Menu Week 2

Monday
Snack - Yoghurts and apple slices
Lunch - Jacket Potatoes with various fillings, fresh fruit salad
Tea - Mixed sandwiches

Tuesday
Snack - oaty biscuits (was pancakes this week)
Lunch - Cheesy Tuna Pasta with garlic bread, carrot cake
Tea - chicken kebabs with salad

Wednesday
Snack - Crumpets and jam
Lunch - Mini spiced bean burgers with beans, pitta and salad, jelly with oranges
Tea - cheese, cold meats, crackers and crudites

Thursday
Snack - fresh fruit
Lunch - home made chicken nuggets, sweet potato and corn on the cob, yoghurts
Tea - mixed sandwiches, crudites and breadsticks

Friday
snack - cheese, breadsticks and crudites
Lunch - creamy beef, pea and tomato kheema with rice and naan, raspberry fool
Tea - spaghetti and toast

Pancake Day

The children in all rooms enjoyed making the batter for the pancakes and most of them actually enjoyed eating them too!

Jumpstart!

We have a number of copies of a booklet called Jumpstart which has been devised by Buckinghamshire County Council for parents to use at home. They are available for 6 weeks at a time. So if you are interested please ask Sian or Wendy for your copy to borrow.

On a good note the New Menu has gone down very well this week. In fact most days children have had seconds - so we are very pleased. We are just putting the finishing touches to next weeks and then that will be published on the blog.

Important Information

Please note that there appears to be some form of virus affecting some of the children at the moment. The symptoms include sickness, diarrhoea, throat infections - so whilst it is not something we can specifically pinpoint - just to be aware that there is something about and obviously our sickness policy is 48 hours from the last dirty nappy or sickness this is to try and prevent cross-contamination.

Many Thanks

New Menu!

New menu for this week

Monday -
Snack - Crumpets and Jam
Lunch - Chicken Coq au Vin with mash potatoes and home made trifle
Tea - Home made ham quiche with bread and butter, cucumber and tomatoes

Tuesday -
Snack - apples, pears, bananas and raisins
Lunch - Cod fishcakes with roasted vegetables and fromage frais
Tea - Jacket potatoes with baked beans and cheese

Wednesday -
Snack - Cheese, breadsticks and cucumber
Lunch - Meatballs and pasta in a tomato and marscapone sauce with fruit skewers
Tea - Mixed sandwiches

Thursday -
Snack - Yoghurt with apple slices
Lunch - Cauliflower Cheese with sausages and green beans and home made jelly and ice cream
Tea - crackers, cheese, veggie sticks and cold meats

Friday -
Snack - home made flapjacks
Lunch - vegetable risotto with garlic ciabatta and banana cake
Tea - home made puff pastry cheese and tomato pizzas with cucumber

Vegetarian options are available and the menu is subject to change

Parents Day and Healthy Body Happy Me!

We still have plently of times available for parents day on 16th March, also that week sees the start of the NDNA Healthy Body, Happy Me Week. So there will be plently of information to come and lots of events planned for that week.

On Thursday we had a lovely day in our pyjamas and we all felt quite warm and snuggly! It was a busy day though. We have so far raised £16, so if you haven't brought in your £1 yet please do so.
Today we enjoyed a lovely birthday cake too!!

Birthday Party

Thursday 12th February is our 3rd Birthday so we will be celebrating with a Pyjama Party. So snuggle up in your warmest PJ's, dressing gown and slippers and we will also help raise some money towards the Keech Hospice for Children. We will be asking each child to donate £1 and the Nursery will match that!

Monday 9th February

We are aiming to be open as normal tomorrow. There is more snow forecast for both Monday and Tuesday at the moment and we will continue to monitor that using the Met Office Website http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/se_forecast_warnings.html

The biggest concern however is the severe lack of salt in Buckinghamshire. Having looked at the list of salted roads it does not appear that Leighton Road which is the main road running through Stoke Hammond is to be gritted. There is a list available on http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/content/index.jsp?contentid=-1407683895

Please do not assume that the roads you will use to travel to Nursery have been gritted and we ask that you exercise extreme caution, allow extra travelling time and follow the advice from the Highways Agency.

Please keep checking the blog for the updates and if there is any problems please contact Sian on 01525 270340.

Many Thanks

UPDATE
Having drove up to Nursery earlier the roads are clear, however it has started to snow heavily again. Please check the blog regulary.

Friday 6th February

Based on the severe weather warning from the Met Office, Highways Agency and Bucks CC, it has been decided to remain closed tomorrow. The only roads that are to be gritted are primary roads with the minor roads remaining as they are. The snow forecast for tomorrow is heavier than today. We felt it better to notify parents now rather than in the morning to allow time for arrangements to be made if required.
Again Sian can be contacted on the nursery number if required.

Apologies for any inconvience this may cause.

Apologies

Due to the heavy snowfall overnight,the continuing snowfall this morning, dangerous road conditions and staff being unable to drive to Nursery. We have made the decision to close today for the safety of all involved. The road into Nursery is currently at about 5 inches and the snow keeps falling.
More severe weather is forecasted so we will be keeping a close watch on the Met office website and keep you updated throughout the day.

We apologise for any problems this may cause and if you need to contact us the Nursery number has been diverted so you can speak to Sian today.

Many Thanks

Snow and more snow!

Not the best way to start the new blog but we will be using this to keep you all updated with the pending weather forecast. We will be monitoring the forecasts throughout the day and into the night as we are forecast heavy and drifting snow. So please keep checking this site as if we do have close due to the weather we will post here first followed by emails and text messages.