March Newsletter 2020
Welcome to our new monthly newsletter here at Snapdragons Shirehampton.
At the beginning of each month we would like to share with you what your children have been busy doing the previous month. We will also share important information, news and dates for the diary.
i just want to take this opportunity to say since taking over as manager here in October I have loved getting to know all of the families here at Snapdragons and I could not enjoy managing this nursery more. The children here at Snapdragons are a pleasure to look after and I look forward to watching them all grow in their time with us.
I look forward to sharing more nursery news with you next month.
Becy Allen (Nursery Manager)
Where The Wild Things Are…
The babies went on an exciting trip to the zoo this month. The children caught the train to Bristol zoo and went on safari in their zoo buggies. They saw lots of different animals including lions, flamingos, hippos and penguins. They especially loved watching the seals in the underwater tunnel swim above them. They also found going into the butterfly house fascinating. The babies were exhausted after a long day of animal sightseeing but they enjoyed reading their new book about visiting the zoo before they went home.
Lets Go Pancake Crazy…
All of the children had so much fun celebrating pancake day at the nursery. Zoe our forest school leader invited all of the children, in all age groups, to come down to the forest school area to make pancakes on the fire pit. The children made their own mixture, learnt about safety around the fire pit and of course enjoyed eating their pancakes after.
Sharing the Love…
The children got very creative for valentine’s day this year. Babies did bodypainting with lots of shades of red and pink. The babies loved painting their hands and making prints on the paper. Toddlers made their own valentines vanilla biscuits. They measured their ingredients, mixed it all together, rolled out the dough and used a heart shape cutter to cut the biscuits. Preschool made pictures using different mark making tools with red paint. They then tried to write their names on their creations.
Little Scientist’s…
The preschool children have been pretending to be scientist’s and have conducted their own experiment using water, food colouring and oil. The children mixed oil with lots of bright coloured food colouring and then used pipettes to drop droplets on to the water. The children discovered that the coloured oil would not mix with the water so they made lots of amazing pictures on top of the water. The children asked lots of questions and tried to explain what was happening.
Dates for the Diary…
Concept Photography - Monday 23rd March 2020
Parents Evening - Thursday 14th May 2020
Preschool Graduation - Saturday 1st August 2020
Parent Information…
Concept photography will be with us on Monday 23rd of March. If your child is not due in on this day we have some limited slots available for you to come in to have their photos taken. Please enquire at the front desk.
Please remember that the layby outside the front entrance is for passing traffic only and not a parking space. We appreciate your understanding with this matter.
If your child will receive preschool funding from September 2020 or January 2021 and you would like to increase their sessions please enquire by email as soon as possible as spaces do fill quickly.