July Newsletter
What have we been up to this month?
Babies
With the sun making its way to the baby garden, it was a great opportunity to bring out the paddling pool for the babies. They loved splashing each other in the pool and dipping their toes. They also had some water play inside and used colours and scents to make the water look and smells amazing.
Babies had a disco earlier this month with glow tubes and a disco light. They enjoyed jumping on the light spots and trying to make them disappear as well as having the giant glow tubes which they could shake to the music.
Babies prepared for the Euro finals by creating some lovely crafts and had some football related activities like playdough in the England colours. They wore their favourite football shirt and had a mini photoshoot with the football.
Toddlers
Toddlers had fun mark making this month. They used cars driven through paint to drive along the roads on their paper. The roundabouts were a little bit tricky, but the toddlers managed the maneuverer.
When the toddlers aren’t using their sleep room, the room becomes a sensory room in which children can take some time to relax and have some peaceful play. The toddlers explored the sensory lights and had the chance to use the new light source fibre optic tails equipment.
As always, the toddlers have enjoyed their garden time and loved being able to play in the sun and not need their wellies and coats. In the shade, they found a little bit of space and took the parachute out for some fun in the sun.
Pre-School
Pre-school have had a fantastic month this month. At the beginning of the month, we took a trip to Cattle Country with our school leavers. The children had so much fun seeing all the different farm animals but the best bit of the day for most children was the soft play.
Everything pirate was one of the themes of the week this month. The children made some pirate hats as well as their own treasure chests. They decorated these with buttons, feathers and all sorted of shiny materials. They then had a treasure hunt using the maps they had made.
As we come to the end of our school leavers time with us, we celebrated with a class of 2024 graduation. We wish all our school leavers the best of luck at school, you are all ready for your next big adventure. Thank you to all the families that came along and celebrated with us, it was lovely to see you all outside of usual nursery day.
Reminders:
Session start and end times -
A polite reminder that our nursery sessions run from 8am-6pm. These are the times that our wonderful team start and finish for the day. We are seeing an increasing number of parents arriving before 8am, making it tricky for some of our staff to make their way into the car park and building, ready to set up for the day.
We are also seeing an increase in parents picking up at 6pm. If you require a detailed handover of your child’s day, we do ask that you collect before 6pm to allow the team time to chat to you before they finish at 6pm.
The above also applies to 9am-3pm sessions as well. Some of our staff start at 9am and so please make sure you leave room for them to be able to enter the building. Some 8am children will also arrive around 9am and so please leave room for them to be able to make their way to the front door to be collected. As the weather is dry at the moment, we ask that you make yourself known at the door and then kindly wait outside for one of the team members to come down to collect your child. Of course, if it is raining you can wait in the foyer, just be mindful of the 9am staff and 8am children still to come in.
Mobile phones –
A polite reminder to not use your mobile phone while in the building. We have noticed an increasing number of parents taking calls while in the building. All staff put their phones in the office while on site and so we kindly ask parents to respect this by putting their phones away while in the building.
Dates for the diary:
Summer Olympics and Paralympics (Friay 26th July-Sunday 11th August)
Summer Bank Holiday (Monday 26th August)