting, exploring cornflour and mixings water and flavoured tea bags! We also have been climbing and exploring our new soft play and ball pits which the babies adore! We have been taking care of the babies by practising washing them and brushing their teeth too!
Getting messy!
Practicing and learning our yoga moves
Caring for our babies
Toddlers (Dragonflies and Butterflies)
We have loved the wet weather in Toddlers, it is perfect for muddy puddle jumping and making slippy slides in the garden. We have also been exploring our revamped mud kitchen using our microwave and tea set as well as our water area. Butterflies have been practising teeth brushing on their Dinosaurs too!
Teeth cleaning on the Dinosaurs
Getting muddy
Water exploring
Emptying and filling containers
Making pretend toast
Pre-school (Beetles and Grasshoppers)
Pre school have been very interested in bug hunting this month. We have looking at where bugs live and the different homes they make.
They have been continuing with experimenting with potions and flowers and water. The role play has been such a strong influence in the room with the children exploring all our real life items and tea sets.
Experimenting with water and different textures
