June 2011 Archives
3-5
Room
Summer
Concert :- Friday 1st July ~ 3pm~4pm @Hunterhill
Community Centre
A
musical extravaganza telling a story of all the children learn and experience
over the past year at nursery, lots of singing and dancing and special
surprises to showcase the learning process. Accompanied with a special
graduation service for the boys and girls heading of to school.
Toddler
& Baby Room
Beach
Party :- Friday 1st July ~ 2.30pm~4.30pm
NEWSLETTER June’11
GENERAL
NEWS
Well at last we have some sunshine back into our days, and
long may it last. As you may have noticed there has been a slight shortage of
Newsletters as late of which we send our apologies. We are currently undergoing
some internal training of our Webpage, and updating our e-mail information
bank, in order that we can upload information manually from Jennyswell. Due to
this we have been unable to make any changes to the webpage and also have been
unable to upload any information i.e Newsletters, and this process took
considerably longer than anticipated. However, we are well on our way so here
we are back on track.
As you can imagine Jennyswell remains as busy as ever with
lots going on. Thankfully the warm weather is returning to Scotland so ensure
your child/ren have a sunhat and sun cream within the nursery at all times ~
let them get the best from the lovely sunshine, plenty of outdoor experiences.
Summer is a busy time at Jennyswell with our :-
UNDER 3 BEACH PARTY ;- FRIDAY 1st JULY 2.30 – 4.30p.m
(only children who attend on
this day will participate~ extra sessions can be booked if you wish your child
to take part)
3-5 SUMMER CONCERT :- FRIDAY 1st JULY 3p.m – 4p.m @ HUNTERHILL
COMMUNITY CENTRE
(all children within the 3-5
room are invited to attend ~ if your child does not attend on this day please
meet @ Hunterhill Community Centre for 2.30p.m)
Please look out for information posters within the
nursery or visit the webpage www.jennyswellnursery.co.uk for further details.
STAFF
NEWS
Firstly Jennyswell would like to say a fond farewell to Joanne
Adam who is off to an even warmer climate in Tenerife to become a Children’s
Holiday rep. Joanne has been with Jennyswell for over 5 years and will be
missed by all, we’ve made her promise to send us lots of postcards telling us
of her new life and exciting adventures. Joannes replacement will be Jennifer
Mahon (SVQ3 qualified), Jennifer will be joining our staff team shortly with 2
years nursery experience.
We have also said goodbye to Stacey Farren and Rachael Bannaghan
who have now completed their SVQ 3 and finished their training with us,
Jennyswell would like to wish them well with their future.
A warm welcome to some new faces over the past few months ~
Valerie Whyte joins us in our baby building, Val (SVQ3 qualified) comes with a
wealth of baby room experience and is keen to progress with new programmes
within the playrooms for the children to explore and enjoy. Kimberly Bennie
also joins our Baby room team, again Kim (SVQ3 qualified) has 3 years experience
within all age ranges of the nursery.
Finally a Hello again ~ Clare Keegan who left in September to
progress her career in Primary teaching has returned to Jennyswell ! Clare will
be working supply with us (covering annual leave etc) so a welcomed return, watch
out for her popping up from time to time.
BABY ROOM
Well as per usual the baby room has been busy busy busy!!! Both playrooms are opened every day with Emma & Duncan in our ground floor room and Val and Kim working in the top floor room. Both rooms have been working on their creative skills, exploring paint, glue, crayons and lots and lots of messy play!
The babies will be making the most of the nice summer weather, with walks to the park and the nature reserve and plenty of outdoor. Curricular activities will see the babies focusing on their fine and large motor skills, developing control of their movements through various physical activities.TODDLER
ROOM
The toddlers again have been working hard and learning lots of
new things. They have been focusing on learning their colours and shapes,
working on their fine finger control with threading and cutting and developing
their problem solving skills through design and creation. Yvonne has been
spending time with the children discussing through the aspect of planning and
creation ~ allowing the children to choose what they would like to make,
drawing out their plans, then using junk to build their creation. This is
something the older children within the playroom have been exploring, which
when they move up to the 3-5 room these skills will be well developed and
embedded in their daily routine.
3-5 ROOM
Well what can we say about the 3-5 room, they remain as
productive as ever with plenty of fun packed activities, experiences and
adventures on the go every day. Recently they have been learning about health
and nutrition, focusing on good foods for your body and bad foods. Learning
about exercise and how it helps your body, and the many different things you
can do to keep fit and healthy. The children have taken part in some
discussions with staff and mind mapping to help us develop our new summer
menu’s which you can see their suggestions and the new menus shortly through
displays. They have also taken part in some smoothie making ~ very messy times
but incredibly yummy!!!!
The staff are also working on transitions with the pre-school
children, getting them ready for their new adventures as the head off to
Primary school. Kelly will be holding a transfer of information evening with
pre-school parents within the next few weeks ~ please speak to Kelly for
further details.
JENNYSWELL OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ LOCHFIELD AND TODHOLM
GENERAL NEWS
Now that we are back from the Easter break, we hope to look
forward to the continued good weather which I am sure you all enjoyed over the
last month, especially with all the school holidays that have taken place !! The
children in both After School Clubs have also been taking advantage of the good
weather, spending most of their time outdoors engaged in various activities, as
you may have seen when collecting your child(ren). We hope to continue this outdoor play and
would like to advise parents that as the weather is getting hotter could you
please provide suncream and a hat in your child’s bag to accommodate the change
in weather. On the subject of outdoor
play, the children at Todholm A.S.C use
the school football pitches and as you can imagine the red ash from the pitch
can be quite messy therefore we would also advise parents if they wish to
provide a change of casual clothes or footwear for their child they may do so
also.
UPDATES FROM LAST MONTH
Equipment
During April
the children of both A.S.C, took part in a survey about physical resources
where they were asked to comment on existing equipment and provide ideas of
their own as to new equipment they would like to see within their A.S.C. The
children were then involved in checking current resources, and given a budget
to spend on outdoor / physical equipment based on the information collected
from their surveys. This resulted in the children ordering their own new
equipment and we have now purchased scooters, assorted balls, hoola hoops,
tennis rackets and skipping ropes, at the children’s request.
Parents Committee
Progress
from the parents committee has slowed down a little due to the number of school
holidays, however, we hope to get back on track during the course of this month
and are currently awaiting responses from our interested parents as they decide
which roles of the committee they wish to fulfil.
Policy Review
We have now
completed the final draft of our Absence Policy and this will be available as
of next week within both A.S.C facilities for parents to read. We would like to
thank all parents who took part in this review, as the comments provided were
taken on board and included in the updated policy.
WHATS HAPPENING THIS MONTH
New term / playscheme
Staff within
the A.S.C are now handing out application forms for both the new term
(2011-2012) school enrolment and the summer playscheme. We would advise parents
to complete these forms A.S.A.P in order for them to be processed quickly and
efficiently, therefore providing you with as much notice as possible for your
childcare arrangements. The summer
playscheme was a huge success last year with the children going on lots of
various outings, taking part in art projects and enjoying both indoor and
outdoor activities. Again, as with
previous years, the response we get from parents will determine how long the
playscheme will run for and the earlier you return your application forms the
better to enable staff to prepare in advance for outings etc .
News from Lochfield
This month
the children will be taking part in an underwater/sea theme which will involve
the children putting their artistic talents to good use in making weird and
wonderful sea creatures from paper mache. Other activities that the children
will be taking part in are fact finding activities and physical/outdoor play.
News from Todholm
This month
the children will be taking part in themes of planting and fashion, and we are
looking for parents to donate any unwanted items of clothing they may have,
which the children could use. We currently have a large selection of dressing
up outfits which are themed and the children’s ideas were to use real clothes
to make their fashion show more realistic. The staff at Todholm A.S.C would
welcome any contributions from parents. A trip to Dobbies garden centre has
also been arranged in connection with the children’s theme of planting. Staff
will be informing parents of the arrangements for this, next week.
AND LASTLY.....
I would like
to take this opportunity to introduce myself ( Angela Bradley ) as the manager
of both A.S.C facilities. I have worked within Jennyswell in both the nursery
and the after school care setting over the last 12 years and have recently been
promoted to A.S.C Manager. I look forward to your support and I am available at
both afterschool clubs at least one day a week or can be contacted at
Jennyswell – 0141 842 1188 or via
e-mail at- elainejennyswell@aol.co.uk.
