22 Street Lane Nursery - August 2017 Newsletter

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August

Play. Discovery. Growth.

August Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers,

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. As always, a very special welcome to all new children and their families who have joined us during the last few weeks.

Staff News;

We would like to welcome Olivia Wilson to our Chicklets room. Olivia has had a great first week with us in the Chicklets room and is looking forward to starting her apprenticeship with us. “Prior to joining 22 Street lane Nursery I cared for children with disabilities and worked with vulnerable adults. I also volunteer within Leeds city council delivering child oriented events throughout the summer. Working with children has always been my passion, I am utterly fascinated in the growth and development of children, particularly through their early years. I will be completing my level 3 childcare qualification during my apprenticeship with 22 Street lane Nursery.

Congratulations Richard!

We would like to say a huge congratulations to Richard, his wife Helen and son Leo on the their new arrival.

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1 st Birthday BBQ Party;

22 Street Lane Nursery celebrate 1st Birthday in style…

To celebrate our first year, we held a party for our most important customers - the children! We all had a wonderful time and luckily the weather stayed dry which meant we could enjoy the garden with party games and dancing followed by a delicious barbeque. We took the opportunity to invite a local photographer, Charlie Gregory of Arts Photography who joined us to help capture our special day. We have created a Flipbook with all the photos so you can see what we got up to on the day. Our Flipbook can be viewed on our first Birthday Page;

http://www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk/our-1st-birthday/

Parents can click ‘View our party photo’s’ which is the flipbook to the right of the page.

In addition to this, we have created a ‘’Parent Portal Download’’ area, uploaded all of the high-resolution photos for download to keep as a thank you to our parents and carers for your continued support during the last 12 months.

High Resolution photos can be downloaded by clicking ‘Download our party photo’s’ to the right of the page, you will need to use the following login details;

• Username: email address • Password: Nursery22

30hrs Funding;

Further to our communication last week, your family may be eligible for the 30hrs funding after your child turns three years old. We would ask that any parents who wish to take part in the funding visit the following site in order to asses your eligibility;

➢ https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/par/app/applynow

➢ If eligible please return your voucher code to kate@22streetlanenursery.co.uk

➢ For further details on our fee structure please visit our website;

➢ http://www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk/30-hours-funding/

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Local Links to the community and helping others;

22 Street Lane Nursery donated a new i-Pad as part of an auction for Harewood School which helped raise over £9,150. The evening was held to raise funds in order to improve the school’s technology for the local children. We are proud of the close links that we have formed within our local community since our inception and that we were able to support Harewood Primary. Jennifer Woodhall – Harewood C of E primary team member said; “The Harewood PTA auction of promises aimed to raise £6000 to help our school to provide interactive smart boards to allow the children to learn more effectively. We were overwhelmed with the support of local businesses that pledged prizes and promises. 22 Street lane very generously donated an iPad and we are incredibly grateful for them supporting our school”

Employee of the Month - July;

We are delighted to announce that July’s ‘Employee of the Month’ has been awarded to Laura Green in the Goslings room. Laura has been nominated by both the management team and by one of her key child’s parents. Laura joined us in October 2016 and is a great asset to the team. Laura is extremely passionate about delivering the highest standard of childcare and education and she is a truly outstanding practitioner. “Z has been in Goslings a while and Laura has consistently been nothing but helpful, enthusiastic and supportive. She actively seeks to work with us to encourage Z’s development - particularly in areas we are keen for him to progress in. Even though Laura does not know Urdu she has taken the initiative to learn phrases and words to encourage Z becoming bilingual (I understand Google translation has been a friend to her!). We appreciate all the work everyone in Goslings does, however we feel Laura deserves that extra thanks for the extra mile she goes.”

If you would like to nominate a member of staff for ‘Employee of the Month’ then please email your nomination to

alexandra@22streetlanenursery.co.uk

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Country of the Month: South Africa;

The children had a wonderful time celebrating ‘South Africa’ throughout July, it was great to see so many of the children dress up as African animals, they had lots of fun! The children enjoyed playing African instruments, learning about African animals and had a traditional lunch ‘bobotie’.

From the 29 th August to September 1 st we will be celebrating a selection of countries which make up the Caribbean! We will be having our very own Street Lane carnival and lots of exciting Caribbean activities. If you have any resources that will support our Caribbean week we would be most grateful.

Home Learning Bags;

The team have been really busy here at 22SLN creating a variety of ‘home learning bags’ which you are able to borrow from the nursery to support your child’s learning and development at home. Further opportunities for parents to spend time helping their children learn at home is highly recognised in the Early Years Foundation Stage and something that we fully support here at 22SLN. Each bag has been carefully designed to support your child’s development in different areas of learning and so far, they have been a great hit! The bags include various activities such as song and story time, messy play, sensory exploration, gardening, early maths and much more! If you would like to borrow a ‘Home learning bag’ please speak to your child’s key person so that they can arrange this. We would be most grateful if you could feedback to us on how your child engaged and interacted with the bag!

Reading aloud and sharing stories with your child is a great way to spend time together. Reading and storytelling also helps promote language, literacy and brain development. Reading and sharing stories can:

Story Bags;

• help your child become familiar with sounds, words, language and the value of books. • spark your child’s imagination, stimulate curiosity and help their brain development. • help your child learn the difference between ‘real’ and ‘make-believe’. • help your child understand change and new or frightening events, and also the strong emotions that can go along with them. • help your child develop early literacy skills like the ability to listen to and understand words.

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Recipe of the Month;

Apple and Carrot maple syrup Muffins;

• 75g Self-Raising Flour • 150g Plain wholemeal flour • 50g Brown Sugar • 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder • ½ tsp Ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp Ground Ginger • 125ml Vegetable oil • 60ml Organic honey • 60ml Maple syrup • 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten • ½ tsp Vanilla extract • 1 large apple, peeled, cored and grated • 75g Carrots, peeled and grated • 65g Raisins

Method;

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C.

1. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a mixing bowl.

2. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, honey, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla extract.

3. Beat lightly with a wire whisk until blended. Add the grated apple, carrots and raisins to the liquid mixture and stir well

4. Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined but don’t over mix or the muffins will become heavy.

5. Line a muffin tray with 12 paper cups and fill until two-thirds full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. You can also make mini muffins which are ideal for children they will take 15 to 20 minutes to bake.

6. Leave the muffins to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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Sun Safety;

With summer here, can we kindly remind you that if you would like your child to play outside on sunny days then they will require sun cream and a sunhat. We would also like to advise you that we will be refraining from taking the children outside during the peak heat times 11am-3pm.

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.

Parking;

Please can we politely ask you NOT to park outside the nursery on the double yellow lines or outside the nursery front door . This is to ensure the safety of the children.

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.

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Upcoming events for the diary;

Professional Photographer - Thursday 3 rd August

We have partnered with Charlie Gregory of Art Photography Ltd, they will be coming into the Nursery setting to take individual photos. If your child is not in on this day and you would like their photograph to be taken you can still bring them along. Time slots will be allocated nearer the time.

Swans Graduation - Friday 18th August:

This will only be for the ‘’Swans’’ that are leaving to go to school in September. Due to space, we can allocate 2 family members per child. Please confirm your place with Becki Walker.

Swans Leavers Trip - Friday 4 th August

Harewood House – further details to follow.

Bank Holiday - Monday 28 th August: Nursery closed

CONTACT.

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

ONLINE.

www.22streetlanenursery.co.uk