Oh no there's a spider in the kitchen sink.............

These was a spider in the kitchen sink, before putting outside we caught it in our 'Magnifying Bug Catcher' for children to look at.
Some comments from the children:
"It's small but when you look through here it looks big"
"It's got hairy legs"
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"Ewwwww!!"

Parents Evening

It was great to see so many of you attend our parents evening. Instead of a questionnaire we gave parents two 'post it notes' and asked for one positive and one area for improvement. I will display responses to any suggestions on the 'Parents views' board situated outside the office window.

The morning after parents evening the post it notes were still out on the table. One of the children who had come along to parents evening started talking about what she liked and wrote it down, other children joined in and the children had great conversations.  Staff displayed this as 'children's voices'. 

Dates to remember.....

July 2016

Don’t forget the following dates

                                                            Tuesday 5^th July  

     Fees due

                                                              Friday 8^th July  

Eid Celebration – please wear traditional Asian clothes or your favourite party clothes.

                                                Week commencing 11^th July   

    Mr Tumble Week Mr Tumble says:

                                           Safety Message: “Be safe on your computer”

          Healthy Message: “Enjoy Sports Day”

Thursday 14^th July

SPORTS DAY

Babies - will take part in a day full of physical exercise. They will explore climbing and crawling through tunnels, in and out of boxes and many more fun activities.

Tweenies - will take part in physical activities to develop their understanding of healthy practices and what affects it has on their body.

Pre School - will take part in ‘Sports Day’ which is organised by Sara Casey (Extended Schools Co-ordinator). This involves School children from Wensley Fold, St Slias and Sacred Heart running activities for our children to take part in. Sportswear and suitable footwear to be worn.

Pre School Parents please come along to support your child.

Wednesday 13^th July

School Leavers - Party (invites to follow)

• Graduation Photos have arrived  
• School Leavers- Please inform the office of your child’s leave date. 
• Friday 15th July will be Aneesa's (Pre School) last day.  Aneesa is leaving us to work for an agency to gain experience working in Primary Schools. We wish Aneesa all the best for the future. 

E Safety

Keep children safe when exploring the internet.....

Explore together

Talk to your child about what the internet is and explore it together so you can show them all the great fun and educational things they can do.

Put yourself in control

Install parental controls on your home broadband. Most internet-enabled devices also allow you to set parental controls so you can manage what content your child can see and how they interact with others online.

Use passwords

Keep your devices out of reach and set passwords on all your internet-enabled devices and don’t share them. Then you’ll know when and where your child is accessing the internet. You can also make sure they’re not making additional purchases when they’re playing games or using apps.

Search safely

Use safe search engines such as Swiggle or Kids-search. You can save time by adding these to your ‘Favourites’. Safe search settings can also be activated on Google and other search engines, as well as YouTube.

Be involved

Encourage them to use devices in a communal area like the lounge or kitchen so you can keep an eye on how they’re using the internet and also share in their enjoyment.

Manage access

Set your homepage to a child-friendly site like CBeebies and create a user account for your child on the family computer or device which only allows access to sites you’ve chosen.

Help them learn through games

You can choose safe, fun and educational online games to play with your child and that you’ll be confident about them exploring. You can find good free of charge examples from companies like Disney Junior, Nick Jr and Fisher Price.

Set boundaries

It’s never too early to start setting boundaries. Set some rules about how long your child can spend online.

Odd Socks

On Wednesday 18th May the children and staff came to Nursery in odd socks. We looked at colours, patterns, shapes and differences. Pre School did lots of work on positional language.
We also took the opportunity to help children develop their self care skills by encouraging them to take off and put on their own shoes.

Talking tables outdoors

Two Year Old Free Early Education

Parents/ Carers can now apply for Two Year Old Free Education online:
Blackburn with Darwen's Parent Portal

Applications can be accepted at anytime whilst the child is two years old, but the placement will not commence until the term after the child's second birthday.

Should you require any support to complete the form or want to discuss your child's eligibility please contact the Family Information Service on 01254 667877. 

The completion of an online application does not guarantee a place - all applications will be assessed and checked against the eligibility criteria.