December's Newsletter for Day Nursery, Feltham - 2021

Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.

Notes from the management team: Nicki, Tracey and our deputy manager Carol As we are making our way towards the end of 2021, we would like to take this time to say a huge thank you for your continued support. Without you and your families, Harvard Park would not be in the position it is today so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We would also like to take this time to say a very sad goodbye to Paulina from Small Steps. She will be leaving us on Thursday 17th and we will all miss her very much - we wish you all the best and keep in touch!

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Thank you to those parents who have been collapsing your buggies, if this is not you please can you start to fold them down as we will be utilising the lobby space as a learning area and not just for storage.

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Reception applications are now open and must be completed online: https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/ info/20028/primary_admissions/1906/primary_school_admissions - for children who were born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018. If you need support or guidance, please let us know and we will try to help the best we can - the closing date for applications in 15th January 2022.

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Medication in children bags: Please do not leave Calpol, Inhalers or any other form of medication in your child’s bag. Children have free access to their bags and if you have not informed us of medication, we will have no need to look inside them.

Christmas Fund Raiser

We are looking for staff members to join our team:

We will be raising money for the Brompton Hospital and their charity The Brompton Fountain. It is a charity that is very personal to us and has helped one of our children and her family a lot since she was born.

Do you know anyone who holds a Level 3 qualification in childcare and is looking for a job?

We will raise money by encouraging you to send your children into nursery in a Christmas jumper and donate £2 on Wednesday 15th December!

Do you know anyone who is looking for some flexible working hours to help us out with covering different shifts?

Do you know anyone who maybe wanting to start an apprenticeship in childcare care?

If you do get them to send us an email: info@harvardparkdaynursery.com or call us on 0208 890 3175

Covid Updates and Dates for you diary: • •

Christmas Closure: Friday 24th December - close @ 4:00 pm

Christmas Closure: Monday 27th December to Monday 3rd January 2022 - we are closed for Christmas. We are open on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

Health and Safety:

Birthdays for the month of December:

Wash and sterilise all cups and bottles when they come home with your child.

We only rinse them here and the setting and over time residue can build up in straws and spouts. This can then cause mould which isn't very nice.

Please make sure you take your bottles a part and clean them thoroughly.

Baby Studio: Happy 1st birthday to Rajishanti!

Small Steps: Happy 2nd birthday to Jonas and Aditya!

Freedom Zone: Happy 4th birthday to Theo!

Staff: Happy birthday to Nicki, Afsha, Harriet, Michaela, Sherry, Amy and Nabila!

Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.

Notes from Baby Studio: Ducklings - Amanda, Mary, Afsha and Martina: Focus: Christmas and Winter Fun! Firstly, we would like to welcome Ayodeji and say goodbye to Aariv and Hazel who are moving up to Small Steps this month! This month we will be doing lots of Christmas activities which cover the three prime areas of learning including looking at Christmas stories, craft activities and of course dancing to Christmas songs! We have also created a “Winter Wonderland” in our soft area for the children to experience winter in a warm and cosy environment. If you celebrate Christmas at home, let your baby help decorate the Christmas tree or house - it is a great way to let them explore things like colour, texture and in some cases smell.

Reminders: All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

Try to keep your child’s nails as short as possible to stop them from scratching themselves. If you struggle to trim them when they are awake, try when they are sleeping.

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We will continue to go out on walks so make sure your child’s coat is thick and warm. Please start providing woolly or warm hats as well as we don’t not have any spares at the setting.

Where your child attends all day, please provide 2 bottles for milk times - 1 for the morning and 1 for the afternoon - thank you.

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Target @ home : When you are out and about shopping or walking through the high street, take some time to look at the different decorations. It is great for sensory development!

Notes from Small Steps: Bunnies - Qani, Paulina, Gurpreet, Harriet and Sonia Focus: Christmas!

Firstly we would like to welcome Aariv and Hazel who are moving up into our room from Baby Studio.

We would like to say goodbye to Kiara and Aaron who are making the leap into Freedom Zone too! Lastly we would like to say a very sad goodbye to Paulina who is moving to Poland - we will miss you very much and thank you for everything! Her last day will be Thursday 17th December.

This month we will be focusing on everything festive whilst incorporating our children’s individual targets.

We will be creating our own Christmas Decorations, learning new words such as Santa, Reindeer, Presents and Christmas Tree, singing some Christmas songs and of course music and movement! We will be sending creations and art work home throughout December.

Reminders: All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

Please start providing woolly or warm hats AND gloves : We do go outside in all weathers and it is beginning to get cold. Please make sure you are providing a winter hat for you child each session as we do not have any spares in our room.

Complete you set homework: Please make sure you are working on the homework we set for you in order to support your children with their development and our parents in partnership. Post your evidence on the EyLog which we can then use to support working and evaluating their next set of targets.

If you have any old Christmas decorations including packs of cards you no longer require or are planning to get rid of - please consider donating them to us as we are always in need of pieces for creative activities or to decorate our room.

Dates for you diary and reminders: • •

Christmas Closure: Friday 24th December - close @ 4:00 pm

Christmas Closure: Monday 27th December to Monday 3rd January 2022 - we are closed for Christmas. We are open on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!

Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.

Notes from Freedom Zone: Cool Cats - Viviana, Charlotte, Sam, Sherry, Ellie, Nabila, Saptati , Michaela and Danielle Focus: Christmas and all things Festive!

As we welcome in December, Can we please ask that all children are bring in warm and thick coats, a woolly hat with gloves and a scarf. We do not have any spares on site and the weather is cold. We do not keep children from being outside as fresh air is important - so please bring them in! Children can now bring in their water bottles to encourage drinking water, we will be sending them how at the end of everyday.

We will be looking at the story of Christmas so if you do not want your child to take part in this learning, please let a practitioner from your room or your child’s key worker know. We will adapt our activities where possible. We will have lots of activities for the children to engage with over the month of December including creating their own Decorations, learning new songs and language focused around the celebration of Christmas and going out for walks around the local area to look at decorations.

If you are creating anything at home such as decorations, maybe get your child to bring one in for us so we can use it at group times like a ‘show and tell’. This will be a great confidence boost for children as they can show their friends and teachers. Similarly if you are going to any Christmas Markets, lights or displays/shows, post pictures on the EyLog and we can show the children using our tablets! If you require a Christmas card list, please ask at pick up or drop off times.

Reminders: All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

We will be sending all bags home over the Christmas period for you to replenish stock and possibly change the clothes in there if they are for summer or not longer fit. 

Please do not send in toys from home: We are not responsible for toys from home. If they go missing while at the setting, we cannot be held accountable for this. Where possible please avoid bringing toys in as they cause more upset when they go missing or have to remain in the child’s bag. If you use them to get them out of the house, please take them away with you when you drop off.

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The weather is changing - please make sure you are bringing in a coat/thick jacket and sturdy shoes so we can continue to go out on regular walks and get our daily dose of fresh air. Please also make sure that their outfits are also reflective of the weather - no thin summer dresses or shorts.

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Completing your set homework: We have set homework which runs for a period of 6 weeks to co-inside with your children’s targets at nursery. Please try your best to follow through with it as it helps them to move forward in their development and understanding of the world.

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If you have been asked for new or updated family photo’s please send these through as soon as possible. We would like to make books for areas which reflect the children's home life such as teeth brushing or cooking and eating at home. Please also send through some photo’s of these activities so we can develop this in Freedom Zone.

Covid Updates and Dates for you diary: All the dates and celebrations leading up to Christmas can be found on the last page of this newsletter. There will also be reminders via the EyLog Messages and ParentMail.

If you have any old Christmas decorations including packs of cards you no longer require or are planning to get rid of - please consider donating them to us as we are always in need of pieces for creative activities or to decorate our room.

All staff are continuing to test twice a week. Please continue to follow Government Guidelines as advised.

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Christmas Closures: Friday 24th December - close @ 4:00 pm

Christmas Closure: Monday 27th December to Monday 3rd January 2022 - we are closed for Christmas. We are open again on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!

Harvard Park Day Nursery’s Christmas Dates for your diaries - if you would like to swap days so your child can attend - please email us and we will accommodate where we can!

Wednesday 1st December - Christmas Post box is open!

Lists of names are available at pick up and drop offs. Please do not feel the need to post cards if you do not want to. Allow your children to write in them themselves - it is a great way to develop their fine motor skills and pencil control!

Friday 10th December - Christmas Post box is closed!

Today will be the final chance to post cards into the post box. We will be handing out all of your child’s Christmas creations and cards over the next 2 weeks!

Wednesday 15h December - Christmas Jumper Day and Children Christmas Lunch This is for all rooms: We will be holding a small fundraiser this day for the Royal Brompton Hospital which is a hospital that does amazing work and is one which is very close to our hearts. On this day we will kick start our Christmas activities with a Christmas Jumper day!

A donation of £2 may seem like nothing but it will continue to fund such hard work!

This applies to all rooms: Today Justyna will prepare a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings including party hats! Children will still have the opportunity to engage in lots of Christmassy activities.

Thursday 16th December - Children’s Christmas Tea Party– Fancy Dress or Party Dress Up It is a Dress up day for children so encourage your child to pick their favourite fancy dress outfit or Christmas jumper and join us in some festive fun!

Children will get the opportunity to engage is some fun Christmassy activities including wrapping stations and festive dancing! Santa will pop in to see us too both in the morning and in the afternoon! Lunch time will be a normal lunch and tea will be a tea party style tea time!

Friday 24th December- Pyjama day for everyone and 4:00 pm closure!

It’s Christmas eve and to make sure we are all ready for the next day we will be having a 4:00pm closure . Please be prompt when picking up your child as we all want to be home tucked up in bed ready for Santa to arrive! Please encourage your child to come in your favourite festive pyjamas and enjoy a relaxing Christmas eve. Lunch time will be a normal lunch and those in the afternoon will have a light tea and maybe a little bit hungry later in the evening.

We would like to thank our Harvard Park team for their hard work this year; and thank you our parents and carers of Harvard Park for your continued support and co-operation, we really do appreciate it!! We hope you have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We are back to nursery on Tuesday 4th January 2022!

Don’t forget during the holidays to upload pictures of your Christmas day and new years onto your EyLog’s. We would love to use them as talking points when we return in the new year.