December Newsletter

Topic of the month
This month’s topic is ‘Toys’ which is broken down into four weeks.
• Puppets
• Teddies and dolls
• Mechanical toys
• Christmas

The children will be doing a variety of different activities in their rooms throughout the month to support the children’s learning and development of this subject.

Open day
On Saturday 3rd February we are having an open day at the nursery between 12.00pm – 3. 00pm.We are currently offering a promotion of £50 OFF 1 month’s fees if you recommend a family member or friend to the nursery when they sign up with us. So please spread the word. Please note this will be on first come first serve basis.

Accounts
If you have any questions / queries in regards to your child/s account please contact Pritpal Birdi directly as she is now responsible for accounts.

Funding
If you are entitled to either the 15hours 2year and 3year old funding or 30hours funding. Please can you ensure you collect the correct funding form from the office. Furthermore the forms must be completed and returned to the office no later than Friday 15th December 2017 failure to do so will result in your loss of entilment .

If you have any further questions please speak to Maria within the office.

Weather change
Winter is approaching and the weather is getting colder now. We have a duty to ensure children play outdoors everyday as it is key to their health, learning and development. Therefore, we kindly ask for parents to provide children with appropriate clothing to play outdoors, such as a warm coat, hat, gloves and scarf. Furthermore, can you please ensure your child has suitable footwear with closed shoes or boots. If your child wears slippers in the room can you also provide alternative footwear for the garden.

Clothing
We would like to remind parents to please label your child’s clothing. This helps to ensure that clothing does not go missing or accidently taken home by another parent etc.
We would like to also request you provide sufficient spare clothing for your child on a daily basis.

WOW Cards
Please can we remind parent to complete Wow cards for your children a t home and outside of the nursery. Blank WOW cards can be found displayed outside your child’s room.

Testimonials
We kindly ask parents to send us testimonials giving feedback on the nursery and your child’s room. if you could kindly email them to monkeypuzzlecatford@hotmail.com this would be greatly appreciated.

Diary date reminders
• Christmas Carols/ father Christmas- Wednesday 20th December
The times for the Christmas carols are as follows:
Tweenies and Babies 4:00-4:30pm
Pre-school and Toddlers 4.30-5:00pm
Please can you support us in giving it a really festive feel by dressing your child in something ‘Christmassy’

Please advise the rooms if you are attending, please be aware that it is a maximum of two adults per family.

• Christmas Jumper day – Thursday 14th and Friday 15th December 2017

• Christmas dinner -Thursday 14th December 2017, if your child does not normally attend on this date please email the office to book in for an extra day no later than Tuesday 28th November 2017. Please note we will operate on a first come first serve basis therefore, book in advance so you avoid disappointment.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE
We will be closed for Christmas from Friday 22nd December (early closure 12.30pm). We will re-open for the new year on Tuesday 2nd January 2018.

Front Door
Thank you to all parents who are following our security procedures, particularly not allowing others to access the building.
Parents are not permitted to allow any other parents access to the nursery building, as stated within our policies and procedures. Be assured we have CCTV and know when parents are awaiting entry.
A staff member will allow you entry as soon as possible. Furthermore, please ensure you close the main door securely when entering/exiting the building. When your child is being collected by someone who is unfamiliar to the nursery, we kindly ask that you explain our door policy to avoid a breach of our security protocols.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Here’s wishing you a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year! May you and your family cherish the wonderful memories, of love, care and hope. May you live life in joy and peace. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

From all at Monkey Puzzle Catford