Mighty oaks Welly Wednesday

We are planning to start our Welly Wednesday sessions on the 23rd September.  Please check the list below to see which activity your child is taking part in.

Orange group: am in the forest, pm cooking

Blue group: am in the forest, pm cooking

Green group:  am in the forest, pm cooking

Yellow group:  am cooking, pm in the forest

Purple group: am cooking, pm in the forest

Red group:  am cooking, pm in the forest

If your child is going to the forest please ensure that you send them with named wellies and appropriate outdoor clothes e.g. old jeans, a waterproof coat and so on.  If you are unsure which colour group your child is in please just ask at the gate at drop off or collection time.

Thank you for your support

Mrs Lisa Curnow

Homes topic

If your child is in the older room for 3 and 4 year old’s called Mighty oaks, our current theme is “Homes”.  Please can you support this topic by sending in a photograph of your home and a picture of your family.  We will talk about these pictures and display them in class next week and would ideally like to share them on Monday 7th September.

Thank you for your support in advance.

Lisa Curnow

Start of term

Thank you for all of your patience at the start of term with our new dropping off and collection arrangements.  The children have coped really well and we are super proud of them.

Going forward, we would love to share your child’s progress using the app evidence me.  This allows us to share photographs of your child with you and for you to send in pictures of their progress at home.  If you would like to participate in this please email your permission to the office stating that you would like to take part in the parent share aspect of evidence me.  The office email address is newdale.nursery@taw.org.uk

In addition, we would like you to check that you have put names on your child’s possessions so that we can ensure that we send them home with the correct things.  This needs to include their water bottles, coats, pack lunch boxes and school bags.

Please also register on the website as a parent/carer with a child in nursery.  As communication is digital we need to ensure that you receive all of the messages and this enables you to receive the latest information.

On a final note, if your child is in the Mighty oaks room please can you send in a family photograph next week for display on the wall.  Our topic this term is all about our homes and we will be talking about our families on Monday.

 

Thanks for all your support

Lisa Curnow

Nursery teacher

Start and end of day update

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, please can we thank you for your support in following the system around the school this morning. Children came in happy and smiling, ready for another day of learning. There were lots of children coming into school independently, especially in Key Stage 2 which is a real help to us when considering the number of people we have on site at any one time. The staff on duty wish to thank you for your co-operation.  We are hopeful that this system will not be in place forever, but for now we feel it is the best system in order to keep everyone as safe as possible.

The main school gates will not be open to parents and pupils before 8.30am in the morning and 3.00pm in the afternoon.  Please remember, you have from 8.40am until 9.00am to get your children into school, which may help you when considering your morning arrangements.

You may be aware that some of the residents who live adjacent to our school raised some concerns regarding parking on their property this morning. Where possible, please can you walk to school. We are aware that space is limited for cars and ask that you are considerate in where you park if you are arriving at school in a vehicle. Please do not park in the spaces which are marked with numbers, as these numbers indicate the parking spaces that belong to the property. Likewise, please can we ask that you are considerate to other road and pavement users when parking.

You may also wish to consider parking a little bit further away from school and walking up from there.

The police and Community Support Officers will have a much higher presence at our key entry and exit times in order to support congestion outside of school.

As I have mentioned before, our systems are continually under review. Rest assured, we are trying our best to ensure your children’s safety is our main priority.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.

 

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Nursery – Collection

From tomorrow Thursday 3rd September, we kindly ask that children in Mighty Oaks be dropped off and collected from the nursery garden at the rear of the school.  Access is via the main school gates, turning right and following the path to the school hall/delivery bay, you will see the garden on your left.  Thank you.

Nursery Activities Friday 17th July

Good morning nursery, it is a special funky Friday today as it is our last day before the holidays!

Today will be our last suggested activities in the current format (we have put together some fun activities for you to take part in on a weekly basis over the summer if you wish).

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I have enjoyed putting together resources for you to take part in over the weeks, but really all the lovely learning and growing has been achieved by your own families. You have all worked so hard so you should be very proud of yourselves!

If you are starting Ladybugs, moving to Mighty Oaks or beginning your journey into our Reception in September, just know that we all feel the same and the staff are ready with warm hearts and big smiles to continue to help you grow and learn. A huge good luck and virtual cuddles to all our children that are moving to different schools, we know you will make everyone proud and flourish!

We hope you have a relaxing summer holidays, we all deserve it I think! I for one will be wishing for some sunshine and hoping you all have lots of fun!

Take care and keep safe.

See you soon, Mrs Cleobury :)

Nursery Activities Monday 13th July

Good morning nursery,

Welcome to our final week of our suggested activities in the current format. It has been over 12 weeks since we began our daily planning, we hope that you have found it useful! Throughout the summer holidays, nursery will continue to provide fun weekly activities for you to take part in if you wish :)

Our final week will be a fun week, we have all worked so hard and we are so so proud of you all! Please see below for our first activities which include a walk to collect resources to make a picture.

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Have a lovely day, take care.