22 Street Lane Nursery - July 2024 Newsletter

Nursery Newsletter July 2024 Play • Discovery • Growth

July Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to our July newsletter! We are delighted to share another month of celebrations at 22 Street Lane Nursery, which has been filled with lots of fun-packed activities. The children have had another busy month celebrating Father’s Day, Healthy Eating Week, Eid and Beach Party Week. We have some exciting times ahead, including our annual Swans Graduation festivities. We will be so sad to see our Swans leave us over the summer months, but we wish them all the best of luck in

their next journeys to ‘Big School’. To find out more, please read on...

July Newsletter NEWS

Father’s Day Breakfast! Thank you to all the wonderful daddies, grandads, uncles, and other special people who attended our ‘Father’s Day Breakfast’. The children really enjoyed spending time with you and we hope that you had as much fun as we did!

Eid Celebrations The children took part in lots of Eid inspired activities such as baking Eid treats and creating moon and star pictures. Oli and Kim cooked a delicious Eid-inspired menu including chicken biriyani and mango lassi, yum!

Nursery Maintenance We are currently having new flooring in and carpets laid in each of our playrooms, this will be carried out over the weekends throughout July. We will also be extending our playground roof to extend our outdoor classroom leading out of our Cygnets Room. This will provide more shelter for the children and an opportunity for free flow. We will show you some updated photos, as soon as the construction work is complete!

July Newsletter

NEWS

Beach Party Week! The sun was shining for our Beach Party Week! The children had hours of fun splashing in the paddling pools, whizzing down our water slide and building sandcastles. They also enjoyed a favourite seaside lunch of homemade fish and chips followed by a mango sorbet, delicious!

Swans Leavers Trip - Stockeld Park Trip The Swans children had an amazing time when they visited Stockeld Park on 27th June! Everyone was so excited to go to Wetherby on a double-decker bus, and we spotted lots of wildlife on our journey, including pheasants, cows and sheep! At Stockeld Park the children managed to escape the great maze, explored the enchanted forest and went on some very exciting inflatable slides! The children were all so brave and gave everything a go! We also enjoyed a delicious picnic lunch made by Oli and Kim, and later returned to Nursery, where we couldn’t wait to tell everyone about our adventures!

July Newsletter NEWS

Sun Cream and Sunhat Please can we kindly ask that your child has sun cream and a sunhat which is clearly labelled with their name. Thank you.

Birthdays Unfortunately, we do not allow parents to bring in birthday cakes/ treats to celebrate birthdays. If you would like to bring something in, we can suggest stickers, bubbles and other party bag fillers. If it is your child’s birthday, please tell us so that we can celebrate with a class disco! Thank you,

Chickenpox We have had a few confirmed cases of Chickenpox in our Chicklets, Cygnets, and Swans Room. The main symptom of chickenpox is a spotty, itchy rash which can appear anywhere on the body. If your child develops chickenpox, please keep them at home until all of the spots have formed scabs. For more information, please visit the NHS website. Chickenpox - NHS (www.nhs.uk/conditions/chickenpox )

Leaver’s Notice Please note that we require 6 weeks’ notice if your child is leaving the nursery.

July Newsletter

Euros Week: W/C Monday 8th July

Football fever has taken over at the nursery, with all the excitement and upsets we’ve seen so far at the 2024 Euros, the children have been excited to engage more with the beautiful game. This July the children will be taking part in lots of sports-themed football activities, such as mini-matches in the garden, drawing their own flags, and learning about the various European traditions! Everyone is welcome to wear football kits or sportswear throughout the week beginning July 8th too.

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Swans Graduation Ceremony: Thursday 18th July

We’ve already started planning for this big day as it’s always such an exciting day in our annual calendar. So make sure to pop this very important date in your diary, as it’s not one to miss. Our Swans Graduation is always a special event, and we hope to make this year’s ceremony bigger and better than ever before, with tons of fun activities, big performances and yummy food. We’ll be looking back at the time our Swans spent at 22 Street Lane and wishing them lots of luck in Big School!

July Newsletter Pirates and Princesses Week: W/C Monday 22nd July

22 Street Lane Nursery will transform into a magical land of adventure this summer. Children are invited to dress up as pirates and princesses throughout the week and will be taking part in lots of themed activities! We’re sure that everyone will love sparking their imaginations with tales of buried treasures and grand castles in the rooms, as they celebrate this week filled with wonder and excitement.

July Newsletter Yorkshire Day Celebrations: Thursday 1st August

Eh up! We will be celebrating Yorkshire Day on Tuesday 1st August. We will be creating Yorkshire roses, exploring the beauties of Yorkshire and making our own Yorkshire flags! Children are invited to wear the colours on the Yorkshire flag and they’ll get to try some yummy local dishes, such as Yorkshire Pudding wraps for lunch, which will of course be followed by a good ol’ cuppa!

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Dish of the Month

Ingredients • 1 celery stick, washed and sliced thinly • 1 lemon, juiced • 1 bay leaf • 1 sprig of fresh thyme • 50g of chestnut mushrooms, sliced • 2g of rock salt and cracked pepper • 1 carrot, chopped into small chunks • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree • 400g tin of good quality chopped tomatoes See our past selections on: 22streetlanenursery.co.uk/dish-of-the-month/ Red Lentil Bolognese • 150g of red lentils, rinsed • 1 vegetable stock cube

• 20ml of Henderson’s relish • 1 red onion, finely chopped • 5 cherry tomatoes, on the vine • 1 red pepper, finely diced • 20g of marmite

Method 1. Prepare all of your vegetables by washing them and dicing and slicing them to the correct sizes. 2. Heat some oil in a pan on low heat, then add your vegetables, herbs and garlic to make a nice caramelised flavour. Add some salt and pepper while they sauté. 3. Add your chopped tomatoes, red lentils and vegetable stock following the packeted instructions. Bring them to the boil for about 20-25 minutes, making sure that nothing is catching on the bottom of the pan. 4. Add a splash of lemon juice, the marmite, and some more seasoning to taste. Boil your pasta in salted water following the packeted instructions. 5. Finish the dish with fresh basil leaves and any chosen cheese.

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Chicklets Room News

June has been such a busy month here in Chicklets, and what a sunny month it has been too! The Chicklets made the most of the sunny weather, coming to the nursery in their swimwear and enjoying lots of fun water activities in the garden. The little paddling pools were a favourite as the Chicklets stood inside and made a great big splash! The warm weather meant we could make the most of Healthy Eating Week too; enjoying many refreshing summery fruits, smoothies and juicy fruit salads. Father’s Day was our first big event, where we enjoyed a Father’s Day Stay and Play Breakfast. It was great to see all the daddies and Chicklets getting stuck into our activities, especially the messy rice play and Dino World, before settling down to enjoy some yummy breakfast burritos. We would like to say a great big ‘thank you’ to all the parents for attending, the Chicklets loved being able to share all of their nursery fun with you! Throughout June, the Chicklets have been working super hard on their communication skills and working to tell the staff what they want and need using both words and signs. With this, books have been a big interest and the children have loved sharing stories with the staff and their friends too. We hope to continue this progress into July to help build the Chicklets’ independence ready for their move to the next room in September!

CHICKLETS ROOM

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Ducklings Room News

Throughout June, we welcomed our daddies for a Father’s Day Stay and Play. It was lovely to see everyone and for us to show you some of the activities we get up to at nursery. We explored our gardens, the sandpit, the water wall and even played some football. We then enjoyed some yummy breakfast burritos! We were also lucky to have some warm weather throughout June. The Ducklings enjoyed lots of water play, they used their transporting schemas to transfer water to and from jugs and cups. We splashed in the paddling pools, enjoyed lots of outdoor play and even had ice lollies as a special treat! We have been looking at new ways to enhance our garden and encourage wildlife to visit. The Ducklings have been busy making bird feeder holders. We used our fine motor skills to roll the bird seed holders in honey watching how the bird food sticks, which was so much fun. As always the Ducklings have been enjoying going on trips in our community. We headed off to Roundhay Park to explore the surroundings. We listened to the noises the birds made, looked at some flowers, searched for the Gruffalo, and even saw some ducks. The children said hello to all the animals we saw and even practised some Makaton signs. We then ran around the woods hunting for some fairies and knocking on all the doors, we stroked some fluffy dogs that came to say hello and even saw some big boys and girls from another school!

DUCKLINGS ROOM

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Goslings Room News

It has been a lovely few weeks in the Goslings Room, as summer seems to have finally arrived. We enjoyed a few days of beautiful sunshine which we most definitely took advantage of. The Goslings enjoyed lots of fun water activities outside, including painting on the balcony, lots of ice and water play, and being in the paddling pool. We also enjoyed lots of picnics outside in the garden and on the balcony. The children especially loved having their fish, chips and mango sorbet on the balcony! As it was Father’s Day this month, we enjoyed a Father’s Day Stay and Play Breakfast, where we invited all the dads to enjoy breakfast burritos and some fun morning activities. The Goslings had lots of fun painting their own Father’s Day cards and sharing them with their daddies! We would just like to thank all the parents for attending. The Goslings enjoyed making Vegan Orange Loaf this month, the children got involved by pouring the ingredients into the bowl and showing off their amazing mixing skills.To celebrate our Country of the Month - Spain, the children have been learning the Spanish song ‘Soy Una Taza’, which involves learning the Spanish word for kitchen utensils through body movements. Lastly, with Eid being this month, the Goslings enjoyed a range of fun activities inspired by the Islamic festival, such as learning about the importance of the moon and stars during Eid and lots of Eid inspired baking.

GOSLINGS ROOM

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Cygnets Room News

During June, the Cygnets have been celebrating Spain as our Country of the Month. Manuela has been teaching the children lots of Spanish songs like “Soy Una Taza”, “Hola Hola”, and “¿Cual Es Tu Color Favorito?”. The Cygnets also created their own Spanish flag using a variety of materials, made their own Spanish fans, and built some Spanish buildings with some loose parts and blocks. We have also been celebrating Eid throughout June. The Cygnets had lots of fun making moons and stars using playdough, they also designed their own henna patterns. As the weather was so nice at the end of June, we had lots of splashing in the big garden and enjoyed the water slide, paddling pools, giant bubbles and lots of ice play. They also enjoyed creating a lemonade stall in the big garden to make their own drinks and had some yummy fish and chips for lunch! To celebrate Healthy Eating Week, we did lots of exciting activities. The Cygnets made their healthy food plate using scissors and glue. We also played a matching game with healthy and unhealthy food which the Cygnets were great at! We have also been taking part in the gardening in our allotment area in the big garden.

CYGNETS ROOM

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Swans Room News

Throughout June we have been focusing on the country of Spain. The children have been very creative and made Spanish flags using a range of materials in the creative area, as well as drawing pictures of traditional Spanish dancers. The children have loved dancing in the big garden to Spanish songs with Manuela. We have also been continuing with our weekly Spanish classes, where the children have been learning about numbers, colours and the seaside! We have been making the most of the sunshine in June. We had so much fun at our annual beach day! The children came in their best summer clothes and enjoyed splashing in the paddling pool as well as having so much fun sliding down the slip-and-slide. For lunch, the children enjoyed Oil’s homemade fish and chips and some delicious ice cream for pudding. The Swans children had an amazing time on their leaver’s trip to Stockeld Park! We had lots of fun completing the maze, jumping on the giant pillow and sliding down the big inflatable slide. After we enjoyed our lunch we went on an adventure through the woods, where the children got to experience lots of amazing playparks with a variation of the different fun outdoor equipment. The Swans children are really looking forward to their graduation next month. They have all been practising really well and can’t wait to show off their amazing singing to their families, as well as celebrate their time at 22 Street Lane Nursery. We can’t wait to see you all there!

SWANS ROOM

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Upcoming Events

W/C Monday 8th July Euros Week

Thursday 18th July Swans Graduation Ceremony

W/C Monday 22nd July Pirates and Princesses Week

Tuesday 1st August Yorkshire Day Celebrations

Monday 28th August Summer Bank Holiday, Nursery CLOSED

July Newsletter

*ATTENTION* Important Information - Please Read HMRC Additional Funding Code (3- & 4-year-olds - 30 hours) If you are eligible and in receipt of additional 3- & 4-year-old funding, look out for a prompt every three months from HMRC to reconfirm your details so that your eligibility can be re-assessed. If you do not do this, please note that we are unable to claim the funding on your behalf. Absence Please 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 co-operation. 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 your child brings gloves to nursery, we strongly advise for these to be attached and threaded through their coat to avoid any gloves going missing. Car Park Please can we kindly ask that parents ensure they are only parking in a single car parking bay. As you are aware, we have very limited space, and it is very busy a peak times. Thank you for your support. Drop Off and Collection Can we kindly remind you that we open at 7.30 am and close at 6.00 pm and any parents who pick up after this time will be charged.

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