Welcome to Storysacks and Top Tots
Holly Grove Nursery currently has a library of 44 Storysacks and 13 Top Tots rucksacks. In previous years these two resources have been offered to parents to take home separately, but this year we are going to run both Storysacks and Top Tots at the same time.
What are Storysacks?
Storysacks contain storybooks and supporting resources designed to stimulate and foster a love reading. Storysacks typically may contain a story book, a factual book, soft character toys, puppets, CD’s, games and sometimes DVD’s. Also included are parent guides which may help parents use the resources provided to develop their child’s literacy skills. We currently have a variety of Storysacks, some commercially produced and some which we have made up ourselves. It is important to remember that Storysacks should not be considered as simply toys for children to play with unsupervised, they are designed to be used in partnership with an interested and responsible adult.
What are Top Tots?
Top Tots is a series of 9 progression activity cards with a rucksack containing a variety of quality resources for you to use at home with your child. They are designed to promote and develop a child’s physical development. We intend to offer both Storysacks and Top Tots at the same time for a period of six weeks. You may choose to either join Top Tots or Storysacks during this time. There will be a small fee of £1 per 6 weeks to join either club to enable staff to administer and maintain the resources effectively. Unfortunately lost or damaged resources will incur additional costs. Here is a diary of how the clubs will run throughout the year. The morning children will have the first opportunity to take part, followed after Christmas by the afternoon children. Once everyone has had a chance to take part the clubs will be available again for anyone who wishes to continue. This means that if you opt to join the Storysacks club the first time round, you may wish to join the Top Tots club when it becomes available again for your child. Sadly, we are limited to only 13 Top Tots rucksacks so they will be available on a first come, first served basis.
The Storysacks will have to be returned every week so that your child can choose a new one to take home. Please bring the Storysacks back on the due date (usually a Monday) and staff will help your child to choose a new Storysack to take home. Top Tots rucksacks do not need to be changed every week, they can be kept for the whole 6 week period.
Finally, we hope that you and your child/children enjoy using the Storysacks and Top Tots rucksacks. Have fun!!!
Nursery staff