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Calne Newsletter April

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

Birthdays in April Daniel 1st, Olly 3rd, Tilly 4th, Alfie 8th, Eric 22nd, Ruby 29th HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Dear Parents / Carers, We hope that you had a lovely Easter, we would also like to extend a special welcome to those children and their Parents/Carers who are joining us this term Caleb, Emily, Macie, Lexi, William, Grace, Ruby, Samuel, George, Kendra, Kaige, Millie, George, Henry, Archie. Please could we also remind you to phone in if your child is sick. Pre-School Funded Summer Term – 15.4.13 – 24.5.13 and 3.6.13 – 19.7.13 Please note that both Pre-School and Nursery are closed for the May Bank Holidays. Rag Bag – Please donate any unwanted clean textiles (including clothing, shoes, bags, blankets and soft toys, etc.). Tesco and Sainsburys – We would be grateful if you could collect Tesco and Sainsburys vouchers. We have been able to get some wonderful resources in previous years for our children using these vouchers and hope to again this year. Nursery and Pre-School Gardens We are hoping that the snow and cold weather will soon disappear, after all we are just about to start the SUMMER term. This term we will be planting fruit and vegetables and watching them grow, so any seed or plant donations welcome.
Pre-School Celebrating World Book Day The children enjoyed dressing as their favourite characters and receiving a visit from Laura, the Librarian at Calne Library.	Nursery Exploring the digging area Searching the soil for minibeasts, learning their names and talking about their features.
Recipe of the Month Cheese Twists	Ingredients: 350g ready rolled puff pastry. Four handfuls of grated parmesan cheese. Handful of flour to roll pastry on.
Method: Pre-heat oven to 220c/gas 7. Unroll a puff pastry, scatter over a couple of handfuls of grated Parmesan, then fold in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Cut into 1cm strips, then twist the strips 3-4 times. Lay on a baking sheet, scatter over more cheese and bake for 12 mins, or until golden. Leave to cool, then keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Responding sensitively How you can help… Get down to your child’s level before speaking or asking a question. Why?… because eye contact will help you to communicate better together. So try to… Keep your child facing you for as long as possible when they are in their pushchair. Sit on the floor with your child as much as possible.	Observing and commentingHow you can help… Describe the activity your child is doing whilst sitting alongside him or her.Why?… because your description will introduce new words to your child that they can use and understand. So try to… Think about using words such as ‘what’ or ‘why’. For example say ‘Gosh, what a lot of bricks – red ones, green ones and yellow ones. Or ‘The yellow digger is coming with lots of sand’…..”.
Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only four little ducks came back… Four little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only three little ducks came back… Three little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only two little ducks came back… Two little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only one little duck came back… One little duck went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” and all five ducks came swimming back.

Policy 6. Parents and Carers as Partners
We believe that children benefit the most when parents and staff work together in partnership to ensure quality care and learning for the children. The Sunny Day’s team welcomes parents as partners and this relationship needs to be built on trust and understanding. It is important that we, as carers, are able to support parents in an open and sensitive manner. A two way sharing of information is key to this.

Sunny Days wishes to ensure parents are part of the care and education team within the setting.

Our policy is to:

recognise and support parents as their child’s first and most important educators, and to welcome them into the life of the setting

generate confidence and encourage parents to trust their own instincts and judgement regarding their own child

welcome all parents into the setting at any time

ensure that all new parents are aware of Sunny Day’s policies and procedures. A detailed parent prospectus will be provided and our full policy documents will be available to parents at all times in the reception area

maintain regular contact with parents to help us to build a secure and beneficial working relationship for their children

support parents in their own continuing education and personal development and inform them of relevant conferences, workshops and training

create opportunities for parents to talk to other adults in a secure and supportive environment through such activities as ‘Open Days’ and ‘Parents Evenings’

inform parents about the activities and events through regularly distributed newsletters

operate a key person system involving parents for open discussions and information sharing regarding setting and home circumstances, and individual needs

inform parents on a regular basis about their children’s progress and involve them in the shared record keeping about their children. Parents’ evenings will be held at least twice a year. Parents will be consulted with about the times of meetings to avoid excluding anyone

consider and discuss fully all suggestions from parents concerning the care of their child and the running of the setting

provide opportunities for parents to contribute their own skills, knowledge and interests to the activities of the setting in ways which are accessible to parents with basic skills needs, or those for whom English is an additional language

inform all parents of the systems for registering queries, complaints or suggestions, and to check that these systems are understood by parents. All parents have access to Sunny Day’s and Ofsted’s written complaints procedure

provide opportunities for parents to learn about the EYFS and about young children’s learning in the setting and at home

provide a written contract between the parent(s) and the setting regarding conditions of acceptance and arrangements for payment

respect the family’s religious and cultural backgrounds and to accommodate any special requirements wherever possible and practical to do so

to find out the needs and expectations of parents. These will be obtained through regular feedback via questionnaires, providing a suggestion system and encouraging parents to review working practices. These are then evaluated by the setting to promote good practice, policy and staff development.

This policy was adopted on: ………………………
Signed on behalf of Sunny Days: ……………………………………..
Date for review: ……………………………………

Rowde Preschool Newsletter April

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

Dear Parents / Carers, We hope that you had a lovely Easter, we would also like to extend a special welcome to those children and their Parents/Carers who are joining us this term Oliver, Charles and Casimira . Pre-School Funded Summer Term – 15.4.13 – 24.5.13 and 3.6.13 – 19.7.13 Please note that Pre-School is closed for the May Bank Holidays. Rag Bag – Please donate any unwanted clean textiles (including clothing, shoes, bags, blankets and soft toys, etc.). Tesco and Sainsburys – We would be grateful if you could collect Tesco and Sainsburys vouchers. We have been able to get some wonderful resources in previous years for our children using these vouchers and hope to again this year. Nursery and Pre-School Gardens We are hoping that the snow and cold weather will soon disappear, after all we are just about to start the SUMMER term. This term we will be planting fruit and vegetables and watching them grow, so any seed or plant donations welcome.
Red Nose Day Raising money for Red Nose Day The children enjoyed dressing in red making cherry biscuits and working with the school to create a money snake.	Handa’s Surprise The children enjoyed acting out the story Handa’s Surprise and then later sampling all of the different fruits..
Recipe of the Month Cheese Twists	Ingredients: 350g ready rolled puff pastry. Four handfuls of grated parmesan cheese. Handful of flour to roll pastry on.
Method: Pre-heat oven to 220c/gas 7. Unroll a puff pastry, scatter over a couple of handfuls of grated Parmesan, then fold in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Cut into 1cm strips, then twist the strips 3-4 times. Lay on a baking sheet, scatter over more cheese and bake for 12 mins, or until golden. Leave to cool, then keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Responding sensitively How you can help… Get down to your child’s level before speaking or asking a question. Why?… because eye contact will help you to communicate better together. So try to… Keep your child facing you for as long as possible when they are in their pushchair. Sit on the floor with your child as much as possible.	Observing and commentingHow you can help… Describe the activity your child is doing whilst sitting alongside him or her.Why?… because your description will introduce new words to your child that they can use and understand. So try to… Think about using words such as ‘what’ or ‘why’. For example say ‘Gosh, what a lot of bricks – red ones, green ones and yellow ones. Or ‘The yellow digger is coming with lots of sand’…..”.
Five Little Ducks Five little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only four little ducks came back… Four little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only three little ducks came back… Three little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only two little ducks came back… Two little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” but only one little duck came back… One little duck went swimming one day Over the hills and far away Mama duck said, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,” and all five ducks came swimming back.

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