Millie’s House Chef
We are
pleased to inform you that as of Monday the 5th August we will have
a full time Chef starting with us at Millie’s House. Pat has been working as a
chef for the company for the past 3 years and has gained a level 3
qualification in catering. Pat’s menus are always enjoyed by the children
(staff too!!!) Pat implements a sugar and salt free diet, and as she has also
worked as a Childcare practitioner she recognises that some children can be
quite fussy so hides the vegetables in many ways!! Pat will ensure all
children’s dietary requirements are followed, and will also be happy to talk
through the meals with you. Please feel free to pop to the kitchen when you are
next at the nursery to say ‘hello’.
Ofsted
We are
pleased to inform you all that we have had our Ofsted inspection. I have
attached the Link below to enable you all to have a read.
We are
really pleased with the result and we were just two points away from outstanding!!!
We have made changes to the nursery following the guidance given by Ofsted.
These changes are:
·
We
have ordered a range of equipment and resources to support the children’s
understanding of diversity and cultural back grounds. These include a range of
dressing up items, books, posters and dancing music.
·
We
have also ordered new items for our garden; these include chalk boards, mirrors
and new play equipment. We will continue to go out each day and use the outdoor
environment to support the 7 areas of learning.
·
We are also awaiting delivery of a Millie’s
House Bus. This bus will allow 8-10 children to travel out on trips to a range
of fun environments such as Battersea Park, Museums and other child friendly
areas. We will ensure you will be given prior notice for any planned trips
along with permission slips.
Staff
We have been
carrying out interviews over the past few weeks to find staff to join our team.
I can now announce that we have employed two new lovely girls to start with us.
Leanne will
be joining out pre-school team from the 19th August. Leanne has a level
3 qualification in childcare and has previous experience in working at one of
our other nurseries. We chose Leanne has she shows strong ambition, love for children
and is very dedicated to working with children.
Danielle will
be joining our toddler room in September. Danielle has previously worked at a
setting in Wimbledon, where she gained her level 3 qualification. Danielle is
really excited to share her ideas and enthusiasm with us all at Millie’s House
We look
forward to welcoming them to the team at Millie’s House.
Extra Curriculum Sessions
Over the
past few weeks we have been inviting outside agencies to come along to Millie’s
House and hold some taster sessions. This has allowed us to see which
activities the children have enjoyed the most and has helped us in our
decision.
Extra Curriculum
sessions that will be held at Millie’s House are as follows;
Monday: Rhythm and Rhyme
Rhythm and Rhyme will encourage the children
to learn through a range of activities which include, puppets, songs, dance, music
parachute play, instruments, bubbles and balls.
Almost 90% of the brain develops in the first
five years.
Neuro imaging shows that singing involves
large swathes of both sides of the brain and uses and develops both sides of
the brain.
Babies and young children love to bounce,
laugh and clap through rhythm and rhyme, the best kind of learning is taking
place and it is active and fun!
The programme links with the national ‘early
years foundation stage’ framework, which celebrates the development of young
children, recognising that babies are competent learners from birth.
Sessions have been designed to accelerate
babies’ learning in this vital early stage of life
Baby’s brains are built for music. They
pick out high and low sounds before they recognize words and more often than
not try to sing before they can speak. The repetition of tunes and words
forge new pathways in their brains.
At rhythm and rhyme we will start with a few
songs that encourage baby’s natural impulse to communicate and experiment with
their voices.
Tuesday: Calm Child
Yoga
Calm child classes bring
stories to life through specially developed moves inspired by yoga. Combining
fun with exercise children will go on wild adventures where they may roar like
a lion, fly like a bird or blast into outer space!
All children can do yoga to their own ability. Children do not need to
be fast, have good hand to eye co-ordination or be physically fit. Children are
encouraged to be vocal during a class and express their emotions physically.
Through creative visualisation techniques we help children believe they are
unique and special. Balancing postures help children to focus their mind and
concentration techniques keep the mind in one place instead of letting it
wander.
There is a big emphasis on children having fun in a yoga class
as we take children on wild adventures and encourage them to use their creative
imagination.
Gabby will be our yoga instructor.
Wednesday: Spanish
with Maria
Maria our
Deputy Manager will be taking groups of children to learn Spanish.
Maria has
been teaching children Spanish for many years and runs her own class each
Saturday.
Maria will
start with children under the age of two and will encourage Spanish words
through songs, books and play. Maria will then move to the older children when
the lesson will become more structured and Spanish will be taught through a
range of activities.
Maria will
provide an information sheet each month to highlight the songs and words that have been taught each session.
This will allow you as parents to encourage Spanish at home and maybe pick up
some words yourself.
Thursday: Teddy Tennis
Teddy Tennis works by
combining music, pictures and teddy bear stories into a learning adventure that
children love.
Combining music and
pictures into the learning process produces amazing results.
Sound and sight are two of the key human senses and this dual stimulation
produces a ‘total’ learning package rolled into one.
Teddy Tennis speeds up
the learning process, inspires a love of sport, teaches the essential tennis
skills, enhances co-ordination, improves confidence and self-esteem, builds
communication skills and team work, lays the foundations for listening and learning,
teaches the concept of sportsmanship & fair play and introduces the basic English
language skills.
For more information
on teddy tennis please follow this link;
All these extra-Curricular session are included in
you Millie’s House nursery fees so you will not incur any additional charges.
Fruit and Vegetables
We will now
be encouraging fruit and vegetables of the month. This will allow the children
to recognise, taste and explore the different fruits and vegetables. We will
encourage up to 5 different types each month and through a range of activities
the children will soon learn how they grow, how to prepare them, what they
taste like, which part of the world they are from and their colour, shape and
size.
As well as
talking about them and eating them we will also carry out fun activities such
as creative play (potato printing, black berry printing on paper), visits to
the local grocer, cooking and baking. We will also provide the fruit for the
children to play with in the role play area.
We also hope
that by supporting their knowledge this will minimise any fussy eaters and
allow them to become excited over new foods.
Events
We would
like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for joining us and taking part
on our afternoon tea. It was a delight to meet all the new parents and
children.
Teddy
Bears Picnic 22nd August
We would
like to invite all our families along to a teddy bears picnic on the green
opposite to Millie’s House. This will be another opportunity for families to
come together and to share a fun time together. We would like all children to bring
a teddy bear on that day and we will provide the picnic. We do hope the weather will be kind to us.
I will send
out details to confirm timings of this event.
We look
forward to hearing your feedback and welcome any new ideas you would like to
share with us.
