Eaton House The Manor Nursery School
News
Welcome Letter
21st April 2010
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to you all and an especially warm welcome to the new children and parents who are starting this term in the Blue Room and the White Room. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, all the teachers including myself are looking forward to a busy and fun summer term.
Please see the nursery calendar for this term. Hopefully you all be able to attend the following events. We have The Barnardo’s Big Toddle on Wednesday 26th May, the Fete on 30th June and Sports Day on 7th July. More details will follow.
The lunch menus are available on our front notice board and on-line. Perry now supplies our uniform, though I have a small supply in the nursery. T-shirts and sweatshirts cost £8.50 each.
There will be no Parents Evening this term as written reports will be sent home on the last day of term.
The doors will be open from 11.50am to 12pm every day for pick up time. The children who stay for the afternoon sessions should be collected at 3.30pm.
If your child has any allergies that require an epipen, please bring one in a named bag to be kept in the Nursery office.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to come and see me. I am based in the Green Room.
Kind regards,
Miss Elizabeth
Headmistress
Summer 2010 Menu Information
15th April 2010
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the latest edition of the catering information letters once again. It’s Summer again and before we know it will be sports days and end of year events.
We continue to use pollack for the battered fillets and have sourced a product made from a whole piece of fish and not minced. We are introducing a baked salmon fillet in order to comply with the government legislation requiring us to provide ‘oily’ fish once every 3 weeks. The suppliers of these choices are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council who ensure that they come from well maintained and sustainable stocks. The quality and flavour of meat is extremely similar to cod.
Roast dinners are on the menus once a week and are very popular with pupils and staff alike. All roasts are served with a vegetarian gravy which is also suitable for most allergy sufferers and can be eaten by all at the school at present.
We have a freshly made tortilla wrap back on the menu filled with plenty of wholesome vegetables such as red peppers and tomatoes in the filling which are good providers of vitamin A and the chicken is breast meat only.
Filled baguettes are back and always prove popular with the pupils as they can have as many fillings as they like in an organic baguette.
We will also have our mini sausage pasta with our homemade pesto (nut free) and this has proved a popular choice in the past.
There are more fruit based pudding choices now that we are in the summer term.
We are now using a wholesale butcher (Heanens) based in Roehampton. They Achieved a 5 star hygiene rating from Wandsworth council who were so impressed with the quality offered that they now supply all of Wandsworth councils schools with their meats. This means that we get Fresh meats Cut Either the same day or the during the night and delivered fresh the day we want to use it. We use only fresh chickens still and are now getting a handmade unfrozen 4oz burger that is 100% beef and delivered fresh the day before use. Our roast joints are also now all fresh too.
We are now using wheat pasta and sauces that are enriched with vitamins to provide the full amounts of vitamins required by the new legislation. Wheat pasta is used so that celiac sufferers can eat it too.
A printout of exactly what levels of nutrients our menus provide and how we comply with the new legislation should also be available to see on the website and if anyone would like to know more on how this works please contact me.
Sports days will repeat last years format and not give out individual picnic bags where a lot of the items were wasted. Instead we will be allowing pupils to help themselves from a selection of fruits (bananas, melon & satsumas). These quench their thirst and give vital vitamins and potassium. There will also be pastries (muffins, flapjacks & mini doughnuts). These provide carbohydrates and sugar to replace lost energy. We will also have a selection of sandwiches and some savoury pies as well just to fill them up. Each pupil will be provided with their own bottle of water and each class will also have a large bottle of water as back up. These bottles can be filled at any time from the kitchen area of the pavilion. We will also be providing cold drinks for the adults but not any hot beverages unfortunately. There are vending facilities should you wish.
As always we are committed to providing a wholesome and healthy lunch within the new government legislation while at the same time trying to find new and better ingredients and products.
I hope that this is helpful in showing you how we put the menus together and the direction that we are trying to move towards. If any parents have any questions about the menus or food in general please feel free to contact me through the Manor office or if you are passing the kitchen and I am in just drop in and see me. Should you wish to have a specific meeting I will be only too happy to arrange this.
David Clayton
Catering Manager
Headmistress' Letter
7th January 2010
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! Welcome back to you all. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and here is to a happy and healthy 2010.
This term we have Miss Sarah back full time in the Yellow Room, which we are very much looking forward to. Swimming will start on the 11th January.
I would like to bring your attention to the date of our Parents Evening this term, which will be held on Thursday 11th March.
The Nursery doors open at 8.40am. The morning session finishes at 12.00 and children who stay for the afternoon can be collected at 3.30pm. If anyone other than you is collecting your child, please write a letter informing the teacher.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to come and see me. I am based in the Green Room.
Kind regards,
Miss Elizabeth
Headmistress
Announcement of new Headmaster at Eaton House The Manor Preparatory School
from September 2010
19th December 2009
Dear Parents,
As you are aware we have been waiting to announce the successor to Mr Hepher as Headmaster of Eaton House The Manor Preparatory School. We are now delighted to confirm that Mr Jeremy Edwards has accepted the role and will start in September 2010.
Mr Edwards is currently Master at Westminster Under School and was appointed in April 2000. He was formerly an English teacher and then Deputy Headmaster at Emanuel School where he also spent time as Head of Drama and Head of Rowing. He has a B.A (Hons) in English and a PGCE awarded by the University of London as well as an M.A. from the Institute of Education in Educational Studies and Educational Management. He is married with three children; two daughters aged 19 and 17, and a son of 15.
Mr Edwards will be writing a letter of introduction to all our current and prospective parents early next term.
We are very excited by this appointment and look forward to introducing Mr Edwards to you at a number of formal and social occasions over the next few months.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely,
Hilary Harper
Principal
Headmistress' Letter
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to you all and an especially warm welcome to the new children and parents who are starting this term. I hope everyone had a relaxing summer and you are prepared for the busy term ahead!
Miss Roosha had a baby girl on 17th August. She is called Phoebe. Mummy and baby are doing very well. We hope she will come and visit us sometime soon.
I would like to bring your attention to two dates this term. Parents Evening will be held on Thursday 26th November and our Christmas Nativities will be on Wednesday 2nd December.
The nursery doors open at 8.40am. The morning session finishes at 12.00 and children who stay for the afternoon can be collected at 3.30pm. If anyone other than you is collecting your child, please write a letter informing the teacher.
If your child is ill, please can you ring the school office before 9.00am. This is very helpful if other children in the same class become ill with the same symptoms.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to come and see me. I am based in the Green Room.
Kind regards
Miss Elizabeth
