Dear Parents/Carers

October is here and the colder weather is moving in. Please remember to keep your child dressed for this weather. A jacket with a hood is good and warmer boots/ shoes or wellies are a good idea, especially as they will continue to spend time outdoors. Please encourage your child to hang up their jackets in the cloakroom as this helps us keep track of them. We are also encouraging children to become independent in their self- help skills by putting on their own jackets and shoes when going outside. This is something you could help your child with at home. We will also be encouraging good hygiene through flushing the toilet and washing hands after they have visited the toilet.

Parent Meetings:

These meetings will take place this month please book a slot with your child’s Key Worker.

 

Bedtime Story Bags

We hope to complete our programme of all children taking a story bag home for a bedtime story. Your child may choose a book and share it with you at home for a week.

If you have not joined the local library in Bridgeton please do so they have a great selection of books to choose from.

 

We are starting to prepare for Christmas. We are looking to buy presents and we use the nursery funds for this. As we have cut the weekly amount of money we asked you to donate we are

short of funds. Therefore we are planning to hold a fund raising event in the coming weeks. Look out for more information.

 

Parent Partners  

 

We are keen to get as many parents as possible involved in our nursery – it is for parents as well as children! Many of our parents have spent time in the nursery and told us they really enjoyed it. We hope to have a group of parents help us clean up our garden and prepare it for winter – can you help? Our Family Room in the main building is ready for parents to drop in for a chat and a coffee – it’s good to talk so please come along.

 

The photographer will be visiting the nursery this month- it’s a busy month! Look out for dates and times. Your child’s Key Worker will have these soon.

 

Hallowe’en

This is a tradition of our country. We will be participating in this with a day of fun activities and stories. If children wish they may dress up. However, we ask that your child does not wear any masks or small parts to their costumes. This is for health and safety reasons as well as the emotional wellbeing of all children. Some children are frightened by the level of change and surprise and some do not really understand the whole “joke” situation of ghosts etc. Thank you.