July Newsletter 2025
Our teaching toolkit theme of the month is:
Thrive through secure attachements and positive relationships- to be safe, secured and loved.
What have the babies been up to this month?
The babies have been exploring the garden a lot this month. We have been enjoying the lovely sunny weather, and exploring the tunnel, bridge and bikes. The babies have been exploring the forest garden as well this month. We took our musical instruments out to the forest area, sat in a circle and played our instruments to listen to the different sounds they made, whilst sat in a little circle.
What have the toddlers been up to this month?
The toddlers have been on a visit to the local nursering home this month. They hopped in the buggy bus and off they went. They read some stories with the elderly, did some puzzles and even showed them how we do sing and sign. It is lovely to spend time in our community, and the elderly really enjoy our visits. The toddlers also made some yummy fruit ice lollies this month. It was very warm, so we chopped up lots of fruit, and then the children got to decide what they wanted in their lolly. We then added the fruit to the bowl, mixed it up, and added it to the lolly moulds. We then popped them in the freezer for a delicious snack in the afternoon.
What have pre-school been up to this month?
Some of our pre-school children participated in sports day this month. We had a company called Mini Athletics come in and see us. They completed some races and games with the children, and then everyone got to stand on the podium and get their certificate. It was so much fun, even the staff got to have a turn. We will definitly do this again, the children had so much fun! The children in Elder have been making ice-cream stained glass windows, selecting their favourite colours to decorate and using different tools to cut and stick. The children who are off to school this year, also helped Karolina in the forest garden to cut their medals using the wood and saw. It has certainly been a busy and enjoyable month!
Goodbye class of 2025….
We held our annual pre-school graduation in July, and got to see our wonderful pre-school children climb proudly onto the stage to collect their certificate and medal. We have loved watching you all grow up, and we are confident you are ready to take your next steps into the world, and move on to your new adventure at school. We will miss you!
Reminders:
We have many different platforms that we use involving social media to highlight all of the wonderful things we do at nursery each month. Some parents have approached the desk to say their child is not often in the newsletter or on instagram, however we only post photos of children WITH permission on our system.
If you are unsure of your child’s permissions and want to check, or you are happy for them to go on instagram, the newsletter, or website then please do let us know and we would be happy to change your permissions on the system. You can pick and choose if you would like your child to be on one, and not the other.Please can we remind all parents to please ring the doorbell or knock on the door and wait for the door to be opened. It may us a few seconds to open the door, so please do wait, and we will open it as soon as possible.
Please can all mobile phones be kept in your pocket when collecting your child/children. We have noticed some parents are walking around the nursery on their phones, and we will kindly ask you to put this away whilst on site for safeguarding purposes.
Just a reminder the nursery will be closed on Monday 25th August for the Bank Holiday.
We will open again on Tuesday 26th August.
Button Batteries
We have been asked to kindly pass this important information onto parents to help increase awareness and understanding about button batteries, as well as to share valuable tips on how to keep your child safe from potential risks associated with them.
Please can the QR code for more information.
Staff News:
Some of our apprentices have recently qualified and we want to celebrate their success as we are very proud of them and all of their hard work:
Laura Hill- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Laura!
Maisie Pickett- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Maisie!
Keira Drew- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Keira!
Amber Howie- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Amber!
Eleanor Holloway- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Eleanor!
Lucy Holloway- Is now Level 2 Qualified, well done Lucy!
Scarlett Atkinson- Is now Level 2 Qualified, well done Scarlett!
Izzy- Is now Level 3 Qualified, well done Izzy!
