Wonderland Day Nursery Journal

Week Commencing 6th March 2023

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:11:38 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th March 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 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.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

If you would like to 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 (On annual leave from 8th March 2023) - 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

Monday 6th + Tuesday 7th March – Emily H

Thursday 9th March – Emma E

Friday 10th March (pm) – Emma E

Thursday 9th + Friday 10th March - Kim

Friday 10th March (all day) – Kelly C

Current illnesses at Wonderland

Conjunctivitis

We currently have a child within our 3-5’s Age Group who is being treated for Conjunctivitis.

Chest infections

We currently have a child within our 3-5’s Age Group who is being treated for a chest infection.

Door security

Please can we remind everyone, that it is of the most importance that the nursery doors are not held open for any other parents to be let into the nursery building.

If this does happen, please can we ask that you wait to be greeted into nursery by a Senior Member of the Wonderland Team and that the nursery door is closed. These individuals will be wearing blue t-shirts.

Parents and carers Identification Cards

Please can we ask all parents and other adults (Grandparents, Uncles, Aunties, friends etc.) to nursey they have their own Identification Cards with them when they are collecting or dropping off at Wonderland.

If you do not have an identification card, please let a member of the Management Team know.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Thursday afternoon but they are leaving Wonderland during this coming Summer Term, they are more than welcome to come into Wonderland to be a part of the Graduation celebrations during this time.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Creating their own Daffodil painting using real daffodils as their source of mark making, they were exploring the textures of the petals and stem as they held it, they have also been showing interest in a yellow object tuft tray designed to represent St David’s day.

Next week we will be...

Exploring a construction tuff tray with cereals, as well as painting using ice cubes and food colouring. The Babies will also be exploring texture and cause and affect through gloop play.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the story of The Very hungry Caterpillar this week to celebrate World Book Day, as well as creating their very own flying saucers linked to Aliens Love Underpants.

The Toddlers have also continued to show an interest in mark making this week. They have been laying on the floor using crayons to explore making large circles and lines.

Next week we will be...

Exploring our new story sacks such as Dear Zoo, creating our very own Elmer elephants and making special things for our Mummy’s!

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the story of Dear Zoo and The Three Little Pigs this week to celebrate World Book Day. The children have also been exploring making marks using a variety of objects such as string, feathers, pegs and sticks.

Next week we will be...

Exploring how to cut hair using spaghetti, exploring a seaside themed tuff tray and making marks with a range of different vegetables.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our Literacy focus has been…

Exploring a variety of stories that our children are interested in such as Dinosaur Roar, The Colour Monster, The Gruffalo and many more. The children explored colour mixing, created their very own dinosaur fossils, bathed the dinosaurs in their gloppy swamp and then gave the dirty dinos a wash!

The children have also continued to explore the following books: See inside Your Body, 100 People, Funnybones, What Happened to You?

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Developing our hand eye coordination by throwing a variety of coloured bean bags into their corresponding hoops.

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Continuing to develop our interests in obstacle courses, using planks and tyres to create a variety of courses for us to complete as well as manipulating the play dough into models and creations of our choice.

Our Fascinations have been...

Fixing our cars and bikes within our Wonderland Garage and talking about our likes and dislikes with foods.

Next week the Pre-school (3-5’s) will be..

Developing their fascinations in food by sharing the stories of The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Handa’s Surprise!

The children will also be continuing to have a go at writing the letters in their names as well as exploring their likes and dislikes of fruits and veg.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 27th February 2023

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:37:29 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 27th February 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.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

27th February - Kelsie and Daisy

28th February - Nichola

1st March - Emma E and Victoria

3rd March - Fern and Karin PM

Nursery Meal Times

Here is a complete over view of the meal times right across the nursery.

Morning Snack Times

Babies – 9 – 9.15am

Toddlers – 9 – 9.15am

2-3’s – 9.15 – 9.30am

3-5’s – 9.30 – 9.45am

Lunch Times

Babies – 11.30 – 12pm

Toddlers – 11.30 – 12pm

2-3’s – 12 – 12.30pm

3-5’s – 12.30 – 1pm

Afternoon Snack Times

Babies – 2.15 – 2.30pm

Toddlers – 2.15 – 2.30pm

2-3’s – 2.30-2.45pm

3-5’s – 2.45-3pm

Tea Times

Babies – 3.30 – 4.00pm

Toddlers – 3.45 – 4.15pm

2-3’s – 4.15 – 4.45pm

3-5’s – 4.45 – 5.15pm

Scarlet Fever, Strep-A & Norovirus Virus

We have had a confirmed case of Scarlet Fever within our Toddler and 2-3’s Age Group. If you would like some more information on Scarlet Fever please use the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/

Norovirus:

We have received an email from Hertfordshire County Council regarding high number of Norovirus cases being reported in the community and outbreaks occurring in nurseries, and care homes.

Norovirus is easily transmitted through contact with people with the infection and any surfaces or objects which have been contaminated with the virus. Symptoms include sudden onset of nausea, projectile vomiting and diarrhoea but can also include a high temperature, abdominal pain and aching limbs.

What to do to stop the spread:

Exclude the infected individual until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped and they are well enough to return to their usual day to day activities. Encourage hand hygiene using soap and warm water.

Alcohol hand gels are not effective against norovirus. Clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces frequently using bleach- based cleaning products.

We currently have one confirmed case of Norovirus at Wonderland within our 3-5’s Age Group.

Conjunctivitis

We currently have children within our 3-5’s Age Group and 2-3’s Age Group who are being treated for Conjunctivitis.

Slapped Cheek

Slapped cheek is common in children and should get better on its own within 3 weeks. It’s rarer in adults, but can be more serious.

The first sign of Slapped Cheek is usually feeling unwell for a few days. Symptoms may include:

A high temperature.

A runny nose and sore throat.

A headache.

If you would like more information on Slapped Cheek please use the link below:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/slapped-cheek-syndrome/

Children’s Identification Cards

Please can we ask all parents to attach their child’s Identification Cards to their nursery bags?

Each and every child who attends Wonderland should have an Identification Card for themselves. If your child does not have an identification card, please let a member of the Management Team know.

World Book Day – 2nd March

We are welcoming all children next week to dress up as a character from a story book that they love. The children are welcome to bring in their story book too but please make sure these are clearly named!

Please remember to not go out and buy expensive outfits or spend hours making an outfit! If your child has a fancy dress costume already, they could use this one or if they have t-shirts, or pyjamas already with characters on; these are very much welcome too!

The children are welcome to dress up right throughout next week.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Exploring a pancake tuft tray inspired by the favourite ‘pancake day’ they have been using various tools to scoop and transport rice, oats and shaving foam. The children have enjoyed investigating where objects have been hidden within the room and playing peek a boo with their adults. They have been developing their fine motor skills by taking part in free drawing with coloured pens/pencils creating an abundance of marks.

Next week we will be...

Creating pictures using daffodils as the mark making tool and incorporating coloured paint inspired by St David’s day as well as an all-yellow tuft tray. The children will be developing their imaginative play by continuing to explore their role play kitchen items creating cups of tea and meals for everyone.

The Toddlers have been...

Continuing to explore our Sensory Room, developing their understanding of cause and effect, as well as exploring textures such as crazy foam.

The Toddlers have been using brushes to give the animals a bath linked to the story of Dear Zoo and creating large mark making pictures using a variety of materials.

Next week we will be...

Creating flowers using our hands to explore making marks and exploring the stories of Goldilocks and Three Bears, Dear Zoo through tuff tray activities.

The 2-3's have been...

Developing their gross motor movements during their garden play whilst moving across the wooden planks. The children have also been using animals to stamp footprints into clay, exploring how objects can make marks as well as continuing to develop their imaginative play when interacting with small world animals within a textured tuff tray.

Next week we will be...

Exploring flower painting, going on a book hunt and developing their fine motor skills during their garden play by throwing bean bags into a target.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests

Our Literacy focus has been…

Having a go at making marks in sand and developing our finger muscles whilst exploring daffodil play dough.

The children have also continued to explore the book - 'see inside your body'

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Playing imaginatively in our Ice Cream Shop, pretending to be the shop keeper and using Mathematical language when paying for the ice creams as well as identifying numerals on our till.

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Continuing to develop their fascination in cooking by creating their very own pizza! The children used tools to cut their ingredients in half and groped these into separate bowls. The children then used their fine motor skills to create their own dough.

Once they had created their dough, the children used rolling pins and their hands to “make the dough flat!”

Finally, the children used spoons to spread their toppings all over their pizzas!

They looked scrummy and the children couldn’t wait to take these home to try.

Our Fascinations have been

Next week the

Pre-school (3-5’s) will be..

Developing our children’s fascinations in ‘our body’ by exploring key texts such as;

Sharing the story of ‘100 People’ to discuss what we can notice and what we can see.

As well as sharing a variety of non-fiction texts to develop our understanding and knowledge of facts about our body.

The children will also be exploring x rays of different animals, objects and people to again share their thoughts and spark discussions about our skeletons.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 20th February 2023

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:09:04 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 20th February 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu

There are two changes to the planned menu next week. These are within the yellow boxes above. If there are any other 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.

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

Emily B - Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd

Ellie – Wednesday 22nd

Charlotte – Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th

Nursery Meal Times

Here is a complete over view of the meal times right across the nursery.

Morning Snack Times

Babies – 9 – 9.15am

Toddlers – 9 – 9.15am

2-3’s – 9.15 – 9.30am

3-5’s – 9.30 – 9.45am

Lunch Times

Babies – 11.30 – 12pm

Toddlers – 11.30 – 12pm

2-3’s – 12 – 12.30pm

3-5’s – 12.30 – 1pm

Afternoon Snack Times

Babies – 2.15 – 2.30pm

Toddlers – 2.15 – 2.30pm

2-3’s – 2.30-2.45pm

3-5’s – 2.45-3pm

Tea Times

Babies – 3.30 – 4.00pm

Toddlers – 3.45 – 4.15pm

2-3’s – 4.15 – 4.45pm

3-5’s – 4.45 – 5.15pm

Scarlet Fever, Strep-A & Norovirus Virus

We have had two confirmed cases of Scarlet Fever within our 2-3’s Age Group, as well as a case which has been described as ‘border line’ and therefore is being treated as a precaution. Within the same age group we have had two other children who have present viral rashes this week. These have been checked by GP’s who are happy these are not Scarlet Fever. If you would like some more information on Scarlet Fever please use the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/

Baby Unit:

We also have ear infections, conjunctivitis and gastroenteritis within our Baby Unit.

Norovirus:

As you know we have received an email from Hertfordshire County Council regarding high number of Norovirus cases being reported in the community and outbreaks occurring in nurseries, and care homes.

What to do to stop the spread:

Exclude the infected individual until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped and they are well enough to return to their usual day to day activities. Encourage hand hygiene using soap and warm water. Alcohol hand gels are not effective against norovirus. Clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces frequently using bleach- based cleaning products.

We currently have no confirmed cases of Norovirus at Wonderland.

Children’s Identification Cards

Please can we ask all parents to attach their child’s Identification Cards to their nursery bags?

Each and every child who attends Wonderland should have an Identification Card for themselves. If your child does not have an identification card, please let a member of the Management Team know.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Continuing to explore our Sensory Room and their Black and White Areas this week. The babies have been crawling into the den and pulling themselves up onto the colour tubes and using their hands to interact with our colour sound board. The babies have also been exploring their Black and White Area with interest. Using their hands, mouths and feet to investigate the different objects.

During their Signing Sam session this week the babies fed Poppy mouse some cheese and explored signs linked to transport through songs such as ‘Wheels on the Bus’ and ‘Row Row Row your boat.’

Next week we will be...

Exploring pancakes whilst investigating a Pancake tuff tray, creating their very own pancakes using playdough and continuing to practice their walking skills!

The Toddlers have been...

Taking part in a range of messy and creative activities such as gluing and sticking, playdough and painting. They have also been exploring a range of textures during messy play sessions. They have enjoyed Signing Sam this week and rhyme time with puppets.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in body painting with the paints. We will also be celebrating Pancake Day by making our own pancakes as well as pretend pancakes with the playdough in the roleplay kitchen. We will also be taking part in a Gruffalo hunt around the garden.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating their own ladybird models using clay. They have been creating ‘love potions’ using water, glitter and rose petals whilst talking about who they love. They have also been on a colour hunt around the nursery.

Next week we will be...

Exploring the patterns, we can make using natural objects when pressing them into clay. We will be celebrating Pancake Day by making our own pancakes. We will also be focusing on the story ‘The 3 little pigs’ and will take part in related activities such as roleplay games.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests

Our Literacy focus has been…

Continuing to develop their finger muscles in a range of ways, such as mark making using our sensory boards, exploring playdough to create the Easter Bunny’s Home and using felt tips and stencils to explore recognition. The children have also been identifying hidden letters and petals within the water tray.

The children have also continued to explore the following books:

The Lorax, Look inside Space, My Very First Book of Space

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Exploring a variety of loose parts to explore their properties. This will later underpin the children’s knowledge of shape.

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Baking our very own bread and biscuits. The children made a list of the ingredients they will need and then had a go at measuring out these ingredients. The children then used a variety of tools and equipment to manipulate their dough, as well as developing their finger muscles. The children then decorated their biscuits and were very proud of their achievements!

During their outside play, the children are continuing to show lots of interest in creating a range of obstacle courses. This week the children used a variety of resources to develop their balancing skills.

Our Topic focus have been…

Following our children’s individual interests

The children have continued to develop their interest in space by blasting off in their rocket to space from their command center in The Den!

They have also been building and constructing using the large wooden blocks this week, creating trains, planes and even a rocket in the garden.

Whilst exploring the Arts and Craft Areas the children have been playing cooperatively in the sand and have even had a go at making their own pancakes and using small pans to flip these!

Finally, throughout their outside play time, the children have been developing their gross motor skills by throwing balls and bean bags into our hoop and taking part in games of bowling!

Next week we will be...

Continuing to celebrate Pancake Day by having pancake races in the garden.

As well as beginning to learn about Easter, St David’s Day and the season of Spring.

Through the exploration of Daffodils, identifying what they can see and notice as well as creating their very own Welsh flags and dragons.

Finally, the children will be drawing pictures and stating what makes their Mummy special!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 13th February 2023

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:09:01 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 13th February 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 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.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Friday 10th February (1/2 Day) – Tabitha

Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th February – Emma Edwards, Kelsie

Wednesday 15th February – Kelsie, Hannah J

Friday 17th February – Tabitha

Spare clothing and lost property

We have a lot of clothing which is unnamed and in need of claiming. If you notice anything that belongs to your child above, please let a member of the Management know. Please can we ask for all of your child’s belongings to be named? It really helps us to reunite them with their owner.

If these are not claimed by Friday 17th February 2023, items will be used as nursery spare clothing and the rest taken to a charity shop.

Staff News

It is with regret that we must inform you Natalie Harvey and Tasha Paffett are leaving Wonderland for pastures new on Thursday 23rd February 2023.

We would like to take this opportunity in thanking both Natalie and Tasha in their hard work throughout their Wonderland careers. They will both be missed greatly, but we are sure you will join us in wishing them all the luck in their new adventures.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Headlights in the carpark

Please can we ask, if you park at the very top of our nursery car park to be extra mindful of leaving your head lights on. This is causing visibility issues for parents pulling into the nursery car park. Please ensure your lights are off until you are leaving your parking bay.

If you are unable to turn off of your lights due to having automatic lights, could we ask you to park forwards into the bay instead of reversing into the bay.

Nursery Meal Times

Here is a complete over view of the meal times right across the nursery.

Morning Snack Times

Babies – 9 – 9.15am

Toddlers – 9 – 9.15am

2-3’s – 9.15 – 9.30am

3-5’s – 9.30 – 9.45am

Lunch Times

Babies – 11.30 – 12pm

Toddlers – 11.30 – 12pm

2-3’s – 12 – 12.30pm

3-5’s – 12.30 – 1pm

Afternoon Snack Times

Babies – 2.15 – 2.30pm

Toddlers – 2.15 – 2.30pm

2-3’s – 2.30-2.45pm

3-5’s – 2.45-3pm

Tea Times

Babies – 3.30 – 4.00pm

Toddlers – 3.45 – 4.15pm

2-3’s – 4.15 – 4.45pm

3-5’s – 4.45 – 5.15pm

Scarlet Fever, Strep-A & Norovirus Virus

We have had a confirmed case of Scarlet Fever within our 3-5’s Age Group. If you would like some more information on Scarlet Fever please use the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/

We also have a little poppet who is being precautionaly treated for Strep-A within our Toddler Age Group. If you would like more information on Strep-A please use the link below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/strep-a/

Norovirus

This afternoon we have received an email from Hertfordshire County Council regarding high number of Norovirus cases being reported in the community and outbreaks occurring in nurseries, and care homes.

What to do to stop the spread:

Exclude the infected individual until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped and they are well enough to return to their usual day to day activities. Encourage hand hygiene using soap and warm water.

Alcohol hand gels are not effective against norovirus. Clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces frequently using bleach- based cleaning products.

We currently have no confirmed cases of Norovirus at Wonderland.

The Babies have been...

Developing their finger muscles by practicing brushing their teeth. Using their imagination when learning about looking after others including bathing and giving their cuddly toys cuddles. Exploring our brand-new sensory room! This was a hit with all the children, and they showed such fascination with the bright lights and interactive environment.

Next week we will be...

Creating their very own Valentine’s Day love potions using red food colouring and water.

The Toddlers have been...

Taking part in a cooking activity where they made their own apple turnovers. They have been exploring crazy foam outside and have had lots of love exploring the Den and light tube in our new sensory room.

Next week we will be...

Listening to our favourite stories being told with the use of puppets and props. We will have a focus on number related songs during our daily rhyme time. We will also be concentrating on our physical development outside.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring Valentines Day inspired messy trays whilst talking about who we love and family. We have also been having discos with our new light system in the sensory room.

Next week we will be...

Focusing on stories that are centred around love, family, sharing and kindness. They will also be making Valentine’s Day biscuits.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests – Birthday’s, Ice creams, Space, Jack and the Bean Stalk.

Our Literacy focus has been…

Continuing to develop our fine motor muscles by threading small hoops onto long pieces of spaghetti as well as threading pipe cleaners into towers and pots. We have also been making marks in a variety of ways, using bingo dabbers, and felt pens. The children have also been exploring fact books about ‘space.’

The children have also continued to explore the story of:

Journey Into space, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Lorax

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Continuing to notice and tell their adults about what they can see within a range of pictures. These have been placed outside the main area for you to read the children’s comments.

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Exploring our amazing new sensory room, creating our very own Truffula Tree’s The Lorax’ story and making their very own Lorax! The children have also been exploring Valentines Day scented playdough.

Our Topic focus have been…

Following our children’s individual interests - The children have continued to develop their interests in ice cream, birthdays and cooking in a variety of ways this week. Such as opening their very own ice cream shop and restaurant within our outside kitchen.

Next week we will be...

Exploring rugby games in the garden as some of the children have been watching the Six Nations Rugby of the television.

Sharing stories about our emotions and talking about how we calm down if we are feeling frustrated linked to children’s mental health week.

As well as sharing fiction and nonfiction stories about penguins!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 6th February 2023

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:08:58 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th February 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 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 – A confirmed case of Scarlet Fever + a confirmed case of Impetigo.

Toddlers – A confirmed case of Scarlet Fever.

2-3’s – Nothing new to report.

3-5’s – Rashes, coughs and colds.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 6th February - Karin

Tuesday 7th February - Florrie + Hannah J

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.

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.

Spare clothing and lost property

If these are not claimed by Friday 17th February 2023, items will be used as nursery spare clothing and the rest taken to a charity shop.

Nursery Meal Times

Here is a complete over view of the meal times right across the nursery.

Morning Snack Times

Babies – 9 – 9.15am

Toddlers – 9 – 9.15am

2-3’s – 9.15 – 9.30am

3-5’s – 9.30 – 9.45am

Lunch Times

Babies – 11.30 – 12pm

Toddlers – 11.30 – 12pm

2-3’s – 12 – 12.30pm

3-5’s – 12.30 – 1pm

Afternoon Snack Times

Babies – 2.15 – 2.30pm

Toddlers – 2.15 – 2.30pm

2-3’s – 2.30-2.45pm

3-5’s – 2.45-3pm

Tea Times

Babies – 3.30 – 4.00pm

Toddlers – 3.45 – 4.15pm

2-3’s – 4.15 – 4.45pm

3-5’s – 4.45 – 5.15pm

Headlights in the carpark

If you are unable to turn off of your lights due to having automatic lights, could we ask you to park forwards into the bay instead of reversing into the bay.

The Babies have been...

Exploring the gardens outdoor equipment such as the swing and slide. Developing their imagination by pretending to call their Mummies and Daddy’s on the phone sing various objects such as blocks and books. The children really enjoyed filling and emptying different materials out of various containers and became very intrigued with the sounds they made when being transported.

Next week we will be...

Creating their own valentine’s day cards as well as getting messy in a Goldilocks and the three bears inspired tuff tray. The children will also be creating their very own bear masks.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring a variety of textures and learning to incorporate new words into their vocabulary such as soft, hard, and wet. They have really enjoyed using the cylinder prints to create different images in the playdough.

Next week we will be...

Getting messy with Spaghetti. Creating our very own Apple turnovers developing our bakery skills and exploring our physical skills with a fun obstacle course.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring mark making in a range of ways, such as ice painting and fruit painting. The children have also been exploring clay and play dough to strengthen their finger muscles. The children have also been developing their imaginative play by exploring their ice cream shop.

Next week we will be...

Exploring a variety of Valentine’s Day crafts.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests – Birthday’s, Ice creams, Space, Jack and the Bean Stalk.

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 ‘Oi Frog!’

The children have also continued to explore the story of:

Journey Into space, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Lo rax

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Exploring capacity whilst planting our own beans and communicating what we notice when exploring a range of runner beans!

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Exploring out Lego to create and build a range of towers, buildings, vehicles and even rockets!

Our Topic focus have been…

Following our children’s individual interests - Creating ice creams and cones out of play dough, developing our fine motor muscles by creating our very own pasta necklaces, 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 centre! The children have also developed their gross motor skills through exploration of our obstacle course and playing bowling together after one of the children loved bowling with their parents outside of nursery!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 30th January 2023

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:11:08 GMT

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

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.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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.

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

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:

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

Week Commencing 23rd January 2023

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:17:05 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 23rd January 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the only planned change next week is on Monday lunchtime when the children will be enjoying a Chinese New Year meal.

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 – Nothing to report.

Toddlers – Nothing to report.

2-3’s – Loose stools, Scarlet Fever.

3-5’s – Scarlet Fever and ear infections.

We have also had a case of headlice within this age group – you will have received a separate email about this.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

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.

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.

Physical Fun

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Exploring texture and painting using food colouring and yoghurt to develop their finger muscles as well as using our foam blocks to explore tower building as well as painting with a variety of different shaped objects.

Next week we will be...

Making our very own town using cardboard boxes and a variety of different vehicles, as well as getting musical with our Wonderland band and exploring textures of paint using our bodies and paintbrushes.

The Toddlers have been...

The Toddlers have been using real vegetables within their home area this week as well as exploring flowers and their petals using their senses. The Toddlers have also been exploring emptying and filling whilst investigating a variety of animal tuff trays. Finally, the Toddlers have also been exploring playdough to develop their finger muscles.

Next week we will be...

Exploring rice play practicing our emptying and filling using our motor skills We will be having a teddy bears picnic incorporating fresh fruit and vegetables into our play Exploring a heuristic tuff try which will incorporate natural resources such as real flowers, leaves and pinecones.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating their very own magic potions, using herbs, feathers, glitter, water and food colouring!

The children have also been exploring mark making in a variety of ways, for example; using pictures of Autumnal Trees to create their very own paintings as well as using forks to make marks in paint. Finally, the children have also been showing lots of interest in role playing looking after the toy babies by putting their nappies on and tucking them into bed.

On Monday the children also enjoyed their Signing Sam session, using their ears to listen and explore a variety of instruments as well as signing and dancing to the bubble song!

Next week we will be...

Washing muddy animals at our toy farm, exploring their likes and dislikes whilst creating their own pizza’s and creating fire work pictures using blue and white paint to celebrate burns night.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests – Mary Poppins, Penguins, Space, Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 - Voice sounds

The children have been continuing to develop their ability to distinguish between vocal sounds as well beginning to have a go at oral blending and segmenting.

The children have been recording their own voices using our sound buttons and encouraging their peers to guess who has left the message.

The children have also continued to explore the stories of: Elmer, Whatever Next!, Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave, On The Launch Pad.

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.. .

Continuing to develop our conceptual image of numbers 1 – 3 and 1-10 by using fish for their penguins to eat to continue to explore subitising, as well as using a dice to develop our concept images of 1 – 6, using these to create their very own alien!

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

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Having a go at creating their very own sandwiches for their Mary Poppins picnic, choosing their own ingredients and cutting their sandwiches in half. As well as creating their very of waves, the children have been sharing their boat creations during their circle times!! During their garden play the children have also shown lots of interest in the icy weather conditions this week, so we created our very own ice cubes!

At home extension task: If your child hasn’t yet created their boat, why not have a go at creating your very own surfboard or boat using recycled materials! The children will then share these during circle time and begin to explore ‘floating and sinking’ using their boats and surf boards linked to the story of Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave!

Our Topic focus have been…

Developing their interest in trains by creating their own little villages and train stations as well as creating train tickets, using large blocks and small world people to create our very own car as well as using our cook books to cook dinner for our friends!

Recently we have had lots of children and staff birthdays within the 3-5’s and therefore lots of the children are showing interest in parties and birthday cakes! This week the children have been using cupcake cases and candles to create their very own birthday cakes using play dough in our Play Dough Area, as well as wrapping up ‘presents’ to play pass the parcel!

Next week we will be…

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests - Ice play, Mary Poppins, Dragons (noticing ‘steam’ coming from my mouth in cold weather,’) Measuring.

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 will be 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 fab 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:

When a Dragon Meets a Baby, There's a Bear on my Chair, Rain.

Our Mathematical focus next week will be ...

Continuing to develop their conceptual image of numbers 1 – 3 and 1-10 by using fish for their penguins to eat to continue to explore subitising.

Our STEM activities next week will be…

Having a go at creating their very own sandwiches for their Mary Poppins picnic, as well as creating their very of waves!!

At home extension task: Design and create your very own surf board or boat using recycled materials! The children will then share these during circle time and begin to explore ‘floating and sinking’ using their boats and surf boards linked to the story of Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave!

Our Mathematical focus next week will be...

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,

Our STEM activities next week will be...

Exploring floating and sicking with our home made boats!

Our Topic Focus next week will be - 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. Developing the children’s interests in ice, the children will be exploring the patterns they notice within their ice cubes.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 16th January 2023

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:21:44 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 16th January 2023

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently there are no planned changes to next week’s 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 – Conjunctivitis.

Toddlers – Chest infections, sickness and loose stools, Conjunctivitis.

2-3’s – Sickness and loose stools, chest infections.

3-5’s – Nothing new to report!

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Week commencing 16th January - Florrie

Monday 16th January - Emily H (am)

Friday 3rd February - Karin

Lost glasses

A pair of glasses have been found within the Icknield Centre Bathroom after the 2-3’s and 3-5’s Christmas Carol Concert.

Do they belong to you?

If so, please let a member of The Management Team know.

Welly Walk

Physical Fun

The Babies have been...

Building towers and then knocking them over as well as creating various sounds using everyday objects such as pots and pans. The babies have also enjoyed getting messy and rolling balls across the paper creating different marks using paint.

Next week we will be...

Creating lanterns ready for Lunar New Year, Chinese yoghurt painting to continue exploring how our bodies can make marks when we move our fingers.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the textures of different dyed spaghetti using their sense of curiosity, picking it up with their fingers and talking about how it feels. The children have also been learning about roads and vehicles and learning what noises different vehicles make as well as exploring body painting on a large scale!

Next week we will be...

Beginning to dive into the curiosity approach and giving the children the opportunity to explore the world around them through play using everyday items and natural resources.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the dinosaurs in a gloopy swamp. They have been creating marks in flour with their fingers and have been creating patterns in paint using pinecones. They have also enjoyed puppet shows and have shown a strong interest in roleplaying being on a train using loose parts.

Next week we will be...

Exploring some of the children’s current interest in the story ‘The tiger who came to tea’. They will provide more opportunities for roleplay in the roleplay area. They will also be extending the children’s interest in frozen by creating an interactive frozen scene.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children's interests - Mary Poppins, Pirates, Space, Goldilocks and the three bears, Nail painting.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 - Voice sounds

The children have been continuing to develop their ability to distinguish between vocal sounds as well beginning to have a go at oral blending and segmenting. The children have been recording their own voices using our sound buttons and encouraging their peers to guess who has left the message.

The children have also continued to explore the stories of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and What Ever Next - acting out the stories and identifying repeated phrases and key words from the story.

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.. .

Using real porridge oats to act out creating the 3 bears breakfast from the story of Goldilocks and the 3 bears as well as using elastic bands to create a variety of shapes.

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

Our STEM activities this week have been…..

Continuing to decorate our planets using a variety of paints and glitter as well as creating our very own moon sand!! We then used our fingers to create marks, patterns and letters within the moon sand.

As well as exploring our real Christmas Tree’s using our senses- smelling the tree, painting with the tea, touching the tea to explore its texture.

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to extend our children’s interests such as creating our very own kites just like the ones in Mary Poppins and painting our very own nails (once we had drawn around our hands.) As well as creating our very own pirate maps.

Next week we will be…

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 7 – Oral Blending

It is important for the children to have plenty of experience of listening to adults modelling oral blending before they are introduced to grapheme and phoneme correspondences.

Therefore, at nursery we are practicing our oral blending words such as c-u-p at snack times and h-a-t when putting on our outdoor clothing for the garden.

At home you could:

Continue to share stories with your child at home, identify a variety of CVC words and model how to segment (split up) the word. C-a-t, r-e-d etc.

When your child is playing with animals, cars or play food you could do the same thing and segment the word, such as d-o-g.

Below are a few of the key texts the children will be exploring next week :

Elmer, Whatever Next, Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave, On The Launch Pad.

Our Mathematical focus next week will be ...

Continuing to develop their conceptual image of numbers 1 – 3 and 1-10 by using fish for their penguins to eat to continue to explore subitising.

Our STEM activities next week will be…

Having a go at creating their very own sandwiches for their Mary Poppins picnic, as well as creating their very of waves!!

Our Topic focus next week will be…

Creating our very own penguins, using photographs of real penguins to then paint their own, developing their interest in trains by creating their own little villages and train stations as well as creating train tickets.

Recently we have had lots of children’s birthdays within the 3-5’s and therefore lots of the children are showing interest in parties and birthday cakes! Next week the children will be using cupcake cases and candles to create their very own birthday cakes using play dough in our Play Dough Area, as well as wrapping up ‘presents’ to play pass the parcel!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 9th January 2023

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:17 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 9th January 2023

This Week's Menu

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

Currently there are no planned changes to next week’s 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 – unconfirmed case of Scarlet Fever. This is however being treated as Scarlet Fever with antibiotics as a precaution.

2-3’s – Conjunctivitis

3-5’s – Sickness and diarrhea

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Week commencing 16th January - Florrie

Tuesday 10th January - Nichola

Friday 13th January - Florrie

Friday 3rd February - Karin

Lost glasses

A pair of glasses have been found within the Icknield Centre Bathroom after the 2-3’s and 3-5’s Christmas Carol Concert.

Do they belong to you?

If so, please let a member of The Management Team know.

Welly Walk

Physical Fun

The Babies have been...

Continuing to explore how to their hands, fingers and other objects can make marks as well as developing their hand eye coordination by emptying and filling a range of different sized containers.

The babies have also been developing their focus when having a go at threading pipe cleaners into small containers.

Next week they will be...

Exploring construction in a variety of ways, such as using blocks and large cardboard boxes to hide animals, cars and sensory objects inside. Continuing to develop their awareness of mark making by using a range of different shaped objects to create prints in paint as well as using chalk to make marks within our garden.

The Toddlers have been...

Continuing to develop their imaginative play skills, whilst exploring their home area pouring cups of tea and cooking meals for each other.

Next week we will be...

Exploring their curiosity cubes and treasure baskets as well as interacting with a range of age appropriate technology toys.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring their dinosaur safari swamp, developing their finger muscles whilst exploring the playdough and threading pasta as well as exploring categorising objects into groups of the same colour.

The 2-3’s have also been identifying facial features using mirrors.

Next week we will be...

Having a go at making magic positions, developing their core muscles whilst moving in a variety of ways using the obstacle course and continuing to explore how to make marks within flour.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children's interests

Our Phonics focus have been…

Sharing a range of stories and interacting with push buttons and lift flap parts, as well as identifying a variety of initial sounds and even forming our names!

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.. .

Creating their very own play dough. The children poured the ingrediants and measured out the flour and water. They then created their own play dough monsters and had a go at giving their monsters a certain amount of eyes which linked to numerals 1 -10.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Showing interest in space and the Solar System, so they have been creating their very own planets for their Solar System! The children used paper, newspaper, and glue to begin covering balloons in sticky layers to create their 3D planets!

Our Topic focus have been…

Putting nappies on the dolls and tucking them into bed, having races on our animal hoopers, creating pasta necklaces and paintings as well as connecting and creating our car tracks whilst exploring number cardinality.

Next week we will be…

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 – Voice sounds

The children will be continuing their ability to distinguish between vocal sounds as well beginning to have a go at oral blending and segmenting.

The children will be recording their own voices using our sound buttons and encouraging our peers to guess who has left the message.

The children will also continue to explore the stories of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and What Ever Next - acting out the stories and identifying repeated phrases and key words from the story.

Our Mathematical focus next week will be ...

Weighing porri dge using our scales to feed to the Three Bears.

Our STEM activities next week will be…

Exploring our real Christmas Tree’s using our senses- Smelling the tree, painting with the tea, touching the tea to explore its texture.

Our Topic focus next week will be…

Continuing to create their own Solar System using balloons and paper mâché.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 19th December 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:15 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 19th December 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently there are no planned changes to next week’s 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

We have had two more confirmed cases of Scarlett fever within our 3-5’s Age Group.

Within our Toddler Age Group we have had a child with loose bowels.

Within our 3-5’s Age Group we have had two children who have been sick.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Week commencing 19th December - Saffron

Monday 19th December - Hannah H, Florrie, Lara, Chanika

Tuesday 20th December - Hannah J, Hannah H

Wednesday 21st December - Hannah H, Daisy

Thursday 22nd December - Daisy, Alison, Kelsie, Annie, Gwen, Sarah T, Kimberley

Friday 23rd December - Daisy, Alison, Kelsie, Annie, Hannah H (pm), Toni

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

Welly Walk

Physical Fun

The Babies have been...

Creating dinosaur print pictures, using dinosaurs and other animals to walk through the paint. Developing their imagination and role play by pretending to have a picnic with the toy babies and teddies, as well as exploring the snow and creating their very own snowflakes!

Next week they will be...

Continuing to sing a range of Christmas songs and rhymes, creating Father Christmas pictures to explore mark making, as well as having a go at creating New Year firework pictures.

The Toddlers have been...

Building snowmen in the garden, creating gingerbread playdough and exploring this to develop our finger muscles. As well as meeting Father Christmas and having lots of fun during our Christmas Sing-a-long!

Next week we will be...

Decorating their very own Christmas cookies, continuing to create a range of Christmassy art work and finding hidden Father Christmas’ around the nursery!

The 2-3's have been...

Making Christmas hats and have enjoyed a party tea and a Christmas lunch this week. They have been taking part in Christmas games and parachute ring games. They have also enjoyed Christmas dancing.

This week's book of the week is: Can You Find Santa's Pants?

Next week we will be...

Writing Christmas letters and cards to each other. They will be exploring festive playdough and will continue to take part in Christmas games, songs, and dance-based activities.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics

Sharing a range of Christmas stories and searching for lettered boats within our water tray.

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.. .

Exploring a range of loose parts when creating their very own Christmas Tree’s, snowmen and gingerbread playdough.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Exploring the snow outside this week! The children loved throwing snowballs, creating snow angels, building snowballs and exploring food colouring in the snow.

Our Topic focus have been…

Preforming our Christmas Play to all of our Parents and Carers on Wednesday!

Next week we will be…

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

Continuing to complete a range of Christmas activity such as creating their very own Father Christmas’ and Elves, making magic snow, Christmas light pictures.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Merry Christmas!

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 12th December 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:13 GMT

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

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

Week Commencing 5th December 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:11 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 5th December 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 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.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 5th December - Jacqui, Olivia, Tasha

Thursday 8th December - Ellie

Friday 9th December - Ellie, Emma E, Olivia, Jacqui, Nicole

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like any changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions, please can you email the following address: bookings@wonderlandnursery.co.uk Corrin our Nursery Manager will look into your request as soon as possible.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience.

Who let the Dads Out?

Calling all Dads, Grandad’s and Father Figures, would you like to have lots of fun with your children up to the age of 6 years old? Come along to St Paul’s Church Hall, Pixmore Way in Letchworth to meet other Dads, Grandad’s and Father Figures for Bacon rolls and a coffee whilst the children explore their fantastic arts and crafts, activities and play with a variety of toys.

St Paul’s Church Hall,

Pixmore Way,

Letchworth

SG6 1QT

Icknield center – 2-3's Christmas Concert

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

Please email Toni 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. If you would like additional spaces, please just ask.

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

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 Centre to take part in the Christmas Concert.

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 Friday 9th December 2022 within a named carrier bag.

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?

If you are going to bring your child to the Icknield Center, please can you drop your child to the center at 2:30pm.

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

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

Taking place Wednesday 14th December

Please email Emma E 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. If you would like additional spaces, please just ask.

If your child is attending the concert, please ask a member of the Pre-school Team for your letter sharing which role your child is playing this year and any items of clothing we may need for a costume. These will need to be back at Wonderland by Monday 12th December 2022 within a named carrier bag.

Within this letter, there is also a permission slip, which must be returned to Wonderland by Monday 12th December 2022.

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

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

Toddlers Christmas 'Tiny Mites Sing-a-long'

Toddlers - Taking place 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.

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...

Beginning to get into the Christmas spirit by creating elves and snowmen to hang from the ceiling. They have also been getting creative with cling film painting running their fingers over the clingfilm exploring the various textures. The babies also had their Christmas sing along on Wednesday and we just wanted to give our thanks to Kelly from Tiny Mites as well as the parents who came to share this truly lovely event with us.

Next week they will be...

The babies will be exploring a winter wonderland tuft tray which will be made up of cotton wool balls to create snowballs with as well as freezing ice to create ice cubes and making their own igloos. The children have been developing their physical mobility by learning how to independently walk across surfaces so they will be getting their feet painted and making their own footprint masterpiece.

The Toddlers have been...

The Toddlers have been practicing their Christmas songs ready for the tiny mites sing along as well as practicing shaking their musical instruments such as bells and rattles. The children have also been exploring a crazy foam shape hunt beginning to identify simple shapes such as circles and triangles.

Toddlers Advent Calendar with the help of Father Christmas’ Elves

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring a range of festive activities such as our winter wonderland exploration tray, pretend Christmas baking in the playdough area and developing fine motor skills at our Christmas wrapping station. They have also created some beautiful winter landscape artwork.

This week's book of the week is : The Wonky Gonks

Next week we will be...

Exploring numbers in play when drawing around wooden numbers, exploring numbers in our Christmas exploration basket and counting during play.

We will also be practicing our Christmas songs and exploring our Christmas grotto in the garden.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

Some of the children have also been developing their confidence when segmenting and blending a variety of CVC words.

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.. .

Continuing to explore how to develop their concept imagine of numbers 1 – 3, 1-5 and 1 – 10 with a Christmas twist! Giving hands on experiences supports the children in remembering key skills, so the children will be experiencing, playing, exploring, describing, noticing, testing, explaining and teaching!

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Creating our very own playdough and having a go at building and constructing using our magnetic tiles.

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to explore and create a range of Christmassy objects such as trees and wreaths as well as making their own Christmas Cards. The children have also been exploring the sensory ball pit as well as creating obstacle courses during their garden play.

The children have also continued to practice their Christmas play!

Please ask a member of the Pre-school team for your letter for more information!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics

Continuing to create our very own letters to Father Christmas and Christmas cards to post within our 3-5’s Post Office!

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...

We will be 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 will be continuing to explore our 5 Frames using Christmas Stars and Christmas baubles.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 28th November 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:08 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 28th November 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the only planned changes are within orange text boxes 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.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 28th November - Jacqui, Tasha, Ellie

Wednesday 30th November - Jade

Thursday 1st December - Jade, Lara

Friday 2nd December - Hannah H, Olivia

Children In Need Week

A huge THANK YOU to all of those who supported our Children In Need Fundraising!

We are so pleased and proud to share our grand total is:

£1,224.12!!!!

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience.

Who let the Dads Out?

St Paul’s Church Hall,

Pixmore Way,

Letchworth

SG6 1QT

Icknield center – 2-3's Christmas Concert

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

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

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 Friday 9th December 2022 within a named carrier bag.

If you are going to bring your child to the Icknield Center, please can you drop your child to the center at 2:30pm.

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

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

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

Taking place Wednesday 14th December

Please email Emma E 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. – The 3-5 children will be making their way on stage at approx 3:30pm. The performance usually finishes by 4:00pm. Once the performance finishes and you have been handed back your child, you can visit a special visitor before leaving the center.

If your child is attending the concert, we will be in contact early next week to share if any clothing is needed for your child’s part in the play. These will need to be back at Wonderland by Friday 9th December 2022 within a named carrier bag.

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

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

Babies Christmas 'Tiny Mites Sing-a-long'

Babies Christmas Sing-a-long – Taking place Wednesday 30th November

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.

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

Toddlers Christmas 'Tiny Mites Sing-a-long'

Toddlers - Taking place Wednesday 14th December

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.

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...

Finger painting creating their own pine tree pictures, exploring sensory textures in play, and reading and feeling the that’s not my texture books.

Next week they will be...

Starting Christmas crafts and decorating their room all Christmassy, they will be creating their own winter tuft tray and exploring sensory objects using their sensory mat.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring playdough play using a variety of cutters and feeling the textures of the playdough, they have really enjoyed splashing in the puddles and loved seeing the rainbows that have appeared in the sky this week. The Toddlers have also been on a nursery rhyme hunt around the nursery identifying their favourite songs including twinkle twinkle and three little men in a flying saucer.

Next week we will be…

Focusing on their christmas singing for their christmas concert including Rudolph the red nose reindeers, Chubby little snowman and when Santa got stuck up the chimney. We are also going to be getting messy with our christmas crafts and beginning our home made advent calendar.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating winter scene paintings using winter photos as reference which sparked lots of conversation and interest. They went on to make their own snowmen using playdough and loose parts. They have also shown a strong interest in colour sorting with the wooden loose parts and have been building with blocks.

This week's book of the week is : Mince Pie Mice

Next week we will be...

Exploring rhythms and following instructions when taking part in a musical instrument activity. They will be exploring a small world winter scene tray and will be practicing their fine motor skills when exploring a present wrapping station.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Christmas

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 5 – Alliteration

The children have been exploring the initial sounds of words by arranging a range of objects into groups of the following sounds, s,a,t,p,I,n. As well as trying to create our very own alliterative story such as, Simon the snake, slide down the slide!

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.. .

Continuing to explore or 5 Frames to begin to develop our awareness of what happens when we have a completely full 5 frame. We have begun to introduce a 10 frame to continue the children’s development of their number sense. The children commented on this saying things like, “look they are both full!”

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Exploring our Connecting Coggs to see what we could create.

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to create a range of Christmassy crafts such as wreaths and snowmen! The children have also been working hard to write their letters to Father Christmas, as well as exploring water colours and making marks this week. During their outside play this week the children have been enjoying throwing quoits onto targets from a distance.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 - Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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...

Continuing to explore how to develop their concept imagine of numbers 1 – 5 and 1 – 10 with a Christmas twist! Giving hands on experiences supports the children in remembering key skills, so the children will be experiencing, playing, exploring, describing, noticing, testing, explaining and teaching!

Our Topic focus...

Continuing to explore and create a range of Christmassy activities, such as making snowflakes and making their very own Christmas Cards.

The children will also continue to practice their Christmas play.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 21st November 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:05 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 21st November 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently there are no planned changes to this week’s menu. If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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 pleas e contact Our Accounts Team using the email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 21st November - Emily H, Corrin

Tuesday 22nd November - Tasha

Wednesday 23rd November - Hannah J

Thursday 24th & Friday 25th November - Charlotte J, Ellie D

Friday 25th November - Pm - Florrie

Children In Need Week

Wonderland have been taking part in lots of lovely activities and staff challenges right throughout the week to raise money for Children In Need!

If you would like to send in final donations, please use the following link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=aZ26pHb_tkCxjjBI3j4WHCXDo1Qdf_JFpnKe-cs_WvBURDkxNUNKMldMNzVCQTNRRDIxT0NVM0cwUSQlQCN0PWcu

Kitchen Team and Gary's Pie Challenge!

The Pre-School Teams Water Tipping Challenge!

Toddler Teams Balloon popping Challenge!

Toni's face painting challenge!

Corrin's Pudsey Pong Challenge!

2-3's Colour Run!

Babies - Whacky Hair Day!

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience.

Current illness' at Wonderland

We have a confirmed case of Croup within our 3-5’s Age Group as well as several viral rashes within our Baby and Toddler Rooms.

Who let the Dads Out?

St Paul’s Church Hall,

Pixmore Way,

Letchworth

SG6 1QT

Icknield center – Christmas Concert

We are so pleased to be able to share with you that this year we are able to invite Parents and Carers of the 2-3’s and 3-5’s children to join us at the Icknield Center in Letchworth on Wednesday 14th December.

More details and times will follow once we have visited the Icknield Center to confirm the final timings and details. However, this will take place after 2:45pm on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th December.

The 2-3 children will take the stage first and sing a range of Christmas songs with their Keycarer and peers.

After this the children will be taken back through to a separate room where they will then be signed back over to their Parents and Carers.

Once your child has completed their singing and has been handed back to you, you are able to visit a special visitor with your child before heading home.

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

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

The 3-5’s children will take to the stage after the 2-3’s Age Group have finished their Christmas singing – timings to be confirmed asap! However, this will certainly be after 3pm.

The 3-5’s children will be working hard over the next few weeks to learn and perform a Christmas Play for you all to enjoy.

If your child attends Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon they will be transported on a coach with the Wonderland Team to the Icknield Center at 2pm.

The children will arrive at the center and have their afternoon snack before changing into their costumes. Don’t panic! We will send out information on this asap. The Pre-school Team will endeavour to create as many of these as possible with the children!

After the children have completed their play, they will be taken back into their room to then be handed over to the Parents and Carers who have come to watch. The children will also be able to visit a special visitor after their performance.

The children will then be able to go home from the Icknield Center once they have performed their Christmas Songs and dances.

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

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

Babies and Toddler Christmas 'Tiny Mites Sing-a-long'

This will take place during the morning of Wednesday 14th December 2022. Times will be shared very soon. However, this will be after 9am and finished by 11:30am.

Babies – Please email Hannah H to confirm if you are attending. We are able to have two adults per child.

Toddlers - Please email Hannah H to confirm if you are attending. We are able to have two adults per child.

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

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Continuing to explore how they can use their bodies to make marks. This week they have dipped string in paint and then had a go at moving these across their paper. The Babies have also been showing interest in symbolic animal sounds whilst exploring their small world play.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring different types of shapes in a hunt around the nursery as well as hunting for Pudsey and Blush the bear. The children have loved being a part of Children in Need this week and have created their very own Pudsey hats which they will be wearing at their party tea later in the day.

Next week we will be…

Taking part in a fishing activity singing and practicing number names, getting ready for Christmas by making our very own Christmas crafts to decorate the nursery with as well as exploring new textures with our hands incorporating new words into our vocabulary.

The 2-3's have been...

Roleplaying cooking and mixing using natural objects. They have been making Pudsey hats, biscuits and have taken part in a Pudsey hunt around the nursery. They have also been taking part in parachute games and have been practicing fine motor skills when exploring puzzles and activity boards.

This week's book of the week is : Happiness is...

Next week we will be...

Writing letters to Santa. They will be practicing their hand-eye coordination when wrapping up Christmas presents. They will also be exploring programs on the computers such as paint and math’s games.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Children In Need & Christmas

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 – Rhythm and Rhyme

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.. .

Exploring matching numerals to quantity by selecting the correct number of objects to represent numerals 1-5.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Using our loose parts to extend our play as well as creating our very own fairy garden!

Our Topic focus have been…

Using our mark making skills to create our very own fireplace to hang our Christmas stockings on, creating Christmas baubles as well as creating their very own Pudsey Bears out of play dough and yellow card.

The children have also been developing their gross motor movements during their garden play by throwing balls and bean bags into the basketball hoops as well as creating and moving across our obstacle course. The children used a range of wooden planks, tyres, platforms and crates.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 5 - Alliteration

The children will been exploring the initial sounds of words by arranging a range of objects into groups of the following sounds, s,a,t,p,I,n. As well as trying to create our very own alliterative story such as, Simon the snake, slide down the slide!

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

The children will also be using the talking conversation toy phones to develop their speech and listening skills, creating marks on their new light up mark making boards, recording their favourite songs on their sound buttons, and using their dinosaur puppets to begin to interact imaginatively with their peers.

Our Mathematical focus...

Continuing to explore our 5 frames and beginning to develop our awareness of what happens when we have a completely full 5 frame. We will be introducing a 10 frame to continue the children’s development of their number sense.

Our Topic focus...

Role playing how to cross the road safely as well as talking and visiting our nursery car park to talk about car park safety.

The children will also be continuing to complete a variety of Christmas Crafts as well as continuing to practice their Christmas play and songs.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 14th November 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:39:37 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 14th November 2022

This Week's Menu

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

Currently there are no planned changes to this week’s menu. If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 14th + Tuesday 15th November - Kelly C

Wednesday 16th November - Lara

Thursday 17th + Friday 18th November - Nicole

Thursday 17th November - Hannah H

Friday 18th November - Daisy, Emily H

Children In Need Week

Wonderland will be raising lots of money and going ‘spotty’ for Children In Need again this year during the week of 14th November.

As always, we will be having a number of fundraising activities / events taking place right throughout the week, here are some of our ideas so far.

Spotty Day - Monday 14th November

Superhero Dress up day - Tuesday 15th November

PJY Day - Wednesday 16th November

Dress like a Pudsey Day - Thursday 17th November

Dance-a-thon + Pudsey Party Tea!

Bake Sale!

Staff challenges:

Kitchen Team + Gary – Cream Pie’s in the face (Monday)

Management Team – Corrin – Pudsey Bear Pong! (Thursday)

Baby Team - Crazy Hair Day (Friday)

Toddler Team - Balloon popping surprise (Tuesday)

2-3's Team - Colour Run! (Wednesday)

3-5's Team + Emma E - Water tipping challenge (Monday)

If you would like to sponsor any of the staff teams to complete their staff challenge, please send your pledges through the following link:

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Current illness' at Wonderland

We currently have a confirmed case of Chicken Pox within our Toddler Age Group as well as a suspected cases of Scarlet Fever within the Toddler Age Group.

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that mostly affects young children. It's easily treated with antibiotics.

The first signs of scarlet fever can be flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature, a sore throat and swollen neck glands (a large lump on the side of your neck). A rash appears 12 to 48 hours later. It looks like small, raised bumps and starts on the chest and tummy, then spreads. The rash makes your skin feel rough, like sandpaper.

Within our 3-5’s Age Group we also have one confirmed case of Hand, foot and Mouth and one parent who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that can also affect adults. It usually gets better on its own in 7 to 10 days.

The first signs of hand, foot and mouth disease can be: a sore throat, a high temperature, not wanting to eat, after a few days mouth ulcers and a rash will appear.

The symptoms are usually the same in adults and children, but they can be worse in babies and children under 5.

It's possible to get hand, foot and mouth disease more than once.

Who let the Dads Out?

St Paul’s Church Hall,

Pixmore Way,

Letchworth

SG6 1QT

Icknield center – Christmas Concert

More details and times will follow. However, this will take place after 2:30pm on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th December. The 2-3 children will take the stage first and then the 3-5’s children will take to the stage.

If your child attends Wonderland on a Wednesday afternoon they will be transported with the Wonderland Team to the Icknield Center. The children will then be able to go home from the Icknield Center once they have preformed their Christmas Songs and dances.

We will be sending more details out very soon!

Babies and Toddler Christmas Sing-a-long

We are really looking forward to inviting two Parents or Carers into Wonderland for the Babies and Toddler Sing-a-long. This will take place during the morning of Wednesday 14th December 2022.

Times will be shared very soon.

Art project for schools

The children have been working hard to create their very own Christmas design which has been off to the Art Project For Schools. This was returned early this week. The majority of these have now been handed out to Parents and Carers this week.

Attached to your child’s design were two pieces of paper which explained how you could order your child’s design.

The deadline for ordering is – Friday 18th November 2022.

If your child has been poorly or on holiday during the last few weeks of October, they may have missed the deadline to create a Christmas design this year.

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Creating towers using Duplo blocks and then giggling when they knock them down again. They have also been developing their fine motor skills by holding pieces of chalk in their hands and creating marks on the blackboard as well as using their feet to make marks.

Next week the Babies will be……

Exploring string painting, creating marks on paper, and watching how they fall; they will also be taking part in drawing in the garden using a variety of colours. As it is children in need, they will be making their own Pudsey’s using different types of sensory materials, tissue paper, glitter, paint etc. We can’t wait to see all your Pudsey inspired outfits next week

The Toddlers have been...

The Toddlers this week have been developing their understanding of the world by taking part in an animal rescue tuff tray, this has also taught them about types of animals that exist and the sounds they make. We have also been getting creative by creating our very own rain pictures, as the weather has been changing recently the children have been learning about the rain, listening out for the noises, and splashing in the puddles. The children have also been learning to count from 1-5 using a variety of different vehicles and watching them fall down the ramp.

Next week we will be…

Creating their own Pudsey masks to represent Children In Need, as well as boogying to music during our fun Pudsey disco. The children will also be searching for Pudsey’s around the nursery trying to locate multiple Pudsey and Blush bears hiding.

The 2-3's have been...

Using their mathematical skills and have been matching by colour when exploring a range of loose parts with the large wooden weighing scales. They have been building and measuring using the multilink cubes. They have also been creating painted poppy pictures using apples and cotton wool to print with.

This week's book of the week is: Don't wake the bear, Hare!

Next week we will be...

Creating Pudsey bear pictures and decorating Pudsey and children in need biscuits. They will also be creating tree pictures using their hands and will be exploring an Arctic animal’s sensory foam tray.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Autumn, Remembrance Day

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children have been singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’ We have also been identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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.. .

Exploring their enormous ‘5 Frame’ whilst singing ‘5 Little Firemen.’ The children have been developing their Mathematical Tool Kit by identifying when their 5 Frame is full and empty. Some of the children could also identify when the 5 Frame needed 1 more child to be complete.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Using our scales to explore the different weights of a variety of objects as well as continuing to plant our conkers!

Our Topic focus have been…

Creating and sourcing their very own shop. The children have really seemed to enjoy taking turns being the shop keeper and the customer. They have also been continuing to explore our touch screen computers to complete a variety of age-appropriate games as well as using our sensory light up boards to create a variety of marks that they are able to explain. The children have also created their very own fairy garden and firework pictures. Finally, some of the children have also been exploring how to segment and blend a range of CVC words as well as using their hands and apples to create their very own Poppy Pictures, to think about the soldiers who keep us safe!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 - Rhythm, and Rhyme

Next week the children will be exploring rhythm and rhyme in a variety of ways. They will be sharing the story of ‘What The Ladybird Heard’ to identify the rhyming words or words that sound the same. As well as playing rhyming bingo with their friends.

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...

Will be continuing to develop their number sense through observing and noticing the changes in our conker plants. Beginning to predict what we think might happen next.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 4th November 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:02:32 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 4th November 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently there are no planned changes to this week’s menu. If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th November - Karin

Week commencing 7th November - Leah

Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th November - Jade

Wednesday 9th November - Hannah J

Thursday 10th November - Lara & Lili C

Friday 11th November - Tabitha

Wednesday 9th, Thursday 10th & Friday 11th November - Kelly C

Children In Need Week

Wonderland will be raising lots of money and going ‘spotty’ for Children In Need again this year during the week of 14th November.

As always, we will be having a number of fundraising activities / events taking place right throughout the week, here are some of our ideas so far.

Staff challenges will also be back!

Watch this space!!!

Staff challenges so far!

Kitchen Team + Gary – Cream Pie’s in the face.

Management Team – Corrin – Pudsey Bear Pong!

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

The Cultivo Giving Tree is back – Share some Christmas Joy!

Come into the restaurant and pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift and return it to Cultivo by 8th December!

Current illness' at Wonderland

We currently have several children who have had loose bowel movements this week. There seems to also be a number of children with high temperatures.

As a nursery we are of course continuing to sterilise the toys, touch points and surfaces.

If your child has a bought of sickness or experiences loose bowel movements, please ensure they remain away from nursery for 48 hours since their last bought.

Free Behaviour Course

Would you like to pick up some tips on how to support your child’s behaviour then have a look at this free course run at our local Family Centre – Chestnut Tree.

Icknield center – Christmas Concert

We will be sending more details out very soon!

Babies and Toddler Christmas Sing-a-long

We are really looking forward to inviting two Parents or Carers into Wonderland for the Babies and Toddler Sing-a-long. This will take place during the morning of Wednesday 14th December 2022.

Times will be shared very soon.

Art project for schools

The children have been working hard to create their very own Christmas design which has been off to the Art Project For Schools Company on Monday 24th October. If your child has been poorly or on holiday during the last few weeks of October, they may have missed the deadline to create a Christmas design this year.

We expect to have the Christmas Designs back during the week commencing 7th November. Once we have these back, we will provide more information regarding how to order your child’s Christmas design as a variety of products, such as Christmas cards, wrapping paper, mugs and tags.

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Exploring how to create marks as fireworks using paint and tubes as stamps as well as rolling cars and buses down their rainbow slide. As well as creating Halloween pumpkin pictures and exploring their Halloween sensory tray.

Next week the Babies will be……

Creating apple print poppy pictures

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring ‘old McDonald had a farm’ activities naming the different types of animals and repeating the noises associated with each animal. Toddlers have also been very interested in textures this week using their hands to talk about how materials feel such as hay, mud, water, and paint. We have also been making our very own firework creations, learning about the types of sounds that can be heard from a variety of fireworks.

Next week we will be…

e Taking a trip around the nursery on a Gruffalo hunt, trying to identify the characters from the book, we will also be making playdough and talking about what action comes first. The children will be joined by signing sam on Monday and we will be learning our signs and using them in our play.

The 2-3's have been...

Continuing to explore fireworks in a variety of creative ways such as painting and flicking, as well as using watery paint to flick onto their crazy foam sky. The children have also explored pumpkin carving, creating garages and workshops using their large wooden blocks and exploring how to create different rhythms using a range of musical instruments.

Next week we will be...

Using magnifying glasses during their garden play to investigate and search for minibeasts and small Autumnal objects. The children will also be exploring an Autumn tuff tray to develop their senses and using cars to roll down ramps they have built to identify how are the cars travel.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Autumn, Diwali, Fireworks

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 2 – General Sound Discrimination – Instrumental

Within this aspect we aim to develop the children’s awareness of sounds and how these can be made by a variety of different instruments. The children have been exploring large pots and pans, with metal and wooden spoons to see what sounds they can make and also exploring a variety of instruments to see if they can make loud and quiet sounds.

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.. .

Exploring leaves and noticing what we can see. The children have been using conkers and 5 Frames to explore Mathematical language such as ‘1 left,’ ‘full,’ ‘empty.’

The children have also been exploring and creating their very own Number Blocks using linking cubes.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Creating our very own pumpkin pictures using apples and orange paint, carving and exploring pumpkins and their seeds! As well as planting our conkers!

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to explore the festival of Diwali by creating our very own Diva lamps and Rangoli patterns. As well as creating our very own firework pictures using tubes and sponges. The children have also explored their fairy garden and farm sensory trays this week. Finally the children have loved exploring the puddles this week, including mixing paint into these puddles!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’ We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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...

Will be continuing to develop their number sense through observing and noticing the changes in our conker plants. Beginning to predict what we think might happen next.

Our Topic focus will be...

Exploring our Wonderland Shop to have a go at using money whilst being the shop keeper and playing imaginatively with our peers as well as creating Poppies and learning about Remembrance Day.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 31st October 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:40:16 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 31st October 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently there are no planned changes to this week’s menu. If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holiday

Monday 31st October - Emma E

Tuesday 1st November - Sarah T

Wednesday 2nd November - Sarah T

Thursday 3rd November - Sarah T, Leah

Friday 4th November - Karin

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

The Cultivo Giving Tree is back – Share some Christmas Joy!

Come into the restaurant and pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift and return it to Cultivo by 8th December!

Elgood Photography

It’s photo day again on Thursday 3rd November!

If your child attends Wonderland for their usual nursery session on a Thursday, no need to panic. They will have their photo taken during their nursery day.

If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Thursday, please email your Age Group Mentor (their email address’ can be found on the second page of the newsletter) to book in a time within our morning ‘drop-in slot’ for your child to still have their photograph taken.

The morning slot will be 9am – 10am.

Please book before Tuesday 1st November (We are aiming to have these back in time for Christmas!)

Free Behaviour Course

Would you like to pick up some tips on how to support your child’s behaviour then have a look at this free course run at our local Family Centre – Chestnut Tree.

Halloween

Zoo Lab - Monday 31st October

Zoo Lab are visiting to help engage with the children and staff in a safe and informative way about a range of insects and animals.

Halloween party tea – Monday 31st October

Our fabulous Kitchen Team will be creating a lovely Halloween Party Tea for the children to enjoy here at Wonderland.

Dressing up and Fancy Dress

We would also like to invite the children to dress up during the week commencing 24th October as well as the following Monday (31st October.) The children do not have to dress up every day, but the option is there throughout this time to ensure all of the children have the opportunity to dress up, no matter what sessions they attend at Wonderland.

Please remember, don’t spend a lot of money on fancy dress clothes, the children are more than welcome to wear their comfy onesies and lovely Autumnal jumpers and t shirts. Home made outfits are fab (but only if you have time!!!) Of course, if your child doesn’t want to dress up, this is okay too! We have lots of role play outfits which we can offer here at Wonderland.

However, please remember nothing too scary or gruesome for fancy dress for little ones!

Icknield center – Christmas Concert

We will be sending more details out very soon!

Babies and Toddler Christmas Sing-a-long

We are really looking forward to inviting two Parents or Carers into Wonderland for the Babies and Toddler Sing-a-long. This will take place during the nursery day within the Baby Unit and Toddler Room.

Times and dates will be confirmed during next week’s newsletter.

Art project for schools

Our Christmas Panto is back! – Pre-school Children only

We are delighted to announce on Tuesday 6th December we have space for 16 children to attend the Cinderella Panto in Stevenage.

The children will walk from Wonderland, to Letchworth Train Station to catch the 9:15am train to Stevenage. The Wonderland children and staff then walk across from Stevenage Train Station to The Gordon Craig Theatre.

The children will have a little snack and treat during the interval and then head back to Wonderland on a train again, to return to Wonderland just in time for their lunch.

The children will be on a 1:2 ratio at all times.

Usually, tickets are allocated on a first come, first serve basis. However, this year we are going to do things a little differently.

Unfortunately, we cannot take everyone. However, if your child usually attends Wonderland on a Wednesday and you think they would enjoy this experience, please email Emma Edwards to let her know by Friday 11th November via email on emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The children’s names will then be placed in a hat and 16 names will be selected blindfolded until all 16 spaces are full. Emma Edwards will then notify the Parents of the children who have a space on our Christmas Trip.

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Exploring textures in a variety of ways, such as exploring their Halloween cauldrons and Halloween sensory gloop trays to find hidden insects. As well as continuing to practice their walking! The Babies have also been exploring their sensory bubble tube and exploring their finger puppets to share nursery rhymes.

Next week the Babies will be……

Continuing to build and knock down a variety of towers, using sensory blocks and sensory reals. Creating firework pictures and showing confidence during new experiences when they meet some insects and other animals during their Zoo Lab visit on Monday 31st October.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring everything spooky this week with Halloween activities, we have been making iced biscuits and exploring arts and crafts creating pumpkin pictures! The children have even come in dressed up in lovely outfits pretending to be cats, pumpkins, and unicorns! Happy Halloween everyone have a fang-tastic day!

Next week we will be…

The children will be exploring different textures in various tuff trays that contain gloop,crazy foam, jelly and flour. They will be learning new words to add to their vocabulary and trying to distinguish between the types of messy play. The Toddlers will also be continuing their halloween theme by creating witches potions using coloured water and getting in the spirit of halloween with a fun dress up party!

The 2-3's have been...

Celebrating Diwali and Halloween. They have been talking about Diwali and creating pictures. They have been making chocolate covered apples on sticks, exploring spooky monster jelly play and have been making ghost pictures by vegetable printing. They have also been constructing with tools and have been talking about making big and small buildings.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been….

Room on The Broom.

Next week we will be... Creating firework pictures and having a firework inspired disco whilst pretending to be fireworks. They will be exploring the insides of pumpkins and will be enjoying Halloween inspired roleplay games.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Autumn, Halloween, Diwali

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 – rhythm and rhyme

Next week the children will be exploring rhythm and rhyme in a variety of ways. They will be sharing the story of ‘Funny Bones’ to identify the rhyming words or words that sound the same. As well as playing rhyming bingo with their friends.

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.. .

Exploring leaves and noticing what we can see. The children then used paint and crayons to create Autumnal prints using the leaves.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Creating a large scale firework painting during our outdoor learning this week. The children used large trucks and cars to drive through the paint as well as paint brushes to flick the paint across their paper.

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring the festival of Diwali by creating our very own Diva lamps and Rangoli patterns. As well as creating our very own firework pictures in a variety of ways. Such as using a fork and straw to blow the paint across our paper.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 2 – General Sound Discrimination – Instrumental

Within this aspect we aim to develop the children’s awareness of sounds and how these can be made by a variety of different instruments. The children will be exploring large pots and pans, with metal and wooden spoons to see what sounds they can make and also exploring a variety of instruments to see if they can make loud and quiet sounds.

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

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Commencing 24th October 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:24:05 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 24th October 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Covid-19 cases within the Wonderland Family

We currently have no more cases of COVID-19.

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Childhood Illnesses Currently at Wonderland

Currently we have several children within our 3-5’s Age Group with Hand, Foot and Mouth as well as a number of ear infections and chest infections right across the nursery.

The Cultivo Giving Tree is back – Share some Christmas Joy!

Come

Come into the restaurant and pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift and return it to Cultivo by 8th December!

Free Behaviour Course

Would you like to pick up some tips on how to support your child’s behaviour then have a look at this free course run at our local Family Centre – Chestnut Tree.

Halloween

Zoo Lab - Monday 31st October

Zoo Lab are visiting to help engage with the children and staff in a safe and informative way about a range of insects and animals.

Halloween party tea – Monday 31st October

Our fabulous Kitchen Team will be creating a lovely Halloween Party Tea for the children to enjoy here at Wonderland.

Dressing up and Fancy Dress

However, please remember nothing too scary or gruesome for fancy dress for little ones!

Elgood Photography

It’s photo day again on Thursday 3rd November!

If your child attends Wonderland for their usual nursery session on a Thursday, no need to panic. They will have their photo taken during their nursery day.

The morning slot will be 9am – 10am.

Food deals available over the half term period

Develop a love for reading with your child

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Exploring how to make marks in a variety of ways, such as using sponges in water to draw on the chalk boards, rolling conkers and sticks in Autumnal paint as well as pushing cars through paint. The Babies have also gone on a bear hunt during their garden play and have been developing their communication and vocabulary by taking part in a role play party tea using our teddy bears and toy babies.

Next week the Babies will be……

Continuing to complete Autumnal and Halloween activities such as twig and leaf painting, creating playdough spiders and exploring their inset puzzle picture boards.

The Toddlers have been...

Decorating Halloween biscuits to develop their fine motor skills and learning how to incorporate health and self-care routines such as handling a spoon. They have also been creating monsters using Halloween coloured playdough such as orange and purple, talking about the legs and arms of the monsters which they used pipe cleaners for.

Next week we will be……

The Toddlers have also been exploring lovely new books this week and have been really enjoying exploring the different textures of the classic book series ‘that’s not……’

The 2-3's have been...

Continuing to explore Halloween and Autumn in a variety of ways, such as using Halloween stampers to create Halloween pictures and creating their very own spiders using playdough. The 2-3’s have also shown lots of interest in small world play this week using their cars and ramps to see which cars travelled the furthest across the floor. The children have also seemed to like building their own train tracks.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been….

Room on The Broom.

Next week we will be... Creating wildlife pictures and developing their fine motor skills using scissors to snip spaghetti.

Book of the week will be: 10 Little Pumpkins.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Autumn, Halloween, Mindfulness

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 1 – General Sound Discrimination – Environmental

The aim of this aspect is to raise children’s awareness of the sounds around them and to develop their listening skills.

At nursery the children have been completing a listening walk in the nursery garden and have been playing sound lotto to identify a variety of different animals by the sounds they make.

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.. .

Continuing to develop their number sense through subitising using conkers and exploring pumpkins to see what they ‘notice’ what is the same, what is different as well as developing our vocabulary to describe the conkers such as tough, spikey, round, smooth etc.

We have also been exploring our conkers and pumpkins using our senses – touch and smell. Some of the children have been going on Autumnal walks to see what Autumnal Treasure they can find! They have then used this treasure at nursery to create a variety of Autumnal collages and paintings.

Our STEAM activities this week have been…..

Directing the programmable mouse across its track, moving through, under and over the bridges and tunnels to eat its cheese! As well as interacting with age-appropriate software on our touch screen computers.

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring playdough to create our very own playdough spiders, investigating our Autumnal water tray using our pipettes and funnels to explore the transportation of water as well as using our caldrons and potion bottles to create a range of spooky potions!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 – rhythm and rhyme

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 will be…

Will be continuing to focus and identify what we notice is the same and different whilst exploring our Autumn Treasures. The children will also be exploring a variety of leaves looking at the patterns they can see.

Our topic focus will be...

Exploring the festival of Diwali by creating our very own Diva lamps.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Commencing 17th October 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:13:11 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 17th October 2022

This Week's Menu

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

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Covid-19 cases within the Wonderland Family

We currently have a child within the 2-3’s Age Group who has tested positive for COVID-19. The child is being kept away from nursery for five days as they are isolating.

We also and a staff member who covers right across the nursery who has also tested positive for COVID-19.

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Childhood Illnesses Currently at Wonderland

Currently we have a member of the Wonderland Team who has Hand, Foot and Mouth within our 2-3’s Age Group, as well as a parent within our 3-5’s Age Group. We also have this week several chest infections within our Toddler Age Group as well as ear infections within the same age group.

However, we are pleased to say that we have had no new cases of Croup across the nursery.

The Cultivo Giving Tree is back – Share some Christmas Joy!

Come

Come into the restaurant and pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift and return it to Cultivo by 8th December!

Free Behaviour Course

Would you like to pick up some tips on how to support your child’s behaviour then have a look at this free course run at our local Family Centre – Chestnut Tree.

Family Support Service

Develop a love for reading with your child

You can join Hertfordshire Libraries from any age. If you know a child aged 0 to 5 years who is not yet a member of the library, please bring them along to your nearest library and sign them up. It’s totally FREE and they will get their very own My First Hertfordshire Library card and certificate.

Welly Walk

The Babies have been...

Exploring the inset puzzles, creating sensory towers to develop their hand eye coordination, exploring how to make marks using conkers and sticks, as well as using their hands and other tools to investigate the wibbly wobbly jelly.

Next week the Babies will be……

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt story tuff tray to develop our communication and vocabulary as well as taking part in a role play party tea using our teddy bears and toy babies.

The Toddlers have been...

Getting ready for the spooky season by exploring a Halloween tuff tray, learning new words such as pumpkin, bats and learning about sensory play. They have also been creating block painting pictures using coloured Duplo and identifying shapes and patterns such as squares and circles.

Next week we will be……

Exploring Halloween painting and an Autumnal tuff tray as well as playing football during their garden play.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the finger puppets this week to develop their communication and awareness of nursery rhymes, using the parachute during their Signing Sam session, investigating a dinosaur tuff tray and a variety of Halloween/ Autumn activities including leaf printing and searching for hidden spiders within their Halloween tuff tray.

Next week we will be... Continuing to explore Halloween and Autumn in a variety of ways. They will be creating their very own spiders, sharing the story of Room on The Broom and creating their very own witches’ hats.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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

The children have also been using their talking conversation toy phones to develop their speech and listening skills, creating marks on their new light up mark making board and developing their fine motor skills within our Playdough Area.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Continuing to develop their number sense through subsidising using conkers and exploring pumpkins to see what they ‘notice’ what is the same, what is different as well as developing our vocabulary to describe the conkers such as tough, spikey, round, smooth etc.

We have also been exploring our conkers and pumpkins using our senses – touch and smell. As well as rolling the conkers through paint to create patterns. Some of the children have been going on Autumnal walks to see what Autumnal Treasure they can find!

Our Topic focus have been…

Listening to and exploring the story of Funny Bones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The children have then been identifying the beginning, middle and end of the story and even creating their own story. Some of the children have also shown interest in Harry Potter. Therefore, the children have been sharing the story of ‘There’s a Witch In My Book,’ by Tom Fletcher, creating their very own wands, exploring Halloween pasta, creating positions in our water tray and designing their very our ‘house crest.’

Finally, some of the children have also used broccoli to create their very own Autumn Tree pictures.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 1 – General Sound Discrimination – Environmental

The aim of this aspect is to raise children’s awareness of the sounds around them and to develop their listening skills.

At nursery the children will be completing a listening walk in the nursery garden and will be playing sound lotto to identify a variety of different animals by the sounds they make.

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 will be…

Our topic focus will be...

Continuing to develop their fine motor skills by using the spray bottles within our Arts and Craft Area, creating our very own spiders and skeleton pictures using paint and straws to blow the paint.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 10th October 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 12:44:04 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 10th October 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Teaching Internet Safety

More and more Pre-schoolers are getting their own tablets or borrowing their parents’ devices to play games, use apps, and watch their favourite TV shows. Watch the link below to find out how to support safe online journey of your child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OF-NWDzGo

There is also a handy internet safety checklist for your information to continue to support your child in accessing the digital world around them as they grow, by following the link below to the Internet Matters website.

https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/0-5/#new

Childhood Illnesses Currently at Wonderland

As mentioned last week, we currently have a number of common childhood illness within the Wonderland Community. This week we have had one confirmed case of Hand, foot and mouth within our Baby Unit. We also have ear infections and one confirmed case of Croup within our 2-3’s Age Group.

If you would like more information on Hand, Foot and Mouth and Croup, please follow the link to the NHS website below.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/hand-foot-mouth-disease/?src=conditionswidget

www.nhs.uk/conditions/croup/

Hand, Foot and Mouth

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that can also affect adults. It usually gets better on its own in 7 to 10 days.

The first signs of hand, foot and mouth disease can be:

• a sore throat

• a high temperature

• not wanting to eat

After a few days mouth ulcers and a rash will appear.

There is no isolation from nursery as long as your child is well within themselves, and they do not have a temperature.

Croup

Croup is a common condition that mainly affects babies' and young children's airways. It's usually mild, but it's important to call NHS 111 if you think your child has croup. They may need treatment.

These are the symptoms of croup:

• a barking cough that sounds like a seal (you can search online to hear examples)

• a hoarse voice

• difficulty breathing

• a rasping sound when breathing in Your child will usually have cold-like symptoms to begin with, such as a temperature, runny nose and cough. Croup symptoms usually come on after a few days and are often worse at night.

The Cultivo Giving Tree is back – Share some Christmas Joy!

Come

Come into the restaurant and pick a tag, buy and wrap a gift and return it to Cultivo by 8th December!

Free Behaviour Course

Would you like to pick up some tips on how to support your child’s behaviour then have a look at this free course run at our local Family Centre – Chestnut Tree.

Nearly New Sale

This Saturday at the Priory School 2pm - 3.30pm

Family Support Service

The Babies have been...

The Babies have been exploring jelly and squishy paint to develop their interest in textures as well as creating an Autumn tree as well as exploring a range of different coloured cooked pasta.

The Babies have also continued to develop their communication using symbolic sounds when playing with the animals and taking part in their Tiny Mites session. Finally, the Babies have also been exploring how to hide and search for hidden objects.

Next week the Babies will be……

Exploring gloop play and an autumnal tuff tray in their garden and an Autumnal collage.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring a variety of textures such as cotton wool and paint using their fingers to create marks and learning new descriptive words such as ‘soft and squishy’. They have also been learning to count to 5 using the beloved nursery rhyme ‘5 little ducks.’ The children have been very clever at identifying the colours using their splat cards.

Next week we will be……

The Toddlers will be building towers and counting how many blocks make up the tower, identifying colours using a colour wheel as well as creating our very own spiders.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating their own hedgehogs using playdough, talking about autumnal objects such as leaves and conkers as well as what happens when the season changes. Identifying simple shapes such as triangles and squares within our room Using paintbrushes to develop our fine motor skills by creating marks using water and talking about the images that have been made.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been ’10 little pumpkins.’

Next week we will be making vegetable Halloween potions exploring scents.

We will continue to learn about the changes that Autumn brings to our natural world. We will also be developing our gross motor skills when climbing on our apparatus outside.

Next week we will be... Searching for hidden spider tuft tray through cooked spaghetti, creating Halloween pasta necklaces, sharing the story of Room on the Broom.

They will also be creating leaf printings and exploring their heights.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 7 – Oral Blending

It is so important for the children to have plenty of experience of listening to adults modelling oral blending before they are introduced to grapheme and phoneme correspondences.

Therefore, at nursery we are practicing our oral blending words such as c-u-p at snack times and h-a-t when putting on our outdoor clothing for the garden.

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

The children have also been using their talking conversation toy phones to develop their speech and listening skills, creating marks on their new light up mark making board, recording their favourite songs on their sound buttons, and using their new dinosaur puppets to begin to interact imaginatively with their peers.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. .

Continuing to explore our amazing environment to develop our number sense. By using our computer to explore Number Street, interacting with a range of number stories, natural objects and describing what we can see in our curiosity cube! The children have also been exploring our magnetic shapes to build and construct a variety of things.

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring and learning about space and Astronomy to celebrate Astronomy Day and World Space Week by sharing the story ‘What Ever Next,’ taking part in a crater on the moon experiment and a bubbling planet experiment and creating their own rockets.

The children will have also been continuing their development of everything Autumnal by creating Autumnal trees using paints and broccoli!

The children also created their very own icecream shop, using large wooden blocks and pretend money to open their shop!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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 will be…

Will be continuing to develop their number sense through subsidising using conkers to see what they ‘notice’ what is the same, what is different as well as developing our vocabulary to describe the conkers such as tough, spikey, round, smooth etc.

We will also be exploring our conkers using our senses – touch and smell.

Our topic focus will be...

Listening to and exploring the story of Funny Bones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The children will then be identifying the beginning, middle and end of the story and even creating their own story.

Some of the children have also shown interest in Harry Potter. Therefore, the children will also be sharing the story of ‘There’s a Witch In My Book,’ by Tom Fletcher, creating their very own wands, exploring Halloween pasta, creating positions in our water tray and designing their very our ‘house crest.’

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 3rd October 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:26:07 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 3rd October 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Emma B – Monday 3rd October

Kelly C – Tuesday 4th October

Jade – Wednesday 5th October

Ellie D – Friday 7th October

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Teaching Internet Safety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OF-NWDzGo

https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/0-5/#new

The Babies have been...

Exploring lots of our sensory toys this week. The Babies have been exploring their hand-held mirrors, sensory light up cog board, sensory texture tubes and their light up board.

The Babies have also been building towers and exploring their Royal Family/London interest tray.

Next week the Babies will be……

Using conkers to create Autumnal paintings. If you see any conkers when on any walks this weekend, please do bring these into nursery next week.

The Babies will also be exploring squishy paint to develop their interest in textures whilst creating an Autumn tree as well as exploring a range of different coloured cooked pasta.

The Toddlers have been...

This week the Toddlers have been exploring different textures and learning new words such as ‘squishy, soft, hard, slimy’ as well as learning about facial features using the song ‘head shoulders knees and toes. They have also been going on an animal hunt around the nursery developing their observational and counting skills.

Next week we will be……

The Toddlers will be learning about different types of vehicles and their sounds and using these in a variety of ways during play. They will also be creating their own recipes and learning about various foods through a baby's picnic role play.

The 2-3's have been...

Developing their fine motor skills when making playdough hedgehogs with glitter and spaghetti. They have been threading cheerios and have been practicing their cutting skills using the scissors. They have also taken part in a range of Autumn craft activities such as leaf printing.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been ‘Squasherella’.

Next week we will be... Next week we will be making vegetable Halloween potions exploring scents.

We will continue to learn about the changes that Autumn brings to our natural world. We will also be developing our gross motor skills when climbing on our apparatus outside.

Their book of the week will be: Ten Little Pumpkins.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 – Voice sounds

The children have been exploring the initial sounds of words by arranging a range of objects into groups of the following sounds, s,a,t,p,I,n. We have also been trying to create our very own alliterative story such as, Simon the snake, slide down the slide!

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.. .

Continuing to explore a range of natural objects to continue developing our number sense and subitizing as well as exploring the heights of ourselves and our sunflower!

As well as taking part in STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) such as exploring our sunflowers to share what we notice. The children seemed to really enjoy investigating the sunflower and its seeds.

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring our emotions in a variety of ways. Such as using emotion rollers within playdough, using scissors to cut spaghetti to pretend we are cutting hair, exploring our sensory tent and developing our imaginative play skills by playing in our dinosaur valley!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 5 – Oral Blending

It is so important for the children to have plenty of experience of listening to adults modelling oral blending before they are introduced to grapheme and phoneme correspondences.

Therefore, at nursery we are practicing our oral blending words such as c-u-p at snack times and h-a-t when putting on our outdoor clothing for the garden.

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 will be…

Our topic focus will be...

Exploring and learning about space and Astronomy to celebrate Astronomy Day and World Space Week in a variety of ways. Such as sharing the story ‘What Ever Next,’ taking part in a craters on the moon experiment and a bubbling planet experiment and creating their own rockets.

The children will also be continuing their development of everything Autumnal by creating Autumnal trees using paints and broccoli!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 26th September 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:04:49 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 26th September 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/Summer menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Monday 26th September – Jacqui + Sophie

Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th, Friday 30th – Charlotte J

Friday 30th September – Emma B + Florrie (pm)

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Changes at Wonderland

It is with a very heavy heart that we must share with you, our lovely Sophie Hills – Senior Baby Room Lead is leaving Wonderland on Friday 7th October for a career break. Sophie has worked at Wonderland for 12 years and has worked tirelessly over this time to ensure the children in her care and her staff member’s flourish. I am sure you will join us all in thanking Sophie for all of her hard work, laughs and smiles over the years, we will miss her greatly.

We will also be saying goodbye to our lovely Denise – Catering Assistant for the last 5 years, as she moves onto a new challenge in her career. Denise will be leaving Wonderland during the middle of October. We thank her so much for her hard work, dedication, and yummy cooking over the last 5 years, we will miss her lots and wish her well in her new challenge.

We are pleased to be able to share with you all, Katie Graham will be returning to Wonderland as the Deputy Team Leader of our Toddler Age Group. Katie will be returning to Wonderland on Wednesday 19th October. We are very excited and can’t wait to have Katie back at Wonderland.

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience. .

Returning spare nursery clothes

Please can we ask if your child has borrowed any spare clothing from Wonderland that this is returned to nursery. We try to ensure we have enough spare clothing here in a variety of sizes but seem to be running low in trousers. If you have any spares or donations at home, please do let us know.

Cuddly toys needed

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we had to remove all soft toys from the nursery. However now we are in a place where these can be reinstated here at Wonderland, we are running low!

If you have any well-loved cuddly toys in need of a new home, please do let us know.

We will happily take these off your hands.

The Babies have been...

Exploring their sensory tent, using their hands to identify bumpy, soft and shiny objects.

Rice cake and Weetabix play as well as decorating pictures for jeans for Genes day.

Next week the Babies will be……

Continuing to explore their wonderful environment selecting what they wish to explore. As well as taking part in their Signing Sam sessions and Autumnal tuff trays.

The Toddlers have been...

Developing their symbolic animal noises through their play whilst exploring their amazing texture trays. The Toddlers have also been making marks in a range of ways such as using cars to drive across paper, creating handprints and using bingo dabbers.

Next week we will be……

Going on a Gruffalo Hunt, exploring shape sorting and developing our independence skills through changing toy baby nappies and feeding them.

The 2-3's have been...

Tracing numbers and letters with stickers, creating leaf printings as well as exploring a variety of tuff trays, dinosaur world and animal world!

The 2-3’s story of the week has been, The Gruffalo.

Next week we will be... Creating Autumnal portraits and exploring measuring using nonstandard units to see how tall they are!

Their book of the week will be: Ten Little Pumpkins.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 – Voice sounds

The children have been continuing to develop their ability to distinguish between vocal sounds as well beginning to have a go at oral blending and segmenting.

The children have also been recording their own voices using our sound buttons and encouraging our peers to guess who has left the message.

The children have also been sharing a story all about Autumn – ‘Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn.’

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.. . Taking part in a range of small group games to develop our awareness of turn taking, colour recognition and playing one of our favourite games, ‘The Lunch Box Game.’

The children have also been beginning to develop their number sense when identifying who is in nursery today, by completing their 5 frames as they enter the Main Area.

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to develop our understanding of emotions, by creating emotion masks. We will also be talking about why someone may be sad and what makes us happy.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 5 – Alliteration

The children will be exploring the initial sounds of words by arranging a range of objects into groups of the following sounds, s,a,t,p,I,n. We will also be trying to create our very own alliterative story such as, Simon the snake, slide down the slide!

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

The children will also be using their talking conversation toy phones to develop their speech and listening skills, creating marks on their new light up mark making board, recording their favourite song on their sound buttons, and using their new dinosaur puppets to begin to interact imaginatively with their peers.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

The children will be continuing to develop their number sense and use of 5 Frames when completing their self-registration task when starting their nursery day.

The children will be beginning to use Mathematical Language such as, ‘The 5 Frame is full or half full.”

Throughout their environment also, the children will be continuing to explore subsidising.

Our topic focus will be...

Using their new basketball hoop to have a go at throwing bean bags and balls into a target, exploring their emotions through use of emotion play dough rollers and using their ice bricks to construct a range of towers, houses and habitats, as well as developing their imaginative play through creating their very own train tracks.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 19th September 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:15:25 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 19th September 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/Summer menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Tuesday 20th September – Nikki B

Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st September – Tasha

Friday 23rd September – Jacqui & Emily H (pm)

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

HENRY Programme

We have a new service coming to North and East Hertfordshire this September. The HENRY programme is a FREE programme for any parent with a child aged 0-5 years. The programme is designed to help parents give their child a healthy start in life.

We will be running a programme at the Broadwater Family Centre on a Tuesday afternoon from 1-3pm. This programme starts on Tuesday 27th September and runs for 8 weeks.

Booking extra sessions and requesting changes to your child’s permanent sessions

We are changing the way we would like you to communicate with us regarding increasing, decreasing and requesting changes to your child’s permanent nursery sessions.

If you would like to book extra sessions, please may we ask that these are still sent to Toni our Deputy Manager using the following address: toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk Toni will look at the availability and will get back to you at her earliest convenience.

Returning spare nursery clothes

Changes in weather

Now that the weather is changing, and we are seeing more rain please could we ask for all children to have a pair of indoor shoes with them here at Wonderland at all times. These can be kept within your child’s Wonderland bag. We are also more than happy for the children to have wellies to wear whilst exploring the outside areas here at nursery, but please make sure these are named.

Cuddly toys needed

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we had to remove all soft toys from the nursery. However now we are in a place where these can be reinstated here at Wonderland, we are running low!

If you have any well-loved cuddly toys in need of a new home, please do let us know. We will happily take these off your hands.

The Babies have been...

Celebrating the Queens life in lots of ways, exploring their London Tuff Tray, creating crowns and creating their very own marmalade sandwiches! The babies have also been listening to the story of ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ using their Tonie box and creating their very own pizzas!

During their Signing Sam class this week the Babies explored the colours of the rainbow.

Next week we will be…….. Continuing to explore Autumn through leaf painting as well as continuing to celebrate the Queens life by having a go at building tall towers to represent ‘Big Ben’ and Buckingham Palace.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring their nursery rhyme tuff tray to develop their speech, fishing in the sea, making Autumnal pictures, exploring crazy foam for hidden objects and exploring instruments and the sounds they make. The Toddlers have also decorated their very own biscuits.

During the Toddlers Signing Sam session this week they developed their knowledge and interest of different colours.

Next week we will be……

Developing their knowledge of colour through mark making, using cars to drive through trays of paint and exploring a very colourful tuff tray. The Toddlers will also continue to develop their speech and knowledge of nursery rhymes and songs through the use of puppets and story sacks.

The 2-3's have been...

Searching for hidden coloured beads within the crazy foam, exploring their animal habitat tray and creating their very own Autumnal wreaths.

During the 2-3’s Signing Sam session this week the children explored colours and voice sounds.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been, Squash and a Squeeze.

Next week we will be... Using leaves and paint to create different Autumnal marks, creating different potions using a variety of fruit and investigating the season of Autumn when exploring their Autumnal tuff tray.

Their book of the week will be: The Gruffalo.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 2 – Instrumental Sounds

The children have been exploring a range of instruments and the sounds they can make, as well as playing these quietly, loudly, slowly and fast.

The children have also been having a go at remembering and repeating a rhythm.

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.. . The children have been programming our programmable mouse to numbered peaches, exploring their number recognition as well as interacting with technology items to explore positional language. As well as ordering different sized crocodiles to explore different lengths and measurements linked to the story of The Enormous Crocodile. During their outside play this week the children have also explored throwing bean bags into numbered hoops.

Our Topic focus have been…

Learning about the life of Queen Elizabeth and learning about our new King, King Charles III. We have been looking at pictures of the Royal family and drawing our own pictures of our families.

The children have made crowns and decorated their own special biscuit to celebrate the Queens life.

The children have also been searching our outside area to find hidden Golden Tickets, as well as creating their very own potions within our outdoor kitchen and water trays linked to George’s Marvellous Medicine.

Finally, the children have also be creating their very own dot pictures using paint and cotton wool buds to celebrate International Dot Day on September 15th.

Our Signing Sam classes explored positional language and voice sounds.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 6 – Voice Sounds

The children will be continuing their ability to distinguish between vocal sounds as well beginning to have a go at oral blending and segmenting.

The children will be recording their own voices using our sound buttons and encouraging our peers to guess who has left the message.

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

The children will also be sharing a story all about Autumn – ‘Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn.’

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Taking part in a range of small group games to develop our awareness of turn taking, colour recognition and playing one of our favourite games, ‘The Lunch Box Game.’

The children will also be beginning to develop their number sense by each day identifying who is in nursery today.

The children will do this by completing their 5 frames as they enter the Main Area.

The Pre-school Team will be providing more information for parents on this soon!

Our topic focus will be...

Continuing to develop our understanding of emotions, by creating emotion masks. We will also be talking about why someone may be sad and what makes us happy.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 12th September 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:57:41 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 12th September 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring/Summer menu

Currently the planned changes we have next week are within the yellow boxes above.

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

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 - On annual leave this week

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 12th September – Toni + Nikki B, Coco

Monday 12th September – Hannah H + Leah + Sophie H (am), Nichola, Natalie H, Kimberley

Tuesday 13th – Friday 16th September – Tasha

Wednesday 14th + Thursday 15th September – Natalie H

Thursday 15th + Friday 16th September - Nicole

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Wonderland 28th Birthday

On Monday the children enjoyed a special party tea to celebrate Wonderland’s 28th Birthday! Here is their yummy birthday cake created by our very talented Kitchen Team.

HENRY Programme

We will be running a programme at the Broadwater Family Centre on a Tuesday afternoon from 1-3pm. This programme starts on Tuesday 27th September and runs for 8 weeks.

Nursery bags

Please can we ask, if you are bringing changes of shoes or clothes into nursery for your child to use, that they are within a rucksack or pull string bag but not a carrier bag. Carry bags can be a chocking and suffocation hazard therefore the Wonderland staff will remove these from the cloakroom. Thank you for your cooperation in this.

Toilet training and changes of clothes

Please ensure you bring a spare pair of shoes in your child’s bag in case they have a large toileting accident here at Wonderland. We do have some spares, but we do not have a large variety of sizes here at all times.

Changes in weather

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

Are you wondering how to talk to your children about the recent news or worried about how to answer any questions the children may have?

We’ve got you covered! Check out this link from Tiny Happy People below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/talking-to-child-about-death/zmh88hv

There are also many story books to share with children to help them in understanding about death and loved ones passing way. Here are a few:

Lots of the children have been talking about the Queen today and so we thought we would share a link to The Queens fantastic video with Paddington Bear. Ma’amalade Sandwiches Your Majestry!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfiCa244XE

The Babies have been...

Continuing to explore how to make marks using a range of small world people and animals as well as their hands to create their very own Autumn Leaf and a birthday crown during Wonderland’s birthday celebrations. The Babies have also been exploring a range of lift and flap books developing their knowledge of symbolic animal sounds and using their body parts to explore their floor piano mat!

The Babies are also still enjoying hopping onto their animal hoppers!

Next week we will be…….. Using mega blocks to create marks in paint, creating their very own pizzas to explore their likes and dislikes of different textures and foods, as well as using chubby chalks to explore mark making on the ground and on chalk boards.

The Toddlers have been...

Developing their awareness of self-care and hygiene routines this week through bathing the babies. The Toddlers have also been developing their knowledge of animals and the sounds they make through a variety of different tuff tray small world areas as well as beginning to explore the season of Autumn.

Next week we will be……

Developing their awareness of number language through singing a range of number songs, continuing to explore texture through messy play as well as developing their fine motor skills unlocking their locks and puzzle boards.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring how to create marks in a variety of ways by using paint, coloured water through pipets, sponges and even gloop! The 2-3’s have also been painting their own nails using paint and hand print pictures, as well as having a go at using scissors to create snips in paper.

The 2-3’s story of the week has been, Room On The Broom.

Next week we will be... Exploring an animal tuff tray to develop their small world imaginative play, developing their understanding of Autumn whilst exploring leaves to create prints, developing their fine motor skills by threading pasta and extending their children’s interest about Halloween.

Their book of the week will be: Squash and a Squeeze.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children have been singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We have also been identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practicing to use our listening ears.

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.. . Lots of the children continue to show interest in dinosaurs. Some of the children have even been to visit real dinosaur bones! So, this week they have been creating their very own shape dinosaurs as well as sharing the story 10 Little Dinosaurs!

As well as taking part in STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) such as rescuing floating dinosaurs within the water tray without using our hands.

Our Topic focus have been…

Creating their very own Magic wands linked to the story of Room On The Broom!

The children have also been creating their very own bubbling magic potions within our outdoor kitchen!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 2 – Instrumental Sounds

The children will be exploring a range of instruments and the sounds they can make, as well as playing these quietly, loudly, slowly and fast. The children will also be having a go at remembering and repeating a rhythm.

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 will be…

The children will be programming our programmable mouse to numbered peaches, exploring their number recognition as well as interacting with technology items to explore positional language. As well as ordering different sized crocodiles to explore different lengths and measurements linked to the story of The Enormous Crocodile.

Our topic focus will be...

Learning about the life of Queen Elizabeth and learning about our new King, King Charles III. We will be looking at pictures of the Royal family and then drawing our own pictures of our families.

The children will also be searching our outside area to find hidden Golden Tickets, as well as creating their very own potions within our outdoor kitchen and water trays linked to George’s Marvelous Medicine.

Finally, the children will also be creating their very own dot pictures using paint and cotton wool buds to celebrate International Dot Day on September 15th.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 5th September 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:57:38 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 5th September 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/Summer menu

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 5th September – Coco + Lara

Monday 5th + Tuesday 6th September – Emma E + Nicole

Monday 5th – Thursday 8th September – Hannah B + Ewa

Tuesday 6th + Wednesday 7th – Hannah J

Tuesday 6th September - Hannah H (am)

Wednesday 7th September - Karin

Thursday 8th September – Natalie H

Thursday 8th + Friday 9th September – Emma B + Kimberley + Nikki B

Friday 9th September – Leah

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Wonderland 28th Birthday

On Monday 5th September we will be celebrating Wonderland’s 28th Birthday!

The children will be having a special party tea, created by our fantastic Kitchen Team for their dinner on Monday evening.

Changes in the weather

September feels like it has crept up upon us, and with that in mind, please can we ask that all children have a jacket or coat with them at nursery to use during their morning garden play.

It is beginning to be a little chilly in the mornings!

The Wonderland Family Has Grown Again!

We are pleased to announce the safe but early arrival of Amy Phillip’s baby girl into the world. Both Amy and her little girl are doing well. We are sure you will join us in sending lots of congratulations to Amy and Elliot. We can’t wait for lots of cuddles very soon!

The Babies have been...

Exploring a variety of stories this week which have puppets in. The Babies have particularly seemed to enjoy sharing the story, ‘Guess how much I love you.’ The Babies have also been exploring our Sensory Corner, their lovely bubble tube and sensory mirrors to play peek-a-boo!

During their messy play time, the Babies have also been exploring the crazy foam this week to explore different textures and to identify a range of hidden objects within the foam.

Next week we will be…….. Exploring the season Autumn when creating their very own leaf printings, exploring an Autumn tuff tray and developing their likes and dislikes whilst investigating and taking part in butternut squash play.

The Toddlers have been...

Getting messy this week! With lots of mark marking in their dinosaur world, painting, and searching for hidden animals within the shredded paper! The Toddlers have also been developing their finger muscles whilst exploring their cloud dough and having lots of fun having tea parties during their garden play. Finally, The Toddlers have also enjoyed lots of bubble play!

Next week we will be……

Exploring their sensory trays to develop their knowledge and confidence around different textures, having lots of water play, tipping, filling, and emptying containers as well as exploring the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

The 2-3's have been...

Creating some nature/natural bunting, painting and sticking to create their very own jelly fish, getting messy in the crazy foam sea tray as well as exploring and creating their very own space tray!

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s individual interests + helping our new friends settle in.

Our Phonics focus have been… Exploring how to recognise their name in a variety of ways, such as searching for their names within our sand tray, finding their own leaf during self-registration and placing their drawings and creations within their own tray.

During their story times the children have also been exploring the initial sound ‘s.’

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.. . Creating a variety of shapes using our elastic band peg boards and playing Uno with our friends!

As well as taking part in STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) such as exploring capacity using the Magic Sand!

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to explore risky play throughout their garden play. The children have been using a variety of wooden planks and different sized tyres to create several different models, obstacle courses and of course pirate ships!

As well as building and creating a range of models using our Duplo and Lego blocks.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 3 – Body Percussion

The children will be singing a range of songs with actions to encourage body percussion throughout the song, such as ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes,’ ‘If your happy and you know it.’

We will also be identifying a range of environmental sounds whilst playing sound lotto. Such as ‘snoring,’ ‘sneezing,’ ‘telephones ringing’ whilst practising to use our listening ears.

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 will be…

Lots of the children continue to show interest in dinosaurs. Some of the children have even been to visit real dinosaur bones! So next week the children are going to create their very own shape dinosaurs as well as sharing the story 10 Little Dinosaurs!

Our topic focus will be...

Creating their very own Magic wands linked to the story of Room On The Broom!

Please could we ask, if you are going on any walks over the weekend to collect a range of sticks, conkers and acorns for the children to use and explore at nursery?

The children will also be creating their very own bubbling magic potions!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 29th August 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:57:36 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 29th August 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Spring/Summer menu

On Tuesday the children will be enjoy Spaghetti Bolognaise for their lunch time meal.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 29th August – Sarah T, Jacqui, Kelsie

Tuesday 30th August – Corrin + Florrie

Monday 23rd – Karin

Tuesday 30th August, Wednesday 31st August, Thursday 1st Sep - Tara

Thursday 1st September + Friday 2nd September - Nicole

Friday 2nd September - Emma E

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Current illnesses at Wonderland

This week we have several Babies for are poorly with respiratory illnesses such as chest infections, Bronchitis and Pneumonia.

We also still have some children within the 2-3’s and 3-5s’s Age Group experiencing sickness and diarrhoea. If your child is unwell at nursery and is sick, has three episodes of diarrhoea or presents a temperature, we will ask them to be collected.

A big thank you to those Parents and Carers who are continuing to work in partnership with us here at Wonderland by following our Incubation Policy below.

Responding to children who are ill or infectious

All members of our team are responsible for promoting good health in the children attending wonderland. If a staff member suspects a child may have any of the above, or a reaction, allergy, or temperature then they must inform the Manager, Deputy Manager, or Third in Charge. They will be asked to fill out a temperature/illness monitoring form. the senior person will assess the illness and notify the parents. If an infectious illness is suspected, then we will ask parents to arrange for their child to be collected to seek medical advice and prevent the spread of infection.

Once an infectious illness has been confirmed with a medical professional then parents should contact the nursery. The Manager can then inform all parents about the illness and symptoms to look out for by email and by posters displayed at the main entrances. the child's name will remain confidential, but we will let parents know which age group has a confirmed infectious illness. If staff are pregnant or suspect they may be pregnant we would advise them to seek medical advice if they have been exposed to an infectious illness.

In the case of a large outbreak then the nursery manager would contact the relevant authorities (environmental health, health protection agency or Ofsted) to inform them of the outbreak and seek advice and information to control the infection. Ofsted must be informed if there are two or more cases of food poisoning confirmed in children who attend Wonderland Day Nursery.

Sun hats and sun cream

Please can we ask that all children always have a named sunhat with them at nursery. The children explore the nursery gardens throughout the nursery day, when it is safe for them to do so, however we must ensure they are also wearing a sun hat and sun cream. Please can we ask that all children always have a named sunhat with them at nursery.

The Babies have been...

Exploring how to make marks in a variety of ways, using animals to stamp through the paint as well as sensory balls. The Babies have also been exploring the stacking puzzle pieces and pop up story books.

The Toddlers have been...

The Toddlers have been developing their imaginative play and dress up this week, as well as their turn taking skills by working together to create towers and complete the sensory rings. Some of the Toddlers have also been searching for hidden animals around the nursery environment.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring their amazing zoo animal tuff texture tray this week, as many of the children have shown lots of interest in animals this week and the story of ‘Dear Zoo.’ The 2-3’s have also been caring for the toy babies and creating their very own pictures and paintings within their Arts and Craft Area.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 1 – Environmental Sounds

The children have been creating their very own ‘listening ears hat’ and taking part in a listening walk around the nursery and nursery garden.

The children have also been listening to sound lotto CD’s to identify indoor sounds, such as, the door bell, the telephone ringing or water running. Some of the children have also been giving their peers clues to guess an animal they are thinking of.

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.. . Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

As well as taking part in STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) such as directing a programmable mouse to eat its cheese!

The children have also been classifying and sorting a variety of natural objects within their loose parts area.

Our Topic focus have been…

Continuing to explore rainbows by singing and signing our rainbow song. If you would like to learn how to sign the Rainbow song, here is a link to a video to show you how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeKMdhzFW-k

The children have also been completing a rainbow experiment, developing our knowledge and vocabulary of the following words and their meaning: capillary action, Adhesion, Cohesion, Absorbed.

As well as creating their own rainbow using skittles! Some of the children have also been forming letters on the computer screens and creating their very own puzzles.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 22nd August 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:49:05 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 22nd August 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/Summer menu

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 22nd August – Alison, Bev, Daisy

Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd August – Corrin

Monday 23rd – Karin

Monday 23rd – Thursday 26th – Tara

Tuesday 24th - Lili C

Wednesday 25th - Kelsie (am only.)

Thursday 25th – Friday 26th – Tabitha

Thursday 25th – Denise

Friday 26th – Kelsie

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

NSPCC – Pants Talk – Staying safe

Here are a number of links to support you in talking to your children and having simple conversations with your children about how to help keep them safe from abuse.

pants-parents-guide-online.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_children.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_parents.pdf

Current illnesses at Wonderland

We have several children who are poorly with temperatures and coughs recently here at Wonderland. As well as some of our Babies who have chest infections and a confirmed case of Bronchitis within our Toddler Age Group.

There are also children within the 2-3’s and 3-5s’s Age Group experiencing sickness and diarrhoea. Lastly, we have also had two staff members poorly with Covid-19 this week. If your child is unwell at nursery and is sick, has three episodes of diarrhoea or presents a temperature, we will ask them to be collected.

A big thank you to those Parents and Carers who are continuing to work in partnership with us here at Wonderland by following our Incubation Policy below.

Responding to children who are ill or infectious

Sun hats and sun cream

The Babies have been...

Exploring the sounds, a range of different instruments create, moving in a range of ways throughout their garden play and identifying the different parts of our bodies using the toy babies to help us.

The Babies also explored the seasons and the weather during their Signing Sam session this week.

Next week we will be…….. Taking part in sensory ball painting, exploring sensory bags and baskets as well as creating their very own dog pictures using paint, glitter and a variety of different textures.

The Toddlers have been...

The Toddlers have been enjoying their Signing Sam sessions this week. This week they focused on Autumn.

The Toddlers have also been exploring shapes and inset puzzles. The children have focused well on having a go at selecting the correct shapes to fit within their shape sorter. The children bounced back after difficulty well when their shapes did not quite fit within the space they originally thought. The Toddlers have also been continuing to explore how they can use brushes and their fingers to make marks within paint as well as listening brilliantly to instructions whilst creating their very own sensory bottles!

Next week we will be……

Continuing to develop their awareness of textures and different materials through their Heuristic Play baskets, exploring a variety of their story sacks to develop their vocabulary and listening skills, as well as playing ‘Roll The Tractor Game’ to develop the Toddlers social skills.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring a range textured themed tuff trays this week, such as visiting the sea side! During their garden play, the 2-3’s have even opened their very own car wash. Lots of the 2-3’s children have also recently been showing an interest in sending letters and postcards, so they worked hard to create their very own Post Office within our Home Area. Finally, the children have also been identifying a range of insects and minibeasts within the nursery garden, so they made their very own play dough spiders!

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 4 – Rhythm and rhyme

Exploring rhyming words throughout their Signing Sam session whilst sharing the story of ‘Oi Frog!’

Our Mathematical focus has been.. . Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

As well as taking part in STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) such as creating large bubbles during their garden play!

Our Topic focus have been…

Exploring and developing our interests in rainbows. Learning where rainbows come from, what colours create a rainbow and also taking part in the Skittles experiment.

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Literacy / Phonics: Aspect 1 – Environmental Sounds

The children will be creating their very own ‘listening ears hat’ and going on a listening walk around the nursery and nursery garden.

The children will also be listening to sound lotto CD’s to identify indoor sounds, such as, the door bell, the telephone ringing or water running.

Some of the children will also be giving their peers clues to guess an animal they are thinking of.

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 will be…

Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

As well as classifying and sorting a variety of natural objects within their loose parts area.

Our topic focus will be...

The children will also be completing a rainbow experiment, developing our knowledge and vocabulary of the following words and their meaning: capillary action,

Adhesion,

Cohesion,

Absorbed.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 1st August 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:04:59 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 1st August 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Spring/Summer menu

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 1st August – Emma E, Hayley, Emily, Lili C

Wednesday 3rd August – Sophie P

Thursday 4th August – Hannah J

Friday 5th August – Sophie H

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

Nursery car parking spaces

Please can we remind all Parents and Carers that we do have a number of children, parents and carers who are registered disabled and in turn need the wider parking bays provided within the nursery carpark. We appreciate lots of cars are larger and are trickier to park within our nursery car parking spaces however if you are parked within the disabled parking bay and someone who has a disabled parking badge enters the nursery carpark, they are well within their rights to ask for use of this space and expect full cooperation.

If we know the arrival time of anyone who needs to use the disabled parking bay because they have an additional need, you may find a member of The Wonderland Team standing within the space to ensure it is free for those who need it.

NSPCC – Pants Talk – Staying safe

Here are a number of links to support you in talking to your children and having simple conversations with your children about how to help keep them safe from abuse.

pants-parents-guide-online.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_children.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_parents.pdf

The Babies have been...

Creating their very own footballs to support the Euro’s Women’s Football tournament, developing their signing and hand eye coordination by popping lots of bubbles during The Bubble Song as well as exploring their sensory mirrors playing peek-a-boo.

Next week we will be…….. Continuing to develop our relationships and settle into nursery whilst exploring textures in the tuff trays, chalk drawing in the garden and having a teddy bears picnic in the garden.

The Toddlers

The Toddlers have been...

Creating their very own ice cream pictures, continuing their development in making marks in a range of ways and exploring tipping water into a range of different objects.

Next week we will be……

Continuing to develop our interests by role playing imaginatively with our friends, exploring the puppets from familiar stories such as The Three Little Pigs as well as using song puppets to sing a range of number and nursery rhymes.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring a range of activities that develop their senses this week. The children have been exploring citrus water trays, discovering how to save the frozen fruits and vegetables from the ice and rolling cars and transport vehicles through paint to create a range of marks.

Next week we will be……

Using their feet and paint to create marks on paper during their garden play, exploring our likes and dislikes through fruit tasting and drawing our favourite pets.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

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

Our Phonics focus have been… Aspect 1 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Environmental Sounds.

The children have been hiding a variety of instruments underneath a cloth. Taking it in turns to see if they can listen to the sound the instrument makes and identify the instrument correctly.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. . Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

As well as measuring our friends using nonstandard units, such as the large Lego bricks and exploring capacity within our water trays.

Our Topic focus have been…

Searching for dinosaur fossils within our sand pit, cooking in our outdoor kitchen using real vegetables!

Next week we will be…

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

Our Phonics focus will be…

Aspect 1 within Phase 7 Letters and Sounds – Oral blending and segmenting.

The children will be using their hands to clap out a range of CVC words from the set of letters s,a,t,p,I,n, completing a range of phoneme frame boxes and play I Spy by blending sounds. For example, z-i-p, h-a-t.

Please check your 3-5’s Parents Memo for a Phonics game you may wish to play with your child at home.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 25th July 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:28:52 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 25th July 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/Summer menu

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 25th July 2022 – Bev, Nicole, Charlotte J, Emily

Monday 25th July + Tuesday 26th July – Corrin

Thursday 28th + Friday 29th July - Ali

Friday 29th July – Corrin

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Sun hats and sun cream

Amaz-Balls

Check out this new and exciting soft play centre/café located in the quaint town of Baldock. They provide soft play fun for your little ones as well as a lovely selection of cakes, hot drinks and iced coffee.

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

NSPCC – Pants Talk – Staying safe

Here are a number of links to support you in talking to your children and having simple conversations with your children about how to help keep them safe from abuse.

pants-parents-guide-online.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_children.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_parents.pdf

The Babies have been...

Keeping cool by exploring a range of fruit slices and ice cubes within their paddling pool as well as having a sensory disco to develop their awareness of different textures and tracking of light objects. The babies have also been exploring the musical instruments to develop their awareness of sound and their hand eye coordination.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring lots of ice play this week as well as creating their very own marmalade sandwiches for Paddington! During their garden play The Toddlers have been moving over and under our apparatus and enjoying a teddy bears picnic.

The 2-3's have been...

Having another creative week this week, creating their very own butterfly print pictures and sunset pictures. The children have also been enjoying lots of parachute play, having a go at using their number language whilst singing 5 Cheeky Monkeys jumping on the bed.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Graduation!

Our Phonics focus have been… Aspect 1 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Environmental Sounds.

The children have been hiding a variety of instruments underneath a cloth. Taking it in turns to see if they can listen to the sound the instrument makes and identify the instrument correctly.

The children have also be completing sound lotto games and taking part in a listening walk around the nursery garden.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. . Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 18th July 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:57:29 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 18th July 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring/Summer menu

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week commencing 18th July 2022 – Gary, Daisy

Wednesday 20th July - Karen

Thursday 21st July – Hannah J, Florrie

Friday 22nd July – Florrie, Toni

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Sun hats and sun cream

Amaz-Balls

Race for Life

Cancer touches, affects, and can devastate the lives of us all in some way throughout our lives in many different ways. I wanted to share a personal journey from a staff member here at Wonderland.

As some of you know Nicole our Deputy Team Leader in the 3-5 Age Group was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in October 2020. Through the speedy diagnosis, operation and with treatment, Nicole in April 2022 of this year was given the all clear and she is in remission. Nicole describes the last 2 years as an emotional blur when it comes to her diagnoses, treatment and the long waiting for her results.

However, to support other young children and young people that go through Thyroid cancer she has joined a vital research group that reflects the personal experiences of young children and young people, the information given and the support out there already and how this can be improved on in the future.

Nicole has also made a wonderful friend through this group, and they are too raising awareness and support though sharing their journey through their own on their own Instagram page.

We are over the moon for Nicole, and we are so proud of Nicole for being so courageous and strong as well as for the support she is dedicating to others.

If If you would like to donate to this very worthy cause, please click on the just giving page links.

Nicole Burdis – https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/nicole-ellas-race-for-life

Vicky Tyler –

Sophie Hills –

Emily Hendricks – https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/emilys-race-for-life-1407325661

Gary Burkett -

Corrin Burdis - https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/corrins-race-for-life-12

Sophie H’s husband came 1st in the 5k race and Gary came 2nd in the 5k race.

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

NSPCC – Pants Talk – Staying safe

Here are a number of links to support you in talking to your children and having simple conversations with your children about how to help keep them safe from abuse.

pants-parents-guide-online.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_children.pdf

pants_makaton_guide_parents.pdf

The Babies have been...

Continuing to explore taste and textures to develop their awareness of their senses.

The babies have also been keeping cool whilst splashing in their paddling pools in the shade.

The Toddlers have been...

Continuing to explore how their bodies can make marks creating peg paintings. The children have also been exploring their small world area, home area and reading area to develop their social skills and imaginative symbolic play.

Next week The Toddlers will be….

Exploring they’re under the sea water play area, exploring ice play and creating their very own fruit salads.

The 2-3's have been...

Continuing their mark making activities through the use of paint and slime! They have also been searching for hidden animals in the crazy foam and exploring emptying and filling containers in the water tray.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s interests

Our Phonics focus have been… Exploring aspect 4 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Rhythm and rhyme

The children have been identifying rhyming animals during their garden play, throwing bean bags or balls through the hoops which rhyme, as well as creating their very own rhyming spider web.

The children have also been creating their very CVC spider web.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. . Continuing our Sunflower Challenge following our children’s lead as well as constructing using our magnetic shapes.

Our Topic focus have been…. The children have been creating their very own Pirate treasure maps, as well as using lions to make marks in the paint to represent England’s Three Lions. The children have also been creating St George’s flags, as well as designing and cutting out their own football kit. The children have also been exploring ‘Silly Soup’ in the water tray and creating their very own rhyming CVC spider web.

The children have also explored the play dough area to develop their finger muscles and have been developing their gross motor development during their garden play when using the trikes and pedals on the bikes.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – Graduation

Our Phonics focus will be… Aspect 1 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Environmental Sounds.

The children will be hiding a variety of instruments underneath a cloth. Taking it in turns to see if they can listen to the sound the instrument makes and identify the instrument correctly.

The children will also be completing sound lotto games and taking part in a listening walk around the nursery garden.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing our sunflower challenge, looking at the patterns and symmetry of the different parts of the plant.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 11th July 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:26:09 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 11th July 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/Summer menu

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 11th July 2022 – Tabitha, Denise

Monday 11th July - Hannah H, Hayley B 11th + 12th July- Emma E

Tuesday 12th July - Finty

Thursday 14th July pm – Natalie H

Thursday 14th + Friday 15th July - Finty

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Elgood Photography

Elgood Photography have returned the photo proofs of the children’s recent nursery photographs. The nursery team will hand these back to you over the next week. If you would like to purchase any of your child’s pictures, please return the completed photo proof and payment via cash or cheque within the envelope provided. These must be returned to nursery by the end of this week which will be the 15th of July 2022.

Labelling children's clothes

Please can we remind parents when bringing your children to nursery that all of their belongings are labelled. This helps us to locate the missing items and reunite them with their owners.

Sun hats and sun cream

Amaz-Balls

Earth Centre

This event will be packed with activities for all ages. Bring your children down to take part in yoga sessions as well as interactive musical story telling.

Big Fun Day Out

Check out the ‘Big Fun Day Out’ at Fairlands Valley in Stevenage on Sunday 10th July, 11am – 1pm.

Race for Life

Cancer touches, affects, and can devastate the lives of us all in some way throughout our lives in many different ways. I wanted to share a personal journey from a staff member here at Wonderland.

Some of the Wonderland Staff Team are taking part in Race For Life this weekend at Fairlands Valley in Stevenage on Sunday 10th July 2022.

If you would like to support the team come on down or sponsor the team using the following links:

Nicole Burdis – https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/nicole-ellas-race-for-life

Sophie Hills –

Emily Hendricks – https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/emilys-race-for-life-1407325661

Gary Burkett -

Corrin Burdis - https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/corrins-race-for-life-12

Nicole has also made a wonderful friend through this group and they are too raising awareness and support though sharing their journey through their own on their own Instagram page.

We are over the moon for Nicole, and we are so proud of Nicole for being so courageous and strong as well as for the support she is dedicating to others.

Nicole, Gary, Sophie, Emily and Corrin would like to raise money for Cancer research by completing the 5k Race for life in Stevenage on Sunday the 10th of July.

If you would like to donate to this very worthy cause, please click on the just giving page links above.

If you would like the Wonderland team to run for someone personal to you, just let us know and we will be honoured to run, jog or walk the 5k for them.

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

The Babies have been...

Continuing with their theme of Wimbledon by creating pictures using a variety of movements using their fingers, hands and feet, as well as finding out cause and effect through light up sensory experiences such as exploring their new glow sticks. The Babies have also been exploring their sound touch buttons this week as well as moving over and under their soft play set.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring lots of sensory objects to develop their awareness of cause and effect, as well as making marks on a large scale by using crayons and chalks on large pieces of paper on the floor. The Toddlers have also explored ‘families’ throughout their Signing Sam session this week. Signing and singing songs such as “I love my family song” to learn the signs for members of our family. The Toddlers of course loved joining in with Poppy mouse and the Bubble Song!

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring lots of small world and imaginative set ups this week. The children have explored these trays to develop their knowledge of different textures and the symbolic noises the different animals make.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is – Following our children’s interests

Our Phonics focus have been… Exploring Aspect 3 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Body Percussion.

The children used different parts of their bodies to create a sequence of body sounds, exploring when they could be noisy or quiet as well as singing songs during their Signing Sam session with actions and signs. The children have also been creating their own stories, focusing on the beginning, middle and end of their stories using pictures and props to develop their story. The children then created pictures and marks as well as initial sounds of certain words!

The children have also created their very own Three Little Pigs tuff tray to act out the well known story.

Our Mathematical focus has been.. . Creating a range of tap tap shape pictures to identify a range of 2D shapes as well as continuing our Sunflower Challenge, comparing the height of the sunflower to the height of themselves.

Our Topic focus have been…. Exploring our children’s individual interests such as creating an Ice Cream shop during our garden play within our outdoor kitchen as well as creating a Coffee Shop in our water tray! The children also celebrated the NHS’ Birthday who were 74 years old this week!

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – Women’s Euro 2022 and rhythm and rhyme.

Our Phonics focus will be… Aspect 4 within Phase 1 Letters and Sounds – Rhythm and rhyme

The children will be identifying rhyming animals during their garden play, throwing bean bags or balls through the hoops which rhyme, as well as creating their very own rhyming spider web.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing our Sunflower Challenge following our children’s lead.

Our Topic focus will be…. Using lions to make marks in the paint to represent England’s Three Lions, creating St George’s flags, as well as designing and cutting out their own football kit. The children will also be exploring ‘Silly Soup’ in the water tray and creating their very own rhyming CVC spider web.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 4th July 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:03:34 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 4th July 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 4th July 2022 – Lara + Ellie-Mae

Friday 8th July 2022 - Tabitha

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Elgood Photography

Please do not worry if your child is leaving Wonderland before or after this date and you still wish to order photographs. The photographs will be delivered back to Wonderland, and we will message you to collect these at a time that is convenient to you.

Is your child leaving Wonderland this year to move onto a school or another Pre-school setting?

If your child is leaving Wonderland this summer, please ensure you have given one months notice of their last day at Wonderland in writing. An email to either Emma Edwards or Corrin Burdis will be fine.

This is to ensure your invoices are correct before they are sent out to you. If your child has a funded place at Wonderland, please remember that the Summer Terms funding finishes on the 21st July 2022. Any sessions after this date will be charged at Wonderland’s current nurseries fees.

Sun hats and sun cream

Please can we ask that all children have a named sunhat with them at nursery at all times. The children explore the nursery gardens throughout the nursery day, when it is safe for them to do so. But we must ensure they are also wearing a sun hat and sun cream.

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

The Babies have been...

Exploring their messy play trays this week, with a summer twist – visiting the beach! The Babies have also explored body painting and crazy foam play as well as exploring the sensory bottles and the sounds they make.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring some messy play spaghetti trays this week as well as developing their imaginative play and finger muscles through their teddy bear picnic and playdough dinner activity!

The 2-3's have been...

Creating their very own ice creams, building towers and making marks using our ice cube paints! The children have also been exploring their beach tuff tray and making marks using paintbrushes and rollers to create lines and circles and different patterns.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is - Insects and minibeasts

Our Phonics focus have been…

Sharing stories of; What The Ladybird Heard, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Creating our very own ladybirds, using a certain amount of dots that we can identify as a quantity and match these to numerals 0 – 5 and 5 – 10. As well as continuing our subsidizing journey. Looking at how we can make 5.

Continuing their Sun Flower Challenge by measuring their sunflowers using multilink cubes and a 1metre measuring ruler.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Exploring our school area within The Den. As well as trying on our school uniforms in preparation for moving onto big school. The children have also been riding our bikes and trikes and playing tennis during our garden play, pretending we are at Wimbledon!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 27th June 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:03:32 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 27th June 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Monday 27th June – Corrin + Nicole

Monday 27th + Tuesday 28th June – Gwen

Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st July – Florrie

Friday 1st July – Jacqui, Sophie P, Nikki B

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

CCTV update

You may have noticed already but we have had new CCTV cameras fitted to the sides of the nursery building to ensure we have 24 hour CCTV coverage right across the outside of our nursery.

Is your child leaving Wonderland this year to move onto a school or another Pre-school setting?

Sun hats and sun cream

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

The Babies have been...

Sharing stories with their peers, identifying hidden objects and animals behind the lift and flaps books, splashing in the water during their garden play and going to the beach!

The Toddlers have been...

Been exploring lots of water play this week during their garden play, as well as exploring a variety of instruments and the sounds they make. The Toddlers have also been playing in the Sensory Room, developing their senses and searching for bugs and insects which were hidden in their sensory tray.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the story of Pirates Love underpants! The children have created their very own underpants using a range of resources. The children have also been developing their fine motor muscles by exploring the small world building construction area and linking shape tiles.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our topic is - Healthy Eating

Our Phonics focus have been…

Sharing the stories of Oliver’s Fruit Salad, Goodnight Veggies and Handa’s Surprise to identify the beginning, middle and end of each story. As well as throwing balls and bean bags through labelled hoops to identify the letter sounds we knew.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Creating a tally chart of our favourite fruits and vegetables as well as using a range of vegetables to create a repeating pattern. As well as creating a range of different sized towers using Mega Blocks, Moblo and Multilink.

Continuing their Sun Flower Challenge by measuring their sunflowers using multilink cubes and a 1metre measuring ruler.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating our very own fruit kebabs as well as exploring a citrus water tray! The children have also been cooking in our outside kitchen this week using spring onions, peppers, and carrots.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Insects and minibeasts

Our Phonics focus will be…

Sharing stories of; What The Ladybird Heard, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Creating our very own ladybirds, using a certain amount of dots that we can identify as a quantity and match these to numerals 0 – 5 and 5 – 10.

Our Topic focus will be...

Exploring our school area within The Den. As well as trying on our school uniforms in preparation for moving onto big school. The children will also be riding our bikes and trikes and playing tennis during our garden play.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 20th June 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:03:30 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 20th June 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Hannah H is away from nursery Week commencing 20th June on annual leave. Please email another member of the Management Team if you have a query.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week commencing 20th June – Hannah H + Amy + Finty + Kelly C

Thursday 23rd + Friday 24th June - Nikki B

Friday 24th June - Corrin, Nicole + Jacqui

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

CCTV update

You may have noticed already but we have had new CCTV cameras fitted to the sides of the nursery building to ensure we have 24 hour CCTV coverage right across the outside of our nursery.

Midsummer Party - 25th July 2022

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

Father's Day

A big thank you to all of those Daddy’s who attended our Father’s Day Breakfast this morning. It was lovely to see so many of you here. The Wonderland family wishes you all a very happy Father’s Day.

The Babies have been...

Exploring their sensory tent and sensory equipment as well as having a go at making marks using chalks during their garden play. The Babies have also been practicing their walking and developing their knowledge of how objects move.

Next week they will be...

Using rainbow coloured paint whilst exploring body painting and completing a sensory walk.

The Toddlers have been...

Enjoying lots of water play this week, using a range of jugs, pots and pans to explore the transportation of water, sharing a range of lift and flap books with their peers and adults as well as exploring their Three Little Pigs sensory interactive story table.

Next week we will be...

Exploring full body messy play during their garden time, creating a fruit salad and developing their self help skills by caring for the toy babies in the toy baths and high chairs.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring their animal habitat small world tray, creating large splatter painting artwork as well as playing imaginatively with the dinosaurs. The children have also made marks whilst creating tin foil paintings as well as exploring our Sensory Room and Home Area. Finding magnetic letters in our names, building with blocks and foam as well as a floating and sinking activity.

Next week we will be...

Finding magnetic letters in our names, learning about animal habitats, building with blocks and foam as well as a floating and sinking activity.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our Phonics focus have been…

Sharing stories with our peers whilst pretending to be our adults! The children joined in beautifully and repeated phrases and key words within the familiar stories. As well as having a go at writing in their Fathers Day Cards.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Continuing our Sunflower Challenge! This week the children have been measuring the height of their sunflowers using nonstandard measuring units. The children checked that the shorter plants are still growing well and that the pot they are within is still a go fit for them to continue to grow.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating birthday cakes in our outdoor kitchen as well as working together in a team whilst playing parachute games.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Healthy Eating

Our Phonics focus will be…

Sharing the stories of Oliver’s Fruit Salad, Goodnight Veggies and Handa’s Surprise to identify the beginning, middle and end of each story.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Creating a tally chart of our favourite fruits and vegetables as well as using a range of vegetables to create a repeating pattern.

Our Topic focus will be...

Creating our very own fruit kebabs as well as exploring a citrus water tray!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 13th June 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:03:27 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 13th June 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Hannah H is away from nursery Week commencing 20th June on annual leave. Please email another member of the Management Team if you have a query.

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff holiday

Week commencing 20th June – Hannah H + Amy + Finty + Kelly C

Thursday 23rd + Friday 24th June - Nikki B

Friday 24th June - Corrin, Nicole + Jacqui

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

CCTV update

You may have noticed already but we have had new CCTV cameras fitted to the sides of the nursery building to ensure we have 24 hour CCTV coverage right across the outside of our nursery.

Midsummer Party - 25th July 2022

Health Visitor’s are here to help!

Do you need any advice or support from the Health Visiting Team? Here are their details.

Father's Day

The Babies have been...

Next week they will be...

Using rainbow coloured paint whilst exploring body painting and completing a sensory walk.

The Toddlers have been...

Next week we will be...

Exploring full body messy play during their garden time, creating a fruit salad and developing their self help skills by caring for the toy babies in the toy baths and high chairs.

The 2-3's have been...

Next week we will be...

Finding magnetic letters in our names, learning about animal habitats, building with blocks and foam as well as a floating and sinking activity.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our Phonics focus have been…

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating birthday cakes in our outdoor kitchen as well as working together in a team whilst playing parachute games.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Healthy Eating

Our Phonics focus will be…

Sharing the stories of Oliver’s Fruit Salad, Goodnight Veggies and Handa’s Surprise to identify the beginning, middle and end of each story.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Creating a tally chart of our favourite fruits and vegetables as well as using a range of vegetables to create a repeating pattern.

Our Topic focus will be...

Creating our very own fruit kebabs as well as exploring a citrus water tray!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 30th May 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:39:04 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 30th May 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Toddler parents, please find Hannah Houghton’s email address above.

Toni is now away from nursery for two weeks for annual leave. If you would like to book in extra sessions or have any queries if your child is within the 2-3’s Age Group, please email emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk until Toni returns.

Important dates for your diary

Wonderland Jubilee Garden Party – Wednesday 1st June

Platinum Jubliee - Thursday 2nd June + Friday 3rd June - Nursery Closed

Wednesday 15th June – 3-5’s Photo Day

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Day

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Jubilee Party – Wednesday 1st June

All of the children at Wonderland will be taking part in a range of special Jubilee party activities throughout the next two weeks.

If your child attends Wonderland on a Wednesday morning session we will be having our garden Jubilee party during our Wednesday lunch time sittings.

We would like to invite your children to dress up as Princes and Princess’, or in red, white or blue for this special day. If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Wednesday morning, they are more than welcome to dress up as stated above during the sessions they attend at Wonderland.

Signing Sam!

We were delighted to welcome back to nursery this week, Becky and Signing Sam. Here are a few pictures of what Signing Sam and the children got up to here at Wonderland.

The Babies have been...

Exploring paint using various types of balls to create patterns on paper as well as building their very own shape towers using different construction blocks. The children have also been developing their physical skills by learning how to balance on the triangular steppingstones.

Next week they will be...

Creating a flag for the Queen’s jubilee and with it using various materials to make their own king and queen crowns as well as baking delicious royal rice cakes.

The Toddlers have been...

Learning about colours using their very own colour organizer box, with this box they were able to identify various colours such as blue and purple and observe the colours around them in their environment. Toddlers have also enjoyed washing babies in water talking about cleanliness and hygiene. The children have been learning about the life cycle of plants by planting their own seeds in compost exploring textures of soils and the seeds.

Next week we will be...

Baking our own Jubilee coloured cupcakes ready for the party on Wednesday where the children can dress up like kings and queens as well as exploring a bear hunt themed tuff tray incorporated with sticks, leaves and other natural resources to create the effects of the weather and conditions featured in the book.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the world around them when visiting a local park this week.

As well as constructing in a range of ways with our sensory cubes. Some of the children then had a go at creating patterns using two different colour cubes. The children have also been learning about saving the ocean by exploring an ocean themed tuff tray showing what pollution and rubbish does to the world around us.

Next week we will be...

Exploring everything Jubilee, creating our very own Queens Knickers from the story and using it as bunting to celebrate the occurrence of the jubilee. 2-3’s will also be getting messy exploring a variety of tea bag scents in their tuff tray, talking about the different smells and colours that originate from the tea bags. Math’s skills will also be developed by taking part in a matching the money game where the children will be identifying different types of money i.e., pound coins, 10p’s 5p’s etc.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is... Queens Jubilee

Our Phonics focus have been…

Using our listening ears to identify different sounds during our Signing Sam sessions as well as using our hands to sign the letters of our names. The children have also been having a go at forming a range of CVC words using their fingers and sand.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Continuing our Sunflower Challenge! This week the children have been measuring the height of their sunflowers using nonstandard measuring units, such as “9 blocks tall.” The children then moved their sunflowers from their smaller pots into larger pots to give them “more space to grow!”

The children have also been exploring shapes and pattern in play dough as well as constructing with the magnetic shapes within our Sensory Room.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Taking part in a lot of water play when using the bamboo shoots to explore how water can move and travel. The children have also been taking part in races and completing obstacle courses throughout their garden play.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Queens Jubilee

Our Phonics focus will be…

Drawing pictures of our families whilst learning about the Royal Family. The children will then have a go at writing their own names and the labels to who are in their family.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Continuing to take part in our Sunflower Challenge.

Our Topic focus will be...

Learning about the Royal Family and about the Queen. The children will also be creating The Elizabeth Tower out of cardboard boxes and taking part in a range of Jubliee crafts throughout the week as well as creating cucumber sandwiches!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 23rd May 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:27:08 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 23rd May 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

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

Toddler parents, please find Hannah Houghton’s email address above.

Important dates for your diary

Wonderland Jubilee Garden Party – Wednesday 1st June

Platinum Jubliee - Thursday 2nd June + Friday 3rd June - Nursery Closed

Wednesday 15th June – 3-5’s Photo Day

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Day

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Signing Sam is back - Monday 23rd May!

We are so excited and delighted to announce the return of The Signing Company here at Wonderland. The Signing Company will be coming to Wonderland every other Monday morning with the first session being Monday 23rd May 2022.

Using signs from British Sign Language (BSL), The Signing Company teaches signing to babies, children, families, educational practitioners, and professionals to offer additional strategies to communication and learning, through classes, workshops and parties, they deliver enthusiastic and lively teachers and a relaxed atmosphere.

Good communication skills are vital to allow positive and effective learning.

We are very excited to welcome Becky back into our nursery for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Becky will be delivering sessions to our Babies, Toddlers, 2-3’s and 3-5’s Age Groups. Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry Account so sneak peaks into their sessions!

Management on the door – AM Drop off

Hannah Houghton our newest Member of the Management Team will be on the door during the morning drop off times next week. She will be supported by our Nursery Manager Corrin in the Main Area.

As this is Hannah’s first time on the door can we please ask all parents to bring your I’D Cards with them throughout next week as well as your child’s ID Cards to show Hannah during the morning drop off times. Please can we ask you all to support Hannah and showing understanding if she does not recognise you, can in turn asks to see your ID Cards as she will use these to identify you.

We thank you for working in partnership with us all here at Wonderland.

Jubilee Party – Wednesday 1st June

All of the children at Wonderland will be taking part in a range of special Jubilee party activities throughout the next two weeks.

If your child attends Wonderland on a Wednesday morning session we will be having our garden Jubilee party during our Wednesday lunch time sittings.

Staff changes at Wonderland

Emma Foskett within our Pre-school Team has decided to leave Wonderland and move on to a new adventure. Emma’s last day will be Tuesday 7th June. Please join us in thanking Emma for all of her hard work whilst being part of the team here at Wonderland and join us in wishing her luck in her new adventure.

Who Let The Dad’s Out!

Who let the Dad’s Out is a playgroup for Dad’s, Grandad’s and Father figures to bring their children who are under 6 years old to meet other children and have lots of fun!

A parents guide to the Early years Foundation Stage

Please find a link to an amazing document all about The Early Years Foundation Stage. Within the document it will describe and show you what you can expect throughout your child’s Early Years development and how the team here at Wonderland support this journey.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate in giving a member of the Management Team an email or a call.

The Babies have been...

On the farm creating multiple tuff trays exploring muddy tissue paper and creating on the farm animal footprints as well as exploring their spaghetti messy play tray. The Babies have also been enjoying their Tiny Mites music sessions sharing a range of nursery rhymes. Finally, the babies have also been building towers using large sensory blocks.

Next week they will be...

Using balls to create marks and different shapes on paper to explore how to make marks.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring a range of sensory textures and toys, using puppets during song time to develop their learning the words through beloved nursery rhymes as well as learning Mathematical counting language using a range of toys and props.

Next week we will be...

Using a range of vegetables to continue exploring how to make marks using paint and the vegetables as prints.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring different types of textures using their 5 senses whilst exploring their Gruffalo themed tuff tray. The children have also been exploring how they can make marks using a range of one-handed tools and paint.

Next week we will be...

Creating their very own crowns to wear at our Jubilee party and creating play dough bumblebees to celebrate bumblebee day.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our Phonics focus have been…

Exploring our sound buttons matching our sounds to the initial sounds of objects hidden in the environment. The children have also been exploring our sensory tiles, describing the texture and feel of the tiles under their feet.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Creating a range of shape patterns and shape pictures as well as building a range of models and constructing in a range of ways. The children have also been continuing their Sunflower Challenge. This week they have been looking at the changes in their sunflowers and measuring how tall each sunflower is. The children used nonstandard units and used multilink cubes to work out how many blocks high each sunflower was.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating a range of magical potions in the water tray, exploring our feelings through paint and movement, where we used our feet to walk across large pieces of paper, we have also been having a go at being ‘Art Critics’ this week, looking at a range of sunflower art pictures to discuss what they noticed and what they could see.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Queens Jubilee

Our Phonics focus will be…

Identifying the initial sound at the beginning of our names during our Signing Sam sessions.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Creating a range of different sized towers out of Lego blocks and cardboard boxes to make the Elizabeth Tower. The children will then measure their towers using a range of nonstandard and standard measuring units.

Our Topic focus will be...

Exploring our tea party interactive tray set up, pretending to make each other cups of tea as well as using our senses to identify the different smells and tastes of the teas, as well as exploring a range of pictures of the Royal Family and then drawing pictures of our own families.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 16th May 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:04:12 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 16th May 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring / Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to next week’s menu.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Toddler parents, please find Hannah Houghton’s email address above.

Toni is now away from nursery for two weeks for annual leave. If you would like to book in extra sessions or have any queries if your child is within the 2-3’s Age Group please email emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk until Toni returns.

Important dates for your diary

Platinum Jubliee - Thursday 2nd June + Friday 3rd June - Nursery Closed

Wednesday 15th June – 3-5’s Photo Day

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Day

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Signing Sam is back at Wonderland!

Good communication skills are vital to allow positive and effective learning.

Staff changes at Wonderland

This week we have said a fond fairwell to a member of the Wonderland Team who has been part of the family for 14 years, Vicky Tyler. Vicky is retiring and taking a well deserved break. Everyone at Wonderland wishes Vicky well in her retirment and send their thanks for all of Vicky’s hard work over the last 14 years.

Wonderland Open Day - this Sunday (9 - 12:30)

New parents and current parents are all welcome!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 2nd May 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:47:38 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 2nd May 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring / Summer menu.

There are a number of changes to our Week 2 Menu so please have a look at the above revised menu.

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

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

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

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

Staff News

We would like to welcome our new Third In Charge, Hannah Houghton to Wonderland. Hannah is also our Todder Room Mentor. Currently Toni is covering the emails and communication for the Toddler Age Group. Her email address is listed above.

Important dates for your diary

May day bank holiday – 2nd May – Nursery Closed

Platinum Jubliee - Thursday 2nd June + Friday 3rd June - Nursery Closed

Wednesday 15th June – 3-5’s Photo Day

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Day

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holidays

Tuesday 3rd May – Lili C + MJ

Wednesday 4th May – Charlotte

Thursday 5th May – Charlotte + Finty

Friday 6th May – Finty + Lara + Florrie

The Babies have been...

Having lots of fun playing in the water as well as having a go at building and pretending to be Bob the Builder. The Babies have also been exploring the world around them whilst going on a walk to the park and playing in their garden, as well as exploring their new indoor.

Next week they will be...

Exploring vegetable painting as well as fruit tasting.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring how to make marks in a range of ways, such as using paint brushes and water as well as using large pens, chalks and their fingers in paint. The Toddlers have also been continuing to explore texture and their senses when exploring the lemon and orange tray as well as mixing the mud and sand during their garden play. The Toddlers have also been exploring the parachute this week. Finally, the Toddlers have said goodbye to their Age Group Mentor and the nursery Third In Charge – Nichola Carroll this week and have welcomed their new Age Group Mentor; Hannah Houghton. Hannah is also Wonderland’s New Third In Charge.

Next week we will be...

Exploring their colours in a range of ways, learning about brushing their teeth by sharing stories and using their own toothbrushes to clean their teeth after snack times as well as exploring the shape sortes to have a go at fitting the different shapes into the sorters.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring how they feel whilst dancing in paint to a range of music, creating play dough chicks as well as identifying hidden Easter Eggs using tweezers to develop our finger muscles. The 2-3’s have also been using bubble wrap to make different marks.

Next week we will be...

Exploring the water tray to find sea animals and to explore capacity whilst filling and emptying the jugs. Taking part in an hidden animal search around the nursery as well as taking part in sponge painting.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Spring + New Life + Vaisakhi Festival + St George’s Day.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Identifying hidden letters in the digging tray. The children then used these letters to construct their own name.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Classification this week. Classification helps the children to identify what is to be counted. We have been doing this by separating animals into groups who live in the air, on the land and the water. The children’s Key Carers then asked the children questions such as what can we see? What do we notice?

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating our very own St George’s Day Flags and sharing the stories of George’s Dragon & The Dragon and The Nibblesome Knight whilst learning about St George’s Day. As well as creating our very own crowns to celebrate the Queens 96th Birthday. The children have also been looking at pictures of the Royal Family and drawing pictures of them, as well as learning facts about Queen Elizabeth.

Within our Art’s and Craft Area the children have also been exploring fresh flowers in the water tray and painting observational pictures of the chicks using paintbrushes and our fingers to make marks.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Spring + New Life + Minibeasts

Our Phonics focus will be…

Identifying the initial sounds of a range of objects by matching these to the sound buttons.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Continuing to explore our Sunflower Challenge. The 3-5’s children have been having a closer look at the world around them, to see how amounts of objects can be different. The children have been having a go at being able to recognise amounts without having to count them. This called subsidising and is a key part of understanding how numbers are made of different parts.

As well as exploring number in a range of ways. Such as numerals throughout our small world play and continuing to categories and create patterns with a range of gems, stones and buttons.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 25th April 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:08:55 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 25th April 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring / Summer menu.

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

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

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

Staff News

We would like to inform you that Nichola Carroll our Third In Charge and Toddler Age Group Mentor is moving onto pastures new. Nichola has worked at Wonderland for four years and will be missed by the entire Wonderland Family. We would like to take this opportunity in thanking Nichola for all of her passion and hard work over the years and wish her all the luck in her new adventures.

Important dates for your diary

May day bank holiday – 2nd May – Nursery Closed

Platinum Jubliee - Thursday 2nd June + Friday 3rd June - Nursery Closed

Wednesday 15th June – 3-5’s Photo Day

Thursday 21st July – 3-5’s Graduation Day

It’s been another eggciting week here at Wonderland!

This week at Wonderland we have continued to look after the chicks. Excitement levels have continued to be very high throughout the week and many of the children have shown great confidence in holding and stroking the chicks.

COVID-19 Update

We have the following live cases of COVID-19 within the Wonderland Family.

Babies: none.

Toddlers: none.

2-3’s: none.

3-5’s: none

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Staff Holidays

Week Commencing 25th April – Natalie H

Monday 25th April – Charlotte J

Tuesday 26th April – Sophie P (pm)

Wednesday 27th April – Lily R (pm)

Friday 28th April – Nicole, Karin and Kelsie.

The Babies have been...

Practicing their gross motor skills when exploring the new soft play equipment with tunnels. As well as exploring making marks using a range of stamps and blocks. The Babies have also been exploring crazy foam, sharing textured stories, kicking, and throwing the balls in their garden play and meeting the chicks.

Next week they will be...

Creating crowns for the Queens birthday as well as having a role play teddy bears picnic.

The Toddlers have been...

Using their senses to explore citrus fruits when exploring the fruit slices in water as a sensory exploration activity.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in recognising animal sounds whilst playing in the farm yard tuff tray, using bubble wrap to make marks and exploring texture play using crazy foam and spaghetti play.

The 2-3's have been...

Learning about sea animals when exploring a small world sensory under the sea activity. They have also been learning about the importance of keeping the sea free of litter. As part of the activity the children collected up litter from the under the sea small world tray. They have also been practicing their fine motor skills when threading pipe cleaners into colanders.

Next week we will be...

Using our feet and paint to make marks whilst dancing to music, creating our very own St George’s Day flags, using playdough to create our own playdough cakes as well as role playing with the small world people placing them in height order.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Harvest, Spring + New Life, Autism Awareness Month + Vaisakhi Festival and Pets!

Our Phonics focus have been…

Identifying syllables in words, clapping these out using our hands.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Continuing to explore subsertising by taking part in a number hunt and identifying the corresponding number of toys / objects to the numerals we found.

The children have also created a tally chart to show which animal is the most common pet amongst the age group and created a range of patterns using flowers linked to the Vaisakhi festival.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Continuing to explore the festival of Vaisakhi by painting using a range of bright colours as well as having a go at looking after our pets in our vets role play.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Spring + New Life + Vaisakhi Festival + St George’s Day.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Identifying hidden letters in the digging tray. The children will then use these letters to construct their own name.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Classification this week. Which helps the children to identify what is to be counted. We will be doing this by separating animals into groups who live in the air, on the land and the water. We will be using questions such as what can we see? What do we notice? To develop our Mathematical development.

Our Topic focus will be…..

Creating our very own St George’s Day Flags and sharing the stories of George’s Dragon & The Dragon and The Nibblesome Knight whilst learning about St George’s Day. As well as creating our very own crowns to celebrate the Queens 96th Birthday. The children will also be looking at pictures of the Royal Family and drawing pictures of them.

Within our Art’s and Craft Area the children will also be exploring fresh flowers in the water tray and painting observational pictures of the chicks using paintbrushes and our fingers to make marks.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 18th April 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:52:48 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 18th April 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring / Summer menu.

Currently there are the following changes to the menu above:

Monday 18th – Bank Holiday – Nursery Closed

It’s been a very eggciting week here at Wonderland!

This week at Wonderland we have welcomed the chicks back into nursery! Excitement levels were very high throughout the week, especially as the chicks began to hatch on Wednesday.

Easter Party Tea!

The children enjoyed a yummy treat with their Easter Party Tea this evening, created by our fantastic Kitchen Team.

Updates to drop off and collection procedures

We are continuing to ensure the foundations are in place to allow all parents and carers to drop off and collect their children from inside the nursery building. However, everything will stay the same until we communicate anything different with you.

Thank you to those parents who have sent over some up-to-date photographs of individuals who are able to drop off and collect your child from Wonderland. This includes the individuals who we are used to consistently seeing, including the children’s Mummy’s and Daddy’s.

Please can we ask those parents who have not sent in their own pictures and pictures of individuals who are able to collect and drop off their child at Wonderland to please do so using your child’s Tapestry account. This can be completed by creating a new observation and adding the pictures to the observation. Within the text box in the observation, please can you write who is who in the correct order.

We will be in touch within the next few weeks to share when you are able to drop off and collect from inside the nursery building! We thank you for your patience and cooperation.

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

COVID-19 Update

We have the following live cases of COVID-19 within the Wonderland Family.

Babies: none.

Toddlers: none.

2-3’s: none.

3-5’s: A parent.

Carpenter needed!

If you are a talented carpenter or know of an individual who could complete some work needed at nursery. Please email Corrin Burdis at corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Having a go at using spoons to feed themselves during mealtimes, taking part in an Easter Egg hunt using their crawling and cruising skills to move themselves around their room and garden as well as using a range of walking supports to develop our confidence when walking. The Babies have also explored the nursery garden and the see saw to explore the ways objects and their bodies move.

Next week they will be...

The Babies will be meeting the baby chicks and developing their confidence in a new situation, taking part in their Tiny Mites music and movement session as well as exploring their sensory tent to find hidden objects.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring rice and pasta in a variety of ways, using a range of cups, spoons, scoops and jugs to practise filling and emptying the containers, creating their Easter cards, role playing washing the toy babies to develop our imaginative play as well as developing their confidence when climbing over the climbing apparatus in the garden.

Next week we will be...

The Toddlers will be exploring their sense of smell by playing in enthused water with lemon and lime, taking part in potato printing to create a range of marks and having a teddy bears picnic.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating and exploring yellow playdough to create their very own Easter Chicks to develop their fine motor skills as well as threading pipe cleaners around Easter eggs, searching for hidden Easter Eggs

in textured trays and developing their imaginative play when exploring the train tracks and under the sea tuff tray.

Next week we will be...

Using paints and paint brushes to create their very own chicks, meeting the Easter chicks and having a go at holding these if we like, exploring instruments and the sounds they make as well as having lots of fun with water play in the garden!

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Harvest, Spring + New Life, Autism Awareness Month + Vaisakhi Festival and Pets!

Our Phonics focus have been…

Having a go at writing our names using marks we can explain as well as recognisable letters! The older children have also been having a go at reading captions and sentences whilst matching these captions and sentences to the correct picture within their story frame, as well as writing messages and their own names within their Easter cards. During their garden play the children also completed an Easter Egg hunt to select capital and lower-case letters.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Exploring ‘classification’ of animals linked to our current interest in pets as well as creating a range of pretty flower shape pictures linked to the Vaisakhi Festival. The children have also taken part in

an Easter Egg hunt to search for different coloured eggs. The children then explored making patterns with these foam eggs and grouped them into groups of 2 eggs to explore subsisting.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Learning all about the festival of Vaisakhi when sharing the story ‘All about Vaisakhi’ as well as learning about Harvest and creating their very own hedgehog bread. The children have also been sharing lots of pictures of their pets during circle times and having a go at painting and drawing their own interpretations of their pets.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Harvest, Spring + New Life, Autism Awareness Month + Vaisakhi Festival.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Identifying syllables in words, clapping these out using our hands.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Continuing to explore sub by taking part in a number hunt and identifying the corresponding amount of toys / objects to the numerals they have found.

The children will also create a tally chart to show which animal is the most common pet amongst the age group and create a range of patterns using flowers linked to the Vaisakhi festival.

Our Topic focus will be…

Continuing to explore the festival of Vaisakhi by painting using a range of bright colours as well as having a go at looking after our pets in our vets role play.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 11th April 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:26:39 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 11th April 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Spring / Summer menu.

Currently there are the following changes to the menu below:

Thursday – Tea – Easter Party Tea

Friday – Bank Holiday – Nursery Closed

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 – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

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

Important dates for your diary

2nd April – Ramandan begins.

11th April – Living Eggs.

Thursday 14th April – Vaisakhi.

Friday 15th April – Good Friday – Bank holiday – Nursery Closed.

Monday 18th April – Easter Monday – Bank holiday – Nursery Closed.

Thursday 21st April – Queens Birthday.

Updates to drop off and collection procedures

We will be in touch within the next few weeks to share when you are able to drop off and collect from inside the nursery building! We thank you for your patience and cooperation.

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

COVID-19 Update

We have the following live chases of COVID-19 within the Wonderland Family.

Babies: none.

Toddlers: none.

2-3’s: Parents of a child within the age group.

3-5’s: Two children and their parents.

Carpenter needed!

If you are a talented carpenter or know of an individual who could complete some work needed at nursery. Please email Corrin Burdis at corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Exploring taste and textures in a variety of ways. Some of the Babies have been tasting a range of vegetables and fruits as well as exploring lemons and oranges during their water play.

Next week they will be...

The Babies will be continuing to explore vegetables, but this time they will be printing with them. As well as searching for hidden eggs within the nursery garden and Baby room. The Babies will also be becoming little chefs next week, baking their very own rice Krispy cakes.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the playdough area to help develop their finger muscles, developing their imaginative play whilst playing in their home area, having picnics and making dinner. The Toddlers have also been enjoying lots of time out in the nursery garden, where this week they have shown particular interest in the big slide!

Next week we will be...

Developing their awareness of hygiene routines when bathing the toy babies, playing hide and seek finding animals hidden within the textured trays and having a go at drinking out of open cups.

The 2-3's have been...

Having a go at rescuing the animals from the green swamp tray, creating Easter cards by using a range of tools to make our very own eggs and exploring texture whilst playing with gloop.

Next week we will be...

Exploring their likes and dislikes of different kinds of fruit, taking part in observational painting and drawing sessions whilst creating chick and egg pictures.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Spring, new life, Autism Awareness Month, Ramadan.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Identifying the initial sound of animals hidden in the nursery environment. The children have also been using the phonic sound reader to segment and blend their names. During their garden play the children have also been shouting the sounds of letters which were written on their hopscotch.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Developing our awareness of subitising by singing a range of number songs of quantities up to five, such as 5 Little Firemen and matching pairs of socks together to develop our awareness of the same and different.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Decorating and creating their very own puzzle pieces to show that everyone is unique. This is to support Autism Awareness Month. The children have also been riding the balance bikes in the garden as well as using the trikes and pedals to drive around the nursery garden. Many of the children have also had a go at creating ramps and roads for the cars, helicopters and tractors whilst exploring The Den.

Next week we will be...

Our new topics are – Harvest, Spring + New Life, Autism Awareness Month + Vaisakhi Festival.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Using our listening ears and maintaining our concentration when completing animal sound lotto.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Exploring ‘classification’ of animals linked to our current interest in pets as well as creating a range of pretty flower shape pictures to decorate our main area linked to the Vaisakhi Festival.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Sharing their pet pictures from home during circle times, learning about Vaisakhi Festival when sharing the story of All about Vaisakhi as well as learning about Harvest and creating their very own hedgehog bread.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 4th April 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:53:27 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 4th April 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring / Summer menu.

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 – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

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

Important dates for your diary

2nd April – Ramandan begins.

11th April – Living Eggs.

Thursday 14th April – Vaisakhi.

Friday 15th April – Good Friday – Bank holiday – Nursery Closed.

Monday 18th April – Easter Monday – Bank holiday – Nursery Closed.

Thursday 21st April – Queens Birthday.

Updates to drop off and collection procedures

We will be in touch within the next few weeks to share when you are able to drop off and collect from inside the nursery building! We thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Staff changes at Wonderland

We are pleased and proud to announce that the following staff members have been successful in securing the following roles within our Wonderland Team. We are also delighted to share; Kelsie has returned to Wonderland.

Emma Bonnett - Baby Room Team Leader

Emily Hendricks – Toddler Team Leader

Kelsie Pope – Senior Room Leader within the Toddlers

Nicole-Ella Burdis – Deputy Team Leader – 3-5’s

Karin Cohen – Third In Charge - 3-5’s

3-5’s Graduation Party

We are pleased to share with you that this year we can have our Graduation Party for our 3-5 children who will be leaving Wonderland during the Summer Term.

We will be inviting two adults per child (who is leaving Wonderland) to join us on:

Thursday 21st July – 2:45pm – 4:00pm

Our party will take place within our nursery garden, where the children will have a Graduation presentation and a party tea.

If you would like to attend our Graduation Party, please email Emma Edwards to book your place: emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

COVID-19 Update

We have the following live chases of COVID-19 within the Wonderland Family. Babies: none. Toddlers: 2 children and their parents. 2-3’s: none. 3-5’s: a staff member.

Carpenter needed!

If you are a talented carpenter or know of an individual who could complete some work needed at nursery. Please email Corrin Burdis at corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The Babies have been...

Exploring shape and capacity through exploration of carboard box play, searching for and investigating their shaker eggs and creating marks using a range of stamps, their hands, fingers, and bunnies with paint.

Next week they will be...

Decorating their own socks using a range of resources to celebrate Autism Awareness Month, continuing to develop their understanding of cause and affect spinning their cog table to turn on the lights, practicing their hopping on the animal hoppers as well continuing to explore their heuristic play baskets.

The Toddlers have been...

Making marks using their fingers and paint, washing and splashing with the dinosaurs in the water tray to create bubbles and getting to grips with one handed tools and equipment within our mud tray in the garden!

Next week we will be...

Continuing to explore how to make marks using a variety of resources, beginning to create their Easter cards and exploring a range of shape sorters and inset puzzles.

The 2-3's have been...

Practicing their cutting skills by pretending to be a hairdresser and create snips in the pretend hair (paper.) Developing their gross motor movements by traveling over wooden blocks and tires whilst creating an indoor obstacle course, as well as continuing to develop their imaginative play using the dinosaurs in the sand. The children have also explored mixing colours together and fishing for items hidden underneath the bubble water.

Next week we will be...

Exploring dipping string into paint and using this to make marks as well as taking part in a shape hunt around nursery.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Spring and new life.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Developing our fine motor skills whilst exploring the playdough area, using letter stamps to create our names and identify initial sounds.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Searching for different sized worms within our garden play and creating a range of shape pictures. Some of the children have been exploring shape properties such as corners and sides.

Our Topic focus have been…..

Observing our cocoons and drawing pictures of the changes we noticed, building a range of different constructions and towers with our peers as well as moving across the A-Frame in a range of ways.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic are – Spring, new life, Autism Awareness Month, Ramadan.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Playing ‘Kims Game’ to develop our listening skills when identifying hidden objects underneath our coloured blanket.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Our Topic focus have been…..

Creating our very own puzzle piece and fish to swim in our Wonderland Sea. Each fish will represent an individual child and link to us learning and celebrating Autism Awareness Month. The children will also be sharing the story of Rameena’s Ramadan.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 21st March 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:22:32 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 21st March 2022

This Week's Menu

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

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 – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Monday 21st March – World Poetry Day.

Tuesday 22nd March – World Water Day.

Wednesday 23rd March – World Mathematics Day.

Friday 25th March – Mother’s Day Breakfast – If your child attends Wonderland on a Friday morning and you would like to book a place to have Mother’s Day Breakfast with your child please email emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk to book a space. Mother’s Day breakfast will run from 8 – 9am.

Book your space by 18th March 2022.

ERIC – The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity

ERIC have a variety of helpful resoruces, ways of communicating with other parents and professionals for advice to support your children in beginning and continuing on their potty training journey. There is also guidance when dealing with constipation in children and much much more.

https://www.eric.org.uk/parents-and-carers

Free Weaning Recipes – Better Health, Start for Life

Need advice or ideas for healthy meals or weaning ideas for your baby or toddler? Look no further than the NHS Better Health, Start For Life Website as shown below.

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/safe-weaning/choking/#anchor-tabs

Supporting Transitions to ‘Big school!’

The time is fast approaching where some of our 3-5 children will be beginning their transition onto ‘big school.’ All of the children who we know will be making this transition will receive a transition document to provided by Wonderland to give a range of ideas and ways to support this transition.

If you have not yet received a copy, please ask one of the 3-5’s Team and we will sort this for you.

Bringing food and drink into nursery

Could we please take this opportunity in reminding all our parents and carers to not send their children into nursery with any food or drink. As well as ensuring your children’s clothing and faces are also clean. At Wonderland we have many children who have several life-threatening allergies to a variety of foods and drinks. Not only can some of these children be allergic to ingesting certain foods they also have touch sensitive allergies to these foods and drinks too. Therefore, it is imperative that we all do our best to keep all the children at Wonderland safe.

Naming children’s clothing

Recently we have had a number of items of clothing that have gone missing within the nursery. As you can imagine we have so many items of clothing which are all very similar.

Please could we kindly ask for your children’s items to be named. This will really support the staff team trying to locate the missing items and returning these to you. Thank you with your cooperation.

Late collections

We completely understand that on occasion you may be late to collect your child due to being held up at work or another unplanned change. As a one off you will not be charged. However, if this becomes a regular occurrence you will be charged a late collection fee due to our staff having to stay later than the end of their shift time. Our staff already work a long day so please could we ask you all to try your best to collect your children at the end of their nursery time.

The Babies have been...

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day by creating paintings and prints using a clover carved apple printer, exploring crazy foam and developing their awareness of how objects can travel and move.

Next week we will be...

Creating Spring cotton wool bunnies, bulidng towers to explore number language as well as identifying symbolic noises animals make when playing in the small world animal farm and sharing a range of animal books.

The Toddlers

The Toddlers have been...

Looking at the live caterpillars to see how they have grown and then reading the story of the hungry caterpillar to see how they will change into butterflies. They have also been learning to be independent with washing their hands and drinking from an open cup as well as playing with technological toys.

Next week we will be...

Developing their balancing whilst taking part in obstacle courses and playing with the soft play. The children will be joining in with rhyme time and trying to complete the nursery rhymes and join in with the actions as well as taking part in their fortnightly tiny mites singalong on Wednesday.

The 2-3's have been...

Spending time exploring the cars and vehicles and creating their own ramps and tunnels as part of their play. They have also been pretending to feed dinosaurs coloured rice using spoons as part of a roleplay game.

Next week we will be...

Focusing on number activities and including numbers in play when taking part in shop keeper games, counting jumps in the garden and numbering cars and car parking spaces.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Signing Week, Spring & Young Carers Day & British Science Week.

Our Phonics focus have been…

Continuing to develop our awareness of initial sounds of the most common letter sounds within the English language; s, a, t, p, I, n, g, o, ck as well as signing our Jolly Phonics letter songs. Some of the children have also been fishing for initial sounds within our water tray and having a go at segmenting and blending a range of CVC words.

Our Mathematical focus have been…

Becoming Scientists and creating our very own potions within our mud kitchen and water trays. The children have also been exploring capacity and having a go at measuring using numerals on the sides of jugs.

The children have also been learning about positional language through directing a programmable mouse around it’s maze!

Our Topic focus have been…

Becoming Scientists throughout taking part in a range of Scientific experiments such as creating their very own Rainbows. They have also been planting their very own Sunflowers.

The children have continued to develop their signing skills by singing and signing a range of nursery rhymes such as, The Wheels On The Bus and Five Little Speckled Frogs.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic are – Holi, Neurodiversity Celebration Week & Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Creating pictures of our Mummies and answering the question, ‘My Mummy is magic because… The children will be encouraged to write their own name and the letter ‘m’ for Mummy onto their picture.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Creating a range of 2d Shape patterns, linking to Holi Festival.

Our Topic focus will be….

The children will be learning about the festival of colour ‘Holi.’ Including creating their very own Jackson Pollock abstract art pictures using his technique of ‘dip painting’ and ‘scatter painting.’ The children will be creating small versions of this and then a large version of Jackson’s creation during their garden play.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 14th March 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:51:08 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 14th March 2022

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.

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 – Nichola (M-Thurs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 17th March – St Patricks Day.

Monday 21st March – World Poetry Day.

Tuesday 22nd March – World Water Day.

Wednesday 23rd March – World Mathematics Day.

Book your space by 18th March 2022.

ERIC – The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity

https://www.eric.org.uk/parents-and-carers

Free Weaning Recipes – Better Health, Start for Life

Need advice or ideas for healthy meals or weaning ideas for your baby or toddler? Look no further than the NHS Better Health, Start For Life Website as shown below.

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/safe-weaning/choking/#anchor-tabs

Free Online Speech and Language Stimulation Education Sessions

First Words - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-words-supporting-children-to-say-their-first-words-tickets-253858867707

Phrases and Sentences - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/phrases-and-sentences-supporting-children-to-develop-speech-and-language-tickets-255955087557

If you are concerned about your child’s speech in any way, please do give a member of the Wonderland Management Team a call or email.

Supporting Transitions to ‘Big school!’

If you have not yet received a copy, please ask one of the 3-5’s Team and we will sort this for you. We have also attached an electronic copy to this email.

Bringing food and drink into nursery

Naming children’s clothing

Recently we have had a number of items of clothing that have gone missing within the nursery. As you can imagine we have so many items of clothing which are all very similar.

Late collections

The Babies have been...

Making the most of the sunshine by exploring their garden in a variety of ways. They have been traveling up and down the slide, crawling through their tunnel, making marks using chubby chalks and going on walks of the local environment. The Babies have also been playing Peek-A-Boo and Roll The Ball to develop their social interaction. Finally, the Babies have also been taking part in dip tasting where they explored their likes and dislikes with a range of dips, such as hummus.

Next week we will be...

Having fun during their Tiny Mites music and dance session, exploring a range of signs when singing Old MacDonald had a farm, going on a walk to explore the world around them, sharing a range of pop up and lift up flap books as well as developing their physical skills by pulling themselves up onto the bikes and trikes as well as the rainbow slide.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring a range of textures and objects when exploring the slime tray, creating a sensory path and exploring their role play area. The Toddlers have appeared to like pretending to feed the toy babies and having a teddy bears picnic. The Toddlers have also been sharing the story ‘Dear Zoo.’

Next week we will be...

Going on a bear hunt in the garden, moving over and under obstacles whilst moving over an obstacle course, exploring a range of inset puzzles, singing songs with animal puppets, and exploring textures in a range of ways.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring what happens when colours are mixed during painting activities and by mixing paint into crazy foam. They have been having lots of fun singing and dancing on the stage as well as exploring instruments.

Next week we will be...

Painting and printing with flowers whilst learning about Spring flowers and the changes Spring brings to the natural world. We will also be keeping active when taking part in running races outside.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Spring and St Patrick’s Day.

Our Phonics focus has been… Creating our very own named rainbows and creating our own initial letter of our names out of shining gems!

Our Mathematical focus has been… Exploring capacity in the water and sand trays using a range of tools, jugs, bowls and funnels as well as using the spray bottles to spray away numerals written on the ground.

Our Topic focus has been... Beginning to develop our understanding of the life cycle of a butterfly by looking after our very own caterpillars. The children have also been learning about David Attenborough and creating their very own Shamrock Art paintings. During their garden play the children have also been playing cricket whilst learning about the Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Signing Week, Spring & Young Carers Day & British Science Week.

Our Phonics focus will be… Continuing to develop our awareness of initial sounds of the most common letter sounds within the English language; s, a, t, p, I, n, g, o, ck as well as signing our Jolly Phonics letter songs. Some of the children will also be fishing for initial sounds within our water tray and having a go at segmenting and blending a range of CVC words.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Becoming Scientists and creating our very own potions within our mud kitchen and water trays. The children will be exploring capacity and having a go at measuring using numerals on the sides of jugs.

Our Topic focus will be... Our 3-5 children becoming Scientists throughout the week when taking part in a range of Scientific experiments such as creating their very own Rainbows. They will also be planting their very own Sunflowers.

The children will also be continuing to develop their signing skills by singing and signing a range of nursery rhymes such as, The Wheels On The Bus and Five Little Speckled Frogs.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 7th March 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:25:56 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 7th March 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu.
On Friday the children will be enjoying vegetable pasta for lunch and chocolate cake with chocolate sauce for pudding. As well as cracker and butter for their morning snack.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Important dates for your diary

Thursday 17th March – St Patricks Day.

Monday 21st March – World Poetry Day.

Tuesday 22nd March – World Water Day.

Wednesday 23rd March – World Mathematics Day.

ERIC – The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity

https://www.eric.org.uk/parents-and-carers

NHS Food Scanner App

Free NHS Food Scanner App is now available to help support a healthy life style. Get this now!

The Babies have been...

Exploring pancakes and their ingredients as well as exploring a range of stories for World Book Day. The babies have also been exploring a range of instruments and beginning to join in with the sounds and words within familiar songs and rhymes.

Next week we will be...

Exploring their garden by traveling down the slide, farm printing to explore mark making and using our different senses to investigate our tuff trays.

The Toddlers have been...

Settling into their new rooms and starting to learn about our new surroundings. They have been practicing their walking ensuring that they are stable on their feet and being more independent in choosing their toys. They have also been playing with playdough using their fingers as well as instruments to manipulate the playdough and strengthen their finger muscles.

Next week we will be...

We will be creating stained glass windows using a variety of materials to display in the room. They will be exploring different colours and mixing paints and reading a rainbow book. They will be exploring tastes by trying a variety of fruits and learning about their likes and dislikes.

The 2-3's have been...

Taking part in a ‘Goldilocks and the 3 bears’ roleplay game in celebration of World Book Day. They have been using ‘crazy foam’ to make and decorate pretend cupcakes. They have also been developing their hand eye coordination when using tweezers to pick up small sensory objects.

Next week we will be...

Continuing to develop the children’s interest in roleplay when pretending to buy and sell toys and food in the roleplay area. We will also be taking part in obstacle courses outside as well as looking for signs of Spring outside.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Pancake Day and World Book Day

Our Phonics focus has been… Taking part in initial sound pancake races during their garden play.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Creating a range of different shaped track to direct the BeeBot and Robot Mice around our track. We have also been using positional language to describe which direction the Beebot and mouse have been travelling.

Our Topic focus has been... Making Gruffalo crumble, saving the super veggies from the evil peas (developing our fine motor skills.)

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Spring and St Patrick’s Day.

Our Phonics focus will be… Creating our very own named rainbows, identifying our own names and the sounds within our names

Our Mathematical focus will be… Exploring capacity in the water and sand trays using a range of tools, jugs, bowls and funnels.

Our Topic focus will be... Beginning to develop our understanding of the life cycle of a butterfly by looking after our very own caterpillars. The children will also be learning about David Attenborough and creating their very own Shamrock Art paintings. During their garden play the children will also be playing cricket whilst learning about the Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 28th February 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:07:10 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 28th February 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu.
On Tuesday the children will be enjoying pancakes to celebrate Pancake Day!

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

World Book Day – 3rd March

Throughout this week the children at Wonderland will be celebrating World Book Day in a range of ways.

If your child would like to dress up as their favourite from one of their favourite story books during this week they are more than welcome to do so!

Arriving late to collect your child at the end of their session

Please can we make you aware that if you arrive late on many occasions you will start to receive a late fee. Our staff have families and other commitments, and it is not fair that they these are comprised on a regular basis. Our late fee is charged at £15 for every 15 mins you are late.

Updates to drop off and collection procedures

We are beginning to lay the foundations for changes to our drop off and collection procedures to ensure we have all the information we need when Wonderland is given the green light to lift all COVID-19 procedures. This will include changes to our current drop off and collection procedures. However, everything will stay the same until we communicate anything different with you.

Thank you to those parents who have sent over some up-to-date photographs of individuals who are able to drop off and collect your child from Wonderland.

Please can we ask those parents who have not sent in their own pictures and pictures of individuals who are able to collect and drop off their child at wonderland to please do so using your child’s Tapestry account. This can be completed by creating a new observation and adding the pictures to the observation. Within the text box in the observation, please can you write who is who in the correct order.

Important dates for your diary

Tuesday 1st March 2022 – St David’s Day + Pancake Day

Wednesday 2nd March 2022 – Ash Wednesday

Thursday 3rd March 2022 – World Book Day

ERIC – The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity

https://www.eric.org.uk/parents-and-carers

The Babies have been...

Making pizzas by adding sauce and toppings with the support of their carers. They have been playing on the slide in the garden learning to take turns. They have particularly enjoyed their tiny mite’s class this week and joined in with actions.

Next week we will be...

Creating Lion family footprints creating marks on the paper. We will be using the sensory balls to create marks in paint by rolling them around on the paper. We will be looking at favourite books and will be creating chalk marks on the chalk board when in the garden.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the roleplay home corner and practicing simple roleplay with the tea set and play food. They have been enjoying a new range of books and using their skills to lift the flaps and make the moving parts work. They have been enjoying singing nursery rhymes with props and joining in with all the actions.

Next week we will be...

Creating our own art and craft pan cakes, we will be developing our physical skills by creating an obstacle course using items to balance on. The children will be looking at various colour’s whilst mark making. They will also be playing parachute games with their peers and learning to take turns.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating bubble wrap paintings to create rainbows and have been speaking about the recent rainbows in the sky. They have been washing muddy farm animals as part of a small world roleplay activity. They have been exploring a ‘bear hunt’ sensory tray. They have also been engaging in group games such as ring games, parachute games and balancing activities in the garden.

Next week we will be...

Making pancakes using lemon scented playdough. We will be practicing our cutting skills when cutting playdough and other materials. We will also be ‘going on a bear hunt’ in the garden particularly exploring the mud area.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Winter Olympics, St David’s Day + Two’s Day (22.02.2022.)

Our Phonics focus has been… Creating our very own Olympic medals. The children have formed a range of marks or the initial sound of their name onto their own medal. As well as some children writing their own name onto their own medal.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Taking part in a number 2 hunt around the nursery environment to see how many number 2’s we could find. The children have also been continuing to explore different shapes when creating pizzas within our Pizza Shop using a range of different shaped pizza bases.

Our Topic focus has been... Taking part in our 3-5’s Olympic Games during our garden play, throwing bean bags into numbered hoops, completing hurdle races, and creating a hopscotch. The children have also been creating Daffodil suncatchers and taking part in observational art activities using Daffodils to paint and play dough to create their own interpretation.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Pancake Day and World Book Day

Our Phonics focus will be… Taking part in initial sound pancake races during their garden play.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Creating a range of different shaped track to direct the BeeBot and Robot Mice around our track. We will also be using positional language to describe which direction the Beebot or mouse will be travelling.

Our Topic focus will be... Making Gruffalo crumble, saving the super veggies from the evil peas (developing our fine motor skills).

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 21st February 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:38:48 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 21st February 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Autumn/Winter menu.
If there are any changes during the week, you will be notified on your child’s individual hand over sheet.

Staff holiday

Monday 21st February 2022 – Daisy and Nicole

Friday 25th February 2022 – Karin (pm)

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

World Book Day – 3rd March

During the week of 28th February, the children at Wonderland will be celebrating World Book Day in a range of ways.

If your child would like to dress up as their favourite from one of their favourite story books during this week they are more than welcome to do so!

Arriving late to collect your child at the end of their session

Updates to drop off and collection procedures

Thank you to those parents who have sent over some up-to-date photographs of individuals who are able to drop off and collect your child from Wonderland.

Number Day 2022

Thank you to all of those children who donated £2 towards NSPCC Number Day 2022 and who completed their number hunts at home.

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the age-appropriate Mathematical Game is – Macsen!

We will share our total raised for NSPCC Number Day next week.

Thank you for all of your support!

Important dates for your diary

Tuesday 1st March 2022 – St David’s Day + Pancake Day

Wednesday 2nd March 2022 – Ash Wednesday

Thursday 3rd March 2022 – World Book Day

The Babies have been...

Created heart stamps using paint and plastic heart shaped cutters to celebrate Valentine’s Day, exploring the sensory area using our senses of touch and sight to explore the lights, textured toys and mats as well as playing in the sensory tent. The Babies have also been creating storm cloud pictures using paint, cotton wool and glue.

Next week we will be...

Making pizza’s as well as creating family lion pictures using their feet to explore how many people are in our family and taking part in group story times to share our new story books.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring symbolic sounds in a range of ways such as, exploring inset animal puzzle books and identifying hidden animals. The Toddlers have also been creating Valentines Day crafts and riding on the rocking horse.

Next week we will be...

The Toddlers will be having a go at moving in a range of ways to music during Tiny Mites, sharing the story of The Gruffalo and developing their fine motor skills by taking part in threading and completing inset puzzles.

The 2-3's have been...

Focusing on the story of The Billy Goats Gruff during story week. The children shared the story through a sensory tray which had a range of different textured materials in. The children then developed their imaginative play along side their peers and adults who shared the story with the children. The children have also been creating treading hearts for Valentines Day and playing in the bubbly water as well as creating their very own yummy pizzas!

Next week we will be...

Taking part in a shape hunt within the nursery environment, sharing the story of Snail and The Whale to explore words that sounds the same and exploring the story of The Three Little Pigs through our senses in a story sensory tray.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Luna New Year and NSPCC Number Day.

Our Phonics focus has been… Creating our names and marks that we state are our names in a variety of ways. The 3-5’s have also be singing their Jolly Phonic songs to develop their awareness of the most common letter sounds within the English Language ( s,a,t,p,I,n, g,o,c,k.)

Our Mathematical focus has been… Playing Ladybird Bingo to continue to develop our awareness of numbers 0 – 5, 0 – 10 and 10 – 20.

Our Topic focus has been... Creating a range of Fire engines and Rubbish Trucks using the Moblo, developing our confidence when climbing up and over the A Frame during our garden play and exploring our Luna New Year sensory numeral tray. The 3-5’s have also been beginning to observe Daffodil’s and have begun to create textured pictures using the Daffodil’s as a visual stimuli.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Winter Olympics, St David’s Day + Two’s Day (22.02.2022.)

Our Phonics focus will be… Creating our very own Olympic medals. The children will be encouraged to form a range of marks or the initial sound of their name onto their medal or to write their name onto their own medal.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Going on a number 2 hunt around the nursery environment to see how many number 2’s they can find! They will also be continuing to explore different shapes when creating pizzas within our Pizza Shop using a range of different shaped pizza bases.

Our Topic focus will be... Taking part in our 3-5’s Olympic Games during our garden play, throwing bean bags into numbered hoops, completing hurdle races, and creating a hopscotch. The children will also be creating Daffodil suncatchers and taking part in observational art activities using Daffodil to paint their own interpretation.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 31st January 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:10:55 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 31st January 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu.
The children will be enjoying a Chinese lunch on Monday and will be having sandwiches for dinner.

On Tuesday evening the children will be enjoying a vegetable pasta for tea.

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

Staff holiday

Emma B + Katie G – all week.

Agnes – Monday.

Tasha – Thursday + Friday

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Luna New Year

To ensure that Wonderland continues to promote culturally sensitive activities, and are inclusive to everyone within our community, we will be celebrating Lunar New Year, rather than Chinese New Year.

Lunar New Year is celebrated all over the world, and in China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, Lunar New Year is a national holiday. This year, Lunar New Year starts on 1st February, and lasts for fifteen days, so expect 2 weeks of different activities from the children right across the nursery.

Our fantastic Kitchen Team will be preparing a special Chinese Lunch for the children to enjoy on Monday 31st January.

Story telling week - Week Commencing 31st January 2022

Throughout the week of 31st January 2022 the entire nursery will be celebrating Story Telling Week in a range of ways.

If your child would like to dress up as their favourite from one of their favourite story books during this week they are more than welcome to do so!

Current COVID-19 cases at Wonderland

Office Team – A member of the Office Team has tested positive for COVID-19.

Babies - No cases.

Toddlers - A child, staff member and two parents have tested positive for COVID-19.

2-3’s – Two parents have tested positive for COVID-19.

3-5’s – A parent and a sibling have tested positive for COVID-19.

Please can we ask all of our parents and carers to continue wearing face coverings (unless exempt) when dropping off or collecting your children until the isolation rules are no longer in place.

Week of 7th February 2022

Throughout the week of 7th February 2022 the entire nursery will be raising money for the NSPCC in a variety of ways by supporting Number Day 2022. Here are a few ways the children can support Number Day 2022.

Dress up as your favourite number.
Complete a number hunt of home / nursery environment.
Singing a range of number songs.
Exploring numbers in play dough and textured sensory trays.
Dress up as a Number Bot Day.

Complete a number hunt at home and enter our competition with a £2 donation to have a chance of winning a number activity game.

Please print off or ask for a copy from a Wonderland Team Member and return this to nursery before Friday 11th February 2022.

The Babies have been...

Developing their tastes when showing confidence in trying exotic fruits, sharing a range of stories pressing buttons and lifting the flaps and doors, taking part in potato printing crafts to develop our understanding of how to make marks as well as taking part in Tiny Mites during Wednesday morning.

Next week we will be...

The babies will be creating hand print zebras to celebrate International Zebra Day, exploring rice and noodles to celebrate Luna New Year and sharing the story of Dear Zoo to celebrate National Story Week.

The Toddlers have been...

Creating their own play dough, mixing the flour and water together using a range of tools such as their hands and spoons. The Toddlers have also been exploring their wall puzzles and inset puzzles to develop their understanding of shape as well as taking part in their music and dance session, Tiny Mites on Wednesday morning.

Next week we will be...

The Toddlers will be making Chinese New Year Hats to celebrate The Luna new Year, investigate how our bodies can move in a range of ways when completing an obstacle course during their garden play and going on a Bear Hunt.

The 2-3's have been...

Continuing to develop their scissor control and knowledge about scissor safety, playing cooperatively with their peers when playing games such as roll the ball and creating their very own car tracks and roads.

Next week we will be...

Continuing to develop their imaginative play by exploring their role play area, taking part in a range of story times to share stories such as The Gruffalo, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Dear Zoo.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus has been… Continuing to recognise our names whilst taking part in our morning circle time by finding our named leaf. The children have also been exploring their listening skills and concentration skills when playing ‘Kim’s game’ with musical instruments. The children have also been creating a range of marks and having a go at forming a range of CVC words. Finally, there has been lots of playdough play throughout the week to develop or fine motor skills.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Continuing to develop our numeral awareness by singing a range of number rhymes and songs as well as completing our very own number lines using our numbered small world houses. The children have also been drawing shapes in a variety of ways and creating patterns using the circular hoops during their garden play.

Our Topic focus has been... Creating a range of Scottish Flags and thistle pictures to continue our learning about Burns Night.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Luna New Year and National Story Telling week.

Our Phonics focus will be… Identifying a range of initial sounds as we share our favourite story books as well as having a go at segmenting and blending a range of CV and CVC words in a variety of ways.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing to develop our number development by playing number dominoes 0 – 5, 5 – 10, and 10 – 20.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 24th January 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:23:50 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 24th January 2022

This Week's Menu

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

There are no planned changes to this week's Autumn/Winter Menu.

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

Staff holiday

Monday 24th January – Kelly C, Sarah B (pm), Kelsie(pm)

Wednesday 26th, Thursday 27th, Friday 28th January – Ashleigh

Friday 28th January – Emma E, Tasha, Florrie

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Luna New Year

Our fantastic Kitchen Team will be preparing a special Chinese Lunch for the children to enjoy on Monday 31st January.

Story telling week - Week Commencing 31st January 2022

Throughout the week of 31st January 2022 the entire nursery will be celebrating Story Telling Week in a range of ways.

If your child would like to dress up as their favourite from one of their favourite story books during this week they are more than welcome to do so!

Current COVID-19 cases at Wonderland

Babies - No cases.

Toddlers - No cases.

2-3’s – No cases.

3-5’s – No cases.

Please can we ask all of our parents and carers to continue wearing face coverings (unless exempt) when dropping off or collecting your children until the isolation rules are no longer in place.

Week of 7th February 2022

Dress up as your favourite number.
Complete a number hunt of home / nursery environment.
Singing a range of number songs.
Exploring numbers in play dough and textured sensory trays.
Dress up as a Number Bot Day.

Complete a number hunt at home and enter our competition with a £2 donation to have a chance of winning a number activity game.

Please print off or ask for a copy from a Wonderland Team Member and return this to nursery before Friday 11th February 2022.

Bringing food and drink into nursery

The Babies have been...

Celebrating Winnie The Pooh Day by listening to Winnie The Pooh Stories whilst decorating pictures of Winnie The Pooh, exploring how their bodies can move whilst pushing themselves along on the large scuttle bugs inside as well as moving across the soft play blocks with support from their adults. The babies have also been placing animals into trays of paint to explore how they can make marks and prints on their paper.

Next week we will be...

Creating a range of Burns night crafts, developing their vocabulary whilst taking part in their Tiny Mites Music session and share a range of stories with our adults.

The Toddlers have been...

Sharing stories about Winnie The Pooh and decorating their very own Winnie The Pooh pictures to celebrate Winnie The Pooh Day, showing interest in the connecting shape tiles, using a range of resources to create their very own crowns and moving in a range of ways to instruments and music with their peers.

Next week we will be...

Going on a bear hunt around the nursery garden and Toddler Areas, creating Burns Night Flags, mixing colours, creating and exploring playdough as well as moving acorss an obstacle course during our garden play in a rang of ways.

The 2-3's have been...

Taking part in parachute games as well as a range of ring games that involve listening to and following simple instructions. They have been practicing cutting skills when cutting up cooked spaghetti. They have been hunting for Winnie the Pooh characters and have also been creating marks with fingers and tools in flour.

Next week we will be...

Bubble wrap painting using a range of rainbow colours. We will be measuring each other and objects and will be discussing sizes and height in play. We will also be learning about emotions and talking about our feelings when looking at the book ‘Colour Monster’.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus has been… Continuing to develop our interests in mark making by creating marks in a range ways such as completing our food orders within our café, designing our own models within our building site as well as creating our very own dreams and wishes to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Identifying the days of the week whilst exploring our Hungry Caterpillar station. The children have also been touch counting and sorting the food the caterpillar ate within the story. During their Child Initiated learning the children have also been ordering numbers 0 – 10 and creating tap tap shape pictures to develop their fine motor development and shape recognition.

Our Topic focus has been... Celebrating Martin Luther King Day by sharing a story about Martin Luther King and creating our own dreams on our very own crafted worlds.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests, as well as learning about Burns Night.

Our Phonics focus will be… Continuing to recognise our names when taking part in our morning circle time when finding our named leaf. The children will also be exploring their listening skills and concentration skills when playing ‘Kim’s game’ with musical instruments.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing to develop our numeral awareness by singing a range of number rhymes and songs as well as completing our very own number lines.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 17th January 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:00:05 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 17th January 2022

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu.

There are the following changes to this week’s Autumn/Winter Menu.

On Monday the children will be enjoying fish pasta for lunch and on Tuesday they will be enjoying sausages and mash for lunch.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Staff holiday

Monday 17th January - Tabitha

Monday 17th + Tuesday 18th January – Florrie

Naming children's clothing

Recently we have had a number of items of clothing that have gone missing within the nursery. As you can imagine we have so many items of clothing which are all very similar.

Please could we kindly ask for your children’s items to be named. This will really support the staff team in locating the missing items and returning these to you. Thank you with your cooperation.

Friday 4th February 2022

Throughout the week of 7th February 2022 the entire nursery will be raising money for the NSPCC in a variety of ways by supporting Number Day 2022. Here are a few ideas we have currently but keep posted over the next few weeks with what number fun we will all be having!

Dress up as a number day! Complete a number hunt of your home!

Enjoying a special Number Day cupcake! Dress up as a number bot day! Dressing as a number day!

Tapestry - How frequently can I expect observations to be shared?

Babies

Are continuing to use paper journals which the Baby Team continue to update and send home. These provide a range of artwork, pictures, and observations for each of their key children. The Baby Team will use Tapestry as an additional extra to share videos and/or any activities your child may have enjoyed, as well as sharing pictures of your child settling into the Baby Room.

Toddlers

Are continuing to use paper journals which the Toddler Team continue to update and send home. These provide a range of artwork, pictures, and observations for each of their key children. The Toddler staff members aim to send journals home once a month so that you are able to share what your child has been getting up to at nursery. The Toddler Team will use Tapestry as an additional extra and will aim to upload one observation a week.

2-3's

Our 2–3-year-old children do not have a paper journal. The 2-3 team use Tapestry only to share what your child has been getting up to at nursery. The 2-3 team will aim to upload four observations a month.

Pre-school (3-5's)

Our 3-5-year-old children do not have a paper journal. The 3-5’s Team complete ‘snap shot observations’ throughout the month to show you your child’s individual interests. We aim for one of these a week.

The 3-5’s Team also complete ‘focus week’ observations where your child will be observed more closely throughout their nursery week. A ‘focus week’ is in place to try and provide you with a detailed overview of what your child has been learning and developing throughout their week at nursery. If your child only attends one session a week they will always be classed as a ‘focus child’ and therefore will have a ‘focus week’ observation every time they attend nursery. If your child attends more than two half sessions a week you can expect one ‘focus week’ observation per month for your child whilst they are attending our 3-5’s Age Group.

Current COVID-19 cases at Wonderland

Babies - A baby has tested positive this week.

Toddlers - One Toddler Staff Member and two children have tested positive this week.

2-3’s – No cases.

3-5’s – One 3-5 parent has tested positive this week on a Lateral Flow Test.

The Babies have been...

Exploring texture and how to create marks in a variety of ways this week. They have been exploring the crazy foam, using potatoes as stamps, and using their hands, feet and paint brushes whilst talking part in body painting.

Next week we will be...

Exploring Winnie The Pooh Day in a variety of ways. Such as decorating honey pots, having a teddy bears picnic with our own Winnie The Pooh teddies (if you the babies have one at home that they can bring in.) The babies will also be painting their feet and leaving footprints on paper whilst practising their walking and playing roll the ball to encourage sharing with our peers.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the Sensory Room finding the swimming fish within the bubble tube, creating towers and ball runs using a range of stacking cups as well as creating their very own jelly fish!

Next week we will be...

Having a Winnie The Pooh tea party and decorating their very own Winnie The Pooh Bears to celebrate Winnie The Pooh Day as well going on a bear hunt around the Toddler Room and garden.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring the soft play blocks and creating obstacles to move over in different ways. They have been practicing their roleplay skills when exploring a farm animal scene. They also created large model structures using boxes and tubes, they chose to make a train and a rocket as a group.

Next week we will be...

Going on a squirrel hunt and will be exploring a sensory forest tray with forest animals to celebrate red squirrel appreciation day. They will also be practicing their cutting skills and scissor control when making snips in coloured cooked pasta.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus has been… Creating a range of marks in a variety of ways. We have also been labelling our art work by writing our own names and also identifying the sounds of letters which were hiding in the crazy foam.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Playing Snakes and Ladders to continue to develop our number recognition whilst playing a game cooperatively with my peers. Some of the children have also been completing number sentences, showing amazing confidence in solving a number sum independently using their number clouds!

Our Topic focus has been... Exploring our new construction area, using the child sized tools and recording our own designs on our very own clipboards! Lots of the children have also continued to show lots of interest in the dinosaur small world areas! The children have been busy learning all about herbivores and carnivores.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus will be… Continuing to develop our interests in mark making by creating marks in a range ways such as completing our food orders within our café, designing our own models within our building site and identifying environmental sounds during our garden play.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Identifying the days of the week whilst exploring our Hungry Caterpillar station. The children will also be touch counting and sorting the food the caterpillar ate within the story.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 10th January 2022

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:17:46 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 10th January 2022

Happy New Year!

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

COVID-19 update

As we are sure you are aware there have been quite a few changes to the Government Guidelines regarding COVID-19 over the last week. We are working on an update document which we will send out to you all next week. We are just waiting for the last pieces of updated guidance from the Government to ensure we can provide a complete updated guide on the current COVID-19 situation.

We are pleased to report this week we have had no new cases of COVID-19 within the entire nursery team.

Friday 4th February 2022

Dress up as a number day!
Complete a number hunt of your home!

Enjoying a special Number Day cupcake!

Dress up as a number bot day!

Dressing as a number day!

Staff holiday

Monday 10th January – Emma E

Thursday 13th January – Emma F

Friday 14th January – Tabitha & Florrie

Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th January – Florrie

Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th & Friday 21st January – Ashleigh

Late collections

Tapestry - How frequently can I expect observations to be shared?

Babies

Toddlers

2-3's

Pre-school (3-5's)

Naming children's clothing

Recently we have had a number of items of clothing that have gone missing within the nursery. As you can imagine we have so many items of clothing which are all very similar.

Please could we kindly ask for your children’s items to be named. This will really support the staff team in locating the missing items and returning these to you. Thank you with your cooperation.

Nursery Tours and Parents entering the nursery building

As promised before the Christmas break, we have reviewed our current policy on nursery show arounds and allowing parents and carers to come inside the nursery building. We are sorry to say that we will be continuing to NOT have perseptive parents for show arounds within the nursery building and kindly ask all parents and carers to continue to collect and drop off your children from outside the nursery building. We will continue to review this each month.

The Babies have been...

Practicing their walking!! As well as playing Roll The Ball with their key workers to explore turn taking. The babies have also been sharing a range of lift and flap books, identifying a range of animals using their symbolic noises. Finally the babies have created New Year hats.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in body painting and crazy foam play, as well as exploring how to make marks using chalks and paint brushes. The babies will also continue to develop their awareness of symbolic sounds whilst playing with the transport toys and a range of animals.

The Toddlers have been...

Helping our new peers settle into their new room and exploring the new toys and getting used to new staff. Creating jelly fish pictures using a variety of media, learning to share out toys and take turns with our friends. The children have been using the pens and crayons to practice learning their colours and mark making skills.

Next week we will be...

Role playing using playdough and a variety of utensils to make marks and learning to use knife and fork. Play the see-saws in the garden with taking turns as well as developing their physical skills and balancing.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring playdough when pretending to cook with it inside the play kitchen with a range of pots and pans and kitchen utensils. They then showed interest in exploring the playdough again later in the week. They chose to create marks and patterns in the dough using a range of tools. They also enjoyed practicing their cutting skills when using the scissors to cut paper when exploring the art and craft area.

Next week we will be...

Talking and learning about the winter weather when exploring a winter themed sensory tray. They will also be exploring a range of tubes, boxes, and packaging to enclose and fill as well as empty with natural objects such as wooden blocks and pinecones.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus has been… Creating a range of marks which we have been giving meaning to, recognising our names, and having a go at writing familiar letters.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Exploring shape in a range of ways, recognising and writing numerals 1-5, 0 – 10 and 10 – 20 as well as exploring capacity within our sand and water trays.

Our Topic focus has been... Developing our imaginative role play by opening our very own 3-5’s Ice Cream Shop. Many of the 3-5’s children showed interest in selling and making their own ice creams during their garden play last week and so our Ice Cream Shop was created.

Many of the children also have a love of dinosaurs! Therefore the 3-5’s Team have created a dinosaur small world area. The children really love to learn all about the dinosaurs and the facts that make each dinosaur unique.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – following our children’s interests.

Our Phonics focus will be… Identifying the initial sounds of the dinosaurs within our dinosaur world.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing to explore our dinosaur number station and shape car roads to explore simple shapes are their properties.

The 3-5’s children will also be exploring their very own music stage, which has been created by our lovely Gary! The children all love to sing and dance as well as creating their own songs and dance moves! We cannot wait to see what magic this creates! Keep an eye on Tapestry!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 13th December 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:15:53 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 13th December 2021

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu.

There are the following changes:

Monday lunchtime – Spaghetti Bolognaise and fresh fruit for pudding

Dinner – Pizza and yoghurt for pudding.

Tuesday – Christmas Lunch at lunch time and sandwiches for dinner.

Wednesday Dinner time – Soup and a bread roll.

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

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

COVID-19 credits and PCR results

If your child has been sent home for a PCR test due to presenting COVID-19 symptoms you will receive a credit note back to your payment account within your next invoice.

The credit will be issued depending on what time your child has been sent home. For example,

If your child usually attends a full day session and they are sent home before 1pm, you will receive a credit note for the afternoon session.

If your child only attends a morning session you will not be refunded the morning session.

During the time that you are waiting for your child’s PCR results, you will be refunded their usual nursery sessions. However, if your child’s PCR result comes back negative during the day, they will be able to attend their usual nursery session, and therefore you will be charged for this.

Parent positive Case of COVID-19 in the Baby Unit

It has been bought to our attention today that one of our Baby Room parents have tested positive for COVID-19. The baby last attended nursery on Wednesday 8th December and will be having a precautionary PCR. If the baby tests positive for COVID-19 we will be in contact with those children and staff members who would be deemed a ‘close contact’ of the baby with advice of what to do next.

We really appreciate your understanding and on-going support in ensuring everyone remains safe within our Wonderland community.

A confirmed case of Rubeola (Measles) in our 2-3’s Room

Measles can be unpleasant, but will usually pass in about 7 to 10 days without causing any further problems. Once you have had measles, your body builds up resistance (immunity) to the virus and it’s highly unlikely you’ll get it again.

The initial symptoms of measles develop around 10 days after you’re infected. These can include:

- Cold like symptoms, such as runny nose, sneezing and a cough.

- Sore, red eyes that may be sensitvie to light.

- A high temperature, which may reach around 40C.

- Small greyish-white spots on the inside of the cheeks.

A few days later, a red-brown blotchy rash will appear. This usually starts on the head or upper neck before spreading outwards to the rest of the body.

The measles virus is containted in the millions of tiny droplets that come out of the nose and mouth when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

People with measles are infectious form when the symptoms develop until about 4 days after the rash first appears.

If you would like any other information, please follow the link to the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Conjunctivitis – Baby Unit

We have had a confirmed case of Conjunctivitis in our Baby Unit. Conjunctivitis is an eye condition caused by an infection or an allergy. It usually gets better in a few weeks without any treatment however it is best to get this checked with a GP to identify if this is bacterial or viral Conjunctivitis and if treatment is needed.

There is no isolation away from nursery for Conjunctivitis and the Wonderland Team can administer eye drops to your child if needed. Please ensure you complete a Medication Form with a member of the Wonderland Team when dropping your child off at nursery.

Tonsillitis

We can confirm that we have two confirmed cases of Tonsillitis with our 2-3’s Room.

Tonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils at the back of your throat. It is a common childhood illness, but teenagers and adults can get it too. Tonsillitis can feel like a bad cold or flu. The tonsils at the back of your throat will be red and swollen.

The main symptoms in children and adults are:

• a sore throat

• problems swallowing

• a high temperature of 38C or above

• coughing

• a headache

• feeling sick

• earache

• feeling tired

Sometimes the symptoms can be more severe and include:

• swollen, painful glands in your neck (feels like a lump on the side of your neck)

• white pus-filled spots on your tonsils

• bad breath

The Wonderland Team can administer your children’s antibiotics if these have been prescribed by your child’s doctor. Please ensure you complete a Medication Form with a member of the Wonderland Team when dropping your child off at nursery.

Top Tips For Children's Teeth From Hertfordshire Family Centre

Staff holiday

Week commencing 13th December – Ma

Monday 13th December – Jacqui, Tara, Kelsie, Rachel.

Tuesday 14th December – Lara, Rachel.

Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th December – Kelly.

Thursday 16th and Friday 17th December – Daisy + Sukhi.

Thursday 16th December – Hannah J, Hannah B, Lara.

Friday 17th December – Sophie P, Toni, Sasha.

Christmas Events

It is with regret that we must share with you all that this year we will unfortunately not be holding our Christmas celebrations at the Icknield Centre. This has not been an easy decision but a decision we feel is necessary to ensure the safety of all our Wonderland Families and our staff team in these still uncertain times.

We will be practicing our own internal room performances and will publish them on Tapestry for you to see. We are aware that there are some children that are not allowed in other children’s videos or pictures, these children will still participate in their internal room performances but they we will not be included within everyone else’s Tapestry journals.

Here are the planned events coming up at Wonderland:

Tuesday 14th December - Christmas Lunch for the entire nursery.

Wednesday 15th December – Babies and Toddler Christmas sing-along (morning session.) As well as a visit from Father Christmas + 3-5’s Pantomime Trip.

Thursday 16th December – 2-3’s and 3-5’s Christmas Sing-along (morning session.) As well as a visit from Father Christmas.

(3-5’s parents, please make sure you remember your child’s Christmassy jumper / outfit, for your child to wear during their Christmas performance.)

The children will of course be taking part in lots of lovely Christmassy activities in addition to the above. Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry account for updates!

At HENRY there is a wealth of information to support babies and children in getting the best possible start in life. This means supporting the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes, creating healthier and happier home environments, and building healthier communities. Here is an informative poster about food labels. For more information why not have a look at HENRY’s website: http://www.henry.org.uk

The Babies have been...

Exploring their Santa’s Grotto, whilst joining in with Christmas songs and rhymes. The babies have also been creating a range of Winter pictures and building small towers with Duplo blocks.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in their Christmas Tiny Mites music session, creating Christmas pine tree pictures using their finger prints and also dressing up to begin to develop their imaginative play.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring playdough to investigate textures, as well as painting with their hands and feet. The Toddlers have also been exploring how to role play with the toy babies. The Toddlers have been putting their babies to sleep and feeding them in the highchairs.

Next week we will be...

Writing their Christmas letters to Father Christmas to take home, dressing up in our Christmas role play clothes, decorating cupcakes and taking part in our Christmas Tiny Mites session.

The 2-3's have been...

Creating their very own Christmas Wreaths, building, and constructing using the sensory blocks, developing their fine motor skills by hammering golf tees into playdough and identifying numerals whilst playing in their toy shop.

Next week we will be...

Creating their very own Christmas tree hats, going on a reindeer hunt around the 2-3 areas, taking part in foil painting using different tools and cars to make marks in the paint as well as learning about different seasons.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Winter and Christmas!

Our Topic activities has been… Creating Winter pictures and Christmas Crackers using a range of resources, as well as creating their very own Christmas Stockings. The children then decorated their stocking using recourses of their choice.

Our Phonics focus has been… Sharing our Jolly Phonics songs and drawing letters in the air!

Our Mathematical focus has been… Constructing in a range of ways this week to explore size and Mathematical language such as ‘tall’ and ‘short.’

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Winter and Christmas!

Our Phonics focus will be… Sharing the story of The Jolly Postman! Whilst sharing the story the children will be identifying initial sounds s, a, t, p, I ,n and writing and posting their own letters.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Continuing to explore size by creating our very own winter washing line.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 6th December 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:44:50 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th December 2021

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Autumn/Winter menu.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Face coverings and social distancing

Please can we remind all parents and carers to please wear a face covering if they are not exempt when dropping off and collecting your children. This is to ensure we are keeping the Wonderland community safe.

Thank you in your cooperation in this matter.

Sending letters to Father Christmas

If your child has made a letter to Father Christmas why not send a copy or the letter it’s self to the Royal Mail by the 8th December, then they will receive a personalised response from Father Christmas himself.

Top Tips For Children's Teeth From Hertfordshire Family Centre

Staff holiday

Week Commencing 6th December – Ellie D and Sophie H

Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th December – Emma F + Sophie P

Monday 6th December – Denise + Lili C

Wednesday 8th December – Corrin + Nicole

Thursday 9th December – Hannah J + Lara + Nichola

Friday 10th December - Jacqui

Christmas Events

Here are the planned events coming up at Wonderland:

Friday 10th December – Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Party Tea (However, if your child does not attend Wonderland on a Friday, they are more than welcome to wear their Christmas jumper throughout the week of 6th December.)

Tuesday 14th December - Christmas Lunch for the entire nursery.

Wednesday 15th December – Babies and Toddler Christmas sing-along (morning session.) As well as a visit from Father Christmas + 3-5’s Pantomime Trip.

Thursday 16th December – 2-3’s and 3-5’s Christmas Sing-along (morning session.) As well as a visit from Father Christmas.

The children will of course be taking part in lots of lovely Christmassy activities in addition to the above. Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry account for updates!

Gary's Christmas Grotto!

Gary has worked his magic and created an amazing Santa’s Grotto in our nursery garden. The children have loved exploring this special area throughout their garden times. I’m sure you will join us all in saying a huge THANK YOU to Gary!

The Babies have been...

Enjoying continuing to develop their communication skills and vocabulary through sharing a range of stories to identify animals. With our adults help we identified symbolic sounds that the animals make and share a range of nursery rhymes and Christmas songs throughout their Tiny Mites Session.

Next week we will be...

Continuing with a range of Christmas crafts as well as practising their Christmas songs.

The babies will also be exploring their Santa’s Grotto!

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring our Santa’s Grotto during our garden play, creating their very own Christmas Tree’s using paint and glitter and making marks in sand and water.

Next week we will be...

Exploring how our bodies move in a range of ways using bikes and scooters as well as traveling in a range of ways over an obstacle course.

The 2-3's have been...

Taking part in yoga sessions to explore how their bodies can move in a range of ways and to learn ways to keep themselves calm. The children have also been exploring the Christmas decorations and creating a range of Christmassy crafts. The 2-3’s also completed a number hunt around the 2-3’s areas within the nursery and the nursery garden and took part in their Tiny Mites music and dance session.

Next week we will be...

Continuing to explore wintery sensory trays, creating their very own wintery pictures and Christmas hats and practicing their Christmas songs for their Christmas sing along. The children will also be making a Christmas bauble number line.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Winter and Christmas!

Our Topic activities has been… Everything Christmassy! Such as creating baubles, handprint reindeers, paper chains, Christmas trees, and our very own paintings using the Polar Express to drive through the paint.

Our Phonics focus has been… Writing our Christmas cards to our families and posting these into our Christmas post box, using our phonic knowledge to record recognisable letters onto our own letters and signing their letters writing their own names.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Continuing to recognise numerals 0 -10 in a range of ways, such as creating wooden houses and placing door numbers onto them, touch counting dinosaurs in their Winter Wonderland and matching the number of dinosaurs to the correct numeral as well as playing dominoes with our peers and nursery adults.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – Winter and Christmas!

Our Phonics focus will be… Forming letters in snow and searching for initial sounds in the Artic water tray.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Creating snowmen using a range of different shapes for their heads and bodies. The children will also be counting in two’s when creating Father Christmas’ sleigh and reindeer.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 22nd November 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:02:50 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 22nd November 2021

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu.

Thank you!

On behalf of everyone at Wonderland Day Nursery we would like to say a huge thank you to those parents who have sent in donations to help us raise money for Children In Need.

Our current total is a fantastic £480.

If you would like to send in any other donations please follow the link.

Working in partnership at Wonderland

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

Lost property

We have a huge number of jumpers and jackets which have no names in and therefore have not made their way home with their owners. Please can we ask all of your child’s clothing to be named. This will support the Wonderland Team to reunite lost pieces of clothing more easily.

Christmas Lights Switch - Letchworth

The Babies have been...

Practicing our Christmas singing and enjoying our Tiny Mites music and dance session. We explored a range of instruments such as bells whilst singing Rudolf the Red nose Reindeer. We have also been using our hands and fingers to create our very own paintings and exploring cornflower play to develop our interests in different textures. During our garden play we have also been developing our imaginative play whilst pretending to be a range of animals.

Next week we will be...

Continuing to develop our knowledge of texture through custard play, exploring our sensory tent to share stories, using rolling pins to create marks on paper and creating our very own space rockets.

The Toddlers have been...

Creating our very own snowman pictures using shredded paper, decorating our own biscuits, dressing up as Christmas Characters and practicing how to fit different sized shapes into the shape sorters. We have also been having a go at building a range of different sized towers.

Next week we will be...

Exploring the animal small world tray to develop our awareness of symbolic sounds, having a go at finding hidden objects in the snow and sharing stories to develop our Mathematical language.

The 2-3's have been...

Getting in the festive spirit by taking part in a range of art and craft activities to be added to Christmas displays in the coming weeks. They have been learning Christmas songs and have been acting out a roleplay nativity. They have also been developing their roleplay skills when exploring a small world farm scene with the farm animals.

Next week we will be...

Learning about Winter and the colder weather when creating Winter inspired pictures and exploring ice. We will also be celebrating St Andrews Day on the 30th of Nov by creating flags and talking about traditions.

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – World Nursery Rhyme Week + How to be a kind friend (to celebrate World Kindness Day and Anti-bullying week.)

Our Topic activities has been… Sharing the stories of ‘The Rainbow Fish’ and ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ to explore feelings and how to be a kind friend. As well as baking our own cakes and exploring how the ingredients change from a liquid to a solid.

Our Phonics focus has been… Having a go at playing ‘Guess that word’ with our peers. The children used their phonic knowledge to identify the initial, final, and tricky middle sound of CVC words.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Exploring capacity in a range of ways. The children used a variety pots, pans, jugs and funnels in the sand and water to explore capacity, using a range of Mathematical language such as, ‘full,’ ‘empty,’ ‘half full.’ Some of the children also noticed the numbers on the sides of the jugs. The children then began measuring the sand and water using a number to state which had the ‘most’ or ‘least.’

The children also used a range of bamboo shoots, stones, pebbles to explore how water can travel and move. The children then worked together to create a ‘water shoot!’

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – St Andrews Day, Winter and Christmas!

The children will be exploring traditions and finding Scotland on a map whilst learning all about St Andrews Day. The children will also create their very own Scottish flags in a range of ways. The children will also continue to practice their Christmas signing songs.

Our Phonics focus will be… Continuing to share the story of Laura’s Star, having a go at drawing pictures of our wishes and labelling our wishes using our phonological knowledge to identify the initial sounds in words. The children will also be continuing to develop their awareness of syllables and rhyming words.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Sharing the story of ‘Father Christmas Needs a Wee’ and identifying the numerals within the story as Father Christmas visits a range of different houses throughout the story.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 15th November 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:20:00 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 15th November 2021

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu.

Congratulations To……..

It is with great pleasure that we can announce Daisy has been appointed as Deputy Team Leader of our 2-3’s age group and Emily has been appointed Deputy Team Leader of our Toddler age group!

We are sure you will join us in congratulating the girls in their promotions.

Photo Day - This Tuesday (16th November)

We are pleased to confirm ElGood Photography are attending Wonderland this Tuesday.

If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Tuesday, we now only have spaces left within the afternoon slot which you need to book, by emailing emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

The afternoon slot is – 2:30 – 3:30pm

Hertfordshire County Council have sent across updated guidance for Early Years settings and schools this week, stating cases of COVID-19 are rising within the County.

They are asking for face coverings to be worn by staff members and visitors within the nursery and the surrounding environment.

In light of these updates, we will be asking for parents who are ‘popping their’ children into nursery for their photo on Tuesday to hand their child over to a member of the Wonderland Team at the main nursery front door during your allocated booking time and wait in your car within the nursery car park.

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind all parents and carers to continue to wear a face covering when collecting or dropping off your child.

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.

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

Remembrance Day – We will remember them

Right across the nursery this week the children have created a range of Poppies in a variety of ways to remember those who keep us safe. The Pre-school children also took part in a 2 minute silence at 11am on Thursday to remember all of the soliders and their families. The Pre-school children have also shared the story of Captain Tom Moore.

Thank you!

On behalf of everyone at Wonderland Day Nursery we would like to say a huge thank you to those parents who have sent in donations to help us raise money for Children In Need.

Our current total is a fantastic £280.

If you would like to send in any other donations please follow the link.

Christmas Lights Switch - Letchworth

The Babies have been...

Creating apple print poppies using red paint and apples as stampers, getting messy for Children In Need body painting and roll the ball painting as well as developing our knowledge of environmental sounds during our garden play.

Next week we will be...

Exploring cornflower play, practicing brushing our teeth, creating painting on the chalk boards during our garden play as well as learning some new nursery rhyme actions.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the new garden and areas since moving from the Baby unit as well as exploring how their bodies can move in a range of ways to music.

Next week we will be...

Exploring animal rhymes for nursery rhyme week, using blocks and other construction toys to have a go at developing our Mathematical language whilst building, as well as continuing to develop our social development by beginning to develop relationships with our peers in a variety of ways.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring how to create marks using a range of tools, cars, animals, and our hands throughout paint as well as having a go investigating musical instruments and the sounds they make. The children have also been taking part in party games and learning about different shapes when driving cars and walking animals around 2d shapes made from tape on the floor.

Next week we will be...

Exploring a nursery rhyme small world tray, developing our Mathematical langage by identifying numbered cars and animals and exploring how colour can change by mixing coloured paint into trays of water.

Pre-school

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Our new topic is – Children In Need and Remembrance Day

Our Topic activities has been… Learning about Remembrance Day and Sir Captain Tom Moore, creating our very own poppies in a range of ways. As well as creating their very own Pudsey hats.

Our Phonics focus has been… Developing our listening and attention skills by identifying environmental sounds, clapping the syllables of our name and exploring alliteration.

Our Mathematical focus has been… Recognising numerals 0 – 20 and constructing using a range of magnetic shapes and tubes. The children then spoke about the shapes properties

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – World Nursery Rhyme Week + How to be a kind friend

The children will be exploring the stories of The Rainbow Fish, and This is Our House to explore how to be kind friends. The children will also be singing and signing a range of nursery rhymes such as ‘5 Little Ducks,’ ‘Sign a Rainbow,’ ‘Five Little Firemen’ and many more.

Our Phonics focus will be… Continuing to develop our phonic knowledge using the Jolly Phonics songs and actions, as well as recording recognisable letters using phoneme frames.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Creating our very own Rainbow Fish and repeating patterns.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 1st November 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:07:13 GMT

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

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

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.

Week Commencing 18th October 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:41:31 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 18th October 2021

Parents Evening – On Zoom

Coming up in November you will be able to book an appointment time with your child’s key-carer via Zoom for a parent’s evenings. If you would like to book next month, please make your interest known by contacting your child’s room mentor or by asking your child’s key-carer!

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

Important Message!

A child in the 3-5’s age group has sadly misplaced a red hat whilst at nursery! We are still searching for the missing hat, but we urge that parents please check their child’s bags. This hat is brand new and has the child’s name in the label. Thank you.

This Week's Menu

This week we are following our yummy Week 2 Autumn/Winter menu.

There are no planned changes currently, but if anything does change…these will be communicated with you via your child’s daily individual handover sheet.

Chickenpox

We can confirm that we have had a few more confirmed cases of chicken pox within our Baby Unit. Chickenpox is common, spreads quickly and mostly affect children, although you can get it at any age. If you suspect your child has Chickenpox, please contact your GP to get this confirmed. Once this has been confirmed your child must stay at home until all spots have scabbed over.

If you would like some more information regarding Chickenpox, please look on the NHS website.

Hand, Foot and Mouth

Hand, Foot, and Mouth is rife within the local community currently and in turn has also made its way into the Wonderland community. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that can also affect adults. This usually gets better on its own in 7 to 10 days.

The first signs of hand, foot and mouth disease can be a sore throat, a high temperature and not wanting to eat. After a few days mouth ulcers and a spot like rash will appear. If you would like more information, please follow the link to the NHS website below.

Whilst there is no exclusion from nursery for Hand, Foot and Mouth, your child must be well enough within themselves to attend nursery. If your child has a spot like rash or other symptoms in relations to what could be Hand, Foot and Mouth, we may ask you to visit your GP to get this confirmed for us. We have had confirmed cases within our 2-3’s, Toddler’s and baby age groups. Please could we ask you to let a member of the Management Team know if you have had your child confirmed with Hand, Foot, and Mouth so that we can ensure we keep our pregnant staff members safe. Thank you.

Sickness & Diarrhoea

We have recently had some sickness and diarrhoea cases throughout the nursery. Diarrhoea and vomiting is common in adults, children, and babies and can spread quickly. It is often caused by a stomach bug and should stop within a few days.

If you know your child has had extremely loose stools or has been vomiting, please keep them off nursery for 48hrs from their last episode of sickness or diarrhoea.

Despite the girls’ best efforts to sterilize the nursery daily, these illnesses are very common and spread easily and quickly amongst children. We urge parents to continue to work together with the nursery to help us identify any of these illnesses so we can contain the spread asap.

It’s Time To Order Your Child’s Christmas Cards!

The majority of the children’s Christmas card designs should now have been handed out to parents on handovers. However, if you have not yet received yours you should get it sometime this week.

Art Projects for Schools, established in 1997, is the leading supplier of fundraising creative projects to primary schools and educational settings. The Christmas Card Project has seen the transformation of 220,000 artworks into almost 6 million Christmas cards over the 8 weeks leading up to Christmas in one year.

All of the children at Wonderland have worked very hard to create their very own Christmas Card. This is available to order using the simple steps below:

1. Visit www.apfsorders.co.uk

2. Enter the unique artwork code found on the back of your child’s artwork.

3. Place your order.

4. Please return your child’s artwork to Wonderland. Without your child’s artwork to scan, the art project cannot print your order!

Zoo Lab

Thursday 28th October

Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry account to see the children enjoying this session. If your child would like to dress up in Halloween friendly outfits (nothing too scary please) they are able to do this during the week of 25th October.

16th November – Photo Day

The Babies have been...

Having a go at some Halloween ink stamps to create marks on paper.

• Practicing ‘turn taking’ in the garden playing roll the ball.

• Exploring our new sensory colours, textures and shapes area.

Next week we will be...

Creating autumnal pictures using natural objects.

• Explore lights and colours inside the dark sensory tent.

• Practice using sounds in play using the small world cars and trains. E.g. ‘Choo choo’ or ‘Beep’.

The Toddlers have been...

This week the toddlers have been

Going on a buggy walk to the local pet shop to see the different animals.

• Making marks and creating shapes using different tools in playdough.

• Practicing number names through songs using puppets for props.

Next week they will

Exploring full body messy play using water and gloop!

• Practice copying actions and learning songs during rhyme/circle time.

• Have a go at balancing independently on the garden obstacle course.

The 2-3's have been...

Doing spaghetti spider play.

• Had a go at Conker counting and have used them to create marks on paper in trays.

• Following tracks on the ground with small world cars to develop a sense of direction.

Next week we will be...

Engage in some role play using the baby dolls, learning to care for and bath them.

• Have a go at hammering golf tee’s into pumpkins to improve fine motor skills.

• Play a game of bowling using a pumpkin and some empty tins!

The 3-5's have been...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”
Our Topic activities has been… Creating and exploring our wormery and hammering golf tee’s into pumpkins to improve our fine motor skills.
Our Phonics focus has been… Guess the animal game.
Our Mathematical focus has been… Conker rolling and counting. Making Halloween magic potions using natural materials.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic Activities will be - Exploring jelly cubes filled with Halloween objects and playing a game of Halloween musical statues or traffic lights

Our Phonics focus will be… Reading the ‘That’s not my…’ book collection, touching the different materials and sounding out the texture words.

Our Mathematical focus will be… Number counting using various natural objects. Using the garden A-frame to practice balance and co-ordination

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 11th October 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:35:36 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 11th October 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 (M-Thrs) – 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 Week 1 Autumn/ Winter menu.

There are no planned changes currently, but if there are any unplanned changes these will be communicated to you via your child’s individual handover sheet.

Tiny Mites Music

The children who attended Wonderland on Wednesday morning really enjoyed their first Tiny Mites session back since the pandemic began. Keep an eye on your child’s Tapestry account to see the children enjoying these sessions.

Halloween playdough!

Why not have a go at creating the Pumpkin Pie playdough the children have enjoyed exploring this week. Here is the method and ingredients you will need.

Chicken Pox

We can confirm that we have had another confirmed case of chicken pox within our Baby Unit, this is now two children. Chickenpox is common and mostly affects children, although you can get it at any age. If you suspect your child has Chickenpox, please contact your GP to get this confirmed. Once this has been confirmed your child must stay at home until all spots have scabbed over.

If you would like some more information regarding Chickenpox, please look on the NHS website. Link provided below:

Chickenpox - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Croup, Tonsillitis and Bronchiolitis

We can confirm that we have had confirmed cases of Croup within our 3-5’s age group and our Baby Unit as well as Tonsillitis and Bronchiolitis within the Baby Unit.

Hand, Foot and Mouth

Hand, foot, and mouth is rife within the local community currently and in turn has made its way into the Wonderland community. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that can also affect adults. This usually gets better on its own in 7 to 10 days.

The first signs of hand, foot and mouth disease can be a sore throat, a high temperature and not wanting to eat. After a few days mouth ulcers and a rash will appear. If you would like more information, please follow the link to the NHS website below.

Whilst there is no exclusion from nursery, your child must be well enough within themselves to attend nursery. We have had confirmed cases within our 2-3’s and Toddler age group. Please could we ask you to let a member of the Management Team know if you have had your child confirmed with hand, foot, and mouth so that we can ensure we keep our pregnant staff members safe.

Hand, foot and mouth disease - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

It's Time To Order Your Child's Christmas Cards!

All of the children at Wonderland have worked hard to create their very own Christmas Card. This is available to order using the simple steps below:

1. Visit www.apfsorders.co.uk

2. Enter the unique artwork code found on the back of your child’s artwork.

3. Place your order.

4. Return your child’s artwork to Wonderland. Without your child’s artwork your order cannot print your order!

Zoo Lab Thursday 28th October

We are delighted to confirm Zoo Lab will be visiting nursery on the morning of Thursday 28th October. 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. If your child would like to dress up in Halloween friendly outfits (nothing too scary please) they are able to do this during the week of 25th October.

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.

If your child does not attend Wonderland on a Thursday 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.’

Parents meeting and working in partnership with Wonderland

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

The Babies have been...

Creating sensory tents using the parachute, creating family fish pictures, and exploring how to make marks using water and brushes during our garden play. The babies have also been joining in with nursery rhymes and number songs during their singing times.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in colourful rice play, continuing to explore texture whilst exploring our sensory mirrors and new sensory area as well as climbing and moving under and over the climbing frame and baby apparatus.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring messy play during full body gloop play and the sounds animals make this week. The children have also enjoyed their Tiny Mites session, singing songs and taking part in action songs such as Row, Row, Row Your Boat. They have started to develop their use of cutlery by cutting their own fruit and creating a fruit salad.

Next week we will be...

Starting to create our Halloween crafts, taking part in large scale drawings and learning to share with our peers by playing games such as roll the ball and taking turns whilst building towers.

The 2-3's have been...

Celebrating Harvest festival and embracing Autumn when exploring a range of vegetable including pumpkins and squashes. They then used the vegetables to print and create marks on paper with using paint. They have been pretending to dig and build with tools in sand and corn flour. They have also been learning about body parts by drawing body parts onto outlines of their own bodies.

Next week we will be...

Going for an animal sound hunt by seeking out animals around the nursery and creating their sounds. We will be making Autumn spiced playdough and will be manipulating it to create Autumn shapes. We will also be making our own musical instruments using cups and bottles and filling them with rice and oats to make shakers.

The 3-5's have been...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities has been…

Creating our own fire engines and then pretending to put out a ‘fire’ in the garden whilst pretending to be a firefighter. The children have also created their very own pizza’s during their garden play, using their fantastic imaginations to then ‘cook’ these pizzas in the ‘oven.’

Our Phonics focus has been…

Continuing to develop our interest in books, creating a puppet theatre as well as exploring the story of the Colour Monster to develop our awareness of feelings and good choices.

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Exploring floating and sinking whilst creating our own boats in the water tray as well as making spiders using playdough. The children then touch counted how many legs their spider had.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Phonics focus will be…

Singing along with the Jolly Phonics songs and actions as well as exploring rhyme and alliteration when putting on our h-a-t-s!.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Sorting natural objects into groups of the same colour and shape, exploring the shapes of different leaves when threading around the edge of each leaf.

Within the 3-5’s we have also been developing lots of different skills as stated below to support us in our reading journey.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 4th October 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:43:47 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 4th October 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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs) – nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri) – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week's menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are changes to our planned Monday menu and these are as follows:

The children will be enjoying tuna pasta for lunch instead of Salmon spaghetti.

Tiny Mites Music is back!

Tiny Mites will be taking place on Wednesday morning! Keep a look out on your child’s Tapestry account to see the fun had during these sessions.

SEND Advice for parents and carers

Please see below the contact details of several advice lines available to you, if you have any concerns about your child. The Wonderland Team are also always on hand to also talk about any concerns you may have. Please do not hesitate in contacting a member of the Management Team using the email address on page one of this newsletter.

Thank you for your support!!

We are pleased to announce with your amazing support, we have raised a fantastic £165.47 for MacMillan during our cake and coffee sale as well as £66.70 for Jeans for Genes. A big thank you to those parents and children who have supported us in raising money for the charities above!

Positive Case of COVID-19 3-5’s Age Group

It has been bought to our attention yesterday that one of our 3-5’s children have tested positive for COVID-19. The child has not been in nursery since last Thursday and is currently completing their isolation. This child was a close contact of a family member who was also positive. We will continue to closely monitor all children and our staff for COVID-19 symptoms.

Thank you to those parents who have taken their child for a PCR test. We really appreciate your understanding and on-going support in ensuring everyone remains safe within our Wonderland community.

Chicken Pox

We can confirm that we have had a confirmed case of chicken pox within our Baby Unit. Chickenpox is common and mostly affects children, although you can get it at any age.

If you suspect your child has Chickenpox, please contact your GP to get this confirmed. Once this has been confirmed your child must stay at home until all spots have scabbed over.

If you would like some more information regarding Chickenpox, please look on the NHS website. Link provided below:

The Babies have been...

Exploring the bubble tube to follow and identify the fishes, exploring the cars and trains whilst using their symbolic sounds, having a go at traveling using the push along cars as well as exploring their likes and dislikes when tasting a range of fruits.

Next week we will be...

Printing with Harvest vegetables.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring the world around them during their garden play, using their senses to explore the plants and leaves within the nursery garden. As well as developing their knowledge of cause and effect by playing with the ball drop, the children also had a go at placing the red balls through the red entrance and the yellow balls through the yellow entrance. The Toddlers have also been developing their friendships and cooperative play by exploring the bikes and cars together.

Next week we will be...

Developing our finger muscles whilst playing with the scented play dough, having a go at creating Halloween crafts and building and constructing using large 3d objects.

The 2-3's have been...

Developing roleplay skills when exploring a messy play town with the small world people. They have been using their senses to explore a range of textured materials and have been developing their ability answer and ask questions when talking about the materials.

Next week we will be...

Creating ghosts on paper plates using paint and cotton wool. We will be celebrating and learning about harvest festival when exploring Autumn vegetables and will be printing with them. We will also be painting pumpkins black and using them as a ‘chalkboard’ to create marks on with chalk.

The 3-5's have been...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities has been…

Exploring the Autumn Harvest farm small world tray, caring for the babies by putting nappies on them, signing a range of nursery rhymes such as Incy Wincy Spider. The children have also created their own potions in the mud kitchen as well as developing our gross motor movements when digging in the mud tray, manoeuvring the wheelbarrows, jumping over the hurdles during our garden play and using scissors safely to create snips in paper.

Our Phonics focus has been…

Signing the alphabet, recognising their names in a range of ways such as using stickers to stick over the letters in their name, exploring the letter and mark making table to use the wooden letters provided to create a range of CVC words and familiar names of our family.

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Exploring capacity in a range of ways as well as attempting to balance the measuring scales using a range of natural objects.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Phonics focus will be…

Continuing to identify the initial sounds of our names as well as exploring our key stories for this month. These are; Owl Babies, Going On A Bear Hunt and What The Ladybird Heard.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Exploring numerals in the environment as well as matching numerals to quantity in a variety of ways.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 20th September 2021

emma@wonderlanddaynursery.co.uk (Wonderland Day Nursery) — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 10:49:29 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 20th September 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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs) – nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri) – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Contacting our Accounts Team

The accounts team have recently received emails regarding extra sessions, permanent changes, PCR results and general nursery related questions. Unfortunately, as the Accounts Team work part time there is a delay in these emails and requests reaching the Wonderland Management team.

If you would like correspondence regarding funding or your invoice, please contact the accounts team. If you would like to request a permanent change, please contact Corrin. If you would like to request an extra session, please contact Toni. If you would like to share PCR results or have any nursery related questions, please contact a member of the Management Team.

Corrin - Nursery Manager - corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Emma - Assistant Manager - emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni - Deputy Manager - toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Nichola - 3rd in charge - nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Session Swaps

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer session swaps. If you would like to request an extra session, we will be more than happy to look at our availability for you. Please contact our nursery Deputy Manager - Toni.

This week's menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are no planned changes. If there are any unplanned changes these will be communicated to you via your child's individual hand over sheet.

Raising money for Macmillan -

We are pleased to announce Wonderland are finalising plans at the beginning of next week to develop a COVID safe coffee morning. This may include take away food and drink items for parents and children to take away, for a small donation. We will be in contact with more details.

Car parking

Please can we remind all parents and carers to please park within the bays provided within the nursery car park. This is to ensure everyone’s safety and to also ensure all parents can access their own cars easily to place their children back into or take their child out of their car seat.

Tapestry - How frequently can I expect observations to be shared?

Babies – Have paper journals which the Baby Team continue to update and send home. Providing a range of artwork, pictures, and observations for each of their key children. The Baby Team will use Tapestry as an additional extra to share videos and any activities your child may have enjoyed, as well as sharing pictures of your child settling into the Baby Room.

Toddlers – Will aim to upload one observation a week. However, our Toddler children do still have their own paper learning journals which provides a range of artwork, pictures, and observations. The Toddler staff members will then aim to send these home once a month so that you are able to share what your child has been getting up to at nursery.

2-3’s – Our 2–3-year-old children do not have a paper journal. The 2-3 team will solely use Tapestry to share what your child has been getting up to at nursery. The 2-3 team will aim to upload four observations a month.

3-5’s – Our 3-5-year-old children do not have a paper journal. The key carers within the 3-5’s age group will use ‘ snap shot observations ’ throughout the month to show you your child’s individual interests. Throughout each month each individual child will also have a ‘ focus week ’ where their key carer and 3-5 staff team really try to provide you with a detailed overview of what your child has been learning and developing throughout their time at nursery.

Tiny Mites Music is back!

We are pleased to announce the return of our loved music group – Tiny Mites! This will take place on every other Wednesday morning and will begin the first week of October.

SEND Advice for parents and carers

Lost property

Please could we ask you all to check your children’s bags for this missing cardigan? If this has been placed into your child’s bag by mistake, could we ask you to return this to Wonderland? Thank you in advance :)

Change in the weather

Now that the Winter weather is on the way, please could we ask all children to have a pair of named indoor and outdoor shoes. As well as a pair of indoor and outdoor shoes could we also ask for spare clothes to be placed within your child’s nursery bag. The children really do explore the nursery garden in all weathers!

Potty training

The Wonderland Team are always on hand to support our families in potty training. At nursery we have plenty of spare clothes, but could we ask if your child is beginning to potty train that you ensure they have plenty of spare socks, trousers, pants, and a change of shoes to support this process.

Collection times

If you would like a catch up with your child’s key carer to discuss how your child is getting on, please give the nursery a call or an email. Collection times are a busy time of the day with parents needing to drop or collect older siblings from other educational settings. Therefore, could we please ask all parents to ensure drop off’s and collections are prompt. Thank you in your cooperation in this.

Childhood illness

There are several common childhood illnesses making the rounds at nursery. These are:

Hand, foot, and mouth is rife within the local community currently and in turn has made its way into the Wonderland community. Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common childhood illness that can also affect adults. This usually gets better on its own in 7 to 10 days.

Hand, foot and mouth disease - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

2. Chest infections – A chest infection is an infection of the lungs or large airways. Some chest infections are mild and clear up on their own, but others may need antibiotics to help fight the infection.

The main symptoms are: a chesty cough, you may cough up yellow or green mucus, wheezing and shortness of breath, chest pain or discomfort, high temperature, a headache, aching muscles and tiredness. If you would like more information, please follow the link to the NHS website below.

Chest infection - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

3. Ear infections – Ear infections are very common, particularly in children. You do not always need to see a GP for an ear infection as they often get better on their own within 3 days.

The Symptoms of an ear infection usually start quickly and include:

Pain inside the ear.
A high temperature.
Being sick.
Lack of energy.
Difficulty hearing.
Discharge running out of the ear.
Feeling of pressure or fullness inside the ear.
Scaly skin in and around the ear.

Young children and babies with an ear infection may also:

Rub or pull their ear.
Not reacting to some sounds.
Be irritable or restless.
Being off of their food.
Keep losing their balance.

Most ear infections clear up within 3 days, although sometimes symptoms can last up to a week. If you would like more information, please follow the link to the NHS website below.

Ear infections - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

The Babies have been...

Enjoying walks to the pet shop this week, to explore animal noises. Developing our fine motor muscles whilst exploring scented playdough as well as creating collages using cut offs of old jeans to celebrate Jeans for Genes Day.

Next week we will be...

Exploring our textured trays as well as taking part in rhyme time to develop our communication and listening skills. During our garden time we will be exploring the ball drop to develop our knowledge of cause and effect.

The Toddlers have been...

Exploring messy flour and pasta play, making marks using felt pens and paint as well as developing our social interactions by playing a range of group games such as roll the ball and parachute games.

Next week we will be...

Developing our fine motor skills during playdough play, develop our gross motor movements when moving across the obstacle course and develop our knowledge of number names through the singing of number songs.

The 2-3's have been...

Exploring how to make marks using a range of equipment, developing our imaginative play by babies the babies. During this activity we also identified body parts such as arms, legs, eyes, and nose. The children have also been taking part in a Gruffalo character hunt around the 2-3’s areas, garden and 2-3 room.

Next week we will be...

Exploring texture when creating their very own cement (child friendly,) identifying a range of different farm vehicles to learn about Harvest time, explore a farm small world tray to develop our imaginative play and take part in yoga sessions to develop our body movements.

The 3-5's have been...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities has been…

Taking part in a water play activity focusing on learning about floating and sinking as well as exploring capacity whilst exploring different coloured rice. We have also been practicing our cutting skills and learning how to handle and use scissors correctly. We have also been listening for and identifying environmental sounds as part of a sound hunt game.

Our Phonics focus has been…

Exploring the story of ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea,’ as well as identifying the initial sounds of objects that begin with a ‘s,’ ‘a,’ and a ‘t.’

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Exploring capacity whilst exploring different coloured rice, having a go at touch counting dinosaurs as well as exploring measuring using nonstandard units. We will also be taking part in sorting activities.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities will be…

Junk modelling to create a race car and explore joining materials, as well as using a range of Autumnal resources to create window collages.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Riding bikes around the garden to labelled parking spaces. Within these parking spaces there will be a CVC word which we will use our phonic knowledge to segment and blend the letters to try and read the word. The children will also be sharing the story of ‘Super Worm!’

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Exploring matching numerals to the correct quantity when throwing the correct corresponding amount of bean bags into numbered hoops, creating a range of different sized play dough worms after showing interest in the worms we found on our bug hunt in the garden this week and exploring shape during our Mathematical focus time.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 6th September 2021

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:37:35 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th September 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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs) – nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri) – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Contacting our Accounts Team

Corrin - Nursery Manager - corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Emma - Assistant Manager - emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toni - Deputy Manager - toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Nichola - 3rd in charge - nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Session Swaps

This week's menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to our menu currently, however our amazing kitchen team will make changes on a daily basis if needed due to the hot weather. If there are any unplanned changes these will be share with you on your child’s individual handover sheet.

Teething

We welcome the news that a mild temperature of 38 degrees is finally recognised as a symptom for teething according to the NHS. As a temperature is also a symptom of Covid-19 our procedures regarding children being taken for a PCR test if they develop a temperature will continue to be followed.

Unwell children

If your child is unwell with symptoms of Covid-19, you will not be charged for the time they have not been able to attend nursery. The only symptoms this applies to are a loss or charge in sense of taste or smell, a temperature, or a cough. If your child is unwell due to any other illness or is away on holiday, you will still be charged for the sessions your child has missed.

Change of key carer in the 3-5's - Lily

Lily the Deputy Team Leader within our 3-5’s Age Group has made the decision to work in a different age group to enhance her professional development and to focus on being a key carer. This means that Lily has decided to step down from her senior role as Deputy Team Leader and will be joining the Toddlers Team. We would like to thank Lily for all of her hard work.

3-5's shared reading scheme

Within the 3-5’s age group your child will have been given a draw to hold all of their pictures and other personal belongings your child wishes to place in there. Your child’s draw is within the 3-5 areas within our main nursery area.

Throughout their time within the 3-5 age group your child will take part in phonic extension acitivites with their key groups and explore a variety of phonic and letter play throughout their nursery day; to develop their knowledge of the alphabet and the sounds each letter makes.

Within your child’s book bag, you will have a reading record. Please can we ask you to complete your child’s reading record each time you share a story?

When dropping your child at Wonderland, please place your child’s book bag into the book box available and Emma Edwards will change your child’s reading book. Please try and keep the same books to share with your child for an entire week.

The Babies have been...

Using farm animals to explore making marks in a range of different coloured paint, exploring textures in a range of ways and getting to know our new key carers and peers whilst settling into the Baby Room. The Babies have also been exploring the garden and the baby climbing apparatus.

Next week we will be...

Taking part in a Monkey Music session using puppets and developing their awareness of rhythm and words with their adults, making hats to help celebrate Wonderland’s 26th Birthday as well as using cars and trains to drive around the car track to develop our imaginative play.

The Toddlers have been...

Selecting objects in the correct quantity, such as please give me one, please give me two. The Toddlers have also been building towers with different sized building materials as well as using a range of mark making equipment to explore how we can make marks on paper.

Next week we will be...

Identifying animals using their symbolic noises using story books, exploring how our bodies can move in a variety of ways during our garden play and exploring cooperative play when rolling tractors and transport objects between our peers.

The 2-3's have been...

Hunting for ducks hidden in crazy foam, using scissors to make snips and patterns in paper, identifying letters of their name using letter stamps and building a zoo using a range of materials for National Zoo Awareness Day.

Next week we will be...

Practicing balancing when completing yoga poses, completing a fossil hunt in the garden as well as using magnifying glasses to search for minibeasts and exploring how to mix paint in a variety of ways.

The 3-5's have been...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities has been….

Following our own individual interests, such as bathing babies in the water tray to develop our imaginative play with our peers, digging in the garden for worms and woodlice and riding the bikes using the pedals during our garden play whilst having a race with our peers.

Our Phonics focus has been…

Exploring how to make marks and familiar letters in a variety of ways. We have even created letters within a glittered sea as well as developing our fine motor skills by completing finger painting.

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Developing our touch counting skills when selecting a certain number of toys or objects throughout our play, as well as playing Mathematical games such as Ladybird Counting. Whilst playing this game the children also had a go at recording numerals 1 – 6 on white boards.

Next week we will be...

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.”

Our Topic activities will be…

Taking part in a dinosaur hunt around the 3-5’s areas and the nursery garden, practicing our cutting skills whilst using scissors as well as exploring technology when interacting with age-appropriate software on the computer in The Den.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Continuing to sort objects into groups of their initial sounds, completing phoneme frames to have a go at reading and writing a range of CVC words and exploring words that sound the same through sharing familiar stories to search for rhyming words.

Our Mathematical focus will be…

Singing a range of number rhymes to identify the order of numerals 0 – 10 and then having a go at identifying one more than a given number.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 12th July 2021

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:04:13 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 12th July 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 12th July 2021

WC 19th July 2021

Breakfast club

Is only available for families whose week it is to drop off at 8:00 – 8:30am. Breakfast club needs to be booked with a member of the management team. There is an additional charge for breakfast club and limited spaces. Please email any of the following email address: corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk toni@wonderlandnursery.co.uk nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Lunchtime collections

Please can we remind you all to continue to drop off and collect your children during their allocated bubble times. This is to ensure we are not mixing bubbles and maintaining our social distancing guidelines. The times are as follows:

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/ Summer menu.

Staff Holidays

All week – Tabitha + Denise + Ashleigh

Monday 12th – Amy + Abby

Tuesday 13th – Friday 16th – Sarah T

Friday 16th – Lili C

COVID-19 Rules When Travelling to Red,

Green and Amber Countries.

As the summer period is fast approaching many families are going on holiday.

With this in mind we have the following information for you regarding travelling overseas.

Covid-19 Regulation Update

As you all know the Government has recently shared plans to ‘relax’ the current restrictions in place. We have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure we have picked apart the latest guidance given to us here at Wonderland and what this means going forward for the nursery. The Government has realised a ‘one size fits all’ approach to living with COVID-19 which unfortunately is not the case within an early year’s nursery. As we are sure you can appreciate this is not a quick job, so please be patient with us and we will be in contact to share ‘what’s next at Wonderland’ very soon.

Fundraising for Charity

Two of our staff members are taking part in fundraising challenges.

Denise our nursery cook is raising money for Cancer Research.

Here is her Cancer Research UK Fundraising page: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/denise-and-laurence-simpson

And Florrie (3-5’s key carer) is raising money for Autism.

Abseil for Autism. It's on the 19th September.

This is Florrie’s Just Giving Page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/florrie-hope-pearson

Administering Medicine

At Wonderland we can administer prescribed medication or medication that has been bought over the counter. Please can you make sure we have the medication box so that we can check ingredients and dosages as well as a prescription label.

Children’s Leaving Dates.

If your child is leaving Wonderland for school this September, please ensure you have emailed across their last day to a member of the management team. Our email addresses are on page 2 of this newsletter. We ask for four weeks written notice to ensure your child’s booking pattern and final invoice is correct before they leave Wonderland. Thank you in your cooperation in this.

3-5’s Graduation

Unfortunately, this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to invite parents and carers of our 3-5’s children in to celebrate their graduation in nursery.

However, we will be having a Graduation Party for our leavers on Thursday 22nd July.

The children will be enjoying a party tea, complete party games and receive a certificate from their key carer within their 3-5 bubble.

The children who will be leaving Wonderland before Thursday 22nd July will still receive their graduation certificates and have a party with their 3-5 friends on their last day at Wonderland.

Pictures and videos will of course be shared on your child’s Tapestry account.

We understand this is disappointing and not the way we wanted to say goodbye to our 3-5’s but we need to continue to keep everyone safe during these uncertain times.

We would like to take this opportunity in wishing all our 3-5 children who are transitioning to new settings luck and best wishes as they continue their learning journeys.

Support with Potty Training

ERIC – the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity have lots of useful tips and support all about potty training. There is also information and tips when beginning potty training with children who have additional needs. In addition, there are videos, resources, information on when to start potty training, frequently asked questions and much more. All of this is accessible through their website: https://www.eric.org.uk/potty-training

The Babies Have Been...

Creating their very own flags and footballs to show their support for the England football team, exploring texture and water play, using a range of boats, spoons, cups and funnels to explore how water can travel and celebrated our peers’ birthdays.

Next week they will be

Decorating lion pictures, developing our fine motor muscles by playing with playdough and peel tape and developing our coordination and gross motor movements when moving across the soft play.

The Toddlers Have Been…

Making pizzas by rolling out the dough and adding the sauce and toppings. They have been using instruments to create sounds whilst singing. They will also be identifying animals by their sounds and will be taking part in a sensory activity when exploring gloop.

Next week they will be

Developing roleplay skills when having a pretend tea party with the dolls. We will be creating marks on paper using cars with crayons attached. We will also be creating shapes when exploring the playdough.

The 2-3's Have Been…

Next week they will be

Talking about our families and drawing family portraits. We will be exploring water beads and sorting them by colour as part of a sensory activity. We will also be making marks by spraying coloured water onto crazy foam.

The 3-5's Have Been…

Our new topic is – ‘‘Following our children’s individual interests.’

Our Topic activities has been….

Completing Euro bingo using different countries flags, playing football in the garden, learning about where chocolate comes from to celebrate World Chocolate Day as well as creating our very own chocolate cakes, exploring our fruit and vegetable stall, and developing our role play when creating stories using the small world Paw Patrol figures within our textured gloop tray.

Our Phonics focus has been…

Reading a range of sight words and CVC words written on footballs, having a go at writing, and recognising our own names as well as forming recognisable letters to create an England Flag to cheer on the England football team.

Our Mathematical focus has been...

Identifying 2D shapes whilst exploring our ‘Tap, tap boards’ to create simple representations, forming numerals 0-5, 5-10 and 10+ in a variety of ways, matching numerals to quantity as well as ordering objects of size.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘Celebrating the anniversary of the moon landing.’

Our Topic interests will be…

Exploring a moon and space small world tuff tray to develop our understanding of space and to celebrate the anniversary of the moon landing. We will also be continuing to develop our awareness of BSL sign language using our signs to communicate singing a variety of nursery rhymes.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Sharing the stories, ‘Back To Earth With A Bump’ and ‘Whatever’s Next!’ We will then be having a go at acting out the stories and identifying the beginning, middle and end of each story.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring…

Continuing to explore 2d shape in a variety of ways. The children will be using shaped sponges to create patterns and to talk about shape properties. The children will also be exploring addition when adding two groups of objects together to identify the total. This will be extended to the children recording a number sentence.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 28th June 2021

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:03:29 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 28th June 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 28th June 2021

WC 5th August 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/ Summer menu.

Staff Holidays

All week – Emma C + Emma F

Monday 28th June – Corrin + Gary

Thursday 1st July (pm) – Lily R

Thursday 1st July – Nikki B + Sarah T

Friday 2nd July – Emma E + Kiya + Sarah T

Friday 2nd July – Ashleigh (pm)

Covid-19 Update

Even though COVID-19 restrictions are easing.

There are still families who have vulnerable members as well as family members who have not yet had their COVID-19 vaccinations. Therefore, until we are issued updated COVID-19 guidance we will continue to implement our COVID-19 restrictions and polices.

Which means the following is still in place.

• Social distancing remains in place – please ensure you are not passing others in the queue.

• Bubbles remain in place.

• Drop off and pick up times remain in place.

• Face coverings remain a requirement unless you are exempt.

• Visitors remain prohibited within the nursery building unless they are an educational professional who is here to work with a specific child for a specific need.

• Lateral Flow tests should still be taken twice a week if you have none of the COVID-19 symptoms stated below. (Lateral flow tests are not recommended for use on children of nursery age, the government website states that the lateral flow test service can only be used by children 11 years and older.)

• You MUST still ensure a PCR test is taken by anyone in your households who shows symptoms of COVID-19, cough, temp, change or loss of sense of taste or smell.

• 10 days isolation is still in place.

• Please remember if your child is isolating and therefore not attending nursery you will not be charged nursery fees during this time.

• If your child goes home from nursery in the morning with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for your morning session but not the afternoon session.

• If your child goes home during the afternoon with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for a full nursery day.

• If one of your children has COVID-19 symptoms, then the entire household should isolate including other siblings at Wonderland.

We will of course keep you updated as we receive new updates over the next few months.

Nursery Clothing and Toys from Home

Please could you ensure you are sending your children into nursery in clothing that is labelled and is not of great value. The children take part in lovely activities throughout their nursery day such as painting, mud play and water play. Our staff do their best to ensure all clothing is returned home to their owners, but things do go missing and on occasion clothing can get stained.

We will do our very best to locate missing items but please do bear with us whilst we are searching for the missing items.

Could we also take the opportunity to remind you all to please encourage your children to leave their toys at home. This is part of our COVID procedures to ensure germs are not being bought into the setting and to prevent the children in getting upset if their toy is lost at nursery.

Would You Like To Win A Set of Julia Donaldson Books?

The family centre is currently running a competition to win a set of Julia Donaldson books.

If you would like to enter, simply register with the Hertfordshire Family Centre Services by completing their online registration form at www.facebook.com/northhertsfamilycentres.org by 9th July . You will then be entered into the draw, and they will contact us directly to announce who has won the prize by Friday 16th July.

Fundraising for Charity

Two of our staff members are taking part in fundraising challenges.

Denise our nursery cook is raising money for Cancer Research.

Here is her Cancer Research UK Fundraising page: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/denise-and-laurence-simpson

And Florrie (3-5’s key carer) is raising money for Autism.

Abseil for Autism. It's on the 19th September.

This is Florrie’s Just Giving Page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/florrie-hope-pearson

The Babies Have Been...

Creating ‘Groom Hats and Bridal Wands’ in celebration of a staff members wedding (Emma C,) exploring how they can use water to create marks on their chalk boards with their fingers and paint brushes and have continued to develop their communication by sharing a variety of stories.

Next week they will be

Creating firework pictures when celebrating the 4th of July celebrations, using paint, paint brushes and glitter, going on a walk to the local park and learning how to use their fine motor skill sin the texture trays.

The Toddlers Have Been…

Using different sized blocks to create towers to develop our knowledge of tall and short, moving in a range of ways to music whilst dancing with our peers and role playing being a chef and having a picnic.

Next week they will be

Taking part in whole body painting sessions, developing our speech through singing nursery rhymes, developing our gross motor movements when exploring the obstacle course during our garden play. The Toddlers will also be playing ‘Roll the Tractor’ to developing turn taking skills and to develop our awareness of our peers names.

The 2-3's Have Been…

Taking part in an activity where they created a muddy farm and cleaned and cared for the farm animals after playing with them in the mud. They have been taking turns to dive through hoops onto landing mats. They have also been exploring a range of dry and wet textured objects and media whilst learning describing words.

Next week they will be

Using tweezers to practice fine motor skills when picking up small pom poms and sorting them by colour. We will be taking part in a bear hunt themed obstacle course outside. We will also be exploring paint with foil and bubble wrap and will be taking part in guess the sound activities.

The 3-5's Have Been…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.’

Our Topic activities has been….

Creating flags and banners in support of the England football team. We have also been looking at flags from around the world and the flags of our families, Wales, Scotland, Germany. Have you seen our amazing bunting in the nursery windows?

We have also been sharing a range of nursery rhymes and counting songs using sign language. At Wonderland we use a mixture of BSL signs and Makaton signs. If you would like to learn sign language too, please have a look at the following videos; Singing Hands: The Wheels on the Bus - Makaton Sign Language - Singing Hands: The Wheels on the Bus - Makaton Sign Language - YouTube , We're Going to the Zoo with Makaton - Singing

Hands - We're Going to the Zoo with Makaton - Singing Hands - YouTube , Makaton - FIVE CURRANT BUNS - Singing Hands - Makaton - FIVE CURRANT BUNS - Singing Hands - YouTube , Singing Hands: Five Little Firemen - Nursery Rhyme - Makaton Sign Language - Singing Hands: Five Little Firemen - Nursery Rhyme - Makaton Sign Language - YouTube

Our Phonics focus has been…

Continuing to develop our knowledge of phonic sounds by singing our Jolly Phonic songs, developing our awareness of initial sounds in words by sorting objects from our ‘sound Bin’ and matching these with their initial sound letter.

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Matching numerals to quantity by creating our very own Number Monsters. The children have been identifying how many facial features they use to create their own monster, for example, two eyes, four teeth etc.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests’

Our Topic interests will be…

Taking part in Paw Patrol ice play, role playing becoming a vet and a doctor to make people and animals feel better, explore squeegee painting and having a go at putting on our school uniforms independently.

Our Phonics focus will be…

Continuing to explore letters and the sounds they make by creating phonics buckets as well as creating a range of CVC words using letter stones.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring…

How to tell the time using digital and analogue clocks to develop our awareness of our nursery routine and key events such as lunch time and home time. We will also be taking part in number yoga and creating a Paw Patrol number line to develop our knowledge of number sequences.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 21st June 2021

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:13:42 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 21st June 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 21st June 2021

WC 28th June 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring/ Summer menu.

Staff Holidays

22nd Tuesday – Friday – Lily

23rd Wednesday – Friday – Emma C

24th Thursday + Friday – Kiya

25th Friday – Corrin, Lara + Rachel

Coughs and Colds

Over the last few weeks, we have had to send many children and staff home to have a PCR COVID-19 test due to having COVID-19 symptoms. We would like to take this opportunity to send a big thank you to those parents who have worked in partnership with us and shown understanding in following the Governments COVID guidelines.

Sunhats, Sun Cream and Changes of Clothes

Please could you ensure your child always has a named sunhat with them at nursery? As well as a named sun hat could you please supply a named bottle of sun cream for your child to use at nursery if you do not want the nursery sun cream to be applied. The sun cream we use at Wonderland is; Ambre Solaire Factor 50.

Throughout the sunny weather the Wonderland team have lots of tricks to ensure the children remain cool throughout their nursery day. One of these tricks includes lots of water play! Therefore, could we also ask that the children have spare named clothes within their nursery bags?

Nursery Clothing and Toys from Home

We will do our very best to locate missing items but please do bear with us whilst we are searching for the missing items.

Would you like to win a set of Julia Donaldson books?

The family centre is currently running a competition to win a set of Julia Donaldson books.

If you would like to enter, simply register with the Hertfordshire Family Centre Services by completing their online registration form at www.facebook.com/northhertsfamilycentres.org by 9th July. You will then be entered into the draw, and they will contact us directly to announce who has won the prize by Friday 16th July.

The Babies Have Been...

Exploring their new sensory tent and toys. The babies have shown interest in their light up egg and bell carousel as well as developing their knowledge of cause and effect. The babies have also been creating their special cards for their Daddies, splashing in the paddling pools, and building towers using a range of sensory blocks and mega blocks

Next week they will be

Creating ‘Groom Hats and Bridal Wands’ in celebration of a staff members wedding (Emma C,) exploring how they can use water to create marks on their chalk boards with their fingers and paint brushes and continuing to develop their communication development by sharing a variety of stories.

The Toddlers Have Been…

Taking part in body painting this week as well as exploring water play. The Toddlers used containers, spoons, jugs, and scoops to transfer the water from one place to another as well as using a range of objects such as blocks and bingo dabbers to create marks.

Next week they will be

Exploring wet sand to develop their knowledge of textures, interacting with a range of mechnainal toys to develop their understanding of cause and effect as well as practising some everyday routines such as bathing the toy babies and changing their nappies. During their garden play the Toddlers will also be going on a bug hunt!

The 2-3's Have Been…

Painting on a large scale outside when splatting paint at a large white cotton sheet to create a range of marks and patterns. Many of the children have been showing an interest in the herb garden and have been taking it in turns to water the plants. They have also been filling and emptying containers with pasta to develop their hand eye coordination.

Next week they will be

Creating our own dinosaur inspired coloured playdough. We will then create dinosaur patterns in the playdough using the dinosaur toys as well as creating our own playdough dinosaur models. We will also be taking part in music and movement sessions throughout the week which will also include exploring a range of instruments to celebrate world music day.

The 3-5's Have Been…

Our new topic is – ‘ Following our children’s individual interests. ’

Our Topic activities has been….

Developing our knowledge of dinosaurs and textures when exploring our dinosaur tuff tray, as well as sharing a range of nonfiction books about dinosaurs to explore a range of dinosaur facts. The children have also been playing ‘Guess the CVC Word’ within their key groups, acting out the story of The Gruffalo and identifying ‘words that sound the same’ (rhyming words.)

Our Phonics focus has been…

Developing our knowledge of phoneme sounds by singing the Jolly Phonic songs, searching for hidden phonemes in the water and sand trays as well as playing games such as ‘vanish your words.’ The children have also been consolidating their knowledge of familiar words such as their own names when throwing bean bags into a hoop labelled with their name.

Our Mathematical focus has been…

Developing and consolidating the children’s knowledge of matching numerals to quantity by using a range of toys to represent the numerals correctly, ordering numerals 0 – 5 and 0 - 10 when crating our very own number lines and exploring capacity in the water tray. The children have also been developing their social skills by playing small group Mathematical games, such as ‘Match and Count,’ and ‘The Game of Ladybirds.’

Next week they will be...

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests’

Our Topic interests will be…

Creating flags and banners in support of the England football team. We will also be looking at flags from around the world and the flags of our families, Wales, Scotland, Germany. We will be placing these onto our nursery windows for everyone to see. We will also be sharing a range of nursery rhymes and counting songs using sign language. At Wonderland we use a mixture of BSL signs and Makaton signs. If you would like to learn sign language too, please have a look at the following videos; Singing Hands: The Wheels on the Bus - Makaton Sign Language - Singing Hands: The Wheels on the Bus - Makaton Sign Language - YouTube, We're Going to the Zoo with Makaton - Singing Hands - We're Going to the Zoo with Makaton - Singing Hands - YouTube, Makaton - FIVE CURRANT BUNS - Singing Hands - Makaton - FIVE CURRANT BUNS - Singing Hands - YouTube, Singing Hands: Five Little Firemen - Nursery Rhyme - Makaton Sign Language - Singing Hands: Five Little Firemen - Nursery Rhyme - Makaton Sign Language - YouTube

Our Phonics focus will be…

Continuing to develop of knowledge of phonic sounds by singing our Jolly Phonic songs, developing our awareness of initial sounds in words by sorting objects from our ‘sound Bin’ and matching these with their initial sound letter.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring…

Matching numerals to quantity by creating our very own Number Monsters. The children will identify how many facial features they use to create their own monster, for example, two eyes, four teeth etc.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 14th June 2021

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:14:06 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 14th June 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 14th June 2021

WC 21st June 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/ Summer menu.

Staff Holidays

All week – Denise

Monday 14th – Karin

Monday and Tuesday – 14th – 15th Kelly

Wednesday 16th – Lily + Daisy

Thursday 17th + Friday 18th – Emily + Daisy

Thursday 18th June - Tara

Friday 18th June – Emma E

COVID-19 update

AEven though COVID-19 restrictions are easing.

Which means the following is still in place.

• Social distancing remains in place – please ensure you are not passing others in the queue.

• Bubbles remain in place.

• Drop off and pick up times remain in place.

• Face coverings remain a requirement unless you are exempt.

• Visitors remain prohibited within the nursery building unless they are an educational professional who is here to work with a specific child for a specific need.

• You MUST still ensure a PCR test is taken by anyone in your households who shows symptoms of COVID-19, cough, temp, change or loss of sense of taste or smell.

• 10 days isolation is still in place.

• Please remember if your child is isolating and therefore not attending nursery you will not be charged nursery fees during this time.

• If your child goes home from nursery in the morning with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for your morning session but not the afternoon session.

If your child goes home during the afternoon with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for a full nursery day.

• If one of your children has COVID-19 symptoms, then the entire household should isolate including other siblings at Wonderland.

We will of course keep you updated as we receive new updates over the next few months.

Coughs and colds

3-5’s parents

If your child is leaving Wonderland this Summer to attend Reception or Nursery school and you would like a telephone chat with your child’s key carer before they leave Wonderland, please email emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery .

Coughs and Colds

3-5’s Parents

Late Collection

We completely understand that on occasion you may be late to collect your child due to being held up at work or another unplanned change. As a one off you will not be charged. However, if this becomes a regular occurrence you will be charged a late collection fee due to our staff having to stay later than the end of their shift. The late collection fee is £15 for every 15 minutes you are late. Our staff already work a long day so please could we ask you all to try your best to collect your children at the end of their bubble times as our staff do have their own appointments outside of work times.

We thank you in your cooperation with this.

Sunhats, Sun Cream and Changes of Clothes

Bank Holidays, Holidays and Poorly Children

Please can we remind you that if your child’s nursery sessions fall on a bank holiday you will be charged for this session, this also applies if your child is poorly and does not attend nursery for their usual session.

If you decide to take your child on holiday when they are due to be at nursery you will also be charged for your child’s regular sessions. This also applies if you choose to go on holiday and you must isolate on your return you will be charged for your child’s regular nursery sessions. This is due to you choosing to take the risk of going on holiday during the COVID pandemic.

Nursery Clothing and Toys from Home

We will do our very best to locate missing items but please do bear with us whilst we are searching for the missing items.

Could we also take the opportunity to remind you all to please encourage your children to leave their toys at home. This is part of our COVID procedures to ensure germs are not being bought into the setting and, so the children do not get upset if their toy is lost at nursery.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 31st May 2021

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:07:39 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 31st May 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 31st May 2021

WC 7th June 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to our menu currently. If there are any unplanned changes these will be share with you on your child’s individual handover sheet.

Staff Holidays

Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3rd June – Corrin

Friday 4th June – Emma E

Tuesday 1st + Wednesday 2nd – Tabitha + Tasha

Thursday 3rd + Friday 4th – Hayley

All week – Abby

Please remember nursery is closed on Monday 31st as it is a bank holiday.

Car park safety and etiquette

We understand our car park can be a busy place during our collection and drop off times however we would like to remind everyone that we must always remain respectful and courteous. There are small children within the area, and we need to ensure we are being positive role models for them. We thank you in your cooperation in this.

COVID-19 update

As we all know the Governments Roadmap is on track and planned Step 3 easements will go ahead on 17th May, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Therefore, we have been issued updated Guidance from The Department for Education and wanted to share with you all that the following is still in place.

• Bubbles remain in place.

• Drop off and pick up times remain in place.

• Face coverings remain a requirement unless you are exempt.

• Social distancing remains in places.

• Visitors remain prohibited within the nursery building unless they are an educational professional who is here to work with a specific child for a specific need.

• Lateral Flow tests should still be taken twice a week if you have none of the COVID-19 symptoms stated below.

• You MUST still ensure a PCR test is taken by anyone in your households who shows symptoms of COVID-19, cough, temp, change or loss of sense of taste or smell.

• 10 days isolation is still in place.

• Please remember if your child is isolating and therefore not attending nursery you will not be charged nursery fees during this time.

• If your child goes home from nursery in the morning with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for your morning session but not the afternoon session.

• If your child goes home during the afternoon with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for a full nursery day.

We will of course keep you updated as we receive new updates over the next few months.

The babies have been…

Exploring how to make marks using cotton wool, string, and paint. As well as continuing to explore their senses whilst playing in pasta, rice, crazy foam, and spaghetti. The babies also have loved sharing a variety of stories this week including our bug book.

Next week we will be…

Supporting their new peers in settling into the nursery, creating sun pictures using their hands to create prints, exploring the water tray whilst pouring and tipping the water from jugs and containers, as well as moving their bodies in a range of ways to music.

Toddlers have been…

Enjoying lots of time in the garden this week and have developed their hand eye coordination by throwing bean bags and balls through hoops. The Toddlers have also continued to explore how to make marks, this time using one handed tools (a paintbrush) to make marks on the paper.

Next week we will be…

Exploring water play whilst in the garden, beginning to identify and show an interest in nature whilst exploring our sensory trays and continuing to explore mark making using farm animals in the mud!

The 2-3’s have been…

Exploring how to catergorise objects and shapes, develop their mark making skills whilst using their fingers and tools to create marks in flour as well as having a go at trying a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Next week we will be…

Creating and exploring our space sensory tray to explore our moon dust, cornflower and spare shoes to create footprints on the moon. The children will also be having a go at using scissors to make snips in different coloured spaghetti as well as using the dinosaurs to create a dinosaur swamp, slime tray.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.’

Our Topic activities have been creating an animal safari, developing our imaginative role play when ‘working in a hairdressers,’ creating ice creams in our messy play and exploring our emotions through music and movement. Some of the children also shared pictures of their Eid celebrations during circle time.

Our Phonics focus has been writing our own names in glitter and singing our Jolly Phonic songs to develop our knowledge of the most common letter sounds. (S,a,t,p,I,n.)

Our Mathematical focus has been measuring our peers using nonstandard units, matching numerals to quantity

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.

Our Topic interests will be continuing to develop our interests in football by playing imaginatively at our football pitch small world area. During this time, we will also be developing our number recognition with the football players numbered shirts and recording how many goals we score. We will also be exploring the book of ‘Ten Little Dinosaurs’ to explore our interests in dinosaurs as well as creating a dinosaur jungle.

Our Phonics focus will be exploring the initial sounds in words whilst playing our phonics cupcake game. We will also be having a go at forming recognisable letters within our sand and using our CVC phoneme frames to have a go at recording a range of CVC words, identifying the initial, middle, and last sound in words.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring number and the order that we count forwards and backwards. We will be trying to form our own numerals on post it notes, as well as driving our cars down numbered tubes and ramps during our garden play.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 24th May 2021

Mon, 24 May 2021 09:05:33 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 24th May 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 24th May 2021

WC 31st May 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 1 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to our menu currently. If there are any unplanned changes these will be share with you on your child’s individual handover sheet.

Staff Holidays

Monday 24th May – Emma F + Amy

Thursday 27th May – Tabitha

Friday 28th May – Hayley + Abby

All week - Rachel

Childhood illness

Over the last two weeks we have seen a rise in many children having temperatures, coughs, and colds. Unfortunately, these are COVID-19 symptoms and therefore we must ensure those children have a PCR COVID-19 test. Once this has been completed and the child’s results are returned as negative, your child is able to return to nursery if they are feeling well.

Please can we remind you all that Lateral Flow Tests are used to identify asymptomatic people. Therefore, they should not be used if your child or a member of their household has any COVID-19 symptoms.

COVID-19 update

• Bubbles remain in place.

• Drop off and pick up times remain in place.

• Face coverings remain a requirement unless you are exempt.

• Social distancing remains in places.

• Visitors remain prohibited within the nursery building unless they are an educational professional who is here to work with a specific child for a specific need.

• Lateral Flow tests should still be taken twice a week if you have none of the COVID-19 symptoms stated below.

• You MUST still ensure a PCR test is taken by anyone in your households who shows symptoms of COVID-19, cough, temp, change or loss of sense of taste or smell.

• 10 days isolation is still in place.

• Please remember if your child is isolating and therefore not attending nursery you will not be charged nursery fees during this time.

• If your child goes home from nursery in the morning with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for your morning session but not the afternoon session.

• If your child goes home during the afternoon with a COVID-19 symptom you will be charged for a full nursery day.

We will of course keep you updated as we receive new updates over the next few months.

Design a stamp to honour our heroes of the Coronavirus pandemic

The Royal Mail has launched a new competition and they would like children to design a stamp to honour the heroes who worked extra hard during the pandemic. This could be teachers, police officers, doctors, nurses, supermarket workers and many more. The competition closes on the 28th May so get your designs in quick! The winners of the competition will see their stamps being used by the Royal Mail Service as their design will form a set of 8 stamps which will be released in Spring 2022.

Heroes Stamp Design Competition - from Royal Mail and iChild

Speech and Language Communication and Autism advice line

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech or communication development our Hertfordshire, SEND Local Officer has provided us with the following telephone number:

Here is a firm favourite meal cooked by our amazing kitchen team! Why not have a go at cooking our yummy beef chilli wraps

Here is a copy of our delicious beef chilli wraps recipe:

You will need:

Onions

Tomato puree

Chopped tomatoes

Kidney beans

Chilli powder

Garlic puree

Beef

Wraps (wholemeal)

For a vegetarian option this is what you will need:

Quorn chunks

Butternut squash

Onions

Tomato puree

Chopped tomatoes

Kidney beans

Chilli powder

Garlic puree

Wraps (wholemeal)

Method:

Fry off onions and meat / Quorn

Drain off excess oil

Add tomatoes, tomato puree, garlic and chilli powder

Stir altogether

Add kidney beans and butternut squash

Simmer until ready

The babies have been…

Creating jelly fish, using a range of resources to explore texture as well as making marks using animals to walk through and stamp in the paint, sharing stories and rhymes during circle time, and looking for hidden objects. The babies have also crated their very own fruit salads to take home and developed their imaginative play by having a picnic.

Next week we will be…

Continuing to have a go at making marks using chalk and exploring our sensory wall. As well as developing our gross motor skills whilst building towers and rolling balls during our garden play.

Toddlers have been…

Exploring grouping objects such as blocks into groups of the same colour, creaking marks using our dabbers to explore how to make marks, as well as having a go at developing our imaginative play by making dinner in our home area.

Next week we will be…

Continuing to explore texture through ‘gloop play’ using our small world animals to make marks in the gloop, exploring and developing our gross motor movements by moving over the climbing apartus with adult support as well as travelling over the obstacle course. The Toddlers will also be shairng a variety of stories and story sacks to develop their awareness of stories such as ‘Dear Zoo.’

The 2-3’s have been…

Creating brush strokes when painting onto cling film. They have also been exploring animals within the paint. They have been talking about community and building found in our community. They used blocks to make structures such as the cinema and shops.

Next week we will be…

Creating mud textured playdough to explore with the dinosaurs and create dinosaur footprints. They will be creating ‘Gruffalo soup’ as part of a sensory activity. They will also be practicing their coordination and movement skills when walking along zig zag and straight lines on the ground.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.’

Our Topic activities have been creating positions and exploring our senses using a range of tools, lemons, limes, and oranges. As well as using scissors carefully to create snips in our paper and cut out our pictures.

Our Phonics focus has been building our names using magnetic letters, identifying the sounds that create our names, using phoneme frames to have a go at segmenting and blending a range of CVC words as well as creating patterns and letters within our glitter tray.

Our Mathematical focus has been identifying a variety of shapes whilst kicking and throwing footballs into our ‘shape goals.’ Forming recognisable numerals 0 – 5 and 5 – 10 on our chalk board and on the floor in the garden as well as matching numerals to the correct quantity.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.

Our Topic interests will be continuing to follow our individual interests, such as exploring our playdough table to develop our finger muscles, mixing our own paints to explore making primary and secondary colours, pretending to be a chef when backing our own cakes with our very own Head Chef Nikki and exploring a variety of small world environments.

Our Phonics focus will be exploring rhythm and rhyme by sharing repetitive stories, perform actions to nursery rhymes, exploring rhyming bingo and continuing a rhyming string. As well as throwing balls and bean bags into hoops labelled with a range of CVC words.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring capacity in the water tray, continuing to recognise numerals 0 – 10 and 10 – 20 using pegs to represent the correct corresponding numeral, take part in a number hunt during our garden time as well as exploring measuring using non-standard units.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 17th May 2021

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:14:17 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 17th May 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 17th May 2021

WC 24th May 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

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 – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk or Corrin – corrin@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 4 Spring/ Summer menu.

There are no planned changes to our menu currently. If there are any unplanned changes these will be share with you on your child’s individual handover sheet.

Staff Holidays

Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th – Charlotte J

Tuesday 18th – Emma C

Friday 21st – Sarah B + Emma F

Supporting your children in how to care for their teeth.

COVID-19 update

• Bubbles remain in place.

• Drop off and pick up times remain in place.

• Face coverings remain a requirement unless you are exempt.

• Social distancing remains in places.

• Visitors remain prohibited within the nursery building unless they are an educational professional who is here to work with a specific child for a specific need.

• Lateral Flow tests should still be taken twice a week if you have none of the COVID-19 symptoms stated below.

• You MUST still ensure a PCR test is taken by anyone in your households who shows symptoms of COVID-19, cough, temp, change or loss of sense of taste or smell.

• 10 days isolation is still in place.

We will of course keep you updated as we receive new updates over the next few months.

Speech and Language Communication and Autism advice line

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech or communication development our Hertfordshire, SEND Local Officer has provided us with the following telephone number:

The Wildlife Trusts

Now lockdown is easing why not take part in ’30 Days Wild’ during the month of June. Make the most of nature and exploring the great outdoors!

30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual nature challenge where they ask the nation to do one 'wild' thing a day every day throughout June. Your daily Random Acts of Wildness can be anything you like - litter-picking, birdwatching, planting for pollinators, puddle-splashing, you name it! To help you on your way, The Wildlife Trusts will provide you with a FREE postal or digital pack of goodies to inspire your wild month - including an activity passport and a wallchart to track your progress. If you take part, please share your Random Acts of Wildness on your child’s Tapestry account.

The babies have been…

Developing their knowledge of Eid by creating moon decorations, exploring how to their bodies can make marks using paint, feathers and tissue paper whilst creating butterflies and sea animals. The babies have also planted their own cress and are watching them grow to develop their understanding of changes over time.

Next week we will be…

Exploring play dough using cutters and rollers, having a go at communicating using single words when role playing having a picnic with their peers and adults as well as sharing a variety of books. The babies will also take part in music time where they sing lots of nursery rhymes and number songs to also develop their communication.

Toddlers have

Toddlers have been…

Exploring water play and small animals whilst cleaning the dirty animals to develop our understanding of hygiene routines. The Toddlers have also been using edible messy play to explore their senses and textures such as pasta, peach and coconut. During their garden play the Toddlers have also been climbing the nursery play equipment confidently!

Next week we will be…

Exploring oat play with small world animals and cups to explore transporting and tiping the oats as well as identifying the animals that are hidden within the oats. They will also be continuing to develop their gross motor movements by moving across the obstacle course in our garden play and moving our bodies in a variety of ways to music.

The 2-3’s have been…

Exploring how they can make marks in a variety of ways such as using animals to walk in the paint as well as using blocks and transport vehicles to create marks. The 2-3’s have also been exploring a variety of instruments and the sounds they make, developing their knowledge of how to keep their teeth clean by cleaning the dirty teeth!

Next week we will be…

Beginning to categorise objects when tasting fruit and vegetables using language of size and talking about which one if our favorite. As well as talking about how we travel to nursery whilst creating train tracks and playing with the cars and garage. The 2-3’s will also be exploring their emotions next week in a variety of ways.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.’

Our Topic activities have been digging for dinosaur fossils in the garden, creating a range of different sized towers in a race with our peers, sharing our ‘Hey Duggee’ story books, bathing the babies in the water tray and talking about going to ‘big school’ whilst trying on our school uniform from our Wonderland Uniform Shop.

Our Phonics focus has been using our letter stones to identify phoneme sounds and having a go at constructing three and four lettered words. The children have also been threading Superhero’s and exploring playdough to develop their finger muscles.

Our Mathematical focus has been matching numerals to quantity, touch counting the correct corresponding number of dinosaurs as well as exploring capacity whilst playing in the water tray.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘Following our children’s individual interests.

Our Topic interests will be exploring diggers and dumper trucks in the sand, role playing baking cakes whilst looking through our recipe books as well as creating mud pies and potions in our mud kitchen within the garden.

Our Phonics focus will be exploring rhyme and alliteration within The Room On The Broom Story using our puppets from the story, exploring segmenting and blending a range of words and recording these using phoneme frames and sorting objects into groups of the same initial sound.

Our Mathematical focus will be identifying one more than a given number as well as recording numbers using marks we can explain. As well as exploring measuring using nonstandard units.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 12th April 2021

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:16:07 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 12th April 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

WC 12th April 2021

WC 19th April 2021

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

Transitions to new age groups

During COVID-19 we as you know have had to create bubbles and put things in place to ensure there are no mixing of the age group bubbles. Therefore, each age group has a set collection and drop off point and different times each week. Please familiarise yourselves with your child’s new drop off and collection times as well as which entrance to use. All the details can be found on page 1 of this newsletter.

If you have any questions about your child’s new age group, please feel free to email the corresponding room mentor. Here are their email address’:

Babies – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Spring/Summer menu

Next week there are the following changes on Monday and Tuesday to our planned menu.

Monday morning AM snack – breadstick

Lunch – tuna pasta bake

Pudding – Fruit lollies

Pm snack – Satsuma

Tea – Sandwiches and veg sticks.

Pudding – Cake

Tuesday lunchtime – Spag bolognaise.

Easter Tea

Here are pictures of our yummy Easter party tea that the children enjoyed. This was created by our amazing kitchen team.

Living Eggs

The children have all enjoyed getting to know the chicks that have hatched from their eggs this week.

Staff Holidays

Monday 12th April – Emily, Nikki and Natalie B(pm)

Tuesday, Wednesday 12th, 13th April – Natalie B

Thursday 15th April – Hayley (pm)

Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning! Next week at Wonderland we will be…

The babies have been…

Meeting our baby chicks now that they have hatched, exploring gluing, and sticking to create our very

own chick pictures using feathers and developing our motor movements by crawling and climbing over

the soft play blocks and our rainbow slide.

Next week we will be…

Continuing to explore different textures and continuing to develop our finger muscles by investigating ‘Gloop’ and building towers. The babies will also be developing their understanding that objects can create marks using paint and a tube to create flower pictures.

Toddlers have been…

Enjoying holding and carrying for the chicks as well as using jugs and scoops with coloured rice to develop hand eye coordination skills. The Toddlers have also been practising running on their whole feet whilst playing in the garden and developing their confidence when climbing up the steps to the nursery climbing frame.

Next week we will be…

Exploring toys with different mechanisms to develop our awareness of interactive programmes, singing a range of nursery rhymes and number songs to develop our communication, and exploring how our bodies can move whilst dancing in response to music.

The 2-3’s have been…

Creating a range of marks using different patterned printers. They have been enjoying handling and caring for the baby chicks. They have also been learning about growth and height by marking their height on the wall with chalk. They have also enjoyed a disco practicing their dance moves.

Next week we will be…

Taking part in a yoga session as well as learning new rhymes and songs. We will also be learning about shapes by searching for them in the environment. We will be painting with feathers and creating natural collages.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Easter

Our Topic activities have been exploring our delivery and parcel roleplay center, exploring a range of job roles and what we would like to do as a job when we grow up. We have also be exploring loose parts and nuts and bolts play.

Our Phonics focus has been recognising our own name and segmenting and blending the letter sounds within our name.

Our Mathematical focus has been matching numerals to quantity using bunnies and carrots and exploring our knowledge that anything can be counted.

Next week we will be…

Our new topic is – ‘People who help us’

Our Topic activities will be exploring the role of a fire fighter. The children will be imagining that they are fire fighters and will be acting out how to respond to and put out a pretend fire.

Our Phonics focus will be continuing to develop our confidence in recognising and forming letters within our name, segmenting and blending a range of CVC words such as hat and cat to develop our interests in reading simple words.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring patterns using a variety of different coloured buttons, counting bunny hops when pretending to move like a bunny rabbit and exploring capacity and size in a variety of hands-on ways.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 5th April 2021

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:08:33 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 5th April 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

Bank holidays – nursery closed

Over the next couple of weeks nursery will be closed on the following dates:

Friday 2nd April – Bank Holiday

Monday 5th April – Bank Holiday

Transitions to new age groups

If you have any questions about your child’s new age group, please feel free to email the corresponding room mentor. Here are their email address’:

Babies – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs)– nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri)– emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 2 Spring/ Summer menu.

Rapid Lateral Flow Home Testing Kits

Due to your children attending an educational setting all Parents and members of your support bubble can collect or have sent to your home ‘Rapid Lateral Flow Tests’ to carry out on the adults within your household and support bubbles’ household. This does not include the children. Click here to see more.

What to do if my child has COVID-19 symptoms?

Please could we remind you that if your child has any of the following symptoms they must go and have a PCR Covid -19 test.

- A new or persistent cough.

- A high temperature above 37.8

- A change in their sense of taste or smell

A lateral flow test must not be used if your child presents any of the above symptoms.

Living Eggs – 6 th April

We are pleased to share that we will be having ‘The Living Eggs’ back at nursery over the Easter period. This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn about the life cycle of the chicken and how to care for an animal.

Childhood illness – baby unit

We have had one confirmed case of ‘Croup’ within our baby unit. This is a common childhood illness that mainly affects children and babies’ airways.

The symptoms of croup are:

A barking cough that sounds like a seal.
A horse voices.
Difficulty breathing.
A rasping sound when breathing in.

Children who suffer with ‘Croup’ will usually have cold like symptoms to begin with, such as a temperature, runny nose and a cough. Croup symptoms usually come on after a few days and are often worse at night. If you would like more information regarding Croup; this can be found on the NHS website.

Staff holidays

Tabitha – Tuesday 6 th April

Ellie D – Tuesday 6 th April

Hannah J – Wednesday 7 th April

Jacqui – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (7-9 th)

Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning! Next week at Wonderland we will be…

The babies have been…

Creating fluffy easter bunnies using cotton wool balls. They have been exploring cloud dough using their hands and tools to explore the mixture. They have also been exploring water play when enjoying exploring the garden.

Next week we will be…

Having a roleplay tea party picnic using play food and kitchen utensils. They will be exploring the slide in the garden area and will be taking part in parachute play.

Toddlers have been…

Taking part in Easter baking where the children were encouraged to mix the ingredients together. They have practiced filling and emptying with containers when exploring the coloured rice sensory activity. They have also been finding objects hidden inside eggs and have been exploring water play.

Next week we will be…

Taking part in roleplay baking with playdough in the play kitchen area. They will be offered the opportunity to take part in a magnet fishing game. They will also be shape printing and exploring a range of different instruments.

The 2-3’s have been…

Making large bubbles in the garden using the hoops in bubble mixture. They have taken part in an Easter hunt in the garden where they counted the items they found. They have been cleaning the cars and bikes outside as part of a car wash game. They have also been creating Spring flower pictures using forks to create marks.

Next week we will be…

Learning about growth with the arrival of the living eggs. We will be growing seeds as well as measuring each other’s height. They will be creating chicks using playdough and will be learning to handle living things with care.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Easter

Our Topic activities will be exploring our new delivery and parcel roleplay centre, exploring a range of job roles and what we would like to do as a job when we grow up. We will also be exploring loose parts and nuts and bolts play.

Our Phonics focus will be continuing to recognise our own name, segmenting and blending the letter sounds within our name.

Our Mathematical focus will be matching numerals to quantity using bunnies and carrots, Realises anything can be counted.

We are also looking forward to welcoming and caring for our Easter Chicks at nursery next week!

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

Week Commencing 15th March 2021

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:54:45 GMT

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 15th March 2021

Drop off and collection times for the next two weeks

Breakfast club

Lunchtime collections

Transitions to new age groups

During COVID-19 we as you know have had to create bubbles and put things in place to ensure there are no mixing of the age group bubbles. Therefore, each age group has a set collection and drop off point and different times each week. Please familiarise yourselves with your child’s new drop of and collection times as well as which entrance to use. All the details can be found on page 1 of this newsletter.

If you have any questions about your child’s new age group, please feel free to email the

corresponding room mentor. Here are their email address’:

Babies – Sophie – sophie@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

Toddlers – Nichola (M-Thrs) – nichola@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

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

3-5’s – Emma E (T-Fri) – emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk

This week’s menu

This week we are following our Week 3 Autumn/Winter menu.

There are no planned changes to next weeks menu. If there are any changes throughout the week, this will be shared on your child’s individual hand over sheet. If you would like to see a copy of our nursery menu’s, these can be found on our nursery website under the heading ‘nutrition.’

Speech and language therapy service

We have been asked to notify you by our Speech and Language team at Hertfordshire County Council that Speech & Language: S&L virtual drop ins have been resumed.

If you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech and language development the S&L advice line is now open using the contact details below.

– S& L advice line for parents/carers/professional 01992 823093 .

If a child is already known to the service, please ring 01992 823193 .

Morning Nursery drop off

Every morning at Wonderland the Garden gate will be open at 7:30am. This will allow parents to wait safely within the garden and not in the nursery car park. Please be rest assured the doors which allow your children access into the nursery building will remain closed until 8am. However, can we remind everyone that this is not a chance for the children to be playing on the nursery garden equipment. Please adhere to the 2-meter social distance spacing which is always marked out using our circular yellow signs.

Please remember your face coverings and COVID-19 regulations

Please ensure you all have a mask to wear when dropping off or collecting your child if you are not exempt from wearing a face covering. COVID-19 levels are still high within our area therefore we all need to continue to play our part in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Could we also ask all parents to ensure their child/children always remain with them? This includes when queuing to get into the nursery building. If children are running in between other families, this could also spread COVID-19.

Let’s all remain vigilant and not take our foot off of the gas now!

Bringing in toys from home, dressing up outfits and children’s clothing

We have had a few toys enter the nursery from children’s homes this week. We are still in a pandemic and this is not within our COVID-19 policy and procedures. We understand from your point of view this can help your child/children to leave the house, but can we please ask you to support us in

enforcing the rule of leaving your children’s toys in the car or their nursery bag.

During their time here at Wonderland no personal belongings or toys will be played with during the nursery day. Please can we also remind you that dressing up clothes from home are not allowed to be worn at nursery, unless this is a themed event which we have organised and prewarned you to ensure

the children’s outfits are freshly washed before they entre the nursery building. Could we also take this opportunity to remind you that your child/children should be wearing fresh clean clothes each day at nursery.

Supervision of children

Please can we remind you that until you have ‘handed over’ your child to their key carer or a member of the Wonderland Team, your child is still within your care and therefore your responsibility. This also applies when you collect your child. Once your child’s Key carer has ‘handed over’ your child, they have handed the responsibility of supervision and care back over to you.

Hertfordshire – Advice Line

Please find attached details of a variety of specialist support and advice available to parents and carers if you and your family feel you need support or advice to help deal with difficulties your child maybe having at home.

Painting of the entire nursery building - scaffolding

As stated in our previous newsletter we are having the entire nursery building painted in stages. Currently the scaffolding is around the side of the Office Reception section of the nursery building. Let’s hope for some sunny weather so that the painting can begin!

The babies have been…

Creating special gifts and cards for our Mummies, making marks using chalk and crazy foam during our messy play. As well as exploring bubble play to develop our gross motor movements.

Next week we will be…

Creating 4 leaf clover pictures using celery sticks and potato stampers to develop our knowledge of how to make marks in a range of ways whilst celebrating St Patrick’s Day, developing our fine motor muscles when having a go at pealing tape from our tabletop activity table and developing our skills when playing alongside others by rolling balls between peers and our adults.

Toddlers have been…

Developing their communication skills by learning new action words such as “run, jump, hop and walk.” Chasing balls down the guttering during their garden play, explore gluing and sticking onto pieces of card and creating special things for our Mummies.

Next week we will be…

Exploring messy play whilst having a go at body painting, beginning lots of lovely Easter crafts to explore different textures and materials, role playing using the pretend play food in our nursery play kitchen and exploring flour, rice, pasta and water play!

The 2-3’s have been…

Decorating biscuits by drizzling icing and adding icing shapes. They have enjoyed a disco with sensory lights and torches. They have been exploring crazy foam as part of a sensory activity. They have been painting with sponges to create marks as well as developing roleplay skills when exploring a dinosaur habitat.

Next week we will be…

Taking part in a shape hunt around the nursery and looking for shapes in everyday objects. We will be taking part in a range of craft activities to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. We will be learning some simple sign language focusing on colours and will be exploring music instruments to create a range of sounds.

The 3-5’s have been…

Our new topic is – ‘Our World.’

Our Phonics focus has been identifying the initial sounds in words whilst playing our phonics fishing game as well as segmenting and blending a range of CVC words.

Our Mathematical focus has been continuing to explore how numerals are ordered from 0 – 10 forwards and backwards whilst creating our very own number lines.

Our Topic activities Next week we will be…have been talking about holidays and sharing the story of ‘Look and Say – What you see at the Sea side.’

Next week we will be...

Our Phonics focus will be identifying initial sounds and having a go at segmenting and blending a range of CVC words whilst throwing balls through lettered hoops during our garden play.

Our Mathematical focus will be exploring capacity in a variety of ways.

Our Topic activities will be exploring and learning what animals live on land, in the sea and in the air and taking part in a Science experiment to create marks in exciting ways.

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

The Wonderland management team.

March 13th Newsletter

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:00:02 GMT

Babies

This week at Wonderland Babies

This week the babies have been getting active, they have been crawling through tunnels and using cardboard boxes to play with their peers. They have enjoyed singing and copying actions during Tiny mites. The babies have also been pretending to have a tea party with their peers continuing to develop their gross and fine motor movements.

Next week the babies will be...

Enjoying parachute play looking at the movement and different colours. They will also be exploring tabletop activities such as puzzles, and shape sorters. The babies will also be busy getting messy and developing their confidence in textured play whilst hand painting.

Toddlers

This week at Wonderland Toddlers

The toddlers have also been practicing their balance skills in the garden by balancing on different aspects of the obstacle course. They have been developing their fine motor skills by completing puzzles and inset boards and shape sorters. They have also had fun exploring the glitter and water messy trays.

Next week the toddlers will be...

Getting creative making handprint flowers, you will have to wait and see what they will be used for! They will be exploring textures in the crazy foam during their messy play. The Toddlers will also be having a bug hunt in the garden as fingers crossed spring is on the way.

2-3's

This week at Wonderland 2-3's

This week the 2-3’s having been experimenting with making marks; using different objects such as Lego blocks etc and exploring different colour paints. They have been practising using scissors to develop their fine motor skills as well as having fun making blow pictures and using a straw to mix the colours together.

Next week the 2-3's will be...

Continuing to explore colours and will be using different mediums to cause change. The children will be exploring numbers and quantities during circle time talking about more than and less then by seeing if they can identify more and less when given a group of objects. They will also be developing their gross motor skills by practising catching large balls in the garden.

3-5's

This week at Wonderland 3-5's

The 3-5’s have been continuing their Family topic this week and have been talking about their families as well as drawing pictures of people in their families. They have also been talking about germs and learning what germs are by representing them in glitter and water.

They have been having fun playing games with the parachute in garden and have also been developing their letter recognition during a fishing for phonics’ game in the water tray.

Next week the 3-5's will be...

Be exploring how sounds change through the use of instruments. They will be beginning a spring topic starting withtalking about the spring and life cycles by growing their own veg. The children will also be creating mini beasts.

Hand Sanitiser

It has been lovely to see all our parents using our hand santisier we have provided at the nursery entrance. We are providing hand sanitiser around the nursery in addition to washing hands in the main area and by the main entrance doors for all staff and parents to use.

This is advised by the government in light of the coronavirus. Please also feel free to use our sinks and hand soap

for washing your hands and remember to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ whilst washing your hands for 20 secs. The cleaners and staff continue to sterilise all the toys and disinfect all surfaces.

The department for Education has launched a new helpline to answer questions about the Coronavirus related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline Monday to Friday 0800 0468687 email DFE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk

Staff News

We would also like to welcome Karin who is joining the 3-5 team as a Level 3 practitioner. We would also like to welcome Gary who has taken over as Maintenance assistant, you may see him around the Nursery.

Mother’s Day Breakfast

We will once again be having a Mother’s Day Breakfast on Friday 20th March for all 2-3 and 3-5 parents. We will be providing a range of pastries for you to enjoy. If you would like to come please email Emma emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk by Wednesday 19th March and we will add you to the list. Also, if you or your child have any dietary requirement please also add this to your email so we can ensure you are catered for. We hope to see lots of you there!

Baby Parents

The baby team are asking if you could please bring in any empty cardboard egg boxes. THANKYOU!

Car Park

Please can we remind parents to park in the white lined designated parking bays; Please do not leave you car parked over any yellow hatch boxes or in front of the baby gate. This is for health and safety reason, both areas are used in case of an emergency.

Bringing in Food to Nursery

Please can I ask parents not to bring any food in to the nursery unless previously agreed by management. Please do not bring children in with snacks or encourage the children not to be eating as they arrive to wonderland. We have several children with severe food allergies therefore this poses a health risk if this is not adhered to. We do understand some children are slow/fussy eaters and getting them out the door fed can be a challenge; they will be provided with a snack shortly after arriving at wonderland for both the morning and afternoon sessions.

Easter Funding

Keep an eye out for our Easter Chicks kindly knitted by our local community to raise money for local charity Garden House Hospice. They will be on sale for £1 each.

2-3 and 3-5 parents.

We are pleased to see lots of parents making use of our Nursery Library. Please can you make sure you are signing the Nursery library books in and out when you take one.

St Patricks Day

This week the children will all be enjoying celebrating St Patricks Day by participating in lots of different activities including Shamrock making, and flag making and a festive surprise will be included on next week’s menu. If your children have a connection to Ireland and would like to share some pictures from your festivities or a recent trip there, please feel free to email any photo’s across to management.

Upcoming Events

17th March – St Patricks Day

20th March Mother’s Day Breakfast

22nd March – Mothering Sunday

Thank you all for your continuing support. From the Wonderland team.

March 6th Newsletter

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:54:27 GMT

Babies

This week at Wonderland Babies

Have been celebrating St David’s by getting creative and making daffodils using hand-prints. They have also been exploring the garden.

The Babies have also enjoyed World Book Day by dressing up, reading lots of their favourite stories and acted out ‘The Three Little Bears’ having lots of fun doing porridge play. W hile enjoying porridge play, they will be developing their gross and fine motor movements. They have also enjoyed parachute play looking at the movement and different colours.

Next week the babies will be...

Enjoying role play activities by having a baby tea party with the role play food set to develop their awareness of language. They

will be practising building towers as well as enjoying arts and crafts activities by decorating spaceships for our sleep room.

Toddlers

This week at Wonderland Toddlers

This week the toddlers have been spending time looking at the book “were going on a bear hunt” for world book day. The toddlers have had lots of fun exploring the bear hunt themed

messy trays, they have also been busy creating their own bear hunt books. They have also been practicing their balance skills in the garden by balancing on different aspects of the obstacle course.

Next week the toddlers will be...

Making animals masks in art and craft. They will be being enjoying dress up play. The toddlers will also be creating colourful daffodils.

2-3's

This week at Wonderland 2-3's

This week the 2-3’s have been matching numerals with quantities using Lego, they have been looking at number and trying to select how many pieces of Lego that would be. They

have been developing their fine motor skills and supporting early writing skills by making marks in a glitter, beginning to form recognisable mark/ letters. They have also been busy enjoying our world book day theme this week by having a character hunt, reading their favourite stories and making ‘Winnie the Pooh’ pictures.

Next week the 2-3's will be...

Using their imagination and having a puppet show. They will be exploring textures and finding objects in crazy foam. They will be practising identifying numbers from 1-10 to develop their language skills.

3-5's

This week at Wonderland 3-5's

This week the 3-5’s have been developing their knowledge and language while learning about animals, their habitats and the different sounds that they make. The 3-5’s have enjoyed world book day this week by using stories to discuss their emotions, using their imagination to draw pictures of the beginning middle and end of stories and showed their creative skills when they made hats and practiced their colour skills for their ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Tea Party. They have also spent time

talking about their families this week, looking at different types of families and creating their own family tree. (The children’s family trees are up on display in the corridor on the

way to the den.)

Next week the 3-5's will be...

Developing their fine motor skills by practising threading beads they will also be using this activity to reinforce their counting skills adding the correct number of beads to match the number on the bottom of the thread. They will be exploring how different objects are able to make different marks for example using different vehicles to make tracks in the sand.

World Book Day

All age groups have had lots of fun all week for World Book Day. They have been dressing up, listening to stories, enjoying

creative activities surrounding their favourite books, role playing out stories and a ‘Winnie the pooh’ themed tea party. Here are a few pictures of a few of the things they have been doing to celebrate World Book Day.

Hand Sanitiser

We are providing hand sanitiser in addition to washing hands around the nursery, in the main area and by the main entrance doors for all staff and parents to use. This is advised by the government in light of the coronavirus. Please also feel free to use our sinks and hand soap for washing your hands and remember to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ whilst washing your hands for 20 secs. The cleaners and staff continue to sterilise all the toys and disinfect all surfaces.

The department for Education has launched a new helpline to answer questions about the Coronavirus related to education.

Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline Monday to Friday (8am -6pm) on 0800 0468687 or email

DFE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk

Baby Parents

The baby team are asking if you could please bring in any empty carboard egg boxes.

THANKYOU!

Car Park

Please can we remind parents that there is a speed limit of 5mph in the car park. This is for safety of all children and parents using the car park. Please can we also remind parents that the disabled parking bays are not to be used and kept free for parents and visitors who need to use them.

Nursery Language

Please be careful how you express your frustrations within the nursery can we remind all parents not to swear, whether this is out of frustration or in a jovial manner. Using bad language can also make staff who are listening to any frustration feel uncomfortable and little ears could also be listening.

Child Illness

We do understand the challenges being asked to collect a poorly child can have with work commitments etc. However, we are following our policy and ask children to be collect when we feel they are too unwell to be at nursery. It also prevents the spread of infection and protect other children and staff from getting unwell. We must make sure we are putting the children first. Although we do our very best to care for poorly children, we cannot provide one to one care that children need when unwell, sometimes the best remedy is cuddles with their parent/carer.

Nursery Red Bags

Please can we ask that parents use the red bags provided for their children belongs and do not use any other bags as we have limited space in the cloakroom.

Requesting Food From The Kitchen

Please can we remind parents not to request food from the kitchen hatch and if you have any food queries to speak to their child’s key carer or a member of management.

Mothers Day Breakfast

We will once again be having a Mother’s Day Breakfast on Friday 20th March for all 2-3 and 3-5 parents. We will be providing a range of pastries for you to enjoy. If you would like to come please email Emma emmaedwards@wonderlandnursery.co.uk and we will add you to the list. Also, if you or your child have any dietary requirement please also add this to your email so we can ensure you are catered for. We hope to see lots of you there!

Thank you all for your continuing support. From the Wonderland team.

Up and Coming Events

17th March – St Patricks Day

20th March Mother’s Day Breakfast

22nd March – Mothering Sunday

February 21st Newsletter

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:49:31 GMT

Babies

This week at Wonderland Babies

Have been getting creative and making marks when painting for a ‘Bugs Life’ display. They have been pretending to make pancakes with flour and spoons, to develop their gross motor

and encourage their language and co-ordination.

They have also been dancing and singing along to Tiny Mites enjoying hearing familiar songs and exploring textures by making marks in crazy foam.

Next week the babies will be...

Will be celebrating St David’s Day this week by looking at dragon stories and playing with dragon puppets as well as creating daffodil prints with paint.

Toddlers

This week at Wonderland Toddlers

Have been testing their taste buds by trying pancakes with different topping for pancake day. They have been developing their language through play by knocking down towers and copying familiar expressions such as “oh no.”

They have also been drawing with new media’s by using felt tips.

Next week the toddlers will be...

Celebrating St David’s day by getting creative and colouring in welsh flags. They will also be enjoying world book day by looking at their favourite stories and by exploring textures in messy tray bear hunt. They will be balancing developing their fine motor movements by blocks to build a tower.

2-3's

This week at Wonderland 2-3's

This week the 3-5 have been making their own choices by creating their own pancakes and selecting different topping. It was smiles all round! They have been looking at their peers and trying to identify features that are similar and features that are different to their peers. They have also been practising catching a large ball with their peers.

Next week the 2-3's will be...

Enjoying the responsibility of handing out the cups to their peers at snack time. They will be celebrating St David’s day by creating daffodils pictures using different materials

and going on a welsh flag hunt around the Nursery. They will also be talking about their

favourite characters in their favourite books.

3-5's

This week at Wonderland 3-5's

The 3-5’s have been developing their knowledge and awareness of Pancake day by having pancake races, flipping pancakes and enjoying pancake tasting. As well as continuing their teddy bear theme by having a teddy bears picnic on Tuesday afternoon, with special teddy shaped biscuits and a teddy bear hunt. They have also made the most of the small amount of snow that arrived on Friday and went out to make marks in the snow and enjoyed making and throwing snowballs with their peer.

Next week the 3-5's will be...

Developing their understand of different families by looking at lots of different types of families and talking about their own families. They will be recognising lots of different familiar logo’s and signs that they see in their environment. They will also be enjoying looking at and reading their favourite stories.

Coronavirus

Given the variety of news items surrounding the Novel coronavirus. We are just updating you with all the current information and advice from Public Health England that we have been provided. (please see attached information or posters around the nursery.) If anything changes, we will keep you updated further.

Illnesses

A few children have also had conjunctivitis this week, there have been couple of high temperatures and one case of sickness.

St David’s Day

This week the children will all be enjoying celebrating St David’s Day by participating in lots of different activities including daffodil and flag making, a flag hunt, listening to dragon stories and a festive surprise will be on the menu.

Nursery Menu

This week the Menus will be changed to our spring/summer menu. All the menu’s will be attached for you to have a look through. We will be starting with week one.

World Book Day – 5 th March

At Wonderland we encourage a love for stories and therefore we have a lot of fun on World Book Day. This is coming up on Thursday 5th March. We would love to invite all children to dress up as their favourite character from their favourite book throughout this week. The children will also enjoy a Winnie the Pooh tea.

Mobile phones at nursery

Please can we also remind all parents and carers to not use their mobile phones or smart watches whilst they are within the nursery building. This is to ensure we safeguard all staff and children within our care.

2-3 and 3-5 shared reading scheme

We would really like to re-kick start our shared reading scheme and encourage all parents to take one of our new books home to share with your children. Each child has a book bag which contains a reading record. Please feel free to make the most of this for more information please see the attached document which explains how the shared reading scheme

works.

Up and coming events

1 st March – St David’s Day

5 th March - World book day

February Newsletter

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:33:49 GMT

Babies

This week at Wonderland Babies

The babies have been enjoying monkey music with puppets whilst exploring musical instruments and the sounds that they make as well as showing interest in new story books.

Whilst exploring their environment the babies have shown enjoyment in selecting the colour buttons on the bubble tube!

Next week the babies will be...

Pretending to make pancakes with flour and spoons, to develop their gross motor movements as well as developing their awareness of number language whilst exploring the ball pool with their key carer modelling how to count each ball. Also, to encourage the babies to move in a variety of ways the babies will be exploring the tents and tunnels to crawl and shuffle through.

Toddlers

This week at Wonderland Toddlers

This week the toddlers have been enjoying a tea party in the home area. During this time the children have developed their social skills as well as learning to develop their sharing skills. They have also been moving their bodies to music whilst trying to pop bubbles to develop their hand eye coordination. During snack times and drinking times the older Toddlers have shown confidence in drinking from their cups without a lid!

Next week the toddlers will be...

Developing their interests, likes and dislikes whilst dip tasting during a food tasting activity. The Toddlers will also be exploring their art and craft area and their sand pit to have a go at emptying and filling containers to develop their mathematical language. They will also be attempting to move and climb in a variety of ways.

2-3's

This week at Wonderland 2-3's

This week the 2-3’s have been identifying colours and numbers in a range of ways. Such as identifying numerals in the environment and identifying colours of the toys they are playing with. The children have also been showing an interest in letters in the environment and exploring the sensory room and musical instruments. Throughout their play and story times the children have been developing their awareness of different occupations.

Next week the 2-3's will be...

Continuing to develop their friendships with their peers by playing ‘roll the ball’ and playing

with the bats and balls in the garden. Also, during their garden play the children will be practising balancing on the wooden obstacle course, experimenting with how their bodies move in a range of ways. To develop the children’s mark making skills and interests the children will be exploring playdough to strengthen their finger muscles and developing their mathematical language by reciting number names in sequence through song.

3-5's

This week at Wonderland 3-5's

This week the 3-5’s have been enjoying their ‘Teddy Bear’ topic week by making teddy bear masks, sharing stories such as ‘We’re Going On A Bear Hunt,’ ‘Peace At Last’ and ‘Goldilocks And The Three Bears.’ The children went on their own bear hunt around the nursery and have created a tally chart all about the teddy bears they have at home. The 3-5’s teddy bear will be sent on it’s first adventure this weekend! During their group time the children have also been identifying their own names from a group of names in the middle of the circle.

Next week the 3-5's will be...

Developing their knowledge and awareness of Pancake day by having pancake races as well as continuing their teddy bear theme by having a teddy bears picnic on Tuesday afternoon. With special teddy shaped biscuits. Please can we ask for the Tuesday afternoon children to bring in a named teddy bear to join them for their tea?

The children will also be continuing to develop their knowledge of bears from around the world and the structure of stories whilst sharing a variety of stories all about bears.

Illnesses

We have another confirmed cased of scarlet fever within our Toddler age group. Please see NHS guideline for advice if you are concerned. A few children have also had Tonsillitis and conjunctivitis this week.

3-5 Parents

We have introduced a positive behaviour Teddy Bear to the 3-5’s. Each week a child will be nominated to take the bear home for the weekend they could have achieved something they were working towards, being helpful or k ind etc or if you’re going on holiday the bear can join you on an adventure. Please feel free to let your child’s key carer know if you would like bear to join you on holiday and they will do their best and see if this is possible.

World Book Day – 5th March

Contacting Wonderland staff outside of work hours

Please do not contact any Wonderland staff regarding nursery life or nursery business without contacting them through an email or phone call to a member of the management team. The management team will then pass on your message or answer any questions or queries you may have.

Mobile phones at nursery

Thank you all for your continuing support. From the Wonderland team.

Up and coming events

25th February – Pancake Day

26th February – Ash Wednesday

5th March - World book day

January Newsletter

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:08:33 GMT

Babies

This week at Wonderland Babies

Have been playing with the sensory trays – rice, water etc. Exploring new environments on a visit to the toddler room ready for moving up and playing with the ball drop toy.

Next week the babies will be...

Creating marks and gluing and sticking for our new key carer board display. They will be fruit tasting and playing with the steppingstones in the garden.

Toddlers

This week at Wonderland Toddlers

Have been enjoying Tiny mites with their peers. Exploring emptying and filling containers in the sand tray. They have been building towers with wooden blocks, splashing in puddles in the garden and sticking and gluing in art and craft.

Next week the toddlers will be...

Playing roll the ball with their key carers and playing alongside peers, taking turns and sharing. They will be having a role play tea party and practising drinking from a big cup.

2-3's

Last week at Wonderland 2-3's

Have been investigating insects and creatures using the magnifying glasses. They have been threading pasta on a string to make pasta necklace and making patterns using playdough. They have been identifying their own name during circle time.

Next week the 2-3's will be...

Making marks in crazy foam and putting animals into size order. They will be moving their bodies to music and creating own dance moves. They will also be experimenting with blocks, colours and marks.

3-5's

This week at Wonderland 3-5's

Have been acting out ‘we’re going on a bear hunt.’ They have been practising using scissors, making slime and looking at occupations. They have also been beginning to construct using different materials and making rhythms.

Next week the 3-5's will be...

Making Chinese New Year dragons and enjoying coloured rice play. They will also be exploring textures and practising their writing in glitter.

Illnesses

We have had 5 confirmed cased of scarlet fever (4 children and 1 adult), we have attached a fact sheet from Public Health England. There has been no more cases of chicken pox and a few cases of tonsillitis and hand, foot and mouth. Please see NHS guideline for advice if you are concerned. We have still had some high temperatures this week. Please can we remind parents that our policy state that we do require children who have received Calpol at nursery to be collected within the hour. We do appreciate some parents have to travel for work and that can make getting back may take a little longer. However, although we do try our best we cannot provide one to one care for children who are unwell.

Extra Sessions

Please can we ask that if you need to book any extra sessions or breakfast clubs to email Toni. If you require a permanent change of sessions, please email Corrin . If Corrin receives extra sessions emails, she will forward these on to Toni who will get back to you as soon as she can.

Lost Item

We have had something handed in from the car park this morning. If you think you have lost something, please let management know and they will return it to you.

Thank you all for your continuing support. From the Wonderland team.

Wonderland Day Nursery Journal

Week Commencing 6th March 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th March 2023

This Week's Menu

Working in partnership at Wonderland

Staff Holiday

Parents and carers Identification Cards

3-5’s Graduation Party

The Babies have been...

The Toddlers have been...

The 2-3's have been...

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend. ﻿

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 27th February 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 27th February 2023

This Week's Menu

Working in partnership at Wonderland

Staff Holiday

Children’s Identification Cards

World Book Day – 2nd March

3-5’s Graduation Party

The Babies have been...

The Toddlers have been...

The 2-3's have been...

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend. ﻿

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 20th February 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 20th February 2023

This Week's Menu

Working in partnership at Wonderland

Staff Holiday

Children’s Identification Cards

3-5’s Graduation Party

The Babies have been...

The Toddlers have been...

The 2-3's have been...

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend. ﻿

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 13th February 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 13th February 2023

This Week's Menu

Working in partnership at Wonderland

Staff Holiday

Staff News

3-5’s Graduation Party

The Babies have been...

The Toddlers have been...

The 2-3's have been...

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend. ﻿

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 6th February 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 6th February 2023

This Week's Menu

Current illness' at Wonderland

Working in partnership at Wonderland

3-5’s Graduation Party

Staff Holiday

The Babies have been...

The Toddlers have been...

The 2-3's have been...

Pre-school – The 3-5’s

Thank you for your continuing support.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend. ﻿

The Wonderland Management Team

Week Commencing 30th January 2023

Wonderland Weekly News

WC 30th January 2023

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