Bright Stars – October 2021

HOMEWORK:
Have you seen this month’s homework? Why not go on a lovely autumn walk and collect natural resources for us to use in our play? This could be conkers, leaves, pinecones, and twigs. Please bring these in and give to a member of staff and add photos on Babysdays. We cannot wait to see what you find on your walk!

GENTLE REMINDERS:

• With the weather changing again please can we ensure children are bringing in coats and wellies for when they go outside
• Please can we remind you that if your child receives 30-hour funding you will need to re confirm every 3 months. If not, you could lose the funding.
• We love to have family pictures in the room for the children to see them, if you can print some out or email them to us to print, that would be amazing. The children love finding their photo as this gives them the sense of home when unsettled too.
• Please ensure on collection or drop off that you ring the doorbell, do not assume that the person in the office has seen you to ring the room. Sometimes we are in meetings or on calls. Please look for eye contact from Kirsty or Diane and if we give you a wave, we know you are here and will alert the room.
• Our policy is that if your child needs Calpol before they arrive, they should not attend the setting as this indicates they are not well enough to be here. So if you need to give them Calpol then please keep them home until they are well enough to return.
• Please be courteous of others when parking in the car park, do not block the entrance or park in the middle of the car park. We are very aware that we do not have a large car park but if we all did our bit to park the best we can, it will be a lot easier for everyone 😊
• Can you remember to label your child’s clothes please and whilst we are still seeing some sun we will need sun cream in their bag.
• Can we encourage you all not to bring toys in from home? It is very upsetting for a child if it gets lost or stolen.
• Baby room parents – the bell can be a bit temperamental, so please make sure you press it hard. If no response, just give a little tap on the window to alert the staff.
• A reminder that if you bring a packed lunch in for your child, it needs to be balanced and there should be NO NUTS under any circumstances. We are a no nut setting due to 2 severe allergies. This means no chocolate spreads or Nutella products please.

Thank you for understanding.