Newsletter Issue 258

24th May 2019

Message from Message from Message from Message from Jackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & Crystal

With the wonderful weather which is

finally upon us we are spending a lot of

�me in the garden; we apply sun cream

before each ou�ng but please can par-

ents ensure they send in a labelled sun

hat. This coming week we will be send-

ing home five sample labels with your

child’s name on them which can be

stuck onto any item of clothing or other

personal belongings—once stuck on

they can be put through the dishwasher

or washing machine.

Thank you to everyone who has donat-

ed books so far. These books will have a

li!le dedica�on inside the cover and the

children who donate will be given a spe-

cial book mark to use when they borrow

books from the library.

It is the last Thursday of the month next

week which means Laura our hair dress-

er will be in - please let us know if you

would like your child’s hair cut.

Finally, don’t forget it is Bank Holiday on

Monday and the nursery is closed - have

a lovely long weekend.

ized cu!ers to make “big” stars and

“small” stars.

words in Portuguese and am pleased at

how fast they are learning!

This week in Badgers we have been talk-

ing about our families discussing who we

live with and then moving onto our ex-

tended family such as grandparents,

cousins, aunts, uncles etc. The children

children created their own interpreta-

�on of their houses using a selec�on of

resources. Some of the Badgers created

their own family crests each one was

very different and they all turned out

brilliantly. We had fun measuring our

feet and comparing sizes we did this by

drawing around our feet and then using

Unifix cubes to match the

length. Lots of math-

ema�cal concepts were

used such as one more/

less and es�ma�ng.

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As always please feel free to pop in

and see us or drop us an email to

nursery@parkday.co.uk

Jackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & CrystalJackie & Crystal Owner Acting Manager Laura

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Olivia (Squirrels) completed a 200m run in Latvia!

Well done Olivia!

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This week in Acorns we took our music �me

outside and really enjoyed singing songs in

the garden with musical instruments whilst

enjoying the fantas�c weather.

drawing. This helps us to make connec�ons

between our movement and marks we make

and explore different textures and materials.

The children also enjoyed building and knock-

ing over towers that they have made prac-

�sing our coun�ng as we added blocks. During

a threading ac�vity the children made their

own pa!erns improving their fine motor

skills.

We have had a very busy week in Squirrels

exploring space and planets. The children had

so much fun pain�ng a cardboard box to make

it into a rocket ship and when the paint was

dry adding stars to decorate it. When it was

dough was dyed black and contained gli!er to

represent space and we used different sized

Tamzin

Back in-

side we

have

been cre-

a�ve glu-

ing and

s�cking

to make

finished we

took it out-

side and the

children loved

showing their

parents how

they could get

in it and blast

off into space!

Our play

We made rockets

out of shapes that

spelt out our

names. We talked

about the names

of the planets and

which are close

and furthest from

the sun.

Finally, I am con-

�nuing to teach

the children some

Ana beau�ful

pictures.

We also

did finger

pain�ng

and a col-

labora�ve

giant floor

listened

nicely to

each oth-

er and

heard

how not

all families

are the

same.

We talked

about

what our

homes

look like

and the

Next Wednesday

Simon Smith the

Library Services

Manager for Read-

ing Borough Coun-

cil will be joining us

for story �me and

then opening our

Community Library.

Our w

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Newsletter Issue 258

24th May 2019

Dates for the Diary

** Monday 27th May

Bank Holiday Nursery CLOSED

** Haircuts with Laura

Thursday 30th May

** Graduation Photos

School Leavers Monday 10th June

** Parents Evening

Badgers School Leavers Only Monday 20th June

** Annual Garden

Party Saturday 13th July

**

Big Badgers revising

all sounds Little Badgers “g” See Tapestry for

more details

on Monday Xenia 3 years old

on Wednesday

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Getting ready for school

It’s lovely when you meet someone you have so much in common with!

“Can I speak to you later mum I’m gardening”

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Happy Birthday Joshua W 3 years old