Welcome

We would like to say a big welcome to all our new families and children starting with us over the next few weeks. We hope you all settle in well.

 

Emailing Newsletters

Hopefully this newsletter has reached you via email this time alongside your invoice, if you received this please can you let us so we know everything is working well. If you aren’t receiving your invoice via email, please give your email address to Lisa and she will get you set up.

 

Forest School Days

Our next Forest School Day will be on Thursday 18^th September, so if you child is in on that day, please ensure they have the correct clothes with them for the weather, as we will be spending a large part of the day outside.

 

Concept Photography

Concept photography will be back again this year. They will be at the nursery on Tuesday 6^th October, if your child is already in that day there’s no need to book a slot as their photos will already be done whilst they are here. If you would like to bring an outfit for them to change in to please let their key person know

If your child is not in that day, and you would like to book a slot please book at the office, slots are on a first come first serve basis, and are available from 9.30am until 1pm.

 

Staff news

We are pleased to announce that Ellie, who has been a student with us over the last few years will be covering Mel’s maternity leave, and will be joining us in September. Sophie Speed will now be the room leader in Pre-School, she is very excited about her new venture. We will also be welcoming Abbey back from maternity leave in October and will be taking over Natalie’s role as Deputy Manager whilst she is on maternity leave.

 

Swaps and changing days

Just another reminder that, as you are probably aware we also try to be as flexible as possible to support your childcare needs. However due to increasing numbers in September we will now be unable to swap sessions unless in extreme circumstances. We appreciate this can be difficult when working but we will continue to try our best to support you with being flexible as possible, and will fit children in if someone phones in unwell.

Dates for your diary

All children are entitled to two weeks holiday a year running from September to August. One of these weeks will be taken off at Christmas the other at your leisure, however any other holiday taken during the year cannot be swapped for other days due to the increasing numbers. Any available spaces are reserved for extreme circumstances only.

 

December newsletter

Christmas Fair

Our Christmas fair will be held on Saturday 6^th of December between 10am and 1pm. We hope to see lots of you there to support u again this year.

We have some great raffle prizes, however if any of our parents are able to offer us a raffle prize we will be very grateful.

 

RAFFLE TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

 

Parking

A reminded that nursery parking spaces are marked with red Private Parking, however the single space nearest the doctors does not belong to the nursery, so please don’t use this space, many thanks.

 

Christmas Performances

Our Pre-School will be holding their daily performance of “The Littlest Christmas Tree” daily at 1pm on the week beginning 15^th December, if you would like to come and watch, please book a slot at the office.

 

Pushchairs

Please can you ensure that all push chairs left in the lobby are folded and left tidily as this is one of our main fire exits from the building, many thanks.

 

Baby news

Well there really is something in the water here at Rockers and Rollers as we can now announce that Mary and Andy are expecting a baby boy on the 9^th of April.

 

HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.

 

Dates for your diary 06/12/14 – Rockers and Rollers Christmas Fair 10am – 1pm 15-19/12/14 – Pre-School Christmas performances daily at 1pm, please book a slot with the office. 24/12/14 – Nursery closing at 1pm for Christmas holiday 02/01/14 – Nursery reopens at 7.30am

 

 

November newsletter

 

Changes to you invoices

If your child is in receipt of three year funding you will notice a difference to your invoice this month. To comply with Somerset’s Code of Practice we have to now show you the amount of hours funding you have received, each month. As we are open 51 weeks of the year the amount of hours you receive each month will be the same as we take the 570 hours you are entitled to and divide that by 12 this means you will receive 47.5 hours each month. Any problems please speak to Lisa or Natalie.

 

Christmas Fair

Our Christmas fair will be held on Saturday 6^th of December between 10am and 1pm. We hope to see lots of you there to support u again this year. If you are interested in having a stall please speak to Liz or Lisa.

We have managed already to get some great raffle prizes, however if any of our parents are able to offer us a raffle prize we will be very grateful.

Raffle tickets will be going on sale over the next couple of weeks, look out for these in your child’s drawer or at our main reception.

 

Wells Carnival / Children In Need

Please remember we will be walking to see the Carnival floats on Thursday 13^th and Friday 14^th November.

Friday the 14^th is also children in need, we welcome all staff and children to come dressed as a Super Hero or wear pyjamas, and bring £1 donation.

 

 

 

 

Dates for your diary 14/11/14 – Nursery closing at 5pm 28/11/14 – Nursery closing at 5pm 06/12/14 – Rockers and Rollers Christmas Fair 10am – 1pm 24/12/14 – Nursery closing at 1pm for Christmas holiday 02/01/14 – Nursery reopens at 7.30am

 

June Newsletter

Tapestry

Firstly we would like to start by saying a big thank you to those of you who have given their email addresses so far for the Tapestry updates, as you should have seen the system is up and running, and the staff are currently getting used to the new way of observing. Please bear with us over the next couple of months while we get it fully up and running. If you haven’t given us your email yet please do so as soon as possible so you can see the observations we have done so far. If you need another form, please let us know.  All feedback is appreciated and so far we have heard great reports, and it is lovely to see some of you leaving feedback to observations, and even making your own observations.

 

Don’t forget as well as accessing Tapestry at https://eylj.org/login/ you can download the app from iTunes or an android app.

 

Invoices

Please ensure you have also provided us with the email address you would like your invoice sent to, remember newsletters will either be in your child’s drawer or available from reception.

 

Bank details for those who wish to pay by bank transfer are as follow,

 

Bank Name: Royal Bank of Scotland

 

Bank address: BristolClifton

 

Account Name: Rockers and Rollers Limited

 

Sort Code: 16-14-28

 

Account Number: 10172206

 

 

Baby room news

It gives us great pleasure to announce the Hollie will be our new Baby room Leader from June, I’m sure you will all support Hollie in her new role. Hollie has spent the last 12 months training for her NVQ level 4 in Leadership and Management, so can now put her knowledge to good use. Joining Hollie in our baby room will be Harriet, who has previously been a supply member of staff here, so is a familiar face amongst staff, as well as some children and families. Harriet will be joining us from the end of June.

 

 

 

 

School leavers

If your child is leaving for school, please could you ensure you have let Lisa know your leave date so she is able to allocate any remaining funding to you correctly.

 

As you may know we hold a Leavers Party for our children going to school, the famous Uncle Ron the magician will be coming to see us again this year, the party will be on Wednesday 23^rd July between 2pm and 4pm. We will be sending invites out to your children soon.

 

Dancing Kate

The pre-school children who attend nursery on a Friday will be putting on a short performance of their dancing alongside teacher Dancing Kate. The performance will be on at 1pm on Friday 11^th July. So if you would like to come along and watch your child would love to come and see what we do. The performance is expected to last about 15 minutes.

 

Pink day

We will be holding a pink day on Wednesday 18^th June to raise money for Breast Cancer, and support Hollie in her mud run. Please support us by sending your child to nursery in something pink and donate £1. Thanks you

 

Lisa’s next crazy challenge

As you may know since Lisa’s son Joel had a serious accident in September 2012 and was air lifted to hospital, Lisa has done some amazing things to raise money for the Air Ambulance, including Triathlons. Now she is taking things one step further and is planning to swim the Channel in relay. Lisa has been training hard and swimming in the sea (without a wetsuit) in really cold temperatures. Lisa would appreciate any support you may give, please visit her Just Giving page to keep up to date with her training, visit, www.justgiving.com/Lisa-Marner1.

 

Lisa’s team are also arranging a Fun Day at Wells Rugby Club on Sunday 27^th of July, to help raise money for their charities. We will give you more information nearer the time, but it would be lovely to see some faces their enjoying the fun, and the staff from Rockers and Rollers will have a stall.

 

Message from Kate

Finally Kate has asked to pass a messages to you all to say thank you for all the well wishes and presents she has received. I’m sure Kate will be popping in to see us all soon.

 

Book exchange

Liz would like to start a book exchange, books can be left on the front desk, and swapped for any other book from the collect.

 

February Newsletter

 

Early closure

We would like to inform all of our parents that we will be closing at 5pm on Thursday 6^th of February for compulsory staff training. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

 

Arrivals and departures

Please can we remind everyone of our session times,

• Morning – 7.30am until 1.00pm
• Afternoon – 1.00pm until 6.00pm
• School day – 9.00am until 3.00pm
• All day – 7.30am until 6.00pm

Please could you ensure your children are not dropped off earlier than the session start time, unless otherwise arranged with Liz, Lisa or Natalie. We would also like to remind you that there is a late charge of £5 per 5 minutes if your child is collected late. Thank you for you co-operation in this matter.

 

Medicine

Please can we remind parents that if your child requires medication throughout the session, including Calpol or Nurofen, these must be provided by parents, they should be handed in to the office and be clearly labelled, we will then asked you to sign the appropriate medical form.

 

Contact details

Please can you ensure we have your most up to date contact information, if you have changed any of your details please see, Liz, Lisa or Natalie.

 

Lobby

Please can we ask that all pushchairs left the lobby are folded and left tidy, as sometimes we are finding it is quite congested, and we need to ensure this area is clear and it is one of our fire exits.

 

Website

As you should all be aware our website is up and running and being updated weekly with some lovely photos of all the fun things we have been doing, so make sure you get a chance to have a look. We would also like to ensure our website permission forms are up to date, so please could you take a minute to fill in the attached permission form and return to nursery.

December Newsletter

Christmas Dates

Just a little reminder of our closing dates for Christmas. Nursery will close at 1pm on Tuesday 24^th and reopen on Thursday 2^nd of January. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Christmas Party

We would like to invite all our children to our Christmas party on Wednesday 18^th of December between 2pm and 4pm. We hope that all our children can make it, there might even be a very special visitor.

Christmas Performances

The children will be taking part in our very special Christmas performances during the week of the 16^th of December. The performances will run daily at 1pm. If you would like to book to come and see them singing their favourite Christmas songs, please put your name down at reception.

Fee increase  

We would like to inform all our parents that as from January 2014 we will be increasing our prices by £1 per session, for further information please see Liz or Lisa.

School day

Please can we remind everyone at our school day is from 9am until 3pm, unless otherwise discussed with Liz or Lisa. Any extra will be charged at an hourly rate.

Website

The website is now fully up and running and we will be updating it weekly with photographs, news and events. So please remember to log on and have a look and let us know what you think. The web address is www.rockersandrollers.com

 

 

Rockers and Rollers Christmas Party My Child / Children ……………………………………………………………………….   Will / will not be attending the Christmas party on Wednesday 18th of December between 2pm and 4pm   Signed………………………………………………………………………..