Dear All,

 

What a busy half term it has been. 

We have really enjoyed having so many children in nursery again, it has been lovely to see parents outside and in the garden area and to be able to say 'hello'.  

 

Please make sure that you access your Tapestry account to see entries and photos of the fantastic learning experiences that your child has had the opportunity to engage in. Make sure that you click the 'like' button or even share a comment so that we know you have seen the entries. 

 

Now that the weather is becoming wetter and colder, please ensure that your child has a waterproof coat, waterproof trousers, or an all in one and a pair of wellies. These items need to be named and put in a named bag (no plastic please, PE bag style or material bag, would be great) so that they are easily accessible by the children. If you do not have waterproof trousers or a bag, please let us know. We will be sending wellies and waterproofs home for half term so that you can return them named and in a bag after half term. 

 

It is really important to help children to become independent especially in their self-help skills, such as, dressing and undressing. Please encourage your child to put their coat, waterproof and wellies on themselves by giving lots of encouragement, allowing extra time and offering assistance once they have had a go themselves.  

 

You will now get Parentmail through our website provider these will be sent from – notifications@primarysite.net Please make sure that you are getting these emails as this is how we will communicate important information. 

 

Remember that Monday 2^nd November is an INSET day and nursery will be closed. We look forward to seeing you all again on or after Tuesday 3^rd September. In the meantime, enjoy the additional time with your families, have fun and make memories. 

 

Lynsay and the Lanterns Nursery School Team 

Friends Of Lanterns

 

First of all thank you to all the families who joined us for Garden time and Farm day over half term we were so lucky with the weather.

 

We have two asks to help us support the Nursery School

 

Firstly “Save the fish!!”

 

We have a £1,000 per annum bill to keep the aquarium in reception in good order. This is a large amount of money out of a continually decreasing school budget .

Children love the fish and it is often a way to encourage them into the building and they will remember the fish at Lanterns for years to come.

So…how about stepping up to sponsor a fish? The children can chose the fish they wish to sponsor and even give t a name .

Any donation will be gratefully received .You can transfer the money directly into the Friends of Lanterns account.(details from reception )or use Lanterns Local Giving and use the Donate button. Thank you

 

Xmas Raffle

I am looking for a parent or two to set up a Family Friendly Raffle for Christmas to be part of our Xmas Fair on the 8th December. Last year we raised over £300 on the raffle which included Panto tickets, soft play entry, massage and many more.  We like this sort of raffle and in times of Covid it is better than a raffle of items .

If you feel you can help with this please contact Kathy East on 07928050948 or leave a message with reception.

If you have any stall ideas for the Fair please let me know

Thanks as always for all your generosity !

 

Best Wishes

Kathy East

Chair of Friends of Lanterns

If your child is due to start school next September 2022, please note that application are now open and for more information go to www.hants.gov.uk/admissions. 

 

Please note that the the national closing date for applications is Saturday 15th January 2022.