Jack and Jill's Preschool

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A shout out to all of you who'll be doing this tomorrow! 😀

Important reminder

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A composite photo of the position and phases of the moon over 28 days, each photo taken at the same exact location each day.

Rest in peace, Ma'am. Thank you for your 70 years of service.💜

Image and post from Twinkl Resources

The charity Winston's Wish - giving hope to grieving children has a page dedicated to "How to talk to children about the death of the Queen" www.winstonswish.org/talk-to-children-about-death-of-queen/ BBC Newsround has a 30 minute programme about the life of The Queen www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61665006 Rest in Peace Your Majesty.

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So very sad

SHAPE SORT - super easy to set up!

https://busytoddler.com/2018/08/shape-sorting/

At jack and Jill’s preschool- st Peter’s church hall, Pickford lane bexleyheath, We are now creating a waiting list for September 2023.

We are open term time only 9.15-3pm Monday to Friday. Mornings 9.15-12.15 and afternoon sessions 12.15-3pm

If you would like a space, please contact us as soon as possible. For quickest response times please watsap Anna (manager) on 07931817665 x

We look forward to meeting all of your little ones xx

So smart!

🙇🏽‍♂️Our children with ADHD need a different approach to keep them motivated and engaged.
A bored ADHD brain will turn off and be distracted.
Tasks need to be short and with a clear purpose.


Thank you to for the graphic

Thank you to my amazing staff xx

Today we'd like to thank all the teachers nationwide who play such a vital role in supporting children who face difficulties in speaking and understanding language! 🙌

Whether you're running Talk Boost interventions, pointing parents in the direction of our resources or taking part in , your efforts make such a difference – thank you!

We'd particularly like to take a moment to appreciate the amazing individuals who make up the teaching staff at our two specialist schools, Dawn House School and Meath School! 👏

Not forgetting the brilliant teachers who have worked with us to review and co-produce resources over the years. We are so grateful to work in partnership with you to create outstanding resources which work for teachers and pupils alike. ✔

Thank a Teacher UK

Today is National Children's Day UK and it is an annual celebration that aims to discuss the importance of a healthy childhood. It is a great opportunity for practitioners, carers, and parents alike to raise awareness and open discussions on things that are important in childhood.

For the theme is kindness, including the biology of unkindness, celebrating diversity and the lifelong benefits of kindness amongst many more.

"As a childcare practitioner one of the lessons you will naturally encourage within the children in your care is how to be kind. Children are naturally inclined to feel empathy towards others but sometimes their young minds may not see the bigger picture and they may not realise that certain behaviours are not acceptable or are ‘unkind’. As their childcare provider there are many things you can do to promote kindness in your setting."

We hear from practitioners Anne and Pat who share their experience of promoting kindness to children in our recent blog here - www.pacey.org.uk/news-and-views/pacey-blog/2022/may-2022/blog-promoting-kindness-in-your-setting-for-natio/

BLOG: Button batteries and children's safety

BLOG: Button batteries and children's safety Read our guest blog from the Child Accident Prevention Trust on button battery safety in your setting.

Yes!!

via Karen Salmansohn

I hope everyone is having an amazing Easter xx see you all on Wednesday xx

Reminder- we are closed for teachers training on Tuesday xx

Enjoy the bank holiday xx

Exclusion table

The exclusion table from Public Health has now been updated to include Covid-19.

"Infection

Respiratory infections including coronavirus (COVID-19)Children and young people should not attend if they have a high temperature and are unwell.

Exclusion period
Children and young people who have a positive test result for COVID-19 should not attend the setting for 3 days after the day of the test

Comments

Children with mild symptoms such as runny nose, and headache who are otherwise well can continue to attend school."

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-in-schools-and-other-childcare-facilities/exclusion-table?fbclid=IwAR1yxJDAK2coLFS216azfHIFMc0Dqk6dvNoDULycd1t7J5vWJzFhZkXz2QI

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All children are "good" children 💙

Yes! Children need places to explore 🌿

See more inspiring quotes here: https://littlepinelearners.com/30-quotes-about-children-and-nature-that-will-inspire-outdoor-play/

OFSTED - Assessment
Important messages about assessment from Amanda Spielman (Ofsted's Chief Inspector) at the Nursery World Magazine business summit on March 8th. You can view the whole speech here -
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/amanda-spielman-at-the-nursery-world-business-summit-2022

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Imagine life through the eyes of a child... 👁 this series of videos is full of useful advice on how parents can encourage their children’s skills in speaking and understanding language and how they can interact with them.
Watch online: https://bit.ly/3qdjcNC

We are open as normal. Please be careful coming in due to the storm. We will be keeping the children inside today xx

Makaton - THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER - Singing Hands

Makaton - THE MORE WE GET TOGETHER - Singing Hands Here's a nice little with to welcome a group - a classic from Barney :)Lyrics and Makaton Sign Transcription:The more we get together, to...

Newsletter for this term
Please check out and make a note of important dates down the side xx
Have a lovely week

We have had a child test positive today with Covid. They were in on THURSDAY and therefore if your child was in Thursday am they may have came into contact. Please can you continue to test your children. We are in contact with public health and will update you with any changes we need to make. Please can I ask all collecting and dropping to wear masks, unless exempt and to wash hands/sanitise after touching gates etc.

Covid cases
I am sorry to say that we have had another member of staff that has received a positive result to Covid. To keep parents up to date we will be posting on here, the open Facebook group and website blog. If your child was in today or the last couple of days they may have come into close contact with someone with Covid. We are all testing daily (if not twice a day) and have been for some time now. We would advise regular testing at home, and ask for you to follow government guidelines and isolate if positive. Please let me know if any child gets a positive result.

Staff have been cleaning constantly and are wearing masks as much as possible, inside also!

Some of the Symptoms staff have shown are buzzing or itching ears, blocked nose, tired, achey, headache, minor cough, blocked throat, foggy head. Symptoms are not always the typical temperature and cough often spoken about in the media. Loosing sense of smell and taste can be a symptom, but not something staff have experienced so far I believe.

Testing your children is not nice. I must admit I am very thankful we can now do these at home instead of at a walk in centre etc. However, I would suggest testing before next week begins incase anyone becomes positive over the weekend.

We wish everyone well and are doing all we can to end this spike. We have been very lucky to till now and are working hard to get back to it!

Take care all

Most definitely lol

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We have had some staff test positive for Covid. I would advise that you test your children. If anyone tests positive, please do not bring them into preschool. If parents/carers test positive - please can you test your children each day to ensure they are negative if coming into preschool

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We are lucky enough to have amazing horses here but we have 8 very special ones that are suited for SEN sessions.

Cherry
Lily
Digby
Mario
Queenie
Shadow
Paddy
Dougal

Suitable for grooming and ridden work we want to offer children and adults the chance to be able to enjoy our lovely horses.

Please contact us 😊

When you eat fruit, do not throw seeds in the garbage pipeline. Wash and dry them. Put them in a box and leave it in the car. When you are on the way, throw through the window in places where there are no trees. Nature will take care of them itself. In Asian countries, this practice has existed for centuries. That's why now their fruits grow everywhere. ♥️♥️

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