Chipmunks Chatter, Weymouth

We are well and truly into the term now and would like to officially welcome all the new families that have joined us this term. We hope that you have all settled in well and our big and little Chipmunks have all welcomed you and your families.

Term dates

Our last day before half term is Friday 18^th February and the funding will re-commence on Monday 28^th February. Please note – if you stretch your funding then this will run through the half term.

Remember to book your space for holiday club if you haven’t already as it is filling up very quickly.

School readiness focus

We are working hard this next term on getting our children in pre-school who are going to school in September ready for this transition. We will shortly be sending out some things you can be working on with your children at home to also get them ready.

We have been in contact with all our local schools for them to provide us with social stories and spare school uniform so we can incorporate this into our daily routines and play to help prepare the children.

Parent partnership

We take as many photos of your children exploring and learning as we can at Chipmunks to share with you, please also feel free to email us any photographs of things your child enjoys doing at home/any achievements/favourite places or favourite people to see or anything else you would like to share with us. We will then incorporate this into your child’s learning journey. Our email address is weymouth@chipmunksdaynursery.co.uk.

Covid updates

Although the government guidelines have been revised we are still following all of the procedures as before.

A big thank you to those of you who have still been respecting social distancing and wearing a face covering when dropping off and collecting your child.

Please remember a copy of our latest risk assessment is available in the office if you would like another copy or we can email you a copy.

Cultures

We are really keen to ensure that we include all children and their families cultures and beliefs into our daily practice. It is important to us that all children feel a sense of belonging and that this is celebrated through stories, books, play and photographs.

Thank you to those who have returned the ‘learning about my culture’ sheets already. This gives us a great insight to all the different cultures, beliefs and heritages in each other’s families and backgrounds.

Menu

(Please note this does not effect the baby room and their timings)

We will be reviewing our menu again shortly in line with the change in seasons. We will send out a proposed copy closer to the time.

In the meantime we are going to be trialling a slightly different approach with our snacks. We will be offering a choice of a piece of fruit for the children mid-morning. In the afternoon we will provide a snack but only to those who choose to have it, their play and exploration will not be disturbed for this unnecessarily.

Teatime for Pre-School and the 2’s will then be brought forward to 4pm.  If your child does not have tea at nursery but is still here at that time then we will offer them a snack.

Please note this will be in effect from Monday 28^th February 2022.