Newsletter :: January 2008

The next holidays are for the half term:

Education provision is closed from : Monday 11th to Friday 15th February

Both buildings will be open for paid provision from 8am-6pm.

We are registered for children up to eight years old during the school holidays in the school building.

Both buildings will be closed on Friday 7th March for staff training but please note:
∙ The under three’s centre will be closed all day
∙ The over three’s centre will be open from 8am until 1pm only - there is no care provision in the afternoon

We are having some musicians coming into the over three’s building to show us how to use music and dance to help children’s learning.

Education provision will be closed from: Monday 17th March until Monday 31st March for the Easter break

There will be care provision in both buildings from 8am –6pm except for Good Friday March 21st and Easter Monday March 24th.

Full governors: January 21st 5-7pm
Finance committee:April 7th
Learning and Development committee: April 9th

Please do not park your car in the school car park or driveway.

Staff need to get in and out and parents have been blocking the exit

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We need to have clear access in case we have to phone the fire or ambulance service in an emergency

We have some new staff joining our team this month and other staff have moved buildings :
Miss Vanessa Inman is the manager for the under three’s and deals with administration including contracts, fees etc.

Miss Sarah Field is now working in the under three’s building.

Mrs Hena Rabadia is working in the over three’s building until she goes on maternity leave at the end of February.

Miss Joanne Wrench joins us to work in the over three’s building in the afternoons. She will take the over three’s children to the under three’s centre at the end of the day.

Mrs Susan Eastwood and Miss Gemma Kirk will be working in the under three’s building.

Miss Sarah Gemmell is working in the under three’s temporarily.

Mrs Gill Vernon now works in the afternoons in the over three’s centre.

Staff from the school team are going into the under three’s centre every week to support the development of certain areas—you will see them there.

There are photographs of all staff who work in the under three’s centre in the corridor near the entrance.

The staff in the under three’s centre have been arranged into new teams with a team leader who is in charge of each team. You will be getting information about which group your child is in and who is the team leader for that group. Please talk to the team leaders or Vanessa if you have any concerns or queries. Here are the groups and teams in the under three’s:

• Bears (our youngest children) and Cats up to 12 months approx :
  Team leader Mrs Hazra Patel
  Miss Gemma Kirk
  Miss Sarah Field
  Mrs Hafisa Patel
  Miss Sarah Gemmell

• Ducks approx 1-2 years
  Team leader Mrs Gladys Hopps
  Miss Samantha Andrew
  Miss Emma Peachey
  Miss Sumiya Patel

• Squirrels approx 2-3 years
  Team Leader Miss Rachael Marland
  Mrs Alison Butterfield
  Mrs Hajra Virmani
  Mrs Susan Eastwood

These ages are approximate—we look at a child’s level of development and put them in the group that will best meet their needs . They move into the next group when we feel they are ready.

• Circles
  Miss Nafisa Valli
  Ms Sereen Mohmed
• Triangle
  Mrs Maria Settle
  Mrs Gill Vernon
• Rectangles
  Mrs S Reid
  Mrs F. Oldham
• Star
  Miss Susannah Powell
  Miss Adele Snape
• Squares
  Miss Liz Mason
  Mr John Shone

New staff working with all groups to learn the system :

Mrs Hena Rabadia
Miss Joanne Wrench

we have changed how we use our rooms and areas...

Under three’s centre

Play room - creative , manipulative and tactile, mark making, role play, construction, small world toys

Physical room - climbing, ball pool, dancing, music, balancing, slide, parachute, movement

Cosy room - Sleeping and resting quiet toys, sensory and treasure baskets, reading, Baby toys

Gardens for nature and movement

 

Over three’s centre

Area 1 - role play, drawing and writing, cutting and design, computers and ict

Area 2 - construction physical, small world, woodwork, dancing, music

Area 3 - science, sensory, manipulative, sand

Area 4 - art and craft water drawing and mark making

Quiet room - table toys puzzles games Work in small groups with adults

During February the staff working with the bears group will be having some training on developing movement and physical skills with the babies.

They will be working with a physiotherapist and children on a one to one basis learning about baby gym procedures.

You will be given a letter with more information nearer the time and asked to sign a permission slip for us to do this with your child.

The staff will have four sessions showing how to do baby gym and then this will be a regular part of our work with the children.

Parents will not be asked to pay extra for this service

You will see attendance certificates on the notice board in the over three’s building for children with the best attendance last term.

Congratulations to the parents of Cameron Warburton, Dawood Nalla, Fatimah Mogra, Aabid Patel, Hannah Daud, Hamza Bux, Junaid Patel, Yusuf Makkan, Taylor French,
Raheema Patel, Seun Badmus, Maliha Akhtar, for getting them to school more than 96% of the expected time.

100% attendance achieved by Liam O’Mara, Callum Treacy, Khadija Manaf,
Isma Khan, Maison Gill, Leyton Griffiths.

Unfortunately not all parents are helping their child to attend school regularly - some children were present for less than 80% of the time last term. Nursery education is very important for children's development. We cannot teach your child if they are not here. We lay the foundations for all future learning and development. If your child does not come to school then it will affect the progress they make in reception and year one and could affect their test results at the end of key stage 1 and 2.

We have a very long waiting list for our school provision . If your child does not attend then we will give the place to someone else

Remember : to let us know if your child is ill - telephone 332678 . Otherwise your child will be marked as having an unauthorised absence.

The library in the over three’s centre is now available everyday if it is not out when
you bring your child then please ask a member of staff to get the basket

If your child brings home our toys in their pocket please can you return them

Children must not come with chewing gum or sweets either in their mouth or pockets

Please remember to pay snack money on a Monday for over three’s - £1.25
If your child has a full time place then you must pay twice - £2.50