We cannot believe that we are approaching the last few weeks of term. Time has flown by before our eyes! Please make a note of all the dates in your diary as we have a few events happening over the last few weeks, it is going to get very busy!

Please feel free to chat to us at the start or end of the school day. We love to talk to you and hear all about your news.

                                      Mrs Mandy Cryan          Mrs Sally Appadu

Dates for your diary

Wednesday 9th December : 2 year old provision closes at 11.15am (Open afternoon for new January 2 year olds)

Christmas Party days– Wednesday 16th December—2 year old provision

Friday 18th December 2020– 3-4 year old provision

Jesus Christmas Party Wednesday 16th December and Thursday 17th December

(this is an event for 3-4 year old provision and will be filmed for parents to watch

see seperate letter about this)

Christmas Holidays– Break up Friday 18th December 2020 (You can collect your

children from 12.00 noon )

Please note we return back to nursery on Tuesday 5th January 2021 as Monday 4th

January is a teacher training day

Spring term 1– Tuesday 5th January 2021 – Friday 12th February 2021

February half term is Monday  15th February 2021-Friday 19th February 2021

B30 FOOD BANK

We are collecting tinned and packaged food items for the B30 Food Bank. Small donations are welcome and completely optional.  Staff will be making donations also. We will be

starting to collect food items from Monday 7th December and the food will be delivered to the B30 food bank on the last few days of term.

Family Support

If you need help with benefits, housing, finances, counselling, parenting courses, English classes or adult education please see Isma at Reception and make an appointment to see

Mrs Sally Appadu. She can have a chat with you and make referrals to family support.

You can also access family support by phoning Doddington Green Children’s Centre on

0121 477 6440

  Dinner Money and School fund

Please pay Dinner money to David at

Reception.

Dinner money is £2.00 a day. Please also remember to pay school fund as this buys the lovely extras that our

children have.

£1 per week for part time children

£2  per week for full time     

Punctuality

You can bring your child to nursery

between 8.45-9.15am. Dinner needs to be ordered at 9.15am prompt so please phone if you are going to be late.

There are 2 pick up times at 2.30pm  and between 2.50pm until 3 pm

Children not collected by 3pm will be in the After School Club and

parents will be charged.

Allergies

Please do not send your child into school with drinks, sweets or other food. We have several children who are severely allergic to fish, pulses and eggs etc. We are also a nut free school. Thank you.

Bags and Coats

Thank you for bringing in a  bag for your child with clean clothes inside. Please note it only needs to contain clean spare clothes every day.  Snacks and water bottles do not need to brought into nursery. Your child will have regular access to fresh water, toast and fruit every day.

Birthday Celebration

We love to celebrate your child’s birthday at nursery. We promote healthy eating in school and are working towards our health for life award. So if you would like to bring in food to celebrate we ask that it is fruit to share with your child’s key worker group.

Thank you

Wearing Masks

 When you come into Reception to pay dinner money or need to talk to staff please can you wear a mask unless you are exempt from doing so. This is so that we can keep everyone safe.

Facebook and Instagram page

We have a Lillian de Lissa Facebook and Instagram page so if you access

 social media, please like us and follow us.

We will be giving you

regular updates about what the children have been doing at nursery.