AUTUMN 2024
Welcome to all our new families who have joined us this term and welcome back to all those who have had a lovely summer break.
Please have a look at our newsletter for upcoming dates and events.
Sylma
Parent’s Open Week – 11-15 November
We would like to invite you to come and speak to your child’s Key Person to discuss their progress and development at the nursery. It will be an informal day to give you the opportunity to see your child’s Learning Journal and provide an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have. Please make arrangements directly with your Key Person for the week of 11th November.
School Reception for next year: September 2025
Parents of children born between 01/09/2020 and 31/08/2021 need to apply for their child’s School Reception place. The application process has started. All applications must be submitted online via the Barking & Dagenham Admissions page Starting school (children aged 3 and 4) | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (lbbd.gov.uk) . This will provide information about the process and direct you to the online admissions site. The closing date for application is 15 January 2025 but you should start the process as soon as possible.
TRIP TO UGANDA
We had a wonderful time on our trip to Uganda to spend some time with our SEND children at 'Our Little Tribe' in Kabale. We were there at the same time as the founder of the school, Kai Cant, a family friend who introduced myself and my husband to his school last year.
How amazing to see the progress the children have made in the past 12 months since I was last there. With the help of the physiotherapist I have employed, the children are now walking and talking a lot more! This means the teachers, Haleema and Joanne, have been able to focus on the children's learning. Myself and Claire were also able to implement a new routine for them and support them with specific ideas and activities for each individual child.
Kai's group of volunteers built a whole new outdoor gym in the playground, as well as give out clothing and bras to women and children in the community of Kabale.
We will continue this journey with the '#One Love Project' Junior School so that we can share education, information and advice with each other, which will enrich the lives of their children and ours. The Playaway logo now features on their wall to show our commitment to the cause!