22 Street Lane Nursery - December 2023 Newsletter

December Newsletter STAFF NEWS

New Starter - Maryam Aftab We would like to give a warm welcome to Maryam, who will be joining us as a nursery assistant and will be working in all of our rooms. “Working with children has been a lifelong passion of mine. I have always been interested in watching children grow and develop their personalities. I have previously worked in early years in a primary school for 2 years, where I got my qualification as an early years practitioner. I have learned so much through my experience, and I am excited to excel further in my career. I love being creative and planning and creating innovative activities for children based on their interests to develop an enabling and stimulating environment to support their development. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, exploring new places and shopping!”

Country of the Month, December 2023: Christmas Around The World Throughout November, we celebrated India as our country of the month! We explored Indian-inspired tuff trays filled with coloured rice and created rangoli patterns. We made Diya lamps and Oli cooked an Indian-inspired lunch! In December, we will be exploring how different countries explore Christmas all around the world. If your family has any specific traditions at Christmas time, please do let one of the staff in your child’s room know, or feel free to share some photos on Tapestry, so we can explore this further with the children. During December, the children will also be exploring animals that live in cold conditions such as Puffins, white-beaked dolphins, Grey Seals, European Rabbits, Humpback whales, Arctic Foxes and the Icelandic dog. We will be exploring ice and freezing objects then thinking of ways to melt the ice and get them out.