22 Street Lane Nursery - August 2018 Newsletter

NEWS; August Newsletter

Goodbye to our Swans; Friday 13th July marked our 2nd graduation ceremony for 22 Street Lane Nursery. The time has come, the ”Swans” children have fled the 22 Street Lane Nursery nest in order to embark upon their next journey – ‘Big School’. A very special occasion on so many levels, an emotional day yet so important for the Nursery to celebrate the transition whilst embracing the time our Swans children spent with the 22 Street Lane Nursery family, all good things have to come to an end . Dear Parents and Carers, We have most certainly been enjoying the summer here at 22SLN, the children have benefited from hours of sunshine in our newly developed garden, as well as explored in the mud kitchen, and sand and water play areas! As August begins we are delighted to be able to provide another month of celebrations and fun packed activities for all to enjoy. Here is our latest news roundup and some information points to share with everyone.

In celebration of the Swans graduation we have created a dedicated ‘Graduation Page’ on the 22 Street Lane Nursery website; you can read all about the day and also view our ‘Graduation Presentation’ that showcases our ceremony presentation, capturing the Swans special day. http://www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk/news/ graduation2018/ Well done to all our Swan children who Graduated from 22 Street Lane Nursery!

SWANS - CLASS OF 2018

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SWANS - CLASS OF 2018

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Country of the Month; The Caribbean!

To tie in with the Leeds West Indian Carnival in August, we will be looking at The Caribbean for our country of the month.

Thank you to those who took the time to vote for July’s ‘Employee of the Month’, we had lots of support and want to thank the winners for their continued hard work and continued professionalism, we thank you for your vote; please do keep helping us vote . Staff News; July’s Employee of the Month goes to…

Congratulations to this month’s winners;

Ariana Barillari

Shamyla Ahmed

Chris Milner

We really do value your opinion and need your continued help to recognise the amazing work that our staff undertake each day. If you would like to nominate a member of staff for Employee of the Month.

please click on the link below and help cast next month’s winner; www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk/employee-of-the-month-vote/

STAFF NEWS; August Newsletter

NEW STARTER; Jahleea Gottshalk; Goslings Room I have always believed that every child from all walks of paths, truly deserve the best possible start in life, which is why caring and working with children and helping them develop to the best of their abilities has always been a great passion and priority of mine. Therefore joining the fantastic team at 22 Street Lane Nursery gives me great pleasure. We would like to say congratulations to Jade Camp from our Cygnets room who has recently passed her Level 3 diploma in Children’s Learning and Development Some of the modules she has studied towards include Safeguarding, Outdoor Play, Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage and promoting the Health and Well being of Children. Jade has been working hard to gain this qualification for the last year whilst working fulltime. Jade is a great asset to our team and has grown and developed so much whist being at 22SLN. Well done Jade!

STAFF PROMOTION; Cygnets Deputy Room Leader We would like to congratulate Deirdre who has been promoted to ‘Deputy Room Leader’ in our Cygnets room. Deirdre is a great asset to 22 Street Lane Nursery and the children really do adore her. Well done Deirdre!

NEWS;

Parents feedback Request Thank you to all the parents who have taken time to fill out our online parent questionnaire. It is vital for us to receive feedback from our families both positive and areas to improve so that we can deliver outstanding care and education. If you haven’t already done so, we would be most grateful if you could spare 5 minutes to do http://www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk/parent-feedback-form-2018/ We thank you for your support.

Children’s Library We would like to create a library for the children in the nursery so that they can borrow books to take home to read. If you have any unwanted books, we would be grateful for any donations to help us

get started. Thank you

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World Cup Fun! Despite England not making it through to the World Cup Final, the children showed their support by wearing their football kits and the England flag colours, making flags and exploring England messy play. This was also a lovely opportunity to teach the children about other countries and cultures which were taking part in the world cup. The children talked about their favourite players and took part in our 22SLN penalty shootout, I think we may have some future stars in the making.

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The grass is greener at 22 Street Lane Nursery!

Out with the old in with the new, we just had to let the old turf go, it simply wasn’t practical, required masses of maintenance and didn’t live up to the turbulent English weather. I hope you have all had chance to try out our new artificial grass. It makes for an amazing play area that can be open to the elements, come rain or shine. The children were extremely patient, feedback for the continued investment got a big thumbs up from the children, hopefully the excessive mud baths are now a thing of the past. BEFORE

AFTER

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Macmillan Coffee Morning; 22 Street Lane will be taking part in the big ‘The big Coffee Morning’ to raise money for Macmillan Cancer support during the week of 24th – 28th September. We will be holding the coffee mornings for each rooms parents throughout the week. Not only will this help to raise money for a very special cause, but it will also enable you to meet the other parents in your child’s room. Please can you RSVP to Alex at alexandra@22streetlanenursery.co.uk if you are interested in attending

Beach Party Week; With the glorious sunshine set to continue and the children’s love for sand and water pay we will be having a beach party themed week from the 6th – 10th August. Activities will include: • Making Boats • Creating our own fruit kebabs and summer punch • Beach ball games • Sandcastle competitions • Sand and water play • Sun safety All children are welcome to wear their Beach party clothes on Wednesday 8th August. Fingers crossed the sunshine lasts!

Tips to keep your children safe in the sun; • Encourage your child to play in the shade – for example, under trees - especially between 11am and 3pm, when the sun is at its strongest. • Keep babies under the age of six months out of direct sunlight, especially around midday. • Cover exposed parts of your child's skin with sunscreen, even on cloudy or overcast days. Use one that has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or above and is effective against UVA and UVB. Don't forget to apply it to their shoulders, nose, ears, cheeks, and the tops of their feet. Reapply often throughout the day. • Be especially careful to protect your child's shoulders and the back of their neck when they're playing, as these are the most common areas for sunburn. • Cover your child up in loose cotton clothes, such as an oversized T-shirt with sleeves. • Get your child to wear a floppy hat with a wide brim that shades their face and neck. • Protect your child's eyes with sunglasses that meet the British Standard (BSEN 1836:2005) and carry the CE mark – check the label. • If your child is swimming, use a waterproof sunblock of factor 15 or above. Reapply after towelling.

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Chicklets The chicklets have enjoyed many activities such as sand play, dancing, playing with the play dough, foam play, doing their best animal impressions with the animal puppets, cooking us some lunch and shredded paper play! We have also had some little hairdressers in the Chicklets this week! Many of the Chicklets noticed that myself, Sophie, Lucy's and some of their friend’s hair was a mess so began to brush it with the brush and 'dry' it with the hairdryer. To continue to follow this interest we are going to set up an activity with the baby dolls, brushes, hair dryer and rollers so that they can style the dolls hair. Home Link: If you have any spare brushes, rollers or hair accessories it would be really appreciated if you could bring them in for the children to play with (please and thank you!).

CHICKLETS

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Ducklings The Ducklings have been making the most of the sunny weather and have enjoyed summer walks to Roundhay Park. They enjoyed feeding the ducks and running on the grass. They have also really enjoyed water play and have been exploring where water comes from such as taps and shower heads! We also noticed that a lot of our Ducklings enjoy going to Starbucks with their mummies and daddies we decided to set up a Starbucks role play area! The children absolutely loved this and spent lots of time filling, emptying, tipping and pouring. To enhance this further we set up a Starbucks inspired messy play activity using tea bags, water, lemon and orange slices!

DUCKLINGS

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Goslings The Goslings children have been making their own fruit smoothie popsicles to stay cool in the heat. Firstly, the children chose which fruit they would like to use, they chose strawberries, bananas and raspberries. The children helped to cut the fruit up then they mixed it with yogurt. Next, Chloe showed the children how to blend the fruit then they poured it into ice pop containers. The children really enjoyed this activity but even more so eating them at the end! Home Learning: Can your child make these at home using different fruits? We would love to see any

of the children cooking/baking on Tapestry. Can you encourage your child to use cutlery?

GOSLINGS

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Cygnets The Cygnets children started a ‘Kindness Box’ project last week. The children beautifully decorated a box and the Teachers explained to the children that there a people less fortunate than us and we are making the box to help them. We asked the children what they thought they could put in the box to give to other people, the children suggested things such as clothes, pyjamas and a pretty dress, food (potatoes and chicken, nappies, toys, dinosaurs, butterflies and even a hug! We will be talking to the children about this project again, we kindly ask families if they would like to donate anything to our box. We will be filling this box to give to a local charity.

Many thanks The Cygnets

CYGNETS

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Swans Our Swans children are soon to be flying the 22 Street Lane nest to join their new ‘Big Schools’ To support our children in this transition we have made links with the schools that our children will be attending, met the teachers and shared valuable information about each individual child. Some of the children have been visited by their teachers over the last few weeks, giving them the opportunity to begin to form a strong bond with their new teacher in a familiar environment. Read more on our News Page: https://bit.ly/2uOBLeo

Harewood House Leavers Trip

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Recipe of the Month

Roasted Medley of Mediterranean Vegetables with Rice Noodles and a Soy Dressing

Ingredients; • 1 pack of rice noodles • 4 cloves of garlic (crushed) • 3 bell peppers (diced)

• 1 aubergine (diced) • 1 courgette (diced)

• 1 carrot (grated or diced) • 1 large white onion (diced) • 10 fresh coriander leaves (torn) • 2 tbsp. of oil olive • 100ml of Dark soy sauce • Salt and pepper to season to taste

Method; 1. Bring the water to boil, add noodles until soft and then drain. 2. Diced the vegetables and add to a hot pan with the olive oil 3. Add soy and allow to slimmer for 3/4mins

4. Add the noodles and toss in the pan. 5. Add the fresh coriander and then serve..

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*ATTENTION* Important Information - Please Read

Billing;

We have changed our invoicing system. You will now receive two billing emails, the first one is an advisory invoice of your fees for the coming month, the second email is a statement of account advising of what is owed for the coming month and how much will be claimed by direct debit if you pay by this method. Please ensure all childcare vouchers are cleared in our bank before the 15th the month for them to be included in the following months direct debit.

Cygnets/Swans;

If your child turns 3 before the 31st August 2018 you may be eligible for the additional nursery funding. To check if you are eligible go to https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ and follow the link for 3 and 4-year-old 30 hour funding. If you are eligible you will receive a code from the HMRC that you need to notify the management team of before the 15th August 2018 to guarantee you receive your funding from September 2018 onwards. If you have been emailed by HMRC to re-confirm your 30 hour eligibility code, please can you ensure this is done before the 31st August 2018. We are unable to apply for your additional funding for the next school term if your code has expired. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kate on reception

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Upcoming Events Monday 6 th - 10 th August Beach Party Week

Macmillan Coffee Morning Chicklets: Monday 24th September 10-11am Ducklings: Tuesday 25th September 10-11am Goslings: Wednesday 26th September 10-11am Cygnets: Thursday 27th September 10-11am Swans: Friday 28th September 10-11am Monday 27 th August Summer Bank Holiday, Nursery CLOSED Monday 10 th September Rosh Hashanah Celebrations

CONTACT: 03330 43 22 22 info@22streetlanenursery.co.uk 22 Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 2ET

ONLINE: www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk