October Newsletter
Goodbye and good luck to Jenna!
Jenna our lovely nursery manager leave for Maternity leave on 3rd November. We are so excited to meet baby boy when he decides to come along. We would like to wish Jenna all the luck and we will welcome her back with open arms next year.
Jessica is stepping up!
We are so excited to announce that Jessica, our current preschool room head, will be stepping up to cover the nursery manager role whilst Jenna is away. We know she is going to be amazing within this role. If you have any questions please feel free to email her or Sophie.
UNICEF - Rights Respecting:
As some of you know we are currently working towards our Silver Award. We are really keen to get some parent ambassadors on board with this. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador for children’s rights then please pop us an email. We would also like to thank you all for your donations for our Shoe Share that took place earlier this month. We will now donate these to clarks shoes who will recycle them and donate to UNICEF.
Dates for the diary:
4th November - Diwali, we will be celebrating the Hindu festival of light with decorations and activities throughout the day.
5th November - Firework night: The children will celebrate Guy Fawkes with lots of arts and crafts activities on offer.
8th November - Regan’s Birthday.
11th November - Terri’s Birthday and Remembrance day, the children will hold a two minute silence out in the garden all together.
17th November - Natalie’s Birthday.
19th November - Children in Need: We will be trying to raise money for Children in Need, we invite you to dress your child up for a beloved pyjama day, I think the staff are more excited about this than anyone else! We will also be hosting a variety of games throughout the day such as ‘how many sweets in the jar,’ ‘guess the name of the teddy bear,’ and ‘can you match the staff members to their baby photos.’
25th November - Thanksgiving.
26th November - Jessica’s Birthday.
28th November - Alex’s Birthday.
30th November - St Andrews Day: To celebrate this we would love for you to dress up in blue.
What have we been up to this month?
Babies:
Babies have been so busy this month despite the disruption to their rooms with the air con being installed. Babies have been on a trip to a local park this month, they dressed up in the rain suits and adventured out. You can see just how much fun they had from the smiles on their faces. Babies have also been exploring with sensory play again this month. The staff team set up an amazing ‘we’re going on a bear hunt’ activity with the children. They had different materials such as fake grass to represent the long wavy grass, soil to represent the thick oozy mud, and shaving foam for the swirling whirling snowstorm. The children then walked over the materials experimenting with how they felt.
Toddlers:
Toddlers have really embraced the autumnal months this year. They have enjoyed making potions in their water tray, counting spiders and their legs and having glow stick raves for their spooktacular party. They have had so much fun continuing to explore the garden as the temperature gets colder. They have also taken a real interest in brushing their teeth and talking about oral hygeine.
Preschool:
In preschool this month they have been super busy. Preschool have also jumped into autumn, they have been reading stories such as ‘Room on the broom,’ and then acting this out in the garden. They have made pumpkin soups, potions and lots more. My favourite was the fruit smoothies they made for the whole nursery, what a delicious and nutritional treat! Preschool have also completed so many different art activities, including some big art where there was paper on the floor and the children used sticks, leaves and pumpkins to create their masterpieces.
