Activity of the Month

Spaghetti Firework Painting

Cook some spaghetti until it is soft and drain well.

Add the spaghetti into your colour choice of paint. This works well with orange, red, blue and green.

Once the spaghetti is completely covered then your child/ren can get handfuls of spaghetti and place onto dark coloured paper to create firework displays.

 

Menu of the Month

Cowboy Casserole with Cheesy Mash

Ingredients

16 Thin Sausages

1 Pepper (Sliced)

Baby Corn

1 Onion (Chopped)

Mushrooms (Chopped)

Carrots (Peeled and Chopped)

1 Can of Baked Beans

Gravy

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200oC/Gas Mark 6

Cut the sausages into small pieces. Put these into a deep tin and bake in the oven for 10-15minutes until just golden brown.

Add the pepper, baby corn, onion, mushrooms, carrots, beans and gravy.

Cover with foil or a lid and cook for a further 25-30minutes.

Serve hot with a cheesy mash potato.

 

Microwave Chocolate Sponge Pudding

Ingredients

4oz Butter

4oz Sugar

3oz Self Raising Flour

1/2 Tsp Baking Powder

1oz Chocolate Powder

2 Eggs (Large Beaten)

Method

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale.

Add the eggs, flour, chocolate powder and baking powder and mix together.

Put into a microwave proof bowl and cover with clingfilm.

Cook in the microwave for 5 minutes.

When done immediately but carefully remove the clingfilm.

If springy to touch then serve immediately.

If not springy then cook for a further minute.

Serve with custard or cream.

 

 

 

 

 

Events and Activities from Now until July 2018

Events and Activities which are happening from now until Christmas 2018

Parents Breakfast Tuesday 9th October 8.30am

If your child attends on this day then we would like to invite parents to join us for one of Brenda’s delicious breakfasts. Please let your child/rens key person know if you would like to join us.

 

Wednesday 31st October – Halloween Fun Day – for children who attend on this day

Please come to Nursery dressed in your spooky outfits.

Some activities we will be doing:

Pumpkin Carving,

Baking biscuits

Apple bobbing

Searching for spooky objects in slime

Making witches hats

Messy play with jelly and coloured spaghetti

Watch out for our very spooky lunch

 

Sunday 4th November 2.00pm-4.00pm Halloween and Bonfire Party – All children welcome and parents to stay

Please come dressed up and join in the sparkle and spookiness of this fun filled party. Once it turns dark you will be able to watch some fireworks and sparklers.

 

Monday 5th November – Bonfire Fun Day – for children who attend on this day

Some activities we will be doing

Making sparklers

Chocolate Apples

Junk modelling rockets

Splatter painting fireworks on a large scale

We will be having a bonfire lunch

 

Tuesday 6th November – Diwali Festival of Light

We will be talking to the children about Diwali and making colourful pictures, cards, lanterns, Diwa candle holders, painting henna designs on hands and making Rangoli patterns

 

Tuesday 6th November – Grandparents Day

If your child attends on this day then we would like to invite all Grandparents to come and join in the fund at Nursery. We will be holding 2 sessions one at 10.30am-11.30am and one at 2.30pm-3.30pm. Please let your child/rens key person know if you would like to join this event.

 

Thursday 8th November – Parents Evening – 6.10pm onwards

A time slot for all parents to speak to their child’s Key Person. Please book your slot. Each slot is 10 minutes long.

 

Friday 16th November – Children in Need

We will be doing a Baby Shark themed Children in Need this year – more information to follow.

On Friday 16th please can you send your child/ren dressed in spots. If your child doesn’t attend that day then please feel free to dress your child in spots during the week.

We will be doing lots of fun activities during the week.

We will also be holding a spotacular cake stall in the entrance the week commencing 12th November, all proceeds will be going towards Children in Need.

So please get baking and join in the fun.

 

Tuesday 4th at 10.30am and Wednesday 5th December at 2.30pm – Christmas Play

We are about to start rehearsing for our Christmas play. This years play will be The Snowman at Sunset.

Don’t worry if your child does not attend any of these days, they can still attend just for the play and if we can, we will swap sessions to make it easier. however due to extremely high occupancy figures this may not be possible. We would like all children to take part in one of the plays – from baby room to the pre-school room.

More information about the play, costumes and which day your child will take part will follow shortly. All family members are welcome to come to watch the plays – please give the staff a rough idea of how many will be watching so we know how many will be attending. Again due to high numbers we may have to limit the amount of family members but please ask as we love it when Grandparents etc. come to watch.

 

Thursday 6th December – Photo Day

If you would like to bring clean clothes for your child’s photo, please feel free. If your child does not attend nursery this day please book in a time slot for your child to have their photo’s taken. All photo’s will be back in time for Christmas.

 

Thursday 13th December – Christmas Party

We will be dancing, playing games and having lots of fun.

We have a very special visitor who will be returning to Nursery as all my Little Acorns have been extremely good this year. Bringing Father Christmas to Nursery are 2 of his special reindeers – yes, we have 2 real reindeers who will be in the Nursery garden alongside our grotto – the reindeers will be at Nursery from 2.00pm-4.00pm. Please help staff make this a big surprise and not mention it to your child/ren. If your child does not attend this day, please bring them along to join in the fun – parents or a responsible adult (over 16) will need to stay with them due to staff:child ratios.

More information about the party will be given closer to the time.

 

Friday 14th December – Christmas Jumper Day

We will all be wearing Christmas Jumpers so please send your child/ren into Nursery with their festive jumpers/t-shirts on to join in the fun.

 

Thursday 20th December – Christmas Lunch

Brenda will be rustling us up one of her fab Christmas Lunches. Due to number, the Christmas Lunch will be for the children who normally attend on this day. A menu will follow closer to the day.

 

Father Christmas Trip – Pre-school children only

A date will be arranged and letters sent out to visit Father Christmas in York.

Further information to follow.

 

Many Thanks

Sarah and Staff