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Our new times for August 2014 , taking into account the increase in provision
to 3 hours 10minutes, will be:.
Morning session 8.40- 11.50
(Drop off can be from 8.40-9.00, pick up from 11.30-11.50)
Afternoon session 12.20-3.30
(Drop off can be from 12.20-12.40, pick up from 3.10-3.30)
Could we ask that all children are collected promptly by or before the
end of session time. Many thanks for your co-operation.
Changes to Nursery Session times from August 2014
Arrangements for the first two weeks
St Gerardine School Nursery
Nursery times 1
First Week Arrangements 1
What to wear and bring to nursery
2
What if my child is ill? 2
School Telephone Information Line
3
Snack Fees 3
Parent Focus Group 4
Parent Council/ 4
Library 4
Keeping in touch 4
Parent Helpers 4
Return slip– toileting/
dietary requirements/
Inside this issue:
Shared Learning
Each term we will
invite parents to join
us for an activity
during a session to
find out what we are
learning in nursery.
We will also have
Open sessions where
parents can come in
and see our nursery
room.
We will also have
regular fundraising
activities which we
hope you’ll come
along and support.
Organisation for the first two weeks of the
new term:
All the children will have two small group sessions.
Tuesday 19th August:
Returning nursery children only
During these first two weeks, your child will be joining nursery in small
groups. This will enable staff to get to know your child and help your child get
to know nursery routines. By Thursday of the second week they will follow
normal nursery hours. We look forward to meeting and working with you in
the new term.
Wednesday 20th August:
Group 1 am 9.00-10.00
Group 1 pm 12.40-1.40
Thursday 21st August:
Group 2 am 9.00-10.00
Group 2 pm 12.40-1.40
Friday 22nd August:
Group 3 am 9.00-10.00
Group 3 pm 12.40-1.40
Monday 25th August:
Group 1 am 9.00-11.00
Group 1 pm 12.40-2.40
Tuesday 26th August:
Group 2 am 9.00-11.00
Group 2 pm 12.40-2.40
Wednesday 27th August:
Group 3 am 9.00-11.00
Group 3 pm 12.40-2.40
Thursday 28th August
All am Groups 8.40-11.50
All pm Groups 12.20-3.10
Friday 29th August
All am Groups 8.40-11.50
All pm Groups 12.20-3.10
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What to wear and bring to nursery
What to do if my child is ill
Gym Shoes
Once a week children go to the gym
hall which requires them to wear gym
shoes.
Wellington Boots
These are necessary for outside play all year! We
recommend that a labelled pair be left in nursery
if possible.
Spare Clothes
Please provide a labelled bag containing a
complete change of labelled spare clothes to keep
in nursery in case of any accidents.
Jacket/Coat
We aim to go outside most days. It can be chilly in the playground whatever the season so children will need a suitable jacket, plus hat and gloves when appropriate. In hot weather please provide a sun hat
and apply suncream.
Learning is a fun and messy business and from time to time your child’s clothes may get dirty so please don’t send your child to nursery in good clothes! Aprons are provided to protect clothing during messier
play activities. You can buy a nursery sweatshirt from the school office at a cost of £10.
If your child is unable to come to school for any reason, please email or phone the school to let us know
as soon as you can.
The school number is 01343 812251,
email [email protected].
If your child is not in school and we have not heard from you, we will phone the numbers we have availa-
ble to us to find out why they are not in attendance.
If your child is unwell with sickness or diarrhoea then they must remain at
home for 48hours after the last bout of illness.
Please keep the school updated with any changes to telephone numbers.
St Gerardine School Nursery
School Telephone Information Line
When severe weather warnings are received we will endeavour to keep the system updated.
Parents can leave non-urgent messages, which are forwarded to the school email address in due
course, this includes absence notice (option 2 below)
Please note that this is a 0870 service and there is a charge for
use.
1. Dial 0870 054 9999
2. Enter PIN number: 031480
You will get a message: “Selected St Gerardine School”
You will then enter a menu system:
Press 1 – to hear severe weather information
Press 2 – to leave a non-urgent message
Press 3 – to hear general school information
Press 4 – to enter a different school PIN number
Press # - to end call
Please note: Should parents wish to leave an urgent message please speak to someone at the
school directly.
If the school is to close for any reason e.g. inclement weather, information can be found on:
Moray Council’s website:
http://tellus.moray.gov.uk/webapps/schoolclosures/schoolclosures.asp.
Moray Firth radio and on the school’s information line (see above).
Snack and fees
A charge of £1.50 is made to cover the cost of snacks. This
should be paid weekly on Mondays, or if you prefer, you can
pay a term at a time. Cheques should be made payable to St
Gerardine School.
Snack payments should be made at the nursery entrance.
Mrs Hands will collect money at the following times:
Monday am session - 11.30 - 11.50am
Monday pm session - 12.20 - 12.40pm
St Gerardine School Nursery
Library We would love if you could afford some time to help
us run our nursery library.
We need parents who are willing to help once a week
on a Friday for half an hour at the end of the nursery
sessions to help children choose a book.
If you would like to be involved please give your name
to the nursery staff so that we can start to draw up a
rota of volunteers for the new session. Many thanks
Nursery Parent Focus Group The Nursery Parent Focus group helps us to review
our provision, organise help for activities and under-
take fundraising activities. In session 2013/14, the
group looked at our Outdoor Play provision and of-
fered lots of great ideas and support to help us im-
prove.
If you would like to be part of this group who meet
once or twice a term, please let a member of staff
know. An invitation to attend the first meeting will go
out early in the new term.
We’re on the Web! If you’d like to see we’ve been up to in Nursery , have a look at St Gerardine’s website:
www.st-gerardine.moray.sch.uk
Parent Council/ Fundraising Group As a parent of St Gerardine Nursery you are entitled
to join our Parent Council Meetings which are held in
the evening once or twice a term.
This is a great opportunity to meet other parents.
The Parent Council has an important role to play in the
school. This body ensures that you have a say in your
child’s education. The head teacher attends the meet-
ings and will explain the improvements and develop-
ments which are taking place in school. This is your
chance to input into this.
The Fund Raising Group also plays an important role in
helping to fundraise for the school. This extra funding
enables school trips to take place, and extra re-
sources and equipment to be bought for your child.
In session 2013/14 the Parent Council very kindly do-
nated money for us to build a large scale sandpit. They
also provided funds for a TV screen to display photos
in our Welcome Room.
Please come along to the meetings which are friendly
and informal.
Keeping in touch Please check your child’s tray regularly. If you have
requested to receive school newsletters by email, you
will not then receive a paper copy.
In nursery we will:
send home a weekly diary detailing what the chil-
dren have learned each week and upcoming events.
Issue termly newsletters
Update our website regularly and will highlight on
the notice board when this is done (see below for
address)
Update our notice boards regularly.
Please let us know if we have missed something or
use the suggestion box to tell us how to improve.
Parent helpers
If you would like to become a parent helper in
nursery, please mention to a member of staff who will
give you a PVG form to complete and return to school.
We use helpers in lots of different ways from accom-
panying on trips, to helping set up or run activities.
St Gerardine School Nursery
Please let us know if we can help your child in any way
Child’s name_______________________________________________ Session am/ pm
Please delete as necessary
My child needs help with toileting.
He/she may need a nappy changed.
He/ she may need to be reminded to use the toilet.
He/she may need help to clean him/herself.
Any other requirement__________________________________________________________
My child has an allergy or dietary requirement
Please detail his/ her requirement below.
Allergy/ dietary requirement:
____________________________________________________________________________________
What to avoid:
____________________________________________________________________________________
What to do if contact is made or an allergic reaction occurs:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Parent Return Slip