Ashmore Park Nursery

We would like to say a big 'thank you' to all the children, parents and grandparents who joined us for our Ofsted celebration tea party on Wednesday 8 May 2019. We hope you all enjoyed sharing in the celebrations with us and spending time with your child at school. A big thank you to Governors, Cllr Rita Potter, Cllr Lynne Moran and Cllr Ian Brookfield for also attending and celebrating with our families.

Dear Parents/Carers
We are pleased to advise you that a copy of our electronic Summer Term Newsletter has been sent to you today. Please feel free to share the link with your extended family and friends. A copy of the Newsletter will also be available on the 'Parent Page' of our School Website shortly.

We are very pleased with the outcome of our recent Ofsted Inspection and thank all our families for their continued support. We hope that you are as proud as we are and ask that you share this post !!!
Please note that places are available for September 2019.
Please contact Nicky in the School office if you require any further information.

Andrea's project work with the children is focusing on germs and how they affect our bodies. Drawings of what germs look like have been created by the children and they have shared their thinking with Andrea. 'This germ has zig zags and that germs fighting this germ'. 'You eat germs and they go down your neck and into your intestine and they then go down your legs. You have a sore tummy'.

Please see the letter attached informing our Parents/Carers of a pending road closure.

Natalie's afternoon children have spent time investigating models of the human heart. As part of the project work on the human body some replica hearts have been offered to the children so they can investigate their ideas about the human heart. The children watched a video of the heart pumping and commented with 'It's pumping'...'It's really fast'...'I saw blue'...'If you run fast our heart will pump fast'

The children in Caroline's group have watched an 'amazing nature video' and have been observing spring flowers in the workshop. They have been drawing and painting flowers noticing the features of them as they draw and paint.

This week we have celebrated World Book Day. Each group chose a book that they enjoy and then spent part of the session drawing, using puppets of the story or participating in parts from the storybook. Don’t forget to exchange your book voucher for the free book 'Ten Little Bookworms'.

Please remember it is 'World Book Day' on Thursday 7 March 2019. Children from each Key Worker group have discussed and selected their favourite stories which they will be sharing both in the morning & afternoon sessions. The following books have been selected:
* Andrea - How to Grow a Dinosaur * Ben - How to Grow a Dinosaur... * Caroline - Jack and the Beanstalk * Natalie - Supertato Veggies Assemble
Each child will receive a £1 Book Token on the day which will allow them to purchase this year's 'Early Years' selected title 'Ten Little Bookworms'. Alternatively the token can be used towards the cost of the book your child chooses. Please note that children are not required to 'dress up' for this event. All that we ask is that they bring their imaginations to School and enjoy their session.
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We have been asked by The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) to share this community message:
Run by volunteers, the Wolverhampton branch offers practical help to parents and parents-to-be during the first 1000 days (from conception to age 2). For example: Breastfeeding Support Groups, First Aid Courses, Bumps and Babies Groups, Social Events, Coffee Mornings, Walking Groups, Nearly New Sales and Sling and Nappy Library. All of these services are available to members and non-members alike. Please note they are hosting a 'Nearly New Sale' on the 16th of March, all proceeds shall go to the NCT, details are attached for your information.

Ben's children have been working with the clay in the Workshop. The models of the insects have been offered as a provocation for creating their own creatures.

Parents please note, we have been made aware by both parents and children that some nasty challenges (MOMO Challenge) are hacking into children's programmes and appear midway through children's YouTube; Minecraft; Peppa Pig and Fortnite to avoid detection by adults. Please be vigilant when your child is using IT as the images are very disturbing. Please see the attached guidance document which provides further information.

We have set up a new station in Ben's room this week. The Educators have created an environment in which the children can use 'loose parts'. The Children are using a diversity of resources to create patterns and pictures. We can already see ideas of symmetry and repeating patterns evolving through the children's work.

May we remind all Parents/Carers that Caroline Bestwick from the Wolverhampton Dental Health Service shall be holding 'Tooth Brushing' sessions with all children in Nursery tomorrow during which she shall emphasise the importance of brushing regularly. Your child will return home with a 'goody bag' to encourage them to continue practicing their tooth brushing techniques at home.

We are pleased to advise you that our NEW electronic 'Spring Term Newsletter' can be located on our website.
Also we have a NEW Safeguarding page on our website, which can signpost Parents/Carers to professionals should you require specific advice and guidance on an area of concern. Please remember that Staff are always available in Nursery should you wish to discuss anything which may be worrying you.

Natalie's morning group are thinking about skull's and what's inside our head. As the children draw and add detail to the images they talk about their ideas. The children know that their brain helps them to think and they are beginning to make links that our brains make our bodies move.

As you know we use an approach to develop story telling called 'Tales Toolkit'. The children's stories are growing in complexity and they are now recording their stories on paper. Drawing their stories helps to develop connections between the spoken word and the written word. Thank you to all our families for supporting the children to develop their understanding of the toolkit symbols through the library books.

Our project work on the human body continues this term. The children have been observing the skeleton and noticing the different features such as the ribs, eye sockets and nose. The children have drawn skeletons and also used 'loose parts' to think about how the human body is constructed.