Blog Post
Week Commencing 30th January 2023
Wonderland Day Nursery • February 20, 2023
Wonderland Weekly News
WC 30th January 2023
This Week's Menu
This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu
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
In addition to the usual coughs and colds right across the nursery, there are also the following illnesses:
Babies – Impetigo, and a potential case of Scarlet Fever – this has not been confirmed but is being treated as a case.
Toddlers – Sickness.
2-3’s – A confirmed case of Scarlet Fever.
3-5’s – Coughs and colds.
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 – Hannah H – hannahh@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 30th January - Asma
Friday 3rd February - Karin
Monday 6th February - Karin
Tuesday 7th February - Florrie
Collection lateness
A big thank you to those parents who give us a call to let us know that they are stuck in traffic or are running late to collect their child at the end of their nursery session.
If you are regularly late to collect your child after the 6pm session finish time we will have to add a late collection charge to your next invoice, regardless of the 15 minute rule.
Please be mindful that staff members have their own children to collect after their shift has finished, their own appointments to attend once their working day is complete as well as catching the unreliable public transport home.
If you do arrive after 6pm, we are unfortunately not able to give a full handover. However we will of course hand over important information regarding your child’s day.
We thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
Spare clothing and changes of clothes
Please can we ask if your child has been sent home in spare clothes that belong to Wonderland that these are returned. Please could we also ask you to make sure your child has several changes of underwear, socks, tops and trousers within their own red nursery bag. Please ensure all items are named.
Children’s dummies
If your child has a dummy at nursery, please can we ask for this to be bought into nursery in a plastic container? Could we also ask that this is named? This ensures hygiene is maintained and limits the chance of any going missing.
Tapestry – sharing home observations
Did you know you can share what your child has been getting up to outside of nursery care by uploading an observation to your child’s Tapestry Account? This will support the Wonderland Team in ensuring your child’s individual interests are supported within their time at nursery. If you are unsure of how to do this, please ask a member of the Wonderland Team.
The Babies have been...
Exploring a variety of sensory media this week including yoghurt, paint, and water. They have been developing their hand and eye coordination by building towers and knocking them down once they have made them the size they want. The babies have been very fascinated this week by objects that spin and have been learning about different mechanisms like switches and lock boards.
Next week we will be...
Exploring wooden sensory cups for stacking as well as reading stories with flaps and creating a baking tuft tray incorporating new words such as mix, stir and cake.
The Toddlers have been...
Exploring their heuristic toy basket placing and stacking rings on top of each other. They have also been getting busy in the kitchen creating their own pizza and choosing what toppings they would like to use.
Next week we will be...
Creating our very own artwork for valentine’s day using different resources such as tissue paper and paint. The children will be learning about their 5 senses by taking part in playdough containing a variety of spices. The children will be exploring water play with lemons, limes and oranges and trying to work out the different smells they exude.
The 2-3's have been...
Making their own pizza’s by adding toppings to wraps to enjoy. They have been creating animals using the playdough. They have also been making and decorating fans to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Next week we will be...
Exploring colours and listening to the story ‘Mrs. Rainbow’. They will be printing natural objects into clay to create patterns and will be exploring a range of natural objects. They will also be enjoying yoga.
Story of the week - Mrs Rainbow
Pre-school – The 3-5’s
Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests – Ice play, Mary Poppins, Dragons (noticing ‘steam’ coming from my mouth in wintry weather,’) Measuring.
Our Phonics focus have been…
Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 - Rhythm and rhyme
The aim of this aspect is to develop the children’s knowledge of rhythm and rhyme within speech.
The children have been sharing the story of ‘There’s a Bear on My Chair!’
At home you could:
Continue to share stories, songs and explore clapping out syllables in words. There is also a fabulous memorizing show by CBeebies called Magic Hands which has lots of mini programmes about poems and rhymes for children.
The children have also continued to explore the stories of:
Rain, When a dragon meets a baby
Our Mathematical focus has been...
Sharing a variety of wintery pictures, looking at the detail and communicating what we notice, exploring measuring using non standard units as well as measuring tape and exploring Mathematical problems using their 5 frames.
At home extension task – Can you find a one, a two and a three whilst out and about this weekend!?
Why not go out for a nice walk and look for examples of amounts of one, two and three in the environment with your child. This activity is another fantastic way of your child developing their concept imagine of one, two and three which is a brilliant number sense skill and foundation for the rest of their Mathematical calculation development further on during their Mathematical journey. Share these on your child’s Tapestry account.
Key tip / please remember ……
Encourage the children to use their subitising skills rather than counting, by asking: - What do you see? - How do you see it?
Our STEM activities this week have been…..
Exploring floating and sinking with our home made boats as well as playing cup golf!
Our Topic focus have been…
Burns Night and Luna New Year as well as… Creating a variety of Luna New Year crafts, such as a bunny silhouette, lanterns and their very own dragons. As well as developing the children’s interests in ice, the children will be exploring the patterns they notice within their ice cubes and exploring symbolic animal sounds throughout their small world play.
Next week we will be…
Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests - birthday’s, ice creams, space, Jack and the Bean Stalk.
Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 – Rhythm and rhyme
Continuing to develop the children’s interest and knowledge of rhythm and rhyme within speech.
The children will be sharing the story of ‘Oi Frog!’
At home you could:
Continue to share stories, songs and explore clapping out syllables in words. There is also a fabulous memorizing show by CBeebies called Magic Hands which has lots of mini programmes about poems and rhymes for children.
Below are a few of the key texts the children will be exploring next week:
Oi Frog, Journey Into Space
Our Mathematical focus next week will be...
Exploring capacity whilst planting our own beans and communicating what we notice when exploring a range of runner beans!
Our Topic Focus next week will be...
Creating ice creams and cones out of play dough, continuing to develop our birthday interest by writing party invitations and creating our very own birthday cake in our outside kitchen as well as creating our very own space command center!
Thank you for your continuing support.
We hope you all have a lovely weekend.
The Wonderland Management Team
