Focused Monthly core books/topics
Bunnikins & Rainbows:
Arctic Animals – January
Transport/Vehicles – February
Growth/Change – March
Easter – April
Sunshines:
The Gruffalo’s Child – January
A Superhero like you – February
The Ugly Duckling – March
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – April
Busy Bees:
The Gruffalo’s Child- January
Harry and the bucket full of dinosaurs – February
Monkey Puzzle – March
The Hungry Caterpillar – April
Listed here side are what each room are focussing on during the Spring Term.
If you wish to bring books from home into nursery, we ask that they are linked to the core book or topic for your child to share with their Aunties and friends.
Changes to Staff
As you all have been made aware, Kerry and Katie are moving on due to change of career, we wish them the very best of luck for the future. We would like to officially welcome Mollie to our staff team who is based in the Sunshine room and we also have Emily joining us at the end of February.
Free-Entitlement
A reminder for parents of those children who are due to receive their free entitlement from April 2023. You will need to do an eligibility check before 31st March 2023 if you think you will be eligible for 30 hours. If you are not sure whether you are entitled or not, please feel free to come and speak to Sarah or Becky. A form will be given around the middle of February to allow you to share this code with us.
Free-Entitlement
A reminder for parents of those children who are due to receive their free entitlement from January 2022. You will need to do an eligibility check before 1st December 2021 if you think you will be eligible for 30 hours. If you are not sure whether you are entitled or not, please feel free to come and speak to Sarah or Becky. A form will be given out in the upcoming weeks to allow you to share this code with us.
School Transitions
Primary school places will announced a little later this year due to the Easter Bank Holiday. You should receive a notification of your application by email on 17th April 2023. We will place a list on the table in the entrance way and once you know what school your child is going to, please write this next to your child’s name so we can arrange to send their transition documents over.
If your child will be leaving us to go to Nursery class/school, could you also please let us know so we can send their documents over.
Additional Services Charges (3 & 4 year old funded children only)
As you are all aware we have introduced an additional service charge to children aged 3 & 4 year olds accessing funded hours. This is to ensure that the standard of childcare provided is maintained and continually improved, and so that we can continue to attract staff of a high quality to work for us. We try and keep these costs to a minimum however, inflationary forces outside our control are impacting heavily on the cost of running the business this year. The fee for existing families will be 75p per funded hour and for new families this fee will be £1.50 per funded hour. This will then be reviewed next year.
Parents Evening
We plan on holding a Parents evening during the Spring Term for each child. These will be W/C 13th March and 20th March 2023. You will get the opportunity to look through their Learning Journey file and talk with your child’s key worker. If you do not want a face-to-face appointment, you can opt to have a telephone appointment to discuss your child’s development.
We will be sending a letter out nearer the time with further information.
Clothing
Please can we ask that you keep your child’s bag re-stocked with a full set of clothes. If you could take their bag home every week to replenish and get them stocked up for the following week particularly the children who are currently toilet training.
Q-bell
Please can we remind you that we are still continuing to use the Q-bell system for dropping off and picking up your child. If you would like to add additional carers, then we will need their name, telephone number and email address in order for us to send them a link for them to download the app themselves. We have noticed since returning back to nursery after the Christmas closure, we have had to remind several parents/carers to use the app. If you need us to send you the link again, please ask Sarah or Becky and we will do this for you.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THIS TERM
Spring Terms Dates
Monday 2nd January 2023 – Sunday 16th April 2023
February Half Term
(1 week)
W/C 13th February 2023
FUNDED CHILDREN ONLY
(1 week off unless discussed otherwise)
TERM-TIME CHILDREN ONLY
(Children to access their chosen half day)
World Book Day
Thursday 2nd March 2023 (feel free to dress up)
Comic Relief (Red Nose Day)
Friday 17th March 2023
April (Easter Holidays)
(2 weeks)
W/C 3rd April & W/C 10th April 2023
FUNDED CHILDREN ONLY
(2 weeks off unless discussed otherwise)
TERM-TIME CHILDREN ONLY
(Children to access their chosen half day)
NURSERY CLOSED
Friday 7th April- Good Friday
Monday 10th April- Easter Monday
Room News & Events
Bunnikins
Jenna, Margaret and Kurana are based in this room, you will all know that Eleanor has now started her Maternity leave with her Baby Boy (Harley).
Our Themes/Topics for this term are:
- Transport/Vehicles (Feb)
- Growth/Change (Mar)
- Easter (Apr)
Please could you send your child into nursery with shoes with good soles either with them on or in their bag, this is to ensure their feet don’t get cold when playing outside in the garden, stop them from slipping when pulling themselves up to standing and they will help to develop those walking skills in the room.
We just wanted to say a big thank you to those who have emailed over photographs of yourselves for our family display in the room. Very much appreciated!
Could we please ask for pictures of how you travel to nursery, for example car, walk, bus etc this is to link in with our current theme ‘Transport’.
Rainbow’s
Lots of changes have happened this term, we have welcomed new children into the Rainbow room and said goodbye to children moving into Sunshine’s.
The staff based in this room now are: Becci, Leanne, Katie and Becky P.
Our topics for the upcoming months are:
- Transport/Vehicles (Feb)
- Growth/Change (Mar)
- Easter (Apr)
Please could you send in some wellies and ensure that they have an appropriate outdoor coat which needs to be labelled. We try and use our outdoor facilities quite often and weather is till quite cold.
Could we please ask that Parents/Carers check your child’s coat peg at the end of each day for dirty/wet clothes.
Could we ask each family to send over family photos using broadwayroomphotos@outlook.com
Sunshine’s & Portakabin
The staff based in the Sunshine room are Jayde, Courtney, Alice, Elle & Mollie.
Over this term we have begun using the Portakabin. It is now being used as a Sensory room for small groups of children to enjoy the benefits of sensory experiences and quiet times away from the busy base room.
Core books & Topics
- A Superhero like you & People who help us (Feb)
- The Ugly Duckling & Growth/Change (Mar)
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Feelings (Apr)
Upcoming events & activities Sunshines are celebrating are:
Valentines Day-Valentines craft
Lent-Candle Craft & learning about different beliefs
Mothers Day-Flower bouquets of tissue paper
Ramadan-Cultural food & learning about beliefs
Easter-Easter egg hunt & crafts
Could you please check if your child has spare clothes in their bags, these need to be re-stocked with age and weather appropriate clothing, especially for children who are toilet training at the moment. If you have any unwanted pants, underwear and socks at home (girls or boys) we would appreciate any donations.
Busy Bees
Busy Bees would like to welcome all the new children who started and moved up from Sunshine’s at the beginning of January.
Over the next term we will be celebrating Valentine’s day, World Book Day (where you have the option to dress up as your favourite book character), Mothers Day, Pancake Day, Easter, St Georges Day and Eid.
Spring term we will be learning about Growth and Change, Recycling and Looking after our world and Phase 1 phonics, Aspects 5 & 6 (Alliteration and voice sounds)
Our Busy Bees children are currently enjoying ‘Dance Beatz’ with Jenny on a Tuesday morning.
Dance Beatz has created a syllabus that not only teaches dance and movement in a fun and engaging way but focuses on the benefits dance can bring. These include health, fitness, social skills, confidence and self-esteem building, co-ordination, freedom to be creative and for the imagination to flow. These classes are linked to the EYFS.
