Playtime News Summer Term 2016 Shepperton

Welcome to Playtime

We would like to welcome all the new children and families that have joined Playtime

over the last couple of months…

Conor, Ruairi, Kais, Ethan, Evelyn, Jayden, Gabrielle, Mollie, Myla-Rose, Casey, Bonnie, Gabriella, Maddi, Albie,

Charlie, Milan, Anisha, Aaron

Dates for the diary

May: 2nd—Public bank Holiday 30th—Public bank Holiday June: 6th—Ramadan 19th—Fathers Day

May: Kiara, Livia, Lucy, Edith, Aurora and Ryan

June: Evelyn, Emma, Albie, George, Mia, Felix, Eliza and Jessica

July: Ethan, Kais, Henry, Sofia, William, Blake, Sophie, Oscar, Jake, Jasmine, Lenna, Lara, Dylan, Joshua, Liberty, Florence, Brayden, Freddie, Lexie and Sadie-Mae

New Faces

We would like to welcome some new staff to the Play-

time team and welcome

A big welcome to Kelly, Emily, Ashley

and Vicky, who will be working in our

Little Bopper room.

Extra classes for your little ones

We are offering extra classes at the nursery, these

are

Fit4Kids

This is a great way to develop your child's hand eye

co-ordination, balance, confidence and much more.

We are offering fitness classes for Boppers and pre-

school!

French lessons

Are available to pre-schoolers who wish to learn

French. Ask in preschool for more information!

Extra classes for your little ones

Fit4Kids

This is a great way to develop your child's hand eye

co-ordination, balance, confidence and much

more. We are offering fitness classes for Little

Boppers and preschool!

French lessons

Are available for Pre-school for those who wish to

learn French. Ask in preschool for

more information!

Fruit Basket

Congratulations to the Pike

family for winning the Fruit

Basket for the month of March!

Thank you for being an

amazing family.

What have we been up to?

Little Boppers

Little Gems and Mini Tots

Pre-school

During the Month of April, we have been taking part in Spring activities. This have

included Flower printing, decorating ladybirds and sticking stripes on bumble bees.

The children have also been doing various activities involving Peppa Pig, this is a big

interest of the children at the moment.

Throughout May, Little Gems and Mini Tots will be learning about different tex-

tures. To learn about different textures the children will be doing lots of cornflake play, playing

with play dough with different colours and smells, shaving foam play, mark making in the sand tray and we will

also be using the sensory bag.

Little Gems and Mini Tots will be exploring the garden and outside areas in the summer months. The children

will be growing cress, watering the plants and flowers. They will also be crawling though tunnels, running in

races and playing with the outside toys. We will be taking the big dinosaurs out side as the chil-

dren enjoying playing games with them at the moment. We will also be looking at different

shapes and the children will be decorating them with paint, felt pens, pencils and sticking differ-

ent materials on them. This encourages the children to recognise and name simple shapes.

Over the month of April Little Boppers

have been concentrating on the very hun-

gry caterpillar. They have been making

their own caterpillars and have been decorating

them by sticking, painting and colouring, to make a

display. We also have some real caterpillars coming

to Boppers soon, we are going to watch them grow

and change into beautiful caterpillars.

During May, the children will be looking at Mini

Beasts. Little Boppers will be looking in the garden

for insects and creepy crawlies. They will also be

continuing to watch their caterpillars grow and

change into Butterflies.

Throughout the summer months Little Boppers will

be learning about different nationalities. They will

be decorating flags using different

materials and techniques. The chil-

dren will also be looking at ‘Under the

Sea’, they will be focusing on different

sea animals and making an ‘Under the

Sea’ display.

Throughout the Month of May the children have

been looking at Mini Beasts. They have been

watching their butterflies grow from caterpillar's

and change into butterflies. Preschool have also

been digging in the garden for different insects

and bugs.

During June Preschool will be talking about holi-

days. The children will be drawing and decorating

different items that they take to the beach.

Over the Month of July Preschool will be having

their graduation and

sports days. All the

children will be tak-

ing part in sports day,

we will be holding

different races

throughout the day.

More Playtime News…….

Day Nurseries

Playtime Nurseries would like to say a big thank you to all our lovely parents that have rec-ommended us on Day nurseries. As a result of all your wonderful reviews Playtime

Nurseries has

Twice been awarded the title of, "Best Day Nursery in the South East of England 2015 and 2016"

And voted number one for best group of companies

We couldn't have achieved this without the help of our lovely parents!

Fresh Gym News

Fresh Gym are running some very popular dis-

counts and offers over the summer months!

They are offering discounts of wellbeing and

fitness, Health and beauty and gym member-

ships. Don’t miss you chance to experience

these great offers.

To find out more have a look at their website;

http://www.trainfresh.com or call 01932 225

953

Shepperton Village Fair

We have just had the 11th annual Shepperton Village fair in Manor Park. We had a lovely stall with loads of goodies, took part in the procession followed by raft racing.

We would like to thank all parents and children that took part in the event and for their kind donations

We have Zoolab a company that offers fascinating animal

handling experiences visiting us in the afternoon on the

19th & 22nd July

We have a request for any empty cereal boxes, egg trays , plastic water bottles of

any size, you are welcome to bring in cans but please ensure there are no sharp

edges.

Michelle’s Helpful Hints

Am I ready for School ?

When your child starts primary school there are a number of skills that they should ideally have mastered. Use this

sheet as a guide to help track their progress.

Independence

I am happy to be away from my mummy, daddy or

my main carer

I am happy to tidy my belongings & look after my

things

I am feeling confident about starting school

Listening & Understanding

I am able to sit still and listen for a short while

I can follow instructions

I understand the need to follow rules

Self-Care

I know when to wash my hands

I can wipe my nose

I can ask for help if I don’t feel well

Speaking & Literacy

I am interested in reading stories & looking at pic-

ture books

I am able to talk about myself, my needs & feelings

I am practising recognising my name when it’s

written down

Getting Dressed & undressed on my own

I can button & unbutton my clothes

I can out my own shoes and socks on

I can put my coat on and use the zip

Interested in the world and new activities

I enjoy learning about the world around me

I am interested in exploring new activates or environ-

ments

I like asking questions

Sharing & turn talking

I can share toys & take turns

I can play games with others

I can interact with other children

Eating

I can use a knife & fork

I can open my packed lunch on my own

I am confident at opening wrappers and packaging

Going to the Toilet

I can go to the toilet on my own, wipe myself

properly and flush

I can wash my hand without any help

Writing Skills

I like tracing patterns & colouring in

I enjoy experimenting with different shaped scrib-

bles

I am practising holding a pencil

Routine

I have practised putting on my uniform and getting

ready to leave on time

I have a good bedtime routine so I'm not feeling tired

for school

I'm learning to eat at the times I will on school days

Counting Skills

I enjoy practicing counting objects

I like saying number rhymes & playing counting games

I can recognise some numbers

Routine

I have practised putting on my uniform and getting

ready to leave on time

I have a good bedtime routine so I'm not feeling tired

for school

I'm learning to eat at the times I will on school days

Counting Skills

I enjoy practicing counting objects

I like saying number rhymes & playing counting games

I can recognise some numbers