September 28th 2009

Dear parents and carers,

It feels like the first month of the new term is flying past. We are enjoying getting to know the new children and settling them in, helping children move from Baby Nest to the Nursery, and settling the other children back.

Don’t forget that you can see the weekly planning for both the teams on their display boards, so you know what experiences are being planned for your child’s group.

If your child is in the Baby Nest then we will ask you regularly about what your child is doing at home, so we can link home and nursery together as well as possible. If this trial in the Baby Nest goes well, then we will extend it to the Nursery too.

If you have any worries or concerns about your child’s development – however small – then do feel free to talk to your key person. We can often help your child with a bit of extra support, and can also involve other professionals like the speech and language therapist or psychologist with your agreement.

Open Day and launch of the Community Kitchen

Our open day on Friday 18th was a really big success – so thank you, everyone who came, brought food and joined in. We had over 100 people sharing the picnic in the garden and the launch of the kitchen went really well.

Later this term, we are going to be launching the next phase of the Community Kitchen. We will be running groups, drop-ins and taster sessions for parents interested in cooking and healthy eating. We are also planning to sell some good directly from the kitchen, and will be looking into running other food events at Kate Greenaway.

The children’s lunches are now going very well, with fresher and better meals and more staff sitting with the children.

If you would like to get involved in the Community Kitchen or you have more ideas – then please let us know, we are always eager to hear from you.

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