May Newsletter 2023

Last Month’s Activities: 

Meals

If you would like your child to have a hot meal at nursery this will be chargeable unless your child claims 2-year funding, however this will be changing in September (more information to follow) Please discuss this matter with Tanya or Lorraine. All our meals are nutritious and healthy. Nikki takes great pride in providing hot delicious meals daily with fresh ingredients.

I would like to remind parents the nursery is a NUT FREE environment and we expect parents not to put nuts or nut products in packed lunches please. We also require all options to be healthy on nutritious, no chocolate please.

Please ensure you have informed the nursery if your child has any existing or new food allergies. 

Celebrations at Giggles in April

Kings Coronation Tea Party

Topic of the Month: Kings Coronation

This month we will be learning about the name of our King, dressing up as a king and queen, flag and bunting making. making crowns and lots more.

Parents Involvement

• We are resending consent forms to support oral health in the nursery and with the children.
• We would love it, if you have any spare time to come into the nursery to read a story, please speak to one of the staff and we can arrange a suitable time.
• We are introducing homework bags termly, to support your child’s learning at home. It would be lovely if you could support your child’s extended learning and return the homework back to the nursery as well as photos of your child doing the activity.
• We will be sending home a parent’s questionnaire by the end of May; please could you make time to complete and return it back to the nursery. your opinions matter. 

Any spare children’s clothes

Thank you to those parents who have already donated their no longer needed clothes. We are setting up a clothes bank for families who might benefit from this. If you have a good quality, clean clothes which your child has grown out of and you no longer need. please hand it into one of the staff members.

We will hold a clothes bank at the end of each month if we have enough.



Many thanks in advance

Adjusted Times for Funded Children and Arriving on Time

These hours have now changed and working really well.



Morning sessions have now changed to 9am-12.50pm

Afternoon sessions- 1.05pm-4.55pm

Can I please remind parents that you are expected to attend the full hours and arrive at the nursery on time. The nursery will offer a 10-minute window at the end of each session to allow parents who are running slightly late due to an emergency when collecting their child from nursery. If parents are going to be late when dropping , please telephone and we will ensure a staff member is available to greet you.   .

Nursery Agreement

Please ensure your child brings 1 piece of fresh fruit to the nursery per day. This promotes healthy eating, oral health and sharing with their friends. There will be a bowl outside for you to put your daily piece of fruit in to.

Closing for Two Weeks - Summer Holiday 

The nursery will be closed from 21^st August – 1^st September 2023. The nursery will re-open on the 4^th September as usual

We Are Closed Bank Holiday

This month there are three bank holidays which we are closed for, Monday 1^st, Monday 8^th May & Monday 29^th May 2023.

Speech and Language & Story Bags for Home

Please talk to one of the staff members if you would like to borrow one of our story bags to help with speech and language, potty training, brushing their teeth, starting nursery, starting school and using a cup, stopping the bottle. We are also happy to help with any other difficulties you maybe facing.

Homework Bags

Starting this month we are sending home a paper bag with your child, it will have a teeth cleaning permission form and a homework sheet for you to support your child at home with. Please could you all help to complete the home work and return it to the nursery by the end of may. Also could you please complete the teeth cleaning permission form and return this by the 19^th May 2023 or your child will not be able to take part in this important programme.

Coffee on the go

We will be providing a treat every now and again for our lovely parents. We will have a coffee dispenser at the front door, which you are welcome to help yourself.

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