Harvest notes

The harvest of apples from the allotment are eaten during our morning snack. The cooked apple will be made into jars added to oats, chia seeds, a little honey, some nuts and can be taken on our walk to Hawkwood for Forest Friday or eaten in the afternoon as our snack before home-time story.

The plan is that I will update the photos regularly during the terms and use this journal for short notes to highlight curriculum and events, which will be elaborated in the mailchimp emails to all families in attendance.

This week I will be publishing in the journal the new early years requirements coming into place in January. Part of the the new requirements is making any invoicing transparent. This includes what is chargeable as extras and what must be provided. This is for children of funded age. I try to make it not too much of a financial leap when a child turns 5 and not longer receives the funding. The cost of materials for craft and art, reading and writing are broken down for the children turning 5. During the autumn term I will be auditing the costs so that the final itemised invoices will be standard for invoices raised at the beginning of each half term.

I am meeting Rhona tomorrow who is the kindergarten grandmother and she makes the children’s birthday presents and enjoys hearing about the new families joining the kindergarten community. We will begin to celebrate the birthdays starting with Zen whilst the new children with summer birthdays settle in.

Rhona would make these jars when taking Albert on walks. We can add blackberries on our walk to Hawkwood.

Often the leavers need a meet up in order to prepare for the transition to school. Milo popped in to meet the kitten.