22 Street Lane Nursery - June 2018 Newsletter

June Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to our June Newsletter and as always, we would like to give a very warm welcome to all children, parents and new families who joined 22 Street Lane Nursery last month. The children enjoyed the start of a very British summer, and besides a few spots of rain, they were able to benefit from many days of wonderful sunshine. We held many outdoor classes and events in the nursery garden last month, such as the Royal Wedding Tea Party, in addition to the visit from Zoo Lab and celebrating Italian Week. There’s much more planned at 22 Street Lane over the summer months, with a Father’s Day Picnic, the Swans Graduation/Leaver’s Trip and Pirate Week all to come in June!

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Country of the Month; PAKISTAN

This month we will be celebrating the country of ‘Pakistan’ as our country of the month. If any families have any resources that we could borrow to support this, we would be most grateful. We would welcome traditional clothing and jewellery, photographs, maps, books etc. Thank you for your support.

Thank you to those who took the time to vote for May’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; May’s Employee of the Month goes to…

Congratulations to this month’s winners;

Charlotte Johnson

Sophie Connolly

Anabelle Sergeant

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; June Newsletter

Meet our new Cygnets Deputy Room Leader; Charlotte Benham We are delighted to inform you that Charlotte Benham will be joining the Cygnets team as Deputy Room Leader. Charlotte comes to 22SLN nursery with lots of experience working within nursery settings and has recently come back from travelling. We are looking forward to welcoming Charlotte on board the team.

STAFF PROMOTION; Chicklets Room Leader We would like to congratulate Sophie who has been promoted to Room Leader of our Chicklets room. Sophie has developed and grown so much over the past 2 years and she is looking forward to leading her outstanding team. Well done Sophie!

STAFF PROMOTION; Goslings Deputy Room Leader We would like to inform you that Rosie Agar has been promoted to Deputy Room leader in our Goslings room. Rosie has worked very hard in her time at 22SLN and we believe she is ready for the next step in her development. We look forward to her driving forward her ideas for the room with Shamyla.

Goodbye to Katie Nohilly As some of you may be aware, sadly, Katie is leaving 22 Street Lane Nursery on Thursday 7th June. Katie has been a great asset to 22SLN and she will be missed so much by us all. Katie has decided to move to a nursery closer to home and then work in Canada. We wish Katie the best of luck.

Goodbye to Laura Green We would like to inform you that following Laura’s operation, she has decided not to return to 22 Street Lane, we wish her the best of luck for the future. Rosie Agar will be stepping up to Deputy Room Leader who I am sure that you agree will be fab!

NEWS; June Newsletter Royal Wedding Party at 22 Street Lane The children had such a memorable day celebrating the Royal Wedding, they took part in lots of activities such as making invitation’s, crowns, creating flags and royal themed messy play! The children had an afternoon tea inspired lunch of finger sandwiches and homemade scones which were delicious! The Swans children learned about the Royal family and transformed the role play area into a castle where the children have been imitating kings, queens, princes and princesses. Congratulations to Harry and Meghan from all the children at 22 Street Lane.

Italian Week Celebrations Throughout May we have been exploring our country of the month ‘Italy’. The children created the Italian flag, made the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the construction area and learned some Italian words! The Cygnets and Swans made their very own homemade pizzas from scratch and chose their favourite toppings – tomato and mozzarella were a favourite! The babies had fun exploring Italian inspired themed playdough and pasta themed messy play.

Roundhay Park Triathlon Challenge As many of you may be aware, there will be Triathlon starting at Roundhay Park on Sunday 10 th June. We thought that it would be fun to set our own Triathlon Challenge for you to complete as a family. If you have the time and would like to take part, we think it would be a great if and your child/ren go on a walk/jog, swim or bike ride (or all 3) at Roundhay Park before the official event. If you choose to take part, please post your pictures on Tapestry before June 8 th , as we would love to see your photographs.

Nursery Closure in June A polite reminder that the nursery is closed on Thursday 28th June for our staff training day. Please see out Upcoming Events calendar on Page 16 for more information on nursery closures and events over the next month.

JUNE

NEWS; June Newsletter

Swans Graduation 2018 We will be holding our Swans Graduation on Friday 13th July at 3pm. We have many children going on holidays over the summer, so we thought it would be nice to hold it a little earlier so that children and families do not miss out. The graduation will be held for the children which will be leaving us to start school in September 2018. Please note that due to space, we will only be able to permit 2 adults per child.

Father’s Day Picnic The children would like to invite someone special to their Father’s Day picnic on Friday 15 th June at the following times. 3pm - 4pm Chicklets, Ducklings and Cygnets 10am - 11am Goslings and Swans Please note that due to space, we will only be able to permit 1 family member per child. Please RSVP to Alex Thornton: alexandra@22streetlanenursery.co.uk

Parents Evening We would like to invite you to our summer parents evening on the following dates: Thursday 14th June (Chicklets and Cygnets) Thursday 21st June (Swans, Ducklings and Goslings) This will be a 10 minute slot with your child’s Key Person to share their development. Please book a suitable time with your child’s Key Person.

Pirates Week From the 18 th - 22 nd June we will be holding a Pirates Week! The children will have the opportunity to take part in lots of fun filled pirate themed activities such as making treasure maps, treasure hunts in the sand, creating treasure chests and walking the plank! Children are welcome to dress up in pirate themed costume on Friday 22nd June.

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Zoo Lab showcase a range of exotic animals and creepy crawlies to the Swans and Cygnets We had a bunch of very special visitors at 22 Street Lane Nursery during May… Zoo Lab are the UK’s No.1 animal handling experience and lifelong learning company; they specialise in introducing early years children to amazing exotic animals in a fun learning environment. Matt, the animal handler, carefully introduced the Swans and Cygnet children to lots of interesting animals such as; rats, stick insects, giant African land snails, cockroaches, giant millipedes, a corn snake, tree frogs and a tarantula. Some of the children decided to be brave and explore further by stroking the lizard and the snake! The children enjoyed learning all about the creepy crawlies and how we should respect all living things, no matter how big or small. We would like to say a big thank you to Zoo Lab for coming to visit us, we had an amazing day!

NEWS; June Newsletter

Swans Leavers Trip We will be having a leavers trip for the Swans children (leavers only) on Friday 20th July at Harewood House. We will be taking the children by private coach hire and we aim to leave the nursery at 9.30am and return to nursery at 2.30pm. A packed lunch including snacks and drinks will be provided for the children. If your child does not attend on a Friday, your child is still welcome to come and can either meet us at the Nursery at 9.30am or 10.00am at Harewood House. We would be very grateful for any parents that would like to help and accompany us on the trip, please speak to Beccy or Clare. If you would like to your child to attend to the Leavers trip, then please RSVP by Friday 15 th June so that we can plan accordingly, contact Alex Thornton: alexandra@22streetlanenursery.co.uk Notice of Termination Please note, that as stated in our Terms & Conditions, we require six weeks’ notice if your child is leaving the Swans room. This includes if your child is starting school in September.

Nursery Garden Development You may have noticed that we are currently developing our garden area, we have purchased some large car tyres, large piping for the sand area, cable reels to transform in to tables, pots and containers etc… A lot of the resources which are beneficial to the children are everyday items from home. We are currently looking for any unwanted items such as: • Pots and Pans • Plant pots • Old gardening tools • Costume jewellery • Scarves and bags • Trinket boxes • Cooking utensils (ladles, spoons, sieves, colanders, spatulas, etc…) • Kitchen appliances (old toasters, kettles, microwave, etc…) • Planks of wood • Old clocks • Old mobile phones • Wooden pallets

Thank you for your support

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Chicklets The Chicklets have had some special visitors who have been looking after them, the Swans children! Our Preschool children have spent time reading the Chicklets stories, singing with them and helping them with their snack. The Swans children will continue to take it in turns to visit the Chicklets over the next few months. The babies have also been making the most of the sunshine and have been spending lots of time outdoors. The children have been exploring the new car tyres in the garden to support their physical development and have enjoyed lots of water play!

CHICKLETS

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Ducklings The Ducklings children have loved the outdoors and exploring our giant sandpit, they loved it so much that the Ducklings team made their very own beach indoors! The children used spades, buckets, large shells, rakes and pebbles to investigate the sand and how to transport and change it by adding to water. Many of our children really enjoy emptying and filling containers which is a natural part of a child’s development and is an aspect of schematic play. We will be continuing to support this play over the next few weeks by providing different resources for the children to empty and fill. Another interest which has recently emerged is climbing into the furniture in our home corner, a favourite is the sink!!! Children at this age like to feel a sense of enclosure and to hide ‘inside things’, to support this will be introducing cardboard box play, den making and tunnel play. We would like to say a big congratulation to Ethan Gibbons and Nate Tingey who have both recently become big brothers to Emma and Leo, both boys are fabulous big brothers!

DUCKLINGS

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Goslings The Goslings children are continuing to enjoy their Tiny Dancer sessions with June. As well as taking turns with different instruments, the children have been learning some new songs and actions, such as ‘There is a worm at the bottom of the garden’ and ‘sleeping bunnies’, the Goslings are learning the actions and the words to the songs really well! We have also been using streamers and following directions such as throwing them and high and low.

GOSLINGS

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Cygnets We have been talking about having a healthy lifestyle in the Cygnets room! Amongst other activities, we have been encouraging the Cygnets to prepare their own snack while talking about the health benefits of each food. Cygnets have been particularly interested in peeling and cutting fruit, so we have been talking about oranges containing Vitamin C and bananas containing Potassium! Cygnets have been using chopping boards and knives to cut their own snack! We are also using fruit to talk about mathematical concepts of full, halves and quarters. We have been cutting apples and oranges in halves and quarters! The Cygnets have also spent a lot of time baking and cooking, a favourite was homemade pizza to celebrate our Italian week. As from next week, Zoe McVeigh our Kitchen Assistant, will be introducing cookery classes to the children, these will take place on an alternate Monday and Wednesday mornings.

CYGNETS

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Swans The Swans children have continued to enjoy their Forest School sessions with Beccy and the team at Roundhay Park. The children spent their first session exploring their surroundings and understanding the ‘Forest School Rules’. All children will have a turn at Forest School by the end of the year. Pyjama Drama Our Pyjama classes have been a real success with our Swans children! Last session, the children pretended to go and climb up some really high mountains. Firstly, they put on their helmets, prepared their food and packed their first aid kits, they played the musical instruments as they climbed the mountain. They found a goat on the way who loved listening to their music, the children take a bow as the goat says ‘Braaaaaaaaaaavo’, next they get lost going the wrong way before they see a huge mountain that they need to climb. When the children arrived, they moved in different ways such as jumping to put up their tents and hammering nails into the ground. Once that was done, the children enjoyed a yummy lunch after all their hard work.

Exploring Forest School

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Recipe of the Month

Lamb And Cauliflower Curry With Rice And Peas

Ingredients; • 250g of Diced Lamb • 1 tbsp of olive oil

• 2 tsp of Garam Masala • 1 Tin of Chopped Tomatoes • Fresh Coriander • 1/2 a Tin of Coconut Milk • Basmati Rice • 1 tsp of Turmeric • 100g of Garden peas

• 1 Diced Large White Onion • 1 carrot, cut into 1cm pieces • 1 Cauliflower cut into florets (2cm) • 4 cloves of Garlic • 1 tsp of Ginger • 2 tsp of Ground Cumin

Method; 1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large sauce pan over a very high heat 2. Add the lamb, onion, carrots and garlic stirring well until the lamb is golden brown 3. Add chopped tomatoes allowing the mix to boil 4. Add the Cumin, Garam Masala and a pinch of salt and pepper. 5. Reduce the heat allowing the curry to simmer, leave for 1 hour 30 minutes, stirring frequently 6. Add the 1/2 tin of coconut milk 7. Add the cauliflower florets, again leave to simmer for approximately 25 mins. 8. Whilst the lamb is simmering boil a pan of water with the turmeric in. Boil the rice until soft. 9. Drain the rice and add the garden peas, stir and season to taste... 10. Add the fresh coriander to the curry just before serving.

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*ATTENTION* Important Information - Please Read

Nappy Cream; Please note that all Nappy cream (prescribed or no prescribed must be signed in to your child’s Key Person who will sign this in on a ‘Nappy Cream Administration form’. Practitioners will record each time cream is applied and parents must sign at the end of each day. Car Park; As you aware, there are double yellow lines outside the nursery which have been put there for the safety of the children. Please can we ask parents not to park on them. Please could parents also be mindful that they are not parking over more than one space in the car park, as you can appreciate we have very limited parking and the car park can become very busy. Sun Cream and Sun Hats; With the hope that we have some more sunshine on the way, could we please ask all parents that they have a sun hat and sun cream for nursery. Could we ask that all sun cream is factor 50 and that it is clearly labelled with your child’s name and the date that you purchased it. High Temperatures & Fevers; Please can we remind parents that children can not attend nursery if they have a high temperature (over 38 degrees). If a child develops a temperature, then the parents will be called to collect the child which is supported by our policies and procedures. We can administer non – prescribed Calpol for a temperature however we must have written permission. HMRC Additional Funding Code; (3 & 4 year old - 30 hours) If you eligible and in receipt of additional 3 & 4-year-old funding. Look out for your prompt every three months from HMRC to reconfirm your details so that your eligibility can be re-assessed. Please note if you do not do this, we are unable to claim the funding on your behalf. Glass Door; For safety of the building, please can you ensure that when you are entering and leaving the building that you close the glass door behind you. Thank you.

June Newsletter ~ Housekeeping

Absence; P lease note that we are unable to swap days or offer an alternative day if your child is absent from nursery. We are now extremely busy and it is impossible for us to do this for all children. This is stated in our terms and conditions. Thank you for your cooperation. Parents Suggestions; We continue to welcome all feedback from parents, if you would like to make a suggestion then please post this in our ‘Parents Suggestion Box’ which is based on reception. Alternatively, you can speak to a member of staff. Drop Off and Collection; Can we kindly remind you that we open at 7.30 a.m. and cannot accept children into the nursery before this time. We close at 6.00 p.m. and any parents that pick up after this time will be charged. Thank you for your cooperation. Labels in Clothing; To avoid items being lost, please can you ensure that your child’s uniform is clearly labelled including their coats, hats, scarves and wellies. If you’re child brings gloves to nursery we strongly advise for these to be attached and threaded through their coat to avoid any gloves going missing . Contacting the Nursery; Please can we kindly ask parents to try and only call the nursery rooms if necessary. It can be very difficult for the staff to keep on coming to the phones when they are trying to look after the children and taking their lunch breaks. Please note if we have every have a concern we would always call so please be assured that they are having a good day unless we call you. Thank you for your understanding. Wipes; Please note that although we provide nappies as part of our offering, wipes are not included in this. It has been noted that lots of children are coming to nursery without nappy wipes. Can we kindly remind parents to ensure that there is always a supply available for your child? Your child’s key person will remind you when they are running low. Moving forwards, we will be charging £15.00 per month to any parents that fails to bring wipes.

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Upcoming Events

Monday 11 th - Friday 15 th June Eid Celebrations Week

Thursday 14 th June Parent’s Evening, Chicklets and Cygnets

Friday 15 th June Father’s Day Picnic Goslings and Swans - 10-11AM Chicklets, Ducklings and Cygnets - 3-4PM

Monday 18 th - Friday 22 nd June Pirate Week

Thursday 21 st June Parent’s Evening, Swans, Ducklings and Goslings

Thursday 28 th June Team Training Day, Nursery CLOSED

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

ONLINE: www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk