NEWLETTERS

Dear Parents/Carers,                                                                                                                                                                                                   September 2023

Welcome back to those who were with us last term and a big hello to lots of new little people, we hope you have all had a lovely summer and enjoyed some of the beautiful weather.

This half term we will be thinking about ourselves, our families, and some of our favourite stories.

We are collecting shoe boxes, please, which the children will decorate with us and later bring home to collect any items which are special to them, so that they can bring them back to share with us during ‘show and tell’ sessions.

 

We would like to invite parents and grandparents in on Monday 2nd October for a Macmillan cake morning, starting at 10.00 until 11.30, please come in and join your children to play and celebrate Grandparents day. We will have cakes and drinks to raise money for Macmillan nurses.

 

 

We welcome you all to the Tapestry online learning system and hope that you have received your invitation email

Please ensure you have signed up to the Tapestry learning journal (www.tapestryjournal.com) and completed the section ‘All about me’ for your child. Unfortunately you will not find this form on the App.

For parents who have completed the ‘All about me’ form previously, please check or amend if it needs updating.

 If you need any help with this, please speak to the staff.

 

 

THE SAFETY OF YOUR CHILDREN is hugely important to us all; therefore PLEASE KEEP GATES LOCKED AT ALL TIMES AND ADHERE TO OUR NO SMOKING OR USE OF MOBILE PHONES POLICIES WITHIN OUR AREA

HEALTH AND SAFETY: Please would you cut up any grapes/cherry tomatoes (or similar) that you include in packed lunches to avoid any choking hazards.

SUNCREAM please apply to your child each day, and at the weather is still hot at the moment, please ensure that your child’s clothes are lightweight.

With our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles, we promote the drinking of “water” throughout the day, and also provide a choice of milk or water with each mid session snack.

 We continue to ask that you contact us if your child is unwell, thus will be absent from the group. Please ensure that we have your most recent contact numbers, this is vitally important in case of any emergency.

 

Information for the parents of our older children:

If your child was born between 1st September 2019 and 31stAugust 2020, you must apply for a school place by 15th January 2024. You may do this on line at www.cornwall.gov.uk/admissions         

All Funding information can be found at: www.supportincornwall.org.uk/childcare    or 08005878191

Or www.cornwallfisdirectory.org.uk

 

The last day of this half term will be 20th October 2023, returning on Tuesday 31st October.

MONDAY 30TH OCTOBER IS AN INSET DAY

Sue and Co

Important information for returning to Stepping Stones in September

 

UNIFORM

-       Shorts / loose trousers/joggers/leggings (jeans are not ideal for pre-school)

Shorts are preferred during the first half term, as it is usually still warm

-       Short sleeved t-shirt

-       Long sleeved sweatshirt/hoody

-       Stepping Stones t-shirts + jumpers are available to buy if you wish for £5 and £8

-       Velcro trainers for climbing + exploring outside and to help independence

-       Sun hat (named) and sun cream applied everyday

-       A thin waterproof coat/body warmer (they will not need a thick waterproof coat until after half term!)

Children will no longer be required to bring in a water bottle every day, if they are here for lunch, they can have a small drink in their lunch box.

 

CHANGE BAG

EACH CHILD WILL NEED…(in a small child size rucksack so if we go for a walk they can carry it with them.)

-       2 FULL changes of clothes practical for the weather (i.e shorts, t-shirts, underwear for the first half term, joggers, t-shirts, jumper, and underwear after half term)

-       If your child is still toilet training more bottom half changes will possibly be required

-       A thin waterproof coat/body warmer (they will not need a thick waterproof coat until after half term!)

-       Nappies/pull ups and wipes if not yet toilet trained

 

PLEASE provide a NAMED pair of wellies that can be kept at pre-school – remember when you buy bigger shoes, they will also require bigger wellies!

 

LUNCHES

-       If your child is staying for a full day session or attending the afternoon session they will require a packed lunch and small drink, (we will put some lunch box ideas up on tapestry memos for you to see)

-       A selection of small pots with a variety of things your child likes to eat works best so they have a choice but are not overwhelmed with bags and bags of foods

-       If your child needs a spoon for yoghurt or fork for pasta please put one in their lunch box.

-       Make it interesting, children are more likely to eat a sandwich in the shape of a dinosaur/car/star than a big rectangle covered with crust!

-       Please note a sandwich for a child of this age needs only to be one slice of bread folded in half.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

-       Unfunded sessions for 3 + 4-year-olds will be £5.00 per hour (£15 per morning/afternoon) and for 2-year-olds will be £5.50 per hour (£16.50 per afternoon)

-       Our sessions finish at 12 noon and 3pm PROMPT please be here and ready to collect by these times

-       There is no provision for late collections, however if an unavoidable situation arises, with a phone call made, late collections will be charged at the hourly rate for each 15 minutes of lateness

i.e if a child is collected 5-15 minutes late = £5/£5.50,

15-30 minutes late = £10/£11

 

Please inform us at steppingstones@newlyn.tpacademytrust.org if you would like your child to attend in or after September

We look forward to welcoming you and your children back on WEDNESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER

HAVE A LOVELY SAFE SUMMER!