Oak Tree Pre-School Nursery
Newsletter
New Year Edition 2017
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the first nursery newsletter of 2017. We hope you and your families all
had a wonderful Christmas and new year and we are looking forward to another exciting
year, with you and your child. We would also like to welcome all the new children and
parents that have joined Oak Tree.
Staffing
Shireen’s last day at the nursery will be 10th March 2017 as she starts her maternity
leave. We look forward to hearing forthcoming news of her second child. We would like
to thank her for all her hard work and wish her the very best of luck.
Dates for your Diary
Winnie the Pooh Day! – 18th January 2017 – Toddler 2 Group
Chinese New Year – 26th January 2017 – could all parents please dress their children
in something red on this day to celebrate the occasion. We have Chinese parents
coming to talk to the children about how they celebrate the New Year in China.
Pancake Day – 28th February 2017
World Book Day – 2nd March 2017 - parents can dress the children in their favourite
character in a book. Further details will be posted on notice board
St Patricks Day – 17th March 2017 – further details will be posted on notice board
Parent Questionnaire
You should by now have received an email attaching a parent questionnaire for you to
complete. We would be grateful if you could please complete this and return to
[email protected] or post it in the red post box at the nursery. We would
welcome all constructive feedback to help us provide you with a better learning
experience for your child at Oak Tree. If you have not received one, please speak to a
senior member of staff who will provide you with a copy.
Breakfast Club! – PreSchool Room only
Due to popular demand, we shall still be continuing breakfast club in the New Year. For
those children who have joined the pre-school group, we would like to invite all parents,
grandparents, relatives of the preschool room children to join us for breakfast with
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their children between 8am and 845am. Please speak to Candice and Lesley for more
information.
Toddler 2 this term
In brief, the following topics have been scheduled for this group. Further details of
parent participation and help will be provided on the notice board or by the Toddler 2
team directly.
This month T2 will talk about teddy bears e.g. stories, activities, role plays etc. On 18th
January they will celebrate a Winnie the Pooh Day! Further details are posted on the
door so please keep a look out. In the last week of January they will focus on colours.
In February, T2 will focus on shapes, senses, music and Valentine’s Day activities. In
March the focus will be on Zoo animals, transport, tasting fruits and Mother’s Day
activities.
Pre-School this term
In brief, the following topics have been scheduled for this group. Further details of
parent participation and help will be provided on the notice board or by the Pre-school
team.
During the month of January and February the theme will be on 'All about me' with
each week different activities related to the topic. We will talk about our
similarities/differences in comparison to others. We will be looking at our families,
traditions, family special occasions etc. We will discuss where we live, our homes (inside
our houses) and things we can see in our local area. We will talk about our body in terms
of what we can do using different parts of the body, looking at the pictures of us as
babies and how we have changed. We will discuss being healthy including what we eat
and
exercises,
we
will
also
talk
about
our
senses
and
emotions.
In March, our theme will be 'The Untraditional Tales'. Each week the children will take
part in activities based around a particular book and this will be linked into World Book
Day.
Parent Helpers
We are looking for parent helpers to come in and help out in the
classroom. We would very much appreciate it if you could give 1 hour
of your week or more if possible to come in and help out. We pride
ourselves in making your child’s learning journey a detailed, exciting
document for you to take with you when your child leaves our
setting, as you can imagine this takes time and we want to spend as
much time with your child as possible, therefore, it would be a huge help if you would be
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able to file the children’s observations and learning journeys for us, if you have any
time at all please speak to Joanna. Equally if you or a family member would like to come
in and play or make cakes, read stories, dress up etc., please speak to Joanna or senior
member of staff
Charities
Thank you for your generous donations for the Lunch bowl Charity, we raised over £100
to help the children in Africa. We will keep you posted in due course of any further
fund raising activities.
Administration
Nursery Email address
The main email address for the nursery is [email protected]. The nursery
website is www.oaktree4kids.co.uk.
Please email Joanna on the email address below if your child is unwell, informing us
of your holiday dates, any changes of personal information and if you need to
make an appointment to speak to one of the staff members.
Joanna - [email protected]
Updated Emergency information
Please could you inform the nursery of any changes to your emergency information we
hold. It is important we keep the information up to date and current.
Updating Policies & Procedures
We are in the process of updating our policies and procedures. Our current
P&P is available for download on our website at www.oaktree4kids.co.uk .
Absences and illnesses
We would appreciate if you can inform the nursery as soon as possible if your child is
going to be away on holiday and specify dates on an email directly to Joanna mentioned
in the front of this newsletter.
If your child is unwell and cannot attend the nursery,
please call the nursery on 020 8715 1115 before 9am on the day and leave a
message. If you cannot call and need to email, please use Joanna’s direct email address.
Thank you.
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Morning arrival time & Collection time
Parents are kindly asked if all children would arrive at the nursery promptly by 9.15am
at the latest for Toddler One and Two children and 9.00am at the latest for PreSchool children as we have circle time where all the children sit in a circle, a register is
taken and the activities begin. If you are late, there may be a wait at the door as the
staff are with the children so please be patient. It’s nice for the children to be at the
nursery at the start of the sessions.
The doors for the nursery will open at 4:30pm and 6pm respectively. If you do need to
collect your child early, please could you call the nursery in advance so that we can
make sure your child is ready for collection.
Change in weather and clothing
The weather in the UK is unpredictable; please ensure your child is dressed
appropriately for all the weather as we do take the children out for walks and outdoors
on a daily basis. Please also ensure spare clothes have been brought in for your child in
case we do need to change them if they get wet or dirty and also indoor shoes as well if
you haven’t already done so.
Car Parking – print your permit
Parking in the Churchyard is for authorised personnel only, holding a valid permit.
Please refrain from parking or turning your car in the churchyard as this is private
property owned by the Church. From time to time the Church will lock their gates so
please leave access leading up to gates clear for emergency vehicles.
Merton Council have informed enforcement officers that if parents are dropping
off/collecting children from Oak Tree Pre-school Nursery and parked in the allocated
pay & display parking bays in the adjacent streets, they will be given a 10
minutes grace period if and only if, parents clearly display the permit available on the
website at www.oaktree4kids.co.uk under the current parents tab. If you have made an
appointment to see the Nursery staff and it will take longer than 10 minutes, please
play the associated parking fee. Please make sure it is clearly visible on the
dashboard.
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