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Week Commencing 12th December 2022

Wonderland Day Nursery • January 9, 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 12th December 2022


This Week's Menu


This week we are following our Week 4 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the only planned change is within the orange text box above.

If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.



If your child is within the 3-5’s Age Group, this information can be found on the age groups notice board – which can be found outside the 3-5’s bathroom.

Current illness' at Wonderland


We have had a confirmed case of Scarlett fever within our 3-5’s age group today.

Working in partnership at Wonderland


If you would like a catch up with your child’s key carer at any time or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate in giving a member of the Management Team an email to arrange this. Our doors are always open. Corrin can arrange permanent session changes and Toni is able to book in extra sessions on your behalf. If you have any invoicing queries, please email our Accounts Team on the address below.


Accounts – accounts@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Babies – Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Hannah H – hannahh@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

2-3’s - Toni – toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

3-5’s – Emma E – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Extra sessions – toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk


Changes to your child’s usual booking pattern, if your child is leaving Wonderland - bookings@wonderlandnursery.co.uk


Hannah Bly is now on Maternity Leave. In Hannah’s absence please contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.


Staff Holiday


Week commencing 12th December - Leah

Monday 12th December - Lili C, Lara

Tuesday 13th December - Kelsie, Sarah T

Friday 16th December - Hannah H (pm)

Icknield center – 2-3's Christmas Concert


2-3’s - Taking place this Wednesday 14th December


The 2-3 children will be making their way onto stage at 3pm. The performance usually finishes approx. 3:30pm. Once the performance finishes and you have been handed back your child, you can visit a special visitor before leaving the center.


If you are unable to make the Christmas Concert and your child still attends Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon session, please email Toni to let her know your child will be in Wonderland’s Care throughout the afternoon.


We will then arrange dinner and transport back to Wonderland for your child.


Please also email Toni if your child DOES NOT usually attend Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon session, but you are going to bring them along to the Icknield Center to take part in the Christmas Concert, please can you drop your child to the center at 2:30pm.


If your child is attending the concert, please could we ask for a Christmas Jumper or Christmas T-shirt / dress to be bought into nursery by Monday 12th December.


If your child is meeting the rest of their peers at the Ickneild Center on the day, could we please ask for your child to come to the center dressed within their Christmas Jumper / t-shirt / outfit?


All children are able to go home after their Christmas Concert.


Please also ensure you have returned your child’s permission slip to a member of the 2-3’s Age Group by Monday 12th December 2022.


Toni’s email address is: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Pre-school – 3-5’s children – Icknield Centre


Taking place this Wednesday 14th December


The 3-5 children will be making their way on stage at aprox 3:30pm. The performance usually finishes just after 4:00pm. Once the performance finishes and you have been handed back your child, you can visit a special visitor before leaving the center. All children are able to go home after their Christmas Concert.


If you are unable to make the Christmas Concert and your child still attends Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon session, please email Emma E to let her know your child will be in Wonderland’s Care throughout the afternoon.

We will then arrange dinner and transport back to Wonderland for your child.


Please also email Emma E if your child DOES NOT usually attend Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon session, but you are going to bring them along to the Icknield Centre to take part in the Christmas Concert. If you are going to bring your child to the Icknield Center, please can you drop your child to the center at 3pm – Please could we also ask for your child to come to the center dressed within their Christmas Play Outfit.


Please can we ask for your child’s costume to be back at nursery by Monday 12th December 2022 within a named carrier bag.


Emma E’s email address is: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers Christmas 'Tiny Mites Sing-a-long'


Toddlers - Taking place this Wednesday 14th December (9.30am - 10am)


Please email Hannah H to confirm if you are attending. We are able to have two adults per child. This can also be Auntie’s Uncles and Grandparents if Parents cannot attend.


Please also email Hannah H to let her know if your child will be attending the Christmas Tiny Mites Sing a long and they do not usually attend Wonderland on a Wednesday morning. Please remember that your child will have to go home after the sing a long if a Wednesday morning is not their usual nursery session.


If you are attending, please arrive for a 9:30am start. This will finish around 10am.


Hannah H’s email address is: hannahh@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Welly Walk


The Babies have been...


Exploring how to roll cars down the path, as well as developing their imaginative play in their role play kitchen. The children have also been learning about brushing their teeth before mealtimes.


Next week they will be...

Creating Christmas mark making and snowflake stamping Explore the snow that has arrived, making footprints in the snow Encouraging animal noises from story books

The Toddlers have been...


Shape hunting around the nursery developing their physical skills crouching down low and stretching up high pointing to the hidden shapes. The children have also been ink stamping Christmas patterns on paper as well as having their very own elf picnic. Christmas crafts have been under way and the children have loved decorating their own pieces of work.


Next week we will be...

Christmas dressing up and creating Christmas hats for Christmas dinner. Tiny mites Christmas concert Exploring textures through body play.

The 2-3's have been...


Enjoying the Wonderful snow! They had great fun exploring the nature of snow, taking part in snowball fights, and building snow men together. They have been creating Christmas tree pictures whilst talking about their own Christmas trees, if they have one. They have also been talking about other Christmas traditions.


This week's book of the week is: Santa's 12 Days of Christmas


Next week we will be...

Exploring a snow and ice inspired sensory tray. They will be taking part in Christmas puppet shows and roleplay games. They will also be following Rudolph to find Santa in the garden as part of a Christmas clue hunt.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s


Our topic is – Following our children's interests & Christmas


Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics


Continuing to create our very own letters to Father Christmas and Christmas cards to post within our 3-5’s Post Office! The children have also explored our Christmas Bakery this week to develop their finger muscles.


Please check your 3-5’s Parents Memo for a way in which to support your child’s Phonics development at home.


Our Mathematical focus has been...

We have been sharing the story of ‘Father Christmas’ Needs a Wee!’ Whilst focusing on developing our awareness of nominality – number labels and names.

As well as this we have been continuing to explore our 5 Frames using Christmas Stars, Christmas button trees and Christmas baubles as well as using Christmas decorations and our weighing scales.


Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Exploring our touch screen computers to create a range of marks on the screen using our finger.

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring a range of Christmassy Elf tasks, such as writing to Father Christmas, wrapping presents, writing Christmas Cards and role playing in Father Christmas’ sleigh!


Next week we will be…


Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests + Christmas.


Continuing to get ready for our Christmas Play – Away In a Manger, as well as enjoying lots of Christmas activities and events such as Christmas Lunch!!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

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