Blog Post
Week Commencing 1st November 2021
Wonderland Day Nursery • October 29, 2021
Wonderland Weekly News
WC 1st November 2021
Who can I contact within my child’s age group?
If you have any questions about your child’s age group, worries or concerns please feel free to email the corresponding room mentor. Here are their email address’:
Babies – Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
Toddlers – Nichola - nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
2-3’s – Toni – toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
3-5’s – Emma E – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
This Week's Menu
This week we are following our yummy Week 4 Autumn/Winter menu.
There are no planned changes. If anything changes throughout the week these will be communicated with you via your child’s individual hand over sheet.
Sickness
We have had cases of sickness within our Baby Unit and 2-3’s Room this week. Please can we remind all parents to ensure they are keeping their children away from nursery until they are 48 hours clear of their last bought of sickness.
Zoo Lab
Thursday 4th November
We are delighted to confirm Zoo Lab have rebooked their visit to nursery on the morning of Thursday 4th November. Zoo Lab will be bringing a range of animal / insect visitors into nursery for the children to explore and learn about.
Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry account to see the children enjoying this session.
16th November – Photo Day
We are pleased to confirm we have booked ‘ElGood Photography’ to attend Wonderland on 16th November. If you would like your child to have a change of outfit for their photo, please place this in a named carrier bag and let your child’s key-carer know on their arrival to nursery that day.
If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Tuesday and you wish for them to still have their picture taken, please email emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk to arrange a time that you can pop in with your child. Nearer the time, we will allocate times to those parents and children who are ‘popping in.’
Zoom Parents Meetings
Throughout the month of November, we are providing the opportunity for you to book a ‘catch up’ with your child’s key carer. This will be a 15-minute Zoom meeting where you can talk to your child’s key carer about your child’s progression and ask any questions you may have.
If you would like to book a meeting, please email the mentor of your child’s age group. Here are their email address:
Babies – Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
2-3’s – Toni – toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
3-5’s – Emma E –
emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
Parents meetings and working in partnership with 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.
Babies – Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
2-3’s – Toni – toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
3-5’s – Emma E –
emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk
50 Things to do before you are 5!
Why not download the ’50 things to do app’ and select Hertfordshire for a range of home learning ideas, as well as ideas of no cost local activities to help improve your child’s language, Literacy, motor skills and resilience?
Children in need - Week Commencing 8th November
It’s coming to that time of year again where Wonderland raise’s money for Children In Need! We will be wearing PJY’s for a day, dressing up as our favourite superheroes, selling cakes, selling teas and coffee’s, encouraging the children to take on a sponsored challenge such as taking part in a dance a thon and sponsoring our staff members to take on daily challenges.
Watch this space….More information to follow!
The Babies have been...
Exploring pumpkins and using Halloween stamps to develop their understanding of how to make marks as well as exploring crazy foam play.
Next week we will be...
Creating their very own firework pictures using paint and tools to create a range of marks, exploring the sensory tent to explore their senses and different textures, chalk drawings during their garden play and exploring the messy play trays.
The Toddlers have been...
Creating a range of Halloween crafts using their hands and feet as well as other mark making equipment and textures. As well developing their awareness of environmental sounds whilst exploring the nursery garden. The Toddlers then experimented with making their own sounds using their bodies, toys and other equipment they could find. The Toddlers have also been developing their communication skills by singing a variety of nursery rhymes.
Next week we will be...
Creating firework pictures, moving their whole bodies to music and exploring colour in a variety of ways. The Toddlers will also be exploring the story of Dear Zoo and meeting the insects and animals bought into nursery via Zoo Lab.
The 2-3's have been...
Taking part in lots of different Halloween themed activities this week. The children have particularly enjoyed creating their very own Halloween potions, using tools to mix and stir their potions whilst exploring the colour changes in their water. The children have also been investigating their Halloween spaghetti whilst finding hidden spiders. The children then used their Mathematical language to count how many spiders they found. Finally, the children have also enjoyed baking and decorating their very own Halloween biscuits.
Next week we will be...
The children will be making firework pictures using flowers and creating sparkly mobiles using CD’s and glitter. The children will also be exploring a small world tuff tray learning about animals and their habitats.
The 3-5's have been...
Our new topic is – Halloween!
Our Topic activities has been…
Creating their very own insect houses using twigs, sticks and leaves as well as using scissors carefully to have a go at following different shaped lines to reach Autumnal objects.
Our Phonics focus has been…Identifying and recognising our own names, having a go at forming recognisable letters and giving meaning to the marks we make, identifying the sounds of letters and feeding them to our letter monster!
Our Mathematical focus has been… Creating pictures and models using our 2d shapes as well as matching and recognising numbered pumpkins with their corresponding number of pumpkin seeds.
Next week we will be...
Our new topic is – Black History Month, Fireworks and Diwali!
The children will be sharing the stories of Rosa Parks, Pele and Martin Luther King to develop their knowledge about influential black figures from the past as well as learning about the story of Rama and Sita and creating their very own Rangoli patterns and Diya Lamps.
Our Phonics focus will be…
Forming letters and patterns using our fingers in coloured trays of rice, practicing segmenting, and blending a range of CVC words such as c-a-t and h-a-t.
Our Mathematical focus will be…
Using 2d shapes to create patterns and colourful shape pictures to create own very own Rangoli patterns, recognising numerals 1 – 10 and matching these to the correct amount of conkers.
Thank you for your continuing support.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend.
The Wonderland management team.
