After a short car journey to the leisure centre car park and a lovely stroll through Pontypool Park, the children arrived at Pontypool library!
And what a lovely time they had, looking through all the books, reading some stories with the adults and speaking to the librarian who was really helpful and friendly!
To see photos of this visit in the album, click here...
To read the most recent heart warming messages that we have received in cards and by email, please take the time to visit our parents comments page here...
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Whether it's playing in the indoor and outdoor sand and water trays, taking a walk along the canal, visiting the canal basin, feeding the ducks, playing in the local fields, enjoying an ice-lolly, Holiday Club performing a puppet show for Preschool or having a water fight (plus lots more!), the children at Little Chums have done it all!
See all the photos in the album here...
And what a great experience! It's quite easy to get lost amongst all those tall sunflowers! We strongly recommend you take a visit with your whole family! Find out more information on the Ty Poeth Farm Facebook page here...
Each child who visited should be arriving home tonight with their own sunflower!
See all the photos from the visit in the gallery here...
We'd like to share one recent message with you...
"To all the wonderful staff at Little Chums Nursery. As we come to the end of an incredibly special chapter, we just want to say the biggest thank you from the bottom of our hearts. After six amazing years with you, first with [name redacted] and then with [name redacted], it's hard to put into words just how much you've all meant to our family. Choosing Little Chums was without doubt one of the best decisions we've ever made. You have given our boys the happiest of starts, filled with laughter, learning and love. Every single member of staff, past and present, has played a part in shaping their early years and for that we are forever grateful. Your warmth, patience and genuine care have made all the difference. You've been more than a nursery, you've been like an extended family and we will always carry that with us. Thank you again for everything. We will miss you loads. With love and appreciation..."
Other kind messages we have received recently in cards or by email, have also been added to our website. You can read them here...
As part of the graduation ceremony, the children dressed in caps and gowns, received a certificate and goody bag (which included a framed photo of the children in their graduation gown, graduation medal, sunglasses, key-ring, wristband, bubbles, sweet-cone, poem and learning journal scrapbooks), watched a photo slide show of all their friends and the things they have gotten up to and sang a few songs for their parents.
There were more than a few tears in the room from both parents and staff! Afterwards, there were drinks and treats for all!
To see photos of the event, visit the graduation photo album here...
To watch the children singing one of the songs, visit our Facebook page here...
The morning will be taken up with individual photos of those in attendance on that day, with the late morning and afternoon set aside for those not in attendance and/or family photos. If you have more than one child at Little Chums that morning, please let us know if you want individual photos, family photos or both as soon as possible if you haven't done so already!
All slots in the afternoon set aside for children who are not attending that day are now fully booked and parents should have been informed of their 'appointment' time!
As before, the selection and purchase of photos will be directly through LAF Designs!
Free tickets are available from the Preschool staff, so don't forget to get them if you haven't done so already! There is a maximum of two tickets per family; due to fire regulations, there is unfortunately a limit as to how many people can be present in the building at any time. We politely ask that any younger siblings, particularly those in pushchairs and prams, do not attend so as not to distract the graduating children. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
Please arrive to be seated from 1.30pm; we aim to start at 1.45pm. It is likely that the car park will be busy, so please park in a considerate way, not taking up too much space and by not blocking others, particularly the Nursery cars which will be needed for school runs!!! If our main car park is full, please park out on the driveway, again without blocking access! Entry will be via the bottom door used by Breakfast and After-School Club children.
There will be light refreshments at the end so you are welcome to stay for a short period. However, with so many people present, you will be responsible for your children unless they go back into the main play room. If your children do not usually attend on Friday and are only coming for the Graduation, after the event they must remain with you AT ALL TIMES and must leave with you after the refreshments - we will not have space for them to remain unfortunately.
The children have been practising very hard so hopefully it will be an enjoyable and memorable event! The Preschool staff apologise for not sending any photos via ClassDojo recently but, as you can imagine, organising and preparing for this event is almost a full time job in itself!
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To allow members of staff to attend the evening celebration in Cardiff, we are asking if it is at all possible for you to collect your children slightly earlier? If so, that would be extremely appreciated!
We’re sure that all of you join us wishing her the best for a fantastic day!
The scheme has been developed by national skin cancer charity 'Skcin', to assist nurseries and pre-school settings in implementing a successful sun safety policy, whilst educating children to increase knowledge, influence behaviour and prevent skin cancer.
Whilst we recognise that some sun is good for us, sun safety is an important health and safety issue. Children spend almost half their childhood at pre and primary school, with a great deal of time spent outdoors. During the warmer months of the year children are exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) from the sun, the majority of which is when penetration is strongest (between 11am and 3pm). Without adequate protection, a child's delicate skin can easily burn, this can cause cumulative and irreparable damage that could significantly increase their risk of developing skin cancer in later life.
Over the last couple of months, we have already asked via newsletters and online for parents to provide a high factor sun cream (SPF 50, with UVA & UVB protection) and hat which also covers the neck. We thank those parents who have already provided those! We also remind you to, on very warm sunny days, ensure your child arrives at Little Chums for their session with loose fitting clothing that covers as much of the arms and shoulders as possible.
A copy of our full sun care policy is available on request.
You can download a copy of the Skcin charity sun care information booklet here...
More information and resources can be found on the Sun Safe Nurseries website here...
The children enjoyed the fresh air, playing games and getting some exercise!
See some photos in our album here...
See the photos on our Facebook page here...
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