22 Street Lane Nursery - September 2023 Newsletter

September Newsletter Ducklings 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 ‘Today in Ducklings’ post each day that they attend, which will consist of pictures of activities and what the children have been up to during the day. This will be one post to all children that attend 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 come up with a step-by-step guide to using Tapestry to help parents or careers who may be unsure about 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 Ducklings. 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 our 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 Ducklings 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 for their individual peg. This will also be used on our birthday banner and their placemat. Could we also ask for you to upload some family photos for our ‘My Family’ display, this is a great way to help the room feel more homely and to help children settle into nursery. Ola the Owl: In the Ducklings Room, we have a room mascot who loves to join you on adventures and take pictures to share will us back at nursery! The children will be invited to take Ola home for a few days (either throughout the week or over the weekend) and if you are able to help your child complete a few activities which have been set by Ola the Owl to promote your child’s development in a fun and interactive way. All the Ducklings children will have the opportunity to take Ola home throughout the year. We hope they enjoy this home-based learning opportunity and if you would like to share photos on Tapestry of what you and Ola get up to this would be great! We can’t wait to see what you get up too. Ola can’t wait to meet you all!