Welcome to our November Newsletter where we see what we have been up to throughout our nursery, over the second half of October, as we headed into November.

A big thank you for joining us for our Spooky S’mores event - we were lucky enough to have Nat, our forest school leader, join us to make and enjoy s’mores together. Here are some of the photographs, you will find more on our Keynsham website.

Babies

The babies enjoyed exploring pumpkins and having their spooky pictures taken! We have done lots and lots of splashing in puddles and exploring the whole reign of the garden, climbing on the climbing frame!

Toddlers

Toddler’s have been celebratig Halloween, exploring orange play dough and making very our own pumpkins. We collected conkers from the garden to fill and empty using different sized containers and spoons!

Rising 3

This month Rising Three’s have been practising their mindfulness Yoga - Practising different moves and balance skills. We have also been practising our fine motor skills using ribbon and pipe cleaners to thread through objects!

Pre-school

Pre-school have had a busy month and lots of our activities have been around Autumn and Pumpkins!

We also got involved in lots of Yoga - Thinking about different ways we can relax and stretch! We had some great moves!

Sign of the Month

Parent News and Reminders

Food bank - As some of you may have seen we have set up a Food Bank in our Foyer area - We understand that this time of year can be difficult for some so if you are able we would love parents to donate where they can to support other families that may be in need this holiday season.

Welcomes and Goodbyes - Over the month of October and November we have welcomed some new lovely faces to our team.

Mia has joined our Rising Three’s Team

Leslie has joined our Rising Three’s Team.

Bonnie has joined our Baby Team.

Ellie has joined our Baby Team - Ellie used to work at our Shirehampton nursery but has recently moved to Keynsham.

Beth R - Will be returning from Maternity and will be back in our Preschool Team at the end of November.

Ayesha - Who used to be based in our Preschool Room but left a few months ago will be returning in November to take over from Katherine Maternity Leave. She will be starting her handover over the coming of weeks.

Unfortunately we have said a goodbye to Catherine M this month who has decided to retire. Myself, the team and the children will all miss Catherine massively but we wish her the happiest and restful retirement.

Childrens Christmas Parties - On Tuesday 5th December (4:30 - 6pm) we will holding our annual childrens parties. These will be held in your childrens rooms with activites on offer and also a chance to meet Father Christmas. We invite all parents to join us for these parties - If your children do not attend this session you are more than welcome to join, but please can you inform the office so we know how many children we are expecting. Feel free to wear your Christmas jumpers or outfits to celebrate this occasion.

Preschool Nativity - Friday 15th December. All Preschool parents should have recieved their letters and returned permissions slips to the office - Please be aware if you are struggling with outfits then please let us know so we can support and source one for you.

Christmas Dinner Day - Wednesday 20th December.

Last day of 2023 - Please remember that the nursery will close on Friday 22nd December for our Christmas Break, nursery will reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2024.

Term time only children last day for 2023 - Last date for Term Time Only children will be Friday 15th December 2023 - If you want to confirm exact dates for your child please drop us an email or pop in and we can confirm for you.

We can’t wait to see the fun that December brings!

Lots of love

The Keynsham Team x

November 2023