Author: Allison Bertin

Please click on the text below to read our staffing arrangements planned.  Thanks ALLY

Staffing from September 2018

Mary and Lara will serve desserts from the outdoor classroom located at the back of the kitchen in the pre-school/Hazel garden. After which we will have prize giving from the hut which is located in the back garden in the pre-school/Hazel garden. Ice lollies and ice creams will be available at that point!

When our spectacular races have concluded. Please depart the field via our our paddock area (where the castle is). You can find your own seating in our extensive grounds, find your beverages in bluebell or start the queue for food which will be served in our car park at the exit point of the front garden (Primrose/Baby Garden). A one way system will form for food, upon food collection please re-enter the nursery gardens via your usual everyday gate into nursery. Enjoy!

Bawani is our head of first aid for the event. She will be found in the red team area by the music. Please direct any needs to her, she has plasters and has cold compresses available. Alternatively go to the nearest member of staff who will help you. Please be assured that we have an army of extremely qualified first aiders at your disposal in the unlikely event of a trip or fall. Advice is always to go steady around our track!
Sadly we are not set up for tea and coffee making, it is hard to find the time to make and for a safe consumption area to drink. Sorry.
Bluebell is our staff room building, located in the first garden when you enter nursery and on your right. In here we house a small quantity of soft drinks for parents. White wine and beer are in the fridges there. This is a help yourself idea with plentiful stocks. Please refrain from accessing this until after the races finish at approximately 4 pm. We do no want glass bottles at the track side to keep us safe and to avoid parents from becoming distracted when children are racing.
At the track side we are supplying children and adults with cold bottled water located in two huge black containers containing ice. Please help yourselves.

I’m not looking at the forecast anymore, seems a fine day for our Sports Day predicted presently. We go ahead anyway come rain or shine, there is no back up date available. We would need to have very high winds to cancel the event and we would contact you through this website, our nursery app’ and text should that happen. Rarely we have needed to take cover for a few minutes and return to track side. Please be aware that the nursery building is not suitable to house everyone if the rain falls heavily, there simply isn’t enough space for you all. In the unlikely event of a down pour, families should return to their vehicles for a period of time and we will resume events as quickly as we are able. Thanks ALLY

Parking for sports day is in our field which is accessed via the five bar gate by the roundhouse, this will be open from 1.30 pm and open all afternoon. Parents should be alert to the fact that the gates are open all afternoon and therefore no physical barrier from our sports day to Church Hill are in place. Drive straight in along the fence line on your right, parking places will be obvious. The nursery car park will only be used by those driving vehicles that need to exit and return during our event and for our caterers. Having the car park clear gives us a great sight line to ensure children are close to parents and safe.
In the unlikely event of an unsuitable field worthy vehicle being stuck. We have an army of people here, ropes and 4 wheel drive vehicles at our disposal. Don’t panic the field is dry.  Thanks ALLY

The frenzy has started; nothing goes unnoticed here, the children and staff have eyes in the backs of their heads as I discreetly attempt to move team coloured bunting from one area to another.

The questions increase from parents (particularly the green team, as they take more casual strolls into nursery, trying to get one step ahead of their opponents).

Nothing to see here, we are well organised.  The top tip is not to arrive before 1.30 pm on Friday because you won’t find a finish line within our grounds to set up base camp early!  Kick off is at 2 pm.

More details will be revealed on the app’ too, so watch that Nutfield space for messages.  You and your children will be fed and watered well, have the opportunity to have fun and we are prepared to race until you have flattened our Nutfield field putting 2019 Sports Day into jeopardy!

Our only ask at this stage is for you to let us know if you can’t make it, this makes a big difference to our endeavour with trying to make the teams equal.

And PLEASE, PLEASE, will all of you try and find your team coloured glad rags or any clothing that identifies you with your team.  Your clothing efforts make it so much easier for us to organise getting the children entered into the races and underway, not to mention the massive audience understanding of who they can identify and cheer for.  Thank you very much.  Excites’ continue. . .

May all teams enjoy.  ALLY

We wanted to let you know that Sajitha has now completed her course after her placement with us and has moved on.

Sadly we say goodbye to Angela at the very end of August as she takes up a new role, close to home and term time only.  Angie is so experienced; she has embraced all rooms at nursery throughout 2018, a wonderful calming character who never has an off day.  Full of creation and patience with the children who have made her short days with us so enjoyable for her and them.

Lastly, Sophie from Cornflower passes her Forest Schools Lead Practitioner Course.  Fully qualified with her outdoors First Aid training too – well done Sophie, great job, full of the Nutfield spirit now . . .

 

These have been organised for Tuesday 10 July, Thursday 12 July, Tuesday 7 August and Thursday 9 August.  All between 6.15 pm and 7 pm.  Slots can be booked at 6.15 pm, 6.30 pm or 6.45 pm.  Please make bookings via email or text or drop into the roundhouse.  We will of course endeavour to catch up with parents who are unable  to make these times at a later mutually convenient date and time.  Thank you ALLY

Elise has been working at Nutfield for just over nine months now and has decided to take up a new more senior role at another nursery at the end of June.  Elise has worked mainly in Cornflower room and sometimes in other areas of the nursery.  We wish her well with her career.

An Audi car key found in pre-school this morning has been found.

A pair or green and blue pastel coloured glasses were handed in after being found in the car park yesterday evening.

Do let us know if they are yours.  ALLY

 

We look forward to our new Deputy Manager joining us on 26 March full time.  Her name is Chrissie and I will tell you more about her once she has arrived.  Thanks ALLY

Are now available on the app’.  Thank you Ally

Just to let parents know about courses and training that staff have undertaken since the start of our nursery year in September 2017.

Food Safety Level 3 – Elise, Angie

Fire Safety in the Workplace – Laura C, Amy, Ani, Laura F, Elise, Angie, Sajitha, Esther

Channel general Awareness Module – Sophie H, Angie, Ani, Laura C, Lara, Esther, Courteney

Prevent e-learning – Amy

Multi Agency Safeguarding Children Module 1 – Charlie

Domestic Abuse Basic Awareness – Sophie H, Esther, Angie, Courteney, Laura, Ani

Paediatric First Aid – Angie

How to Choose and use a Fire Extinguisher – Laura F, Esther, Sajitha, Elise, Laura C, Courteney, Angie, Amy, Jack

Advanced Safeguarding Protecting Children from Harm – Jack

AoFAQ Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid – Lara

First Aid for Forest Schools Course – Juan, Courteney, Sophie F, Ally, Tia, Runa, Charlie and Ani

QNUK Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid – Ani, Charlie, Courteney, Runa, Ally, Tia, Juan, Sophie F and Lara

Manual Handling – Afsheen and Amy

Practitioners new to the Early Years Foundation Stage – Laura C

Female Genital Mutilation, Recognising and Preventing – Esther, Amy, Sophie H, Ani, Laura C, Angie and Courteney

Are now available on the nursery app’.  Thank you