March 2024
Welcome to this months newsletter - It has been such a busy month full of lots of different celebrations,
events and many new experiences for our children.
Babies
The babies loved looking at books this month and dressing up for world book day!
We have also been using the projector, looking at the different colours and shapes that it makes on the wall;
the babies have been really entranced by this!
Toddlers
Toddlers really enjoyed making fruit kebabs, we spoke about the importance of healthy eating, and our favourite foods! We carefully cut up our fruit and then slid them on to the skewers; We then enjoyed eating them too!
We also explored rainbow waterfalls where we poured coloured water through the shaving foam which we pretended was clouds and then watched the colour spread through the water, we added different colours and watched them mix together to make new colours!
Rising Three’s
World book day we dressed up as the Wizard of Oz and ordered a new book to read the the children will all of us as the characters. We celebrated Holi by getting the powder paint out and turning the children in to rainbows too! We have been going on listening and sound walks in the forest looking for the signs of spring such as blossom, daffodils and blue bells!
Preschool
Preschool have been incredibly busy over the month of March. They started the month creating snails food by practicing our cutting. Using courgette and kale mashing it together with water and then painting it onto the snails tank. We spoke about what nutrients this would give the snail and watched him slither around the tank as he enjoyed his new tasty treat. We also celebrated Science week, getting involved in lots of different experiments.
Finishing the month with lots of observational drawings and planting our own cress seeds too.
Staffing Update
As we are approaching a new term and the new room changes come into effect as of April. I would like to update you on the current teams in each room with the new updates.
Sign of the Month
The sign of the month for April is Butterfly!
Parents News and Reminders
Concept Photography - We will be having Concept Photography visit us on Tuesday 30th April and Wednesday 1st May. If your child does not attend these sessions and you would like your childs photo taken then please email the nursery and we can book a slot for you.
Preschool Parents - Please be aware that school allocations can be checked online from Tuesday 16th April. We will be placing a list outside of preschool if you would like to tell other parents where your child will be attending and also so you can see other children who may be attending the same school. Cathy and the Preschool Team will have a big focus on school readiness for the older children in the upcoming months. We will also be arranging Parents Evening in May for you to discuss starting school.
We will also be holding Preschools Graduation on Saturday 27th July - More information on this event will follow in the next couple of months,
Spare Clothes - Please can we remind parents that they are bringing at least one change of clothes for their children including spare pants and socks, We have become incredibly low on spare clothes that we have at nursery so if you are also doing a clear out we would love any trousers, pants or socks that you may no longer need.
Upcoming Events for April -
Vaisakhi 15th April
St Georges Day 23rd April Wear something red.
Earth Day 26th April We would like to invite Grandparents in to nursery to help with our growing areas.
Dance Day 29th April
Building Work - We are coming to the end of the building work over the next few weeks and you will start to notice the building return to its former glory. We just want to thank you all for your understanding during these last few months and being so flexible with room changes when they were needed.
Nominate a star - Is there a staff member that you would like to be acknowledged for all their hard work this year or someone who you would just like to thank? At Snapdragons we run a reward scheme for our employees, nominations from parents mean stars for the staff that can go towards a range of different rewards and prizes which can include sweet treats, hampers, meal vouchers and even a trip to the spa, so if you would like to reward the staff remember to fill in the online form sharing your lovely words.
Celebrations in March
This month we have been celebrating lots of wonderful festivals and celebrations. At the start of the month we celebrated St Davids Day by taking the children to visit the carehome where they gifted Daffodils and made Welsh Cakes. The children who stayed at nursery also got to bake Welsh Cakes with Chef Nick too!
Lots of Love,
The Keynsham Team x