22 Street Lane Nursery - September 2023 Newsletter

September Newsletter Chicklets Room Introduction

Tapestry: Tapestry is a vital tool that is used across the nursery to communicate with you on a day-to-day basis to share your child's development in observations. Your child will have a ‘My Day at Nursery’ post each day that they attend, which will consist of pictures as well as information as to how much they have eaten, nappies, sleep, any bottles they have had and a brief sentence about what they have been doing that day. Your child's Key Person will be responsible for your child's planning and assessments within the room. You will also receive regular 'Wow Moments' (that has been completed by your Key Person) that you are able to read at home. Each 'Wow Moment' will be marked against the EYFS curriculum to monitor your child's progress. Please feel free to post on Tapestry too! You can let us know what your child is enjoying at home or anything fun you have been up to at the weekends / evenings. We can then use this further your child at nursery by basing our activities around their interests. We have produced a step-by-step guide to using Tapestry to help those unsure of how to use Tapestry when it comes to uploading posts such as showing your child's interests, what you have got up to at the weekend or taking part in the home learning challenges. Tapestry is also available to download on your phone or tablet as an app which some parents find an easy way to access. If you have any difficulties accessing Tapestry, feel free to ask myself and anyone in the room. In my bag: We do ask that each child brings in their own bag to be placed on their peg with a few essentials for their day at nursery! Unfortunately, we cannot accept drawstring bags or plastic bags are these are a choking hazard to our little chicklets. Here's a list of a few things your child will need: • Spare clothes (a couple of changes should be enough to warrant messy play and nappy accidents, we do ask that this doesn't include any precious clothing as we like to get messy and wouldn't want anything to get ruined) - Vests / Socks / Trousers / Tops / Dribble bibs / Coats / Jackets / Cardigans / Shoes • Bottles and Formula (if applicable - powder to be pre-weighed out in individual containers) • Wipes (these will be kept in your child’s individual nappy basket) • Nappy cream (this will be kept in your child’s individual nappy basket) • Teething aids (granules / gels / oils / teethers) • Weather appropriate clothing (gloves / hats / scarves / sun hats / suncream / puddle suits / wellies / etc...) • Comforters (teddies / dummies / etc...) We will always try out best to ensure all items are returned safely home. We would highly recommend labelling your child’s things, however, as this helps us to remember which child they belong to! We have lots of chicklets to remember which item belongs to each and sometimes get a little confused so we would hate for anything to get lost. Pictures: Please could you upload a portrait photo of your child to be used on your child’s individual peg. This photo will also be used on our birthday banner and their placemat. Please could we also ask for you to upload some family photos for our ‘My Family’ display, this is a great way to help the Chicklets Room feel more homely and to help your child settle into nursery.

Chico the Chicklet: In the Chicklets Room, we have a room mascot who loves to join you on adventures and take pictures to share with us back at nursery; here’s a little message from him: “Hi everyone! My name is Chico and I am the Chicklets Room mascot! I will be taking turns to visit your homes over the coming weeks to join in on some of your adventures. I can’t wait to see what exciting things we will get up to and record it in my diary! See you soon, Chico ”