Weekly Bulletin 8 June2023

                                            8^th June 2023

Tuesday 20^th June am – South Room trip to Nightingale Park

Wednesday 21^st June am and pm – East Room trip to Nightingale Park

Thursday 22^nd June am – West Room trip to Nightingale Park

Wednesday 28^th June – Nest Trip to Nightingale Park

Friday 30^th June – Nest Trip to Nightingale Park

Wednesday 12^th July – Goodbye parent and child event

Wednesday 19^th July 2023 – Claytime artists visit

Wednesday 19^th July 2023 – Term ends

Class trips to Nightingale Park during the weeks beginning 19^th June and 26^th June.

We are still looking for some additional parent support for our trips so if you are able to help then please sign up outside your child’s classroom or let class staff know you are able to come. The trips are taking place mainly in the mornings with the exception of East Blue, and some of our East Purple children, who are going on the afternoon of Wednesday 21^st June. If you are able to help then please come at the usual drop off times in the morning and afternoon.

Tuesday 20^th June am – South Room

Wednesday 21^st June am – East Room

Thursday 22^nd June am – West Room

Wednesday 28^th June am – The Nest

Friday 30^th  June am – The Nest 

Thank you

Suncream application request

Please remember to apply suncream for your child first thing in the morning now that it is warming up and UV levels are high.

Staffing for September 2023            

We are currently advertising for Teaching Assistants to work 1:1, or with small groups, for September.  If anyone is interested in this post please talk to me, or look at the website, for more information.

We are also looking for lunch staff if anyone is interested in this role – you need to be available for at least 2 days a week 11.30am -1.00pm.

Sofa wanted   

If anyone is getting a new sofa and would like to donate their old one to Homerton to put in our garden undercover book area please  speak to Alex – Thank you

Dear Parents and Carers

I hope you all had a good half term.  Holiday club was very popular and children seem to have had a lovely time again – they made some beautiful clay models the day I popped in to see them. Thank you to Mel and staff team who ran the club this time.

A really huge Thank you to all of you for returning the Really Wheelie sponsor forms and donations. Due to your amazing generosity we have raised over £1300, which will not only pay for a defibrillator for the Centre, but also for the Claytime artists to visit and perform for us on 19^th July.

Our language of the half term is Turkish so children will be learning to count and say a few words and phrases in Turkish.  Thank you to Alexander and Alessia’s Mum in South Room for providing us with a Lentil soup recipe to make…do try it out! Please see attachment for more information.

This half of term always goes by very fast and children are having a great time enjoying our beautiful gardens and all the activities on offer both outside and in our rooms. Some of the primary school teachers from future schools will be visiting in the coming weeks to meet your children and the Nest children will continue to come and visit the Nursery regularly in readiness for next year.

This term we are also lucky to have quite a number of work experience students with us from secondary schools and sixth form colleges.

Our fantastic teacher trainee Bea is finishing on Friday and I am sure you will join me in thanking her for all her ideas and activities over recent weeks. We wish her well as she moves to Shelford Primary.

Here is a selection of photos showing the many and varied activities across the Centre this week…I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we all do.

Parachute play with the whole class      Planning a bug hotel together

Our bug hotels                                           Searching for mini beasts

At the hairdresser                                     Big drawing

Tower builders – how high can we go?

Sandcastle making

And watering our plants to keep them alive