Squirrels R oom Newsletter April 2014

1. Squirrels Room Newsletter April 2014 Information about your child! It is very important that all the information we hold about your child is up to date, please let us know of any changes as soon as possible. Thank you Summer is on its way !!! We are starting to prepare for the warmer weather! We would be grateful if you could provide asun hats, sandals and cooler clothes for your child every day that they attend. Items can stay at nursery or be taken home each day. Don’t forget to label all these items! Easter holiday ‘s Please be reminded that the nursery will be closed on good Friday (18th April) and Easter Monday (21st April) Also we are closed on May day bank holiday - Monday 5th May..... We hope you enjoy all your yummy chocolate Easter eggs !! Also Whitsun holiday Just a reminder that Nursery will close on Friday 23rd May at 6pm for one week and will re-open on Monday 2nd June at 8am. Have you notice our new Healthy menu! We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about any suggestions! Facebook You may have already noticed that we are posting photos of the squirrel’s doing lots of different activities at nursery on our Facebook page. We do ask if you have any concerns please speak to a member of staff from the Squirrels room. If you are not already a friend on Compton’s facebook please friend request us, only parents of the nursery will be accepted, our privacy setting are set to the highest levels. Please don’t forget to check your emails for your invoices • A few reminders – • Please make sure any medicine is handed to a member of staff to put safely away until home time. • If having been prescribed antibiotics , we ask that they have been taking it for 24hrs before coming back to nursery, and that they are well enough to be at nursery for the day. • Please make sure no child is allowed to open the gate or door – this is for their own safety Changes: After the Easter holidays we will be changing our morning breakfast to a “Morning Café!” This will be from 8:30 – 9:00 and then a mid morning snack at 10a.m A reminder from the office If you wish to have a reduction in fees for a planned holiday you need to give a minimum of 4 weeks notice We believe it is important that we share the children's learning and development with you and as part of this we would always welcome any parents who might be able to come into the nursery to talk to the children about their jobs, hobbies, interests or any aspect of your life that you would like to share with the children. For example, we have been lucky to have police cars, fire engines, moth hunting, lambs and ponies spend time with us at the nursery.