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Whats on @ Butterflies April & May 2015
Our Family Facilitator
Jess is our family facilitator for Blaenymaes and is available to any parents or families in need of support or advice. Give her a ring for a chat on 07584140848. Jess also runs a parenting group every Wednesday morning at the setting,
see staff or give Jess a ring if you are interested.
IPP Bags and Sessions
We will be running another IPP bag session. Parents of children who are receiving speech and language support at the setting will be invited to attend an IPP bag session. Staff will
demonstrate how to use the contents of the bags to support your child’s speech and language development at home.
Credit Union Savings Club
If you would like to join our school savings club run by the LASA credit Union or would like some more information please see Helen Spencer, Mrs Thomas or Emma Battenbough.
Arts and Crafts with the Lift Project
Come and join Natalie and Juliet on a Thursday morning in the Parenting room for some fun activities.
Parent Information Sessions
Come and join Emma for some fun ideas and support dealing with
Everyday parenting issues.
Tuesday 28th April—12.30 Dummies and Bottles
Tuesday 5th May— 12.30 Potty Training
Tuesday 19th May—12.30 Behaviour
Gardening Group
Come and join Tracy in the garden for some fun activities and ideas for you and your child in the garden. Starting Thursday 30th April for
afternoon children 12.30—2.30pm. See Tracy, Emma or Nat if you are interested.
Mobile Numbers
Our new text service is working really well. Remember to tell us if you change your number so that we have up to date information.
Guinea Pigs
We are always looking for volunteers to care for our guinea pigs over the weekend. If you would like to help please see Tracy who will add your names to the rota.
We are closed on Monday 4th May for Bank Holiday, we close for half term on Friday 22nd May and return on Monday 1st June.
Whats on Jan/Feb 2015
Our Family Facilitator
Jess is our family facilitator for Blaenymaes and is available to any parents or families in need of support or advice. Give her a ring for a chat on 07584140848. Jess also runs a parenting group every Wednesday morning at the setting, see staff or give Jess a ring if you are interested.
Speech and Language
Weekly one to one sessions and language groups continue to run for children
referred for Speech and Language therapy or language support. If you have any concerns or questions about your child’s development or progress speak to Emma or Nat.
Be Beautiful Course
Juliet and Natalie from the LIFT project will be running a beauty course starting on Thursday January 15th from 9.30am/11.30am, see Emma or pop in on a Thursday morning for more information or to sign up.
Story Sacks
We will be running a story sacks program where children get to borrow a story sack each week to take home and share with their parents. The sack includes a story and activities to enjoy with your child. Places are limited with only five spaces available for morning children and five spaces
for afternoon children. Please see staff to join in! First sacks will be given out on Monday 19th January.
Awards Party
As you are aware we are the winners of the National Stars in our lives team award! The award ceremony takes place on Monday the 19th
January in Cardiff but we would like to celebrate with you all!!
We are holding a party for all flying start children and their parents/carers both past and present on Friday Feb 6th from 1-3pm in
Blaenymaes Community Centre. Invites with more information to follow!!
Time for me
Come and join us for a cuppa and a chat each Friday morning from 9-11.15, a chance to meet some other parents and put the world to rights! Starting Friday 16th January.
Graduation
Tuesday 27th January the setting will be closed to children. Emma and Nat have recently completed their Masters Degrees in Developmental and Therapeutic Play and are off to in their cap and gown to their graduation ceremony! Childcare staff will be completing foundation phase training on this day.
We break up for half term on Friday 13th February and we return on Monday 23rd February.
We hope you can join us for our awards party!
What’s On in Butterflies Nov/Dec 2014
Christmas Term
Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely break! We are all excited and ready for a busy and exciting term ready for the run up to Christmas.
We have lots of lovely things planned keep an eye on our notice board for up to date details.
Our Family Facilitator
Jess is our family facilitator for Blaenymaes and is available to any parents or families in need of support or advice. Give her a ring for a chat on 07584140848. Jess also runs a parenting group every Wednesday morning at the setting, see staff or give Jess a ring if you are interested.
Parent and Toddler
Our parent and toddler group runs every Tuesday from 1.15-3pm, it is
suitable for all parents/carers with children under 2 years of age. Come along and make some new friends, learn more about Flying Start and meet the Butterflies team.
The Baby Chatter program is run alongside parent and toddler by Beth from the Early Language Development Team.
Speech and Language
Weekly Support continues for children referred for Speech and Language
therapy, if you have any concerns or questions about your child’s development or progress speak to Emma or Nat.
LIFT Programme
Juliet and Natalie will continue to visit the setting every Thursday morning from 9.30am/11.00am to meet with parents who are interested in further training/employment. Call in for a chat to find out more.
Parent Meetings
Parent meetings this year will take place on Wednesday 19th November from 3pm. Please see your child’s key worker to book your appointment.
Parent meetings are a perfect opportunity to discuss your child’s progress,
any issues or concerns you may have and to take a look at some of the things they have been getting up to in sessions!
Jordan’s Leg Wax
There is still time to sponsor Jordan for his leg wax to raise money for a new home for Pilli, Pixie and Peppa. The date for the leg wax to be arranged, if anyone knows of a mobile beautician that would be able to perform the leg wax at the school please see Emma.
Santa Letter
We will be sending out our Santa letters again this year, they were very popular last year and we raised a fair amount of money for Diabetes UK. This year we are raising money for the charity Friends of Stepping Stones, they support our sister setting Stepping Stones in Sketty who provide extra
support for children with disabilities and additional learning needs. There is a requested donation of £2 per letter with 100% going to the charity. Please complete and return the attached form with your donation by the 5th December in order to receive your letter from Santa before Christmas.
Christmas Trip
Our Christmas trip will take place on Tuesday 16th December. We are going to the lovely Cantref farm in Brecon and the trip includes a visit to Santa! More information about times and booking your place will follow in a separate letter.
Christmas concert
Our Christmas concert this year will take place on Friday 12th December, it
is a joint concert with nursery children and there will be a
morning performance for morning children and an afternoon performance for afternoon children. There are no tickets, there will be a £1 charge for entry per adult which will include a program and a raffle ticket, all proceeds go towards the PTA. More information on your child’s role and times to follow in a separate letter closer to the date.
Christmas Party
All children are invited to attend our Christmas party on Friday 19th
December from 9-11am. There will be no afternoon session on this day.
Last day for children will be on Friday 19th December, have a lovely Christmas and we will see you on Monday 5th January.
What’s on in Butterflies Sept 2014
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to all our parents and children, and a warm welcome to all of our new little butterflies! We are sure you will have a wonderful time with us, if any parents have any worries or concerns please ask to speak to Emma or Nat.
Our Family Facilitator
Jess is our family facilitator for Blaenymaes and is available to any parents or families in need of support or advice. Give her a ring for a chat on 07584140848. Jess also runs a parenting group every Wednesday morning at the setting, see staff or give Jess a ring if you are interested.
Parent and Toddler
Our parent and toddler group runs every Tuesday from 1.15-3pm, it is
suitable for all parents/carers with children under 2 years of age. Come along and make some new friends, learn more about Flying Start and meet the Butterflies team.
This term we are starting a baby chatter program within parent and toddler time aimed at boosting early language skills.
Speech and Language
Our Flying Start Speech and Language Therapist Melissa and our Deputy
Manager Nat continue to provide support to referred children every week.
Parents involved will be invited to attend and observe the sessions dates to be arranged.
Language and Play
Nat will be running a Language and Play group for afternoon parents on a
Wednesday afternoon starting on the 17th Sept. Places are limited so please let staff know if you are interested in attending. See attached
leaflet for more information.
LIFT Programme
Juliet and Natalie will continue to visit the setting every Thursday morning from 9.30am/11.00am to meet with parents who are interested in further training/employment. Call in for a chat to find out more.
Notice Board
Keep a close eye on our outside notice board for regular updates. We would also be really grateful if parents could collect any items from our recycling list.
Flying Start Summer Break
Our last day for childcare will be on Friday 1st August. We return on Monday 1st Sept with childcare sessions starting back on this day.
We hope you all have a wonderful summer break! Stay safe , enjoy and we will see you in September!
The Butterflies Team
What’s On @ Butterflies June/July 2014
Our Family Facilitator
Jess is our family facilitator for Blaenymaes and is available to any parents or families in need of support or advice. Give her a ring for a chat on 07584140848. Jess also runs a parenting group every Wednesday morning at the setting, see staff or give Jess a ring if you are interested.
Parent and Toddler
Our parent and toddler group runs every Tuesday from 1.15-3pm, it is suitable for all parents/carers with children under 2 years of age. Come along and make some new friends, learn more about Flying Start and meet the Butterflies team.
An opportunity for support and advice from a wide range of professionals.
Lots of fun activities planned, friendly welcome guaranteed!!
Speech and Language
Our Flying Start speech and language therapist Melissa and our deputy manager Nat continue to provide support to referred children every week.
Parents involved will be invited to attend and observe the sessions dates to be arranged.
Rugby Tots
Rugby tots are fun filled sessions encouraging rugby and ball skills supporting the children’s gross motor development. Morning children and staff will be taking part in this during sessions every Monday for six weeks. Who knows we may have a future George North among us!
Parent meetings
We will be holding parent meetings on Wednesday 25th June from 3-5pm. Appointment times will be allocated for each child closer to the date. We do hope to see you there to meet your child’s key worker and have a chat about how things are going. Emma and Nat will also be on hand to answer any questions and provide support.
‘Bug Busting’ Tuesday 17th June
Our resident Health Visitors will be on hand to offer advice and tools to help get rid of those pesky head lice! Stop by the garden gazebo to pick up some tips.
Summer Assembly
This will take place on Wednesday 9th July in the school hall together with nursery. There will be a morning and afternoon performance! More details to follow…
Sports day
This will take place on Friday 11th July with nursery on the main school field.
Morning and afternoon children are invited to attend and take part in the fun.
Children must be accompanied by an adult and there will be no afternoon session on this day.
Summer Trip
We are off to the lovely Pembrey Country park again this year with nursery on Tuesday 15th July! We always have such a lovely time and all Flying Start children are invited to join us.
Children must be accompanied by the parents and younger siblings are able to attend. There will be no Flying Start sessions for children who do not come to Pembrey.
More information on the trip will be available soon.
Fun with Welsh
Each Monday afternoon we will be welcoming mentor Iath to Butterflies.
Llinos will work with childcare staff to create exciting and fun Welsh sessions for the afternoon children, providing a lovely introduction into the Welsh language.
Notice Board
Keep a close eye on our notice board for regular updates. We would also be really grateful if parents could collect any items from our recycling list.
WE BREAK UP ONFRIDAY 1ST AUGUST FOR SUMMER HOLS
AND RETURN ON MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER