Bluebelle Nursery Diary 2010-11 - Check here for all up to date events at Bluebelle.

Children have access to outside play throughout the year. During warm weather please can you ensure you apply sunscreen to your child, further information about staying safe in the sun can be found on www sunsmart. org. uk/schoolsand children. Please can you provide wellington boots (clearly labelled) for play in wet conditions. Nursery will provide sun hats and coats.

Please keep your child at home if they are unwell. If your child has sickness or diarrhoea they will need to stay at home for 48 hours after the symptoms subside in order to prevent the illness from spreading. Details of incubation and exclusion periods of the common communicable diseases are displayed on the notice board at nursery.

At Bluebelle Nursery we recognise parents are the ‘first educators’ and realise the benefits of discussing your child’s activities and development with you.Staff are available at the end of each session to have a chat. If you would like to have a more confidential conversation about your child’s activities, development or have any questions or suggestions about the plans or other matters Bev will be available to talk to you on Tuesdays between 10.00a.m. – 11.00a.m. Please fill in your name on the table in the lobby area at nursery. You are welcome to join in the nursery session, please place your name on the rota duty in the lobby area at nursery.

Nursery promotes healthy eating and provides a varied menu at snack time. Details of your child’s snack will be listed on the snack rota in the nursery lobby. In order to keep nursery fees to a minimum we would be grateful for contributions towards snack time by placing a donation in the box provided, or if you prefer by providing a snack for the children. Please put your name on the rota below for the date you would like to provide the snack and notify a member of staff. Please can you give us at least one weeks notice to help us with the planning of snack time and avoid waste.

Coffee mornings are planned regularly for you to have the opportunity to meet other parents and to find out more about your child’s time at nursery. Scrapbooks containing photos of your children playing and examples of their work will be available for you to look at and discuss. You will also have the opportunity to join in activities with your children and discuss future planning. Please look on the calendar above for the dates of coffee mornings and activities for you to join in with your child.

we plan regular visits to the library in Caldicot to give the children the opportunity to pick books for their book corner in nursery and to enjoy listening to stories. Members of staff will be present, but you will have to stay with your child during this session. Please look on the calendar above for details of the library visits.

to enable a happy transition for your child to school we arrange visits and events with Archbishop Rowan Williams School Portskewett such as attending dress rehearsals of concerts and Easter Bonnet Parade. We also arrange for pre-school children to attend assemblies at the school. We require the help of parents to walk the children to and from the school, if you are able to help please tell a member of staff. Please look on the above calendar for details of these events.

We are registered with EASYFUNDRAISING - http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ Please don’t forget if you are buying online, visit easyfundraising.org.uk first and find the nursery fundraising web address bluebelle.nur.easysearch.org.uk. With over 600 popular online stores, you still shop direct with each retailer and purchases do not cost any extra but nursery will benefit by receiving a small percentage and you could save money and receive special offers and discounts. Fundraising with SCALLYWAGS CASTLE. From 2nd November 2009 Scallywags will kindly donate 20p for every child paying to use their play facilities. Just tell them you attend Bluebelle Nursery when you arrive and they will automatically make the donation.