March Newsletter 24 - Highwood Nursery

September 2024 school starters

Children starting school in September are booked in to attend Nursery up until 30 August 2024. If your child is term-time-only, then the last day of term will be Tuesday 23 July.

Graduation photographs

Cardwell and Simons, our photographers, will be visiting on Tuesday 28 May to take group and individual photos of children leaving us for school. If your child does not usually attend on a Tuesday, you will still be able to book time slots, providing you can make arrangements for your child to attend. Consent and booking forms will be sent out nearer the time.

Top tips for encouraging children to try new things…

#1 Get them involved

Children love to help with cooking and baking. Here at Highwood the children help to cut up their fruit at snack time with special children’s knives and regularly benefit from opportunities to cook and bake.

#2 Don’t give up

It can take as many as 10 occasions of seeing something new on their plate for children to pluck up the courage to try it. Meanwhile, it can take 10 – 15 tries of a new food for children to decide if they like it or not.

#3 Consistency

Make sure you have a consistent mealtime routine to encourage good eating habits. Also, make sure the environment is calm and relaxed, and allow your child to start with a small amount of food on their plate.