Policies
We have just finished updating our policies for the nursery, these are always available in the office on request.
Dates for your diary
- Pre-School leavers party will be on Thursday 14th More information to follow
- The last day of term for funding will be on Friday 22nd July and then will restart on Monday 5th September
Ofsted
We are currently awaiting our Ofsted inspection. If there is anything specific you would like to see from us as a setting then please email this over to us so we are able to take this into consideration.
Sun cream/Water bottles
Please could you apply sun cream on your child before they get into the nursery, this means we can get the children outside straight away in the mornings.
Please also ensure that your child has fresh drinking water in their water bottles each morning. We will re-fill them throughout the day as we encourage the children to keep hydrated.
Parent Partnership
Borrow a book
Outside the baby room window we have a box full of lovely books which we would love for you to take home and borrow so you can share a story with your child. There are lots of different stories for you to choose from. All we ask is when you have finished with the book if you could return it and then you are more than welcome to take another one. We hope you enjoy sharing the stories with your children as much as we do.
Sharing books and telling stories is a lovely way to build closeness and encourage conversation between you and your child. You can talk about what is happening in the pictures and it will help develop a love for reading at a young age.
Busy Bags
As im sure you have all now seen outside under the canopy we have a rail with lots of lovely bags full of exciting activities you can do at home with you child. Feel free to take one of the busy bags home and share and explore them with your children. When you have finished with the busy bag you can just pop it back on the rail and choose another one to explore. We would love to see photos of you and your child using the busy bags so if you would like to share pictures with us, you can e-mail them over to us @ weymouth@chipmunksdaynursery.co.uk. We hope you have lots of fun exploring all the busy bags.
We are always looking for ways to improve our parent partnership so if there is an idea or something that you would like to see us do/ on offer in the setting then please speak to Becci. Alternatively, if you have any feedback this is also always welcome.
Reminders
- If you have not already done so could you please bring back the up dated website/social media consent forms please
- Please can we remember to update us on any contact number, email or changes of addresses please. There is a child information sheet and emergency medication forms being given out at moment so if you could fill them in and get them back as soon as possible that would be great
- If your child is in receipt of the 30 hours please remember to re-apply for it, otherwise it could result in you losing your 30 hours
- Please can we all make sure we are naming belongings.
- We have a lost property rail outside under the canopy, if u think you have lost anything please look on the rail
What we have been up to this term so far…
Pre-School
We have been focusing on independence and school readiness in Pre-School. Children have been exploring shapes, numbers and letters using different textures.
The children have enjoyed planting runner beans, potatoes and onions.
We have been focusing on big/little, the children have had opportunities to use mathematical language in their play.
The children have enjoyed looking at colours, we put different coloured cellophane on the windows and looked out to see how the trees had changed colour.
Bumblebees
We have spent lots of time doing activities about the Summer.
We have made bugs in our messy room and enjoyed going outside to explore and see how many of these we can find.
We are also learning about the creatures we find at the beach like hermit crabs and seagulls!
Inside we have enjoyed using our role play for picnics and talking about the delicious foods we enjoy over the summer such as strawberries and occasionally an ice cream!
Gloworms
We have really enjoyed being outside and exploring all the areas, especially the sand and water.
We have made sandcastles and buried our feet!
We have been in the big garden too looking for bugs We have found big worms spiders and Chiggy Wiggs!
In the room the children have enjoyed watching the fish tube, we have been talking about fish and have done some under the sea paintings on the display board and on the window.
The children have really paid an interest in the loose parts that we have and have enjoyed exploring the bracelets.