I hope you have all had a good week and are still enjoying the sunshine. The weather has really helped lift spirits and I  have a feeling that things are beginning to change for the better. I know we have a long way to go but I am hearing more positive things.
Following on from Mrs Custis letter this week I thought I would answer a few queries that have arisen.
The nursery children and reception children will not be mixing at all throughout the day. The toilets will be split between the two rooms and children will only be allowed to use the allocated ones for their class. We are very fortunate that we have such big grounds which allows us to use the front and the back. Nursery will be using the back and reception will use the front.
The start times are staggered so it allows space for movement. You will need to be able to drop your child at the main gate. As you are all aware young children differ in their ability to separate from mum or dad. We will be giving them lots of verbal support to leave you but unfortunately we will not be able to provide any physical support. This means that we will not be able to take their hands or help you with getting them in. This potentially may be a challenge for some families and needs to be considered as we don't want the children distressed in any way. If you feel this will be a problem for your child can you email me so that we can discuss this further. Our start times are very strict so we will not be able to spend a lot of time with children who don't want to come in.
The room is very different and we have removed all soft furnishing and role play areas. Some parents have asked if they should prepare the children for this. Unfortunately until they get in there they will have no comprehension of what we have done so I think that it may be better to allow them to explore and see it for themselves.
For the children who will be at home we will be continuing to put the activities online and the children in the setting will be accessing those activities too. I know this all seems very strange and even stranger for us as we are going to be working in an environment that is not the EYFS as we know it. We will do our upmost to make this a positive experience for those who are returning and we look forward to a time when we can all be back together.
Please contact me with any concerns as I am happy to discus things with you.
I hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing some of you soon.
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Sheehan

Well another week has past and things are beginning to change. It is very strange to see people moving around more freely. I am still a little unsure about being outside and am very cautious around people. Hopefully this will change as we get use to more freedom in the weeks to come. I apologise for the zoom meetings last week. I had a huge technical hitch at the last minute so I abandoned the whole thing. I am going to do them this Tuesday 19th May. I will send out a link to your email addresses tomorrow. I am only doing 6 children at a time so they should get chance to speak a bit more.
This week I have put a video on for you to hear me singing one of our favourite songs. We have put a link on the class pages asking the children to do something that relates to the song. I am sure you will all realise that I will not be auditioning for the x factor any time soon, but I think the children might enjoy it.
I have also put on some photos of Honey and Ginger.
Hope to see you on Tuesday.
Stay safe.
Mrs Robinson:)

It was good to see you all on zoom on Thursday even though it was a little manic. We feel it is a positive experience for the children to have so we have decided to do it in smaller groups. This will start on Tuesday morning at 9.30am. I will email your time slot with an invite to join zoom.
It has been another very hot week and I am really enjoying being outside. It is lovely to see people walking around and I have seen quite a few Little Heath children passing through our field. It is very strange when they come running over to me and I have to say stop as they automatically forget the distance rule when they see people they haven't seen for a while. Hopefully one day that may change but for now we must continue to distance ourselves.
I hope that the activities are still working for you all but please email if you have any concerns or requests for other things. We are starting to use more topic based ideas for you to do with your child. This will eventually fit in with what other year groups are doing.
Have a good week.
Mrs Robinson:)
Here are a few photos of my family and the dogs. We had a family quiz and we dressed up as Yoda and Chewbacca from Star Wars.

                                                         Can you guess who is Yoda?

                                                   Having a rest after a long walk.

                                        Naughty Ginger decided she wanted to lay on the table.

Good morning. I hope that you are well and still managing to cope with this situation. Unfortunately the weather has not helped this week but I think it is going to warm up again for next week. I don't seem to be receiving many emails any more so I presume you are all ok with what we are putting up on the class page. It would be nice to hear from you, so if the children have anything they want to share with me, please send.

On Wednesday I worked in the unit and it was really quiet, I put some music on to brighten it up a bit but it still wasn't right. I resorted to putting Caillou on and it was perfect. I had it on all day!
It is very strange how this lockdown makes you feel and act. I think we are all experiencing emotions that we would not normally deal with, which is probably a good thing. Its all the small things that seem so fantastic now that brighten up our day and there is nothing nicer than hearing  the children who live close to my house splashing in their paddling pool. Zoom has now become the norm and I have even started baking. The problem I am having with that is I eat it all!!!!! It would be great to hear what keep you all going.
Keep smiling
Mrs Robinson:)
All the teachers have read stories for the children to listen to and watch. I have also included one for the adults to read.  

This one is for the adults.

A few phots of me being silly on my phone.