dates – Page 10 – Hecklegirth Nursery

Primary 1 Enrolment

As you may be aware, P1 enrolment will take place tomorrow Tuesday, 10th January and Wednesday, 11th January 2016. You should enrol at your catchment primary school regardless of which school you prefer for your child. If you are unsure of your catchment school, please use the “find my nearest” tool on the www.dumgal.gov.uk website.

When visiting your catchment school you should take your child’s birth certificate together with proof that you live permanently at your address, for example Council tax bill, recent utility bill or bank statement.

Enrolment for Nursery for session 2017-18 will take place next month.

Start of Term

Thursday 5th January, will be the start of term and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again, along with the six new children who will also be getting ready for their first day. We hope that they are excited to be starting Nursery and are looking forward to making new friends. No doubt everyone will make them feel welcome and we hope that this is the beginning of a happy experience for the children and their families.
Our morning session will have a soft start, as usual, between 8.45 and 9.10. The afternoon session will begin at 12.15. We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.

Deferred Year

The parents of those children who have birthdays between September and February, and are due to start school in August 2017 have already had a letter explaining the options re a deferred year in Nursery.
An information leaflet and application forms are available in Nursery for those who wish to apply for an additional year. Please ask staff for copies if you are interested in this option. The final application date is January 16th when applications must be in Dumfries.
We hope that you take the opportunity to speak to staff if you are unsure about your child’s readiness to move to Primary 1 next year and we can discuss our views.

Hallowe’en Disco

We would like to remind you of the HFA Hallowe’en disco which will be tomorrow, Thursday 3rd November. The disco will be split into 2 parts.

Nursery and P1 6.00 – 7.00 Children must be accompanied by an adult.

P2 – P7 7.15pm – 8.30pm

Entry for the disco is £1. We look forward to seeing lots of you there. Click on the poster link below to find out what activities will be on offer.

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Family Learning Make and Take

We would like to remind you that our Family Learning “Autumn Make and Take” activities are this week. Lots of families put their names on the list last term to help their children make a leaf lamp and chocolate sparklers so we hope that you have fun with Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator.

Sessions this week are
Tuesday 1st November 9-10, 10.45-11.45, 12.15-1.15 or 2.00-3.00.
Friday 4th November 10.45-11.45 or 12.15-1.15.

If you are attending the sessions at 9.00 or 12.15 please go straight to the Family Learning room (opposite the school hall) once you have dropped your child off at Nursery. If you are coming for the 10.45 or 2.15 sessions please come into school via the front door entrance. Once you have met Eileen, your children will be brought from Nursery to join you.

Start of Term

We hope that everyone has enjoyed their holiday and we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow, Monday 31st October. As it will be Hallowe’en, the children can dress up on that day if they wish but this is optional.

School Photographer

We would like to remind you that the school photographer will be taking individual and family photographs tomorrow, Tuesday 11th October. Unless families have informed us otherwise, all children will have individual photographs taken and older siblings will collect younger children for family photos. Due to time restrictions, only children in school or Nursery will be able to have their photo taken.

Play Talk Read Bus

We would like to draw your attention to a visit tomorrow, Tuesday 20th September, from the “Play Talk Read” bus which will be in the John Bell car park from 1.00 to 5.00.
Activities will be available for all children aged 0-5 years so why not pop along and enjoy them with your child? Maybe he/she could bring a friend or a little brother or sister to have a fun time together?

Diary Updates

I have now added several events in our “Dates for Your Diary” link on the right under “Support Information”, including a visit to Nursery by the school photographer and several events for school and Nursery parents/carers. Please click on the link for details.

Nursery Times

We are looking forward to seeing everyone when Nursery starts on Thursday 18th August. It will be lovely to see the children who are returning for their second year and to get to know all our new children and their families.
We would like to remind you that morning sessions have a soft start (8.45-9.10) and children finish at 11.55 unless staying for a full day session. Afternoon children all start at 12.15 and should be collected between 3.00 and 3.25. Children attending for a full day finish at 3.05. Entrance will be through the Nursery garden and in through the second door on the left.
If this is your child’s first time in Nursery, we suggest he/she comes initially for one hour to help him/her to settle in. Please see the letter confirming your child’s place in Nursery for details of groups and times.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.