Dear Parents and Carers of our Worcester Park, Kingston and Stoneleigh Nurseries,
We hope you all enjoyed the first month of 2018, and all your New Year resolutions are in action! In January we had our first Parent Forum Meeting with our newly assigned Parent Representatives, it was great to see so many of you and as always we appreciate receiving your feedback. We are also very proud and excited now our 3rd Nursery in Stoneleigh has opened, the children are really enjoying themselves and are settling in great!
The Children have enjoyed learning about climate change and have been linking this into cold climate animals, which they have really enjoyed. They had the opportunity to explore with Ice, and made some great ice sculptures with gloves filled with animals inside the ice blocks. The Children also enjoyed problem solving activities during puzzle week.
As we enter into February the children will be exploring the following topics over the next month.
Week 1 - Birds
To celebrate ‘Feed the Bird Day’ on the 3rd February, 2018 the children will be learning about birds and their habitats during the week commencing 5th February, 2018. The children will be exploring the garden for birds and we will be making our own bird feeders using apples and cheerio’s. They will be making bird nests with playdough, paper plate bird crafts and will be learning about the different types of birds.
Week 2 – Valentine’s Day
During the second week of February, the children will celebrating Valentine’s Day, thinking about the people they love in their families. The children will be making their families special cards and heart shaped biscuits. They will also be making heart arts and crafts using paper plates and glitter and will be making their own flower bouquets using tissue paper.
We will also be celebrating ‘Shrove Tuesday’ on 13th February, 2018. The children will explore making their own pancake mix and will enjoy filling their own pancakes for tea.
Week 3 – Chinese New Year
The children will be extending the celebration of Chinese New Year on the 16th February, 2018 throughout the w.c 19th February, 2018. As 2018 is the year of the dog, the children will be making their own dog masks using paper plates. They will also engage in a Chinese restaurant role play and will be exploring using chopsticks with noodle play. The children will also be designing their own lanterns and Chinese dragon socks.
Week 4 – Sports Week
To celebrate ‘Play Tennis Day’ on the 23rd February, 2018 the children will enjoy a full week of sports
at the Nursery. The children will take part in circle games, parachute games,
obstacle courses, soft ball games, musical chairs and of course a tennis competition!
Security of the Gates at Worcester Park
It has been bought to our attention at our Parent Forum Meeting that the gate to the entrance of the nursery and the gate at the top of the stairs at Worcester Park are both being left open. Please can I urgently remind Parents these gates have locks on for a purpose and must be locked after entering/leaving for the safety of all of the children to prevent any accidents from happening. Please can I strongly urge all Parents/Carers to tell other Parents immediately if you notice them leaving the gate open and inform the Person in Charge.
Scooters/Bikes
Whilst we are waiting for planning permission for our second buggy shed to be built, we want to advise Parents and Carers that we have space in our outside area for bikes and scooters only, as many Parents and Carers have asked for a separate area for these as they can get tangled up in pushchairs in the buggy shed. Please ask the team in the morning if you require this space.