Green Trees Nursery Newsletter
Parents/Carers
November has arrived and our next learning plan is under way; we are focusing on sharing stories and books with the children that strongly feature rhyme and repetition.
Don’t forget to keep reciting nursery rhymes – this is fun and it really helps to prepare your child for reading and writing. If you have run out of ideas please speak to a member of staff who will look out a nursery rhyme book or maybe suggest a few new ones for you to learn with your child! During this plan children will also have the opportunity of exploring their world through traditional seasonal activities and events. These will include, autumn, and St Andrew’s Day (an important day to enjoy all things Scottish including singing and dancing and wearing something tartan).
Children will be developing their skills and knowledge of the concepts of numbers and using them to organise their world. You also play a very important role in your child’s learning. Here are a few suggestions for this month:
- Visit the library with your child and choose a book to take home to share.
- Enjoy sharing your child’s nursery bedtime story book, remember to talk about what is happening in the story, who the story is about and what do they think is going to happen next.
- Let your child help you when out shopping; can they count how many potatoes or apples you want and put them in a bag?
- Parent’s Groups
- Our “coffee n chat” groups are up and running. Please come and join us. Coffee and a friendly chat with other parents will be available every Thursday in the Parent’s Room in the extension. Come on in, relax and chat.
- Our Toddlers will be experiencing lots of sensory activities, exploring individual interests as well as nursery rhymes and songs.
Children in Need: Friday 17, November 
This year we are joining up this good cause to our story sessions. On Friday children are invited to bring something from home linked to their favourite story; for example a toy teddy bear for the Three Bears. If you need any ideas ask the staff! We will also have a teddy bear snack on the day. A donation bucket will be in the playroom for people to give a donation to this worthwhile cause. Thank you.
Photographs
The photographer will be in nursery on 21 and 22 November. More information to follow!
PATHS Session – 3-5 Teams 
The children would like you to join them for a PATHS session; this is very popular and really helps the children talk about and manage their feelings. Please speak to a member of staff about how and when you can come in for a short session with your child.
Lastly, we plan to support our community in Glasgow to help those in extreme times of stress. One of our cleaners supports Glasgow homeless through weekly soup kitchens and distribution of clothes and warm food. We will hopefully start collecting clean clothes for these people throughout the month of November and early December. Please dig deep for these people and donate clothes you no longer need and hand them in. Clean, warm clothes will be most gratefully accepted. Thank you.
Diary dates for 2017—2018
Toddler’s Winter Fun Day: Fri. 15, Dec.
Christmas Parties 3-5 Teams Fri. 15, Dec.
Christmas Show for parents Fri. 8, Dec.
Christmas Holidays Thurs. 21 Dec—Wed.3 Jan (inclusive for Term Time children only)
Please note that school will stop at 2.30 on Weds. 20 Dec
for Term Time children.
52 week children: close Fri.22 Dec
52 week: Return to school Wed 3 Jan 2018
Thurs. 4 Jan all children return to school
Christmas Preparations 
I would like to explain how we are preparing for this special time of year. As you know we do not get any money for snack and therefore rely on your snack fund money. This comes to approximately £100.00 every week. The rest of the money is used for cooking activities, making playdough or shopping for items that children have requested. We also use any money left over to save for special celebrations. Christmas is one of these special times.
This year we need to find money from our snack fund for snack as well as
presents, one for each child, from Father Christmas and a party with additional food. This is all very costly and we work hard to make sure your weekly snack money contributions are used for this type of celebration. Any money we receive is spent on your child. Please help to continue to make this time and the rest of the year as enjoyable as possible. Please support our efforts through the snack fund.
Thank you.
