Tregolls Primary School
Dear Parents/Careers
Happy New Year and welcome back to a new term at Tregolls Academy Nursery ! We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas holiday !
We are looking forward to another exciting term at Nursery with lots of learning opportunities and fun activities taking place !
A huge ‘Thank You !’ to all our great parents and carers for your support last term. It really makes a difference to the children when you are involved in their learning.
A special ‘Thank You !’ to all the grown ups who came to watch our Christmas performance and provided such lovely costumes for the children to wear. We really think it was one of our best performances yet and a big ‘WELL DONE !’ to all the children.
Can we take this chance to remind everyone that the Nursery sessions start at 8.45a.m and finish at 11.45a.m.
Children are entitled to 15 hours free Nursery education i.e every morning.
Children may also stay for packed lunch (at a cost of £2) and afternoon wrap-around care (at a cost of £10)
Morning Session 8.45a.m– 11.45a.m
Lunch 11.45a.m–12.45p.m
Afternoon wrap-around care 12.45p.m-3.15p.m (Not available on Wednesday)
Wrap-around sessions will be available from Monday 4th January 2016 and will run on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon. It would be appreciated if we could know a day in advance if you wish your child to stay for lunch and at the start of the week if you wish your child to stay for wrap-around afternoons. We ask for payment in advance or on the day. Thank You.
This terms topic is called ‘Food’ and will involve lots of food preparation activities and tasting different foods. The children will be encouraged to take part in a range of activities to promote learning in the seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. These are:
*Personal, Social and Emotional Development
*Communication and Language
*Physical Development
*Literacy
*Mathematics
*Understanding the World
*Expressive Arts and Design
Activities are planned to enable children to follow their interests and ideas and to participate in a broad and balanced range of activities to develop their learning and understanding through their play.
Planning for this term’s activities is on display in the classroom and on the School website.
Home Focus
We will be asking you to support your child’s learning by taking part in a ‘Home Focus’ activity.
Our new ‘Home Focus’ is:
1. Help your child to be able to pull up their own sleeves and thoroughly wash and dry their own hands
2. Talk to children about healthy and unhealthy foods and let children help to prepare healthy foods snacks e.g chop fruits, grate cheese and carrot, pour water and milk
LEARNING JOURNEYS
Whilst at Nursery, children’s progress and assessments will be recorded in individual record books called ‘Learning Journeys’. These assessments often take the form of photographs, observational notes and children’s work and make a comprehensive and lovely record of children’s ‘learning journey’ in the Foundation Stage. They are available for you to see at any time.
SPARE CLOTHES
It would be appreciated if all children could bring in a spare set of clothes just in case of accidents. These can be kept in their school back packs.
READING BOOKS
Story books are available for you to borrow and share with your child. They may be borrowed and returned on a daily basis.
OUTDOORS
The children enjoy using our Foundation Stage outside area to enhance their learning. Within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) children have the opportunity to use the outdoor area regularly, so please ensure that your child has a warm coat with them. Your child will also need to have a pair of wellington boots in school which can be left on the boot trolley. Please put names in coats, boots and all items of clothing and personal belongings.
SNACK AND WATER BOTTLES
Children are provided with a fruit snack and drink of milk or water every day.
All children can bring in a named water bottle for use during the session which can be taken home to be washed and refilled ready for the next day.
STAY AND PLAY
Stay and Play sessions will start again on Wednesday 6th January and are open to all children age birth – 4 years old. Sessions will be run by Jane Lewarne in the Nursery room and are FREE of charge ! These sessions offer the opportunity to play alongside your child. Just come along and join in the fun ! Sessions run from 1.30p.m-3.OOp.m and new families are always welcome.
NURSERY PLACES
Nursery Places are still available !
If you are interested in a Nursery place for your child, please phone school to arrange a visit and to meet with Staff Tel: 01872 274020
We hope you find this information useful in supporting your child’s learning. Please do not hesitate to speak to a member of Nursery Staff with any questions or concerns.
We hope that we can all work together and continue to make this term happy and enjoyable for your child.
Yours Sincerely
Rachel Holden, Jane Lewarne and Kathryn Allen
Nursery (FS1 Carnon Class) Staff