Remembrance Day in Nursery

 Nursery made poppies and watched the CBeebies clip about World War One to know why we made them. 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears in Nursery

 This week Nursery have been focusing on 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. We have made bears and enjoyed exploring porridge oats, scooping and pouring them into different sized bowls. 

 We hope you have had a lovely weekend celebrating the Queen`s jubilee. Our Nursery children enjoyed their preparations and loved learning about the Queen. They produced some amazing paintings and really enjoyed their Red ,white and blue tea party. Here are just a few of the children dressed to celebrate.

Hello Mead Nursery families

Hello to our lovely Mead Nursery children and their families.
We are so sad that school is closed and we are not going to be here for a while to support our children in person.
A few people have been messaging asking for different things that they can do while the children are home.
Each morning at 9.30 a.m there is a Read write inc online session that teaches Set 1 sounds. This will help set the children up nicely for starting in Reception.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Alphablocks and Numberjacks are also very good. Cbeebies have a good range of online stoties

Away from screen time there are lots of things you can do to help develop your child's school readiness.

Counting-practise counting objects,stairs, plates -anything!
writing numbers

Mark making-drawing, letter formation, writing notes, name writing
playdough is also helpful for developing the muscles.
If you have the supplies this is a useful recipe.

The BEST Homemade Playdough
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup water
2 tsp cream of tarter
1/3 cup salt
1 TBS vegetable oil
gel food coloring
Instructions

Mix together all the ingredients, except the food coloring, in a medium saucepan.
Cook over low/medium heat, stirring. Once it begins to thicken, add the food coloring.
Continue stirring until the mixture is much thicker and begins to gather around the spoon.
Once the dough is not wet, remove and put onto wax paper or a plate to cool.


After cooling (30 minutes) knead playdough for a few seconds.

PLAY!

Reading stories and sharing together books

Then other school readiness ideas are
getting dressed
playing turn taking games such as snakes and ladders
good toileting skills.

Please keep us posted on how things are going and any support we can give to you on

eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.
The Nursery Team

Reception and Nursery Mother's Day stay and play

Important information for Reception and Nursery parents

Parents/Carers



In light of recent events which are happening globally, we have made the decision to cancel our Mother's day themed stay and play which was due to take place this Friday (20th) March.



We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but want to ensure the continued welfare of our children, staff and Mead community.



Many thanks



Reception Team

Nursery Newsletter Spring 2 Week 4

We hope you are having a good weekend and managing to keep cheerful.
This week we will be concentrating on those people in the childen`s lives that do so much for them and are so special.
'Our Mums'
The children will be reading Mum stories and talking about all the things that Mums do for them. They will be making a card and painting a lovely picture of their Mums. They will also be lacing hearts and trying to write Mum.



This week our focus book will be "My Mum is fantastic" by  Nick Butterworth.




This week's home challenge has a writing focus.
Can you write your name?
Have a try and write your name
If you can or nearly can, bring it into Nursery and we will give you one of these lovely 'I can write my name certificates'.





On  Friday we are hoping to hold our Mothers Day Stay and Make. Parents are invited to either stay when you drop off in the morning or attend up until 10.30 a.m and between 1.00 and 2.30.
There will be a range of activities for your child to do.
This will of course depend on any new guidance we receive about coronavirus


Coronavirus Update
We are receiving daily updates about the coronavirus implication for schools.
There is currently no cause for concern at the school, but we will keep you informed about any developments and ensure we are keeping the school clean to prevent the spread of any virus.
We are encouraging more thorough handwashing for the children.
In order to  prevent the spread of infection
Make sure you and your children follow these general principles to prevent spreading any respiratory virus:
Wash your hands often – with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or an alcohol-based sanitiser if soap and water aren’t available

We have been singing this song with the children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDHJW4r3elE&vl=en

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact with people who are sick
If you feel unwell, stay at home and don’t attend work or school
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home
The Department for Education has launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education and early years.

Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)





If you’re worried about your symptoms, please call NHS 111 – don’t go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment.


We now have the opportunity for our morning children to attend additional afternoon sessions if you have an appointment. These will cost 15 pounds for the extra lunchtime and afternoon session.
Bookings must be made by 12p.m on the previous Friday. Please talk to Nursery staff if you need some advice with this.

 


We will continue to listen out for good manners this week. We are proud of how well  the children are using them and so many more are saying a lovely good morning.






Request
If anybody has any sound books or comics that their child no longer needs we would be very grateful for them.


If your  child could borrow a book from our class lending library and then if you could send us a photo  and a short comment about your child and how much they enjoyed sharing their book. We now have 12 of our children and we would really like some more.
We will then print the pictures off and share them in the Nursery the pictures look wonderful.
Please  send the photos by email to 
eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk


We will be asking the children to find their name when they come in each session and add it to the tree. The children brought home their name card at the end of the last session, if you can help your child to be able to recognise their name and if they are ready start to write their name. We would appreciate it. 
The Newsletter will also be published on the EYFS blog. You can view this from the school website: http://www.mead.havering.sch.uk or by following the school facebook page.


Please  email staff if you have  any queries on eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk or feel free to pop in and see us if you have any concerns.

Kind regards,
The Nursery Team


Some of our lovely children busy at Nursery this week growing a seed and making their own bumble bee.

Nursery Newsletter Spring 2 Week 3

We hope you are having a good weekend.
Thank you so much for sending the children into school looking so amazing for World Book Day.
They had a really lovely time dressed up as their favourite characters and learnt a lot about the magic of books.Thank you to all the parents that came back to Nursery early so they could read with your child.We had a wonderful turn out and the children clearly loved it.


Thanks also to the parents that attended our Dementia coffee morning and made a donation .We do like to organise these events as we know some of our Mead families have been affected  .If you would like to donate there is still time.



This week our focus book will be Titch by Pat Hutchins. The children will be planting their own seed that we hope will grow and grow and grow.


This week`s home challenge has a maths focus.

To match our work on Titch can you ask an adult to bring in your answers to the following questions

Who is the tallest person in your house?
Who is the shortest person in your house?
How did you measure them?
Can you find 3 things taller than you?
Can you find 3 things shorter than you?






Coronavirus Update
We are receiving daily updates about the coronavirus implication for schools.
There is currently no cause for concern at the school, but we will keep you informed about any developments and ensure we are keeping the school clean to prevent the spread of any virus.
We are encouraging more thorough handwashing for the children.
In order to  prevent the spread of infection
Make sure you and your children follow these general principles to prevent spreading any respiratory virus:
Wash your hands often – with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or an alcohol-based sanitiser if soap and water aren’t available
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact with people who are sick
If you feel unwell, stay at home and don’t attend work or school
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home

If you’re worried about your symptoms, please call NHS 111 – don’t go directly to your GP or other healthcare environment.












We now have the opportunity for our morning children to attend additional afternoon sessions if you have an appointment. These will cost 15 pounds for the extra lunchtime and afternoon session.
Bookings must be made by 12p.m on the previous Friday. Please talk to Nursery staff if you need some advice with this.

 


We will continue to listen out for good manners this week. We are proud of how well  the children are using them and so many more are saying a lovely good morning.






Request
If anybody has any sound books or comics that their child no longer needs we would be very grateful for them.


If your  child could borrow a book from our class lending library and then if you could send us a photo  and a short comment about your child and how much they enjoyed sharing their book. We now have 10 of our children and we would really like some more.
We will then print the pictures off and share them in the Nursery the pictures look wonderful.
Please  send the photos by email to 
eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk


We will be asking the children to find their name when they come in each session and add it to the tree. The children brought home their name card at the end of the last session, if you can help your child to be able to recognise their name and if they are ready start to write their name. We would appreciate it. 
The Newsletter will also be published on the EYFS blog. You can view this from the school website: http://www.mead.havering.sch.uk or by following the school facebook page.


Please  email staff if you have  any queries on eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk or feel free to pop in and see us if you have any concerns.

Kind regards,

The Nursery Team