June 2021

June 2021

We can’t believe the end of June is so near! Its been another busy month at Snapdragons, Keynsham. We have been enjoying the sunshine when it makes an appearance, we have had parents evenings and we have also been liaising with the school ready for the children starting in September.

We apologise again for an inconvenience caused by the cancellation of the Open day on Saturday due to unforeseen circumstances. We have rescheduled this for Saturday 10th July from 9.30am. Please let the office know or drop us an email if you would like a slot. We are also able to offer show rounds now so alternatively please feel free to book an individual slot during the week if you would prefer.

Thank you to all parents completing the focus child sheets for our planning. The response has been fantastic! These will now be send via email rather than given out and then we can print them once completed.

Tim our Outdoor learning Lead for Snapdragons is with us throughout June and July and has been spending time with all ages groups. Tim is an experienced Forest School practitioner and has been sharing this with the children which they have loved!

TERM DATES

The last day of this term for any term time only children who do not receive funding is Wednesday the 21st of July. For children that receive funding, their final day is Friday the 16th of July.

If your child is all year round, uses funded hours and you are unsure how much of the summer is covered by funding please get in touch and we will be more than happy to help.

Please may we also send a polite reminder to inform us of any school leavers final day with us. Thank you to everyone who has already been in touch.

School transitions- If you child is going to school in September we are sure you are being bombarded with lots of information especially dates for the children to go in and have settling sessions. Last year we had tighter restrictions with this regarding children also attending nursery. This year settlings can go ahead and children can either attend nursery and then attending their school settling or vice versa. We just ask that children only attend each site once in that day to limit exposure and mixing.

Book of the month for June

Jack and the beanstalk, Jasper’s beanstalk, That’s not my..

Books for July- The Gruffalo, Where the wild things are, Dear Zoo

Babies

Getting messy and exploring paint.

Exploring the schemas enveloping and enclosing

Babies have been exploring lots of different activities this month. They have enjoyed several walks in the community venturing to Keynsham park and nearby Saltford. They absolutely love their sunshine circle sessions using the shakers and ribbons in particular! We have been setting up different bits outside for them such as ramps and pipes to explore what they can push or roll down them. We have also spent time with Tim who sung us songs with his ukulele!

Sunshine circles

Toddlers(Dragonflies and Butterflies)

Making our willow hoops for our throwing game

Toddlers have been busy enjoying the Outdoor learning sessions in particular this month. They made their willow rings with Tim for a throwing games. Some children made crowns too! They have also been busy growing plants both indoors and in the garden taking pride with watering the fruit plants, Tim planted in the Spring.

We have also been setting up out curiosity approach invitations for the children using natural resources. The Dinosaur one was a firm favourite with the butterfly children.

Our Dinosaur invitation for the children to explore

Pre-school (Beetles and Grasshoppers)

Den we created in our woodland area

Cathy has been busy carrying out weekly forest school sessions with the Beetle children as she finally is able to finish her Level 3 qualification due to the past years restrictions. Tim has been busy supporting her with this over the last few months. They have made a little sitting area in the woods and the children have been full of it as they have returned from the sessions. Once she has qualified she will be able to have more structure in offering Forest School to both pre-school groups. The children in Grasshoppers have been busy practicing their dressing skills with getting changed for P.E which Shannan has been leading with obstacle courses and different games. We are busy behind the scenes completing transition documents for schools and having consultations with teachers either through visits or phone calls.

Number and counting recognition

Tackling the beams

Grasshoppers making playdough cakes

One of our interests this month has been birds and we made bird pictures. We particularly like parrots and flamingos as they are so pretty!!