Thank you for coming to our Breakfast morning. We have two more occasions when you can meet up with each other – Sunday 25th September from 10.30 and Thursday 29th September from 3.30-6.30. Please bring some food with you for both occasions, a dish to share perhaps.

Mary and Upaia job share – mary Mon and Tues and Upaia Wed to Fri. Tracey and Gloria also job share the cooking now.

MONDAY 19TH – new child settling in the small room – welcome Poppy with mum Jessica and dad Ben. Gemma half day today.

TUESDAY – Carol Archer our support teacher from camden in all morning to see katharine.Hikali’s last day today before starting school. She is the last child to leave for school

WED – Happy Birthday Ralph in Big Room. Katharine off today.

THURSDAY – Katharine off today. Syrie and Upaia training. Shamsia covering in small room.Nisha covering in big room

FRIDAY – Upaia training. Shamsai cover.

SUNDAT 25th – from 10.30 gardening hlep is needed. Do come along and enjoy a morning’s  gardening. Lunch from 1. Everyone welcome for lunch and social time until 3.30.

Weekly fire drills will start in october so the children become very familiar with them. We will talk about the drills before we run them.

ENSURE YOU ARE PAYING YOUR FEES THIS TERM AND ARE PAYING THE CORRECT AMOUNT. MANY THANKS.

 

effective from September 2016 Gross family income, not including tax credits, benefits etc.		DISCOUNTED RATE   FAMILY INCOME UP TO £35k	FAMILY INCOME UP TO £70k	FAMILY INCOME OVER £70k	FAMILY INCOME OVER £100k
AGE 2-3 SMALL ROOM	FULL TIME no grant	£4.51 an hour 36.08 a day 180.40 a week 781.73 a month	£5.27 an hour £42.16 a day £210.80 a week £913.46 a month	£6.00 an hour £48.00 a day £240.00 a week £1040.00 a month	£6.50 an hour £52.00 a day £260.00 a week £1126.66 a month
	TWO DAYS PER WEEK Two year old grant place*	Five extra hours charged @    £22.55 a week / £97.72 a month
	TWO DAYS PER WEEK no grant	£72.16 a week £312.70 a month	£84.32 a week £365.38 a month	£96.00 a week. £416.00 a month	£104.00 a week £450.66 a month
	THREE DAYS PER WEEK	£108.24 a week £469.04 a month	£126.48 a week. £548.08 a month	£144.00 a week. £624.00 a month	£156.00 a week £676.99 a month
	FOUR DAYS PER WEEK (Charged as five days unless a sharer is found)	£144.32 a week £625.40 a month	£168.64 a week £730.76 a month	£192.00 a week £832.00 a month	£208.00 a week £901.32 a month
AGE 3-5 BIG ROOM**	FULL TIME	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £25.60 a day £128.00 a week £554.68 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £31.68 a day £158.40 a week £686.41 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £37.52 a day. £187.60 a week £812.95 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME   £41.52  a day £207.60 a week £899.61 a month
	TWO DAYS PER WEEK Free place 9-2.30 charge for 2.5 hours per day ON TOP OF THE 11 hours if they do full days 9-5pm	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £22.54 a week £97.71 month   Or no charge if children just do free hours	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £26.35 a week £114.23 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £30.00 a week £130.00 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £32.50 a week £140.84 a month
	THREE DAYS A WEEK Charge as 13 hours	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £58.63 a week £254.06 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £68.51 a week £296.88 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £78.00 a week £338.00 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £84.50 a week £366.17 a month
	FOUR DAYS A WEEK Charge for five days unless sharer is found. Charge for 21 hours	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £94.50 a week £409.50 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £110.67 a week £479.57 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £126.00 a week £546.00 a month	MINUS £227.05 A MONTH FOR FULL TIME NEF   £136.50 a week £591.50 a month

 

* FREE from 9-3 over two days (only offered to low income families).

WEEKLY UPDATE JUNE 27^TH TO JULY 1^st.

Don’t forget on the  6th  July, Harriet comes  to the nursery from 2p.m. with her music troupe

(thanks to Nette and Sebastian and felix) . You are all very welcome to come along.

We will be discussing keyworkers this next week or so and will let you know which person will be looking after your child in September.  I hope you have all had the chance to meet with Syrie our new worker in the Big Room.  She is degree educated and she and Gemma and Nisha are doing lots of planning together. She will be in both the Big and Small room in order to get to know all the children.

WE STILL NEED HELP FOR THE FET ON SUNDAY 10^TH JULY. WE ALSO NEED PARETNS TO ASK FOR RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS- MARCHMONT ST. JUDD ST AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES. Exmouth Market and Lamb’s Conduit st have been done.  Our raffle is our main fund raiser so it would be great to have wonderful prizes. HUGE THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING THIS.

We need helpers in our trip to Vauxhall City Farm on July 12^th please. Small Room’s trip.

MONDAY 27^TH – Gloria is on leave all week so Tracey will be cooking as she has done before. Da Capo music in Big Room. Joy is away all week.

TUESDAY – Some of the Big Room children are visiting Chris Hatton school today.

WED.-  Lucy in for Dance session.

THURSDAY – Syrie is away today. Shamsia is training.

FRIDAY – Emma is away today

We are doing some earlier snack times in the morning this term, starting about 9.45.

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MONDAY – KATHARINE OFF TODAY. Many thanks to those of you who helped at the Open gardens by attending or making cakes; much appreciated and it was a great success. Emma is off today.

TUESDAY – Syrie our new staff member starts today. Mary away today. Shamsia covering her in the small room.

WED Dance session. Forest school . Nisha on training today. Joy and Katharine interviewing job applicants today with Carolina ( Mana’s mum).

This will be the person covering Emma’s post in the small room.

THURS – Social evening for all paretns 3.30-6.15. All of you very welcome. A chance to say goodbye to Justyna. I have a card ready for you to sign here (all week). Shamsia training in the morning.

FRIDAY

DON’T FORGET – HARRIETS SINGLAONG BAND WILL COME TO NURSERY ON JULY 6^TH AT 2P.M. YOU ARE ALL MOST WELCOME TO COEM ALONG TO SING AND ENJOY. Huge thanks to Felix’s parents, Sebastian and Nette for arranging this.

EMMA’S LEAVING PARTY IS ON FRIDAY JULY 8^TH FROM 3.30. I HAVE A CARD HERE YOU CAN SIGN. There is also a collection for her if you would like to contribute.

• We need some parents to help us on a proposed small room trip to Vauxhall City farm on 12 th July in the morning returning to nursery about 2 p.m.
• Please let me know if your child is not in next week.
• Emma’s leaving do is on Friday July 8th from 3.30p.m. Justyna’s last day is on Friday 24th June, before she starts her maternity leave. Joy is taking collections for both staff, if you would like to contribute.

Projects this week:

Small Room: more Going On A Bear Hunt play. Sensory messy play every day.

Big Room: lots of work on transition to school. Also exploring our bugs and tadpoles. Lots of Big Gym play. Both rooms; lots of outdoor play. We are eating outside most days too.

MONDAY- No Da Capo today. Soft play for small room and some of big room.

TUES – Special Time sessions. This is small group work for specified children.

WED- Lucy in for dance session.

THURS- Da Capo music session today in the afternoon. Management committee meeting 7p.m.

FRIDAY- Small room outing to Little Angel Theatre leaving at 9.30. Return about 1p.m. for a late lunch.

The volunteer form for the fete is up on the parents’ notice board in the foyer area. We also need people to help beforehand; baking cakes, agreeing to prepare salads for the Barbie, cleaning and getting the Barbie ready, giving out posters and leaflets etc; PLEASE SIGN UP.

It would be great if any parents can help for just a few hours on Saturday 18th or Sunday 19th June, when the nursery is open for Open Gardens weekend event. The sign up form is on the front door.