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SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 2008

NEW TOPIC
HAVE YOUR SAY
Weve sent out a quality survey to a random
selection of parents but if you want to get
involved ask at the office for your own copy.
My World is our new topic. Well be learning all
about ourselves and our friends, looking at
similarities and differences in our emotions and
how to show them and how to look after ourselves
and stay healthy. Well learn all about our
family members and how to construct a family
tree. Well be talking about our homes, the
different rooms and what they contain, where we
live and the local amenities around us and what
jobs our parents do.
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Room Swap
Now weve changed the rooms around we are really
please with the results. The babies have a
smaller room creating a more homely environment
and the pre-school children have a larger room
enjoying free flow access into the gardens. The
gardens are also undergoing change benefiting
from new areas and additions giving pre-school
access to extra outdoor resources to enhance
their learning. The babies are enjoying the
smaller group but staffing levels remain the same
and the upstairs Sleep Room is also proving
popular. We hope you all share our enthusiasm
for the changes
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
WET WEATHER
A selection of books are now on sale to purchase
from The Book People at a reduced rate. If
youre interested you can put your name down on
the order form.
Please could parents supply a pair of Wellington
Boots and a Rain Coat for your children to wear
when its wet to keep themselves dry when playing
in the gardens
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Birth to 3 Years
This age group will be looking at family
photographs, naming family members and learning
the different body parts through song and rhyme.
Well learn the importance of taking care of
ourselves, why we wash our hands and brush our
teeth, and well talk about the role of pets
within our family and how to look after them
through role play.
Marion the Hairdresser
HILLTOPS
Wednesday 17th Sep
This age group will be learning about themselves,
how theyre different from their friends and what
characteristics they share. How to write their
names, when their birthday is and where they
live. Well improve on self help skills such as
washing our hands, using cutlery and putting on
our own coats and shoes. Well talk about how to
show our emotions and respect our friends
feelings, the names of our individual family
members and how to make our own family trees.

Please book your childs appointment with Lisa or
Christine in the office
SAY CHEESE
Tuesday 7th Oct
Jumping for Joy Photographers will be in Nursery
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LEARNING AT HOME If youd like to extend your
childs learning at home heres a few ideas that
link in with our nursery activities.
HOW DO YOU FEEL? Talk about different feelings
such as happy or sad, scared or angry. Show your
child a face to go with each feeling. Take turns
to guess each others feelings by the faces you
pull.
HOW BIG AM I?
MY BODY
Look in a mirror together and point to the
different body parts or features for your child
to name. Talk about what each part does.
Draw around your childs and your own hand or
foot to compare sizes. Cut these shapes out and
use them to measure how big objects are or how
tall your child is, counting how many hands high
or wide each thing is
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Spooky Recipe
Why not have fun together at home trying out this
Halloween Recipe?
EDIBLE EYEBALLS What youll need 2-3 Small
Carrots Cream Cheese (Philadelphia works
great) Small Black Pitted Olives
HALLOWEEN PARTY
METHOD

• Peel the carrots and cut them into 3cm slices
• Stand them on end and put a dollop of cream
  cheese on the top of each one
• Slice the black olives in half and carefully
  place one half outside up on top of the cream
  cheese
• For a sweet alternative you can replace carrot
  with pumpkin, cheese with ice cream and olives
  with raisins or smarties

Friday 31st Oct
FANCY DRESS