Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Hello again

Yes Im back !

Just to let you know that tickets for the Christmas raffle are now on sale in both buildings - £1.00 for a strip of 5 tickets .All and any donations for the hamper will be warmly welcomed and much appreciated!

The draw for this will take place at the sunflowers concert - 3pm Tuesday 20th December .

Dont forget

A quick reminder to make sure you get your Christmas card orders back to us asap- the full order will be sent off on Monday 12th December - if they're not back in time you'll miss out !

Monday, 5 December 2011

Good morning

and a happy Monday to you all !

Yes winter has arrived - hope you're all wrapped up warmly today :-) I'm told that we will have snow today too. Don't forget that if we have heavy snow/ice that the carpark will be closed until it can be cleared .

The proofs of the Christmas  cards have finally  arrived and they are lovely . Each child has made their own design and they are being  put in your child's folder/file as I write this . You can order  these for £4.95/pack of 12 . As time is running out , please return any orders asap - by Monday 12th December  at the latest- I shall send them off that day to make sure they arrive back to us on time . Please pay by cheque to the nursery wherever possible . 

And finally - we are looking for donations for our Christmas hamper - this is the prize for our raffle , which will be drawn at the Sunflowers concert on 20th December - tickets  for this will be on sale shortly so please lookout for them . Anything that you can donate will be greatly appreciated - the children will also be making some surprises to be included!

Thank you

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Reminder

Good morning everyone ,

and Happy Advent to you all ...we have heard lots of stories about Advent calendars this morning :-) I hope that the adults all have them too!

Just a reminder that its getting colder now , so please ensure that your child has suitable outdoor clothing . That's warm , waterproof suit/jacket and boots , hat , gloves and scarf please ...and also some soft soled shoes or slippers for indoors(and they all need to be named). The forecast is for -4 overnight , so it seems that winter really is here. We shall continue to spend time outside each day. The learning and play opportunities are limitless outdoors , the children have great fun , and it helps keep those winter bugs at bay- but they do need to be suitably dressed .

Don't forget if you are having a clearout in anticipation of all the goodies Santa will be bringing , we have a charity bin outside the pre-school building - they will happily accept  books , toys , DVD's , CD's , clothing etc .

And finally a reminder of some important dates :
Sunflowers Christmas Concert : Tuesday 20th Dec 3pm
Christmas Party : Thursday 22nd Dec 2-4pm
The nursery will close at 6pm on Friday 23rd Dec and re-open 8am Wednesday 4th Jan 2012

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Parents Evening

Thank you to all of you who braved the horrible weather and came along to Parents evening last night . It was great to see so many of you there , and lovely for all of us to have the chance to have a decent chat with you - thank you also for your feedback on your children's(and your) experience of the nursery- its really valuable and interesting for us to hear how  your children share their new knowledge and skills with you at home ...we always like to hear what they do when not here too! We hope that you all had an informative and enjoyable time too :-)

Dont worry if you weren't able to make it - please see the staff in your child's department - you are welcome to take their folio home (but please make sure you bring it back). Staff will be happy to discuss their progress with you , or answer any questions you may have .

Giving Tree gifts need to be with us tomorrow please - they will be collected on Friday. Every year we are astonished at the generosity of parents and staff....and this year is no exception . The children you have so kindly donated gifts to will be delighted and you have all spread some REAL Christmas spirit- what could be better than giving joy to a child at this time of year . As the children are unable to thank you themselves , may I do so on their behalf  ....THANK YOU SO MUCH !

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Reminder

Don't forget Parents Evening tonight 6-7:30pm - we're looking forward to seeing you all!

And please hand in any gifts for the Giving Tree Appeal by Thursday this week , as they will be picked up by Santa's helpers on Friday - thank you .

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

I am delighted to tell you that Gail and Emma, both in the buttercups , have today completed  their work for SVQ II . Any of you who have gained qualifications whilst working full time , will be aware of the huge commitment and amount of hard work involved to achieve this. Well done both of you- we're all very proud of you ! :-)