Christmas Celebration at Kate Greenaway
We are planning a special Christmas celebration with the children on Friday 11th December, running from 3.30-5.30pm. We will be sharing food and having activities and stalls for children. If you’ve got ideas for stalls or want to help out in any way, then please let Julian or Michele know. The children will be cooking during the day to make food to share. We hope that if your child usually goes home at 3.30pm (or 11.45am) you will come and enjoy the celebration. If your child has an extended day place, then we hope you might be able to leave work early and come and join in with your child.
All children on roll are welcome, whatever day they normally come in.
Job vacancies at Kate Greenaway
We have two vacancies at the moment.
We need a part time Early Years teacher to work with us next term, 3 days a week. This post will help Michele to cover Jan’s secondment to Golden Lane, which continues for another term.
We also need a temporary cook for the Community Kitchen to cover Yogi’s maternity leave next year.
If you know anyone who would be interested – please let them know.
Job details are on our website.
Filming at Kate Greenaway
Please see an important message, below:
To all parents at Kate Greenaway Nursery
Would you be willing to help with an important new project that Kate Greenaway nursery is involved in?
I’m Julie, from a young people’s charity called Young People in Focus. We are helping young mums and dads who are in prison to learn how to play with their children. The project is funded by the Big Lottery.
Many young people in prison come from disadvantaged backgrounds, and may not have had very good experiences of playing when they were younger.
So now that they are parents, many are unsure about how to play with their child. This DVD will help support them, showing children of different ages (from babies to pre-school children) playing with toys, books, and games, and making things. The DVD will then be shown in prisons as part of a parenting course for young people.
Kate Greenaway Children’s Centre and Islington Council has agreed to help us with this important project. The filming will take place on one day at Kate Greenaway nursery. The children will be filmed playing in all the usual ways that they do at nursery. The Kate Greenaway nursery won’t be named on the DVD.
On the day of the filming, you will be asked to fill in a consent form if you are willing for your child to take part in the filming. If you don’t want your child to be filmed on that day, that’s absolutely fine too. It’s your choice. However, we do hope you will be willing to help us with this important work.
If you have any questions, please speak to Julian Grenier (headteacher).
Thank you!
Julie Shepherd
I am running the project at Young People in Focus so if you want to find out more you can call me (Julie Shepherd) on 01273 647324 (direct line with voicemail) You can also look at our website to find out more about us www.youngpeopleinfocus.org.uk
Monday 30 November 2009
Saturday 28 November 2009
New jobs at Kate Greenaway
We are advertising for two posts:
- a cook for our community kitchen (temporary, to cover a maternity leave until the end of July 2010)
- a part time, 3-day per week teacher for the nursery school (temporary, to cover the secondment of our deputy Jan to Golden Lane, until the end of the Spring Term)
Tuesday 24 November 2009
24th November 2009
Dear parents and carers
Parent Forum
Thanks to everyone who came to the Parent Forum meeting on Saturday 14th. As promised, here is a rundown of some of the main issues that were raised:
- Can we have more sessions around employment and Job Centre Plus?
- More English classes for people who are learning English as an additional language (ESOL classes)
- Could we have a weekday swimming session – hire Cally Pool just for families living in the Kate Greenaway reach?
- Pilates/yoga/aerobics – with crèche
- First Aid course for parents – with crèche
- Can we have more speakers attending groups e.g. Family Information Services, School Admissions, Libraries etc.
- More on Developmental Movement Play
- Can we have a Suggestions Box?
We’ll get back to you on all these issues soon. Julian and Kara
Parking on the estate
We’ve had a couple of incidents recently when residents have been angry or upset because their car has been boxed in by nursery parents dropping off or picking up children.
Please remember that you should not enter the estate in your car. If you need to use your car, then please use the meter bays on Copenhagen Street. Cars parked on the estate without permits may be clamped by Parking Control Services
We rely on the support and help of our local community in many ways – for example, parents of disabled children need special exemptions to be able to bring their cars to the nursery. So please help us maintain good relations – thanks.
Tuesday 17 November 2009
17th November
Reminder: we are closed for all children this Friday for training and development and we are having a Development Morning on Monday 30th November.
To help you keep up to date, our newsletter KGE comes out every Tuesday in termtime and you can also read it by logging onto our website, http://www.kategreenaway.ik.org/. Please make a note of the important dates for the year ahead which are reprinted overleaf. If you are unsure about anything, please ask your key person or any other member of staff.
BikeStart
Thanks to all the parents and carers who have signed up for a taster BikeStart session. BikeStart is our scheme to encourage children to ride 2-wheel bikes, and we’re running it thanks for the support of TFL and the London Cycling Campaign. The scheme includes Saturday bike sessions for children aged up to 6, a link with Copenhagen and St Andrew’s Primary Schools, and special sessions at Kate Greenaway every Monday and Thursday afternoon.
We are looking for parent volunteers to help the children with the bikes on Mondays and Thursdays, 1.30-2.30pm. If you would like to help out then please speak to Julian or Michele.
Your child’s learning and development Birth to Five
If you didn’t get a copy of this last week, then please pick one up from the lobby. Other parents have said that it gives helpful advice and ideas.
Reminder: Key dates at Kate Greenaway 2009-2010
Friday 20th November
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Monday 30th November
Development Morning Closure *
Friday 18th December
Last day of winter term
24th December – 1st January inclusive
Nursery closed for all children
Monday 4th January 2010
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Tuesday 5th January 2010
First day of Spring Term
Monday 25th January 2010
Development Morning Closure *
Monday 15 – Friday 19th February inclusive
School half term
Monday 1st March
Development Morning Closure *
Thursday 18th March
Review Day **
Thursday 1st April
Last day of spring term
Monday 19th April
First day of summer term
Monday 10th May
Development Morning Closure *
Monday 17th May
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Thursday 27th May
Review Day **
Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June inclusive
School half term
Monday 21st June
Development Morning Closure *
Friday 23rd July
Last day of summer term
Friday 13th August
Planned last day of extended year summer scheme (to be confirmed)
* On Development Mornings, the nursery is closed all morning and opens at 1pm. ** On Review Days the nursery is closed so that we can meet with every parent and carer to review each child’s development. The nursery stays open for children with extended day/year places.
To help you keep up to date, our newsletter KGE comes out every Tuesday in termtime and you can also read it by logging onto our website, http://www.kategreenaway.ik.org/. Please make a note of the important dates for the year ahead which are reprinted overleaf. If you are unsure about anything, please ask your key person or any other member of staff.
BikeStart
Thanks to all the parents and carers who have signed up for a taster BikeStart session. BikeStart is our scheme to encourage children to ride 2-wheel bikes, and we’re running it thanks for the support of TFL and the London Cycling Campaign. The scheme includes Saturday bike sessions for children aged up to 6, a link with Copenhagen and St Andrew’s Primary Schools, and special sessions at Kate Greenaway every Monday and Thursday afternoon.
We are looking for parent volunteers to help the children with the bikes on Mondays and Thursdays, 1.30-2.30pm. If you would like to help out then please speak to Julian or Michele.
Your child’s learning and development Birth to Five
If you didn’t get a copy of this last week, then please pick one up from the lobby. Other parents have said that it gives helpful advice and ideas.
Reminder: Key dates at Kate Greenaway 2009-2010
Friday 20th November
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Monday 30th November
Development Morning Closure *
Friday 18th December
Last day of winter term
24th December – 1st January inclusive
Nursery closed for all children
Monday 4th January 2010
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Tuesday 5th January 2010
First day of Spring Term
Monday 25th January 2010
Development Morning Closure *
Monday 15 – Friday 19th February inclusive
School half term
Monday 1st March
Development Morning Closure *
Thursday 18th March
Review Day **
Thursday 1st April
Last day of spring term
Monday 19th April
First day of summer term
Monday 10th May
Development Morning Closure *
Monday 17th May
Whole centre and nursery closed for training and development
Thursday 27th May
Review Day **
Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June inclusive
School half term
Monday 21st June
Development Morning Closure *
Friday 23rd July
Last day of summer term
Friday 13th August
Planned last day of extended year summer scheme (to be confirmed)
* On Development Mornings, the nursery is closed all morning and opens at 1pm. ** On Review Days the nursery is closed so that we can meet with every parent and carer to review each child’s development. The nursery stays open for children with extended day/year places.
Sunday 8 November 2009
Monday 9th November, 2009
Remember it’s Review Day - Thursday November 12th
If you have a core day termtime place, then you will have an appointment to meet with your key person to talk about your child’s development and learning. Your child will only come to nursery for a crèche place during your appointment time. This enables staff to meet with all parents and carers.
If you have an extended day/year place, then your child attends as normal and your key person will make an arrangement to meet with you.
At the meeting, you will have a chance to discuss how you think your child is getting on and find out about her or his learning and development in nursery. You and your key person will agree on how to help your child’s next steps of learning. If you have any worries about your child then please do feel confident to talk these through with your key person.
You will also get a free copy of a new publication about children’s development and learning from birth to five years old, which has been developed with the involvement of Kate Greenaway. You can also download this publication here.
Could we be greener?
Yes, we could.
Kate Greenaway is involved in Islington’s Sustainable Schools programme and we are looking at ways to be more environmentally friendly. We have already taken some steps e.g. the emphasis on outdoor play and growing vegetables; our mains water dispenser which reduces use of bottled water; recycling printer cartridges etc. We are currently working to recycle much more of our waste and will be involving the children in this. In the near future we are planning to increase our use of local and seasonal ingredients in the kitchen, to have a fruit and vegetable sale from the nursery once a week, and to set up a Freecycling scheme so parents can pass on children’s toys, clothes and equipment they no longer need. If you have any ideas – please let us know.
If you have a core day termtime place, then you will have an appointment to meet with your key person to talk about your child’s development and learning. Your child will only come to nursery for a crèche place during your appointment time. This enables staff to meet with all parents and carers.
If you have an extended day/year place, then your child attends as normal and your key person will make an arrangement to meet with you.
At the meeting, you will have a chance to discuss how you think your child is getting on and find out about her or his learning and development in nursery. You and your key person will agree on how to help your child’s next steps of learning. If you have any worries about your child then please do feel confident to talk these through with your key person.
You will also get a free copy of a new publication about children’s development and learning from birth to five years old, which has been developed with the involvement of Kate Greenaway. You can also download this publication here.
Could we be greener?
Yes, we could.
Kate Greenaway is involved in Islington’s Sustainable Schools programme and we are looking at ways to be more environmentally friendly. We have already taken some steps e.g. the emphasis on outdoor play and growing vegetables; our mains water dispenser which reduces use of bottled water; recycling printer cartridges etc. We are currently working to recycle much more of our waste and will be involving the children in this. In the near future we are planning to increase our use of local and seasonal ingredients in the kitchen, to have a fruit and vegetable sale from the nursery once a week, and to set up a Freecycling scheme so parents can pass on children’s toys, clothes and equipment they no longer need. If you have any ideas – please let us know.
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