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Kind Comments

We have had several comments on our Burns celebration photos.

Olivia’s Mum said, “Lovely picture! So nice to see Olivia with a happy, smiley face!” and “Well done everyone, Olivia’s aunty and myself really enjoyed your Scot’s singalong!”
We are glad that you enjoyed the singing – we thought that the children showed great confidence, especially as they did not have long to practise.

Thom’s Mum enjoyed the photos too – “Nice Photo of two good friends;-) Ha, Thom said he wasn’t going to have Irn Bru because the bubbles went up his nose last time but he obviously decided to give it another go..”
Yes Thom seemed happy to give the Irn Bru a second chance. It’s nice to have an occasional treat although some of the children seemed to think the next day that Irn Bru was now a daily option and were surprised that we had returned to the milk/water option.

“Looking very smart Dylan said he had a good day joining in Burns celebrations and he enjoyed tasting the oatcakes and in bru.I was really gutted that I couldn’t make it to join in the celebration to watch and hear everyone sing but I’m sure everyone would of done really well. Dylan certainly practised plenty and we have loved hearing him practise learning new words and songs “

The children did look great so thanks to you all. Great to hear that Dylan has been letting you hear the songs at home.

Well Done Jim

Jim and his family were pleased to see his photo on the blog recently:

“Jim loved bringing in his photos from last years shows. He was so excited about being able to show everyone what he has been up to.”

We were excited to see the photos too. How grown-up Jim looks and what an achievement. Thank you so much for sending these in – they were a great talking point for everyone.

Enjoying Our Blog

It’s great to know that our families are still enjoying looking at the blog. Noah’s family was pleased with the photo of him busy in the digging area:

“Great photograph of a potential Gardener!”

Noah certainly looks like he loves the great outdoors.

Olivia’s Mum has been looking at the children’s ideas of what healthy means:

“Fab answers! How did I know this would be Olivia’s response?! She just loves a bit of hand washing!!”

Well done Olivia for knowing why we need to wash our hands. We agree that the children did show a good understanding of how to be healthy.

Parents as Early Education Partners (PEEP)

PEEP is for parents and children (age 5 and under). Meetings are once a week for about 40 minutes. At these meetings we will be learning through playing, singing, telling stories and generally having fun. Your child will join you for part of the session.

If you are interested in PEEP and would like more information, please pop in to the Family Learning room tomorrow, 15th January, anytime between 11.00 and 3.00 or on Tuesday, 19th January, between 9.00 and 1.30. Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, will be ready with a tea or coffee to explain what you would be doing in these sessions. Children will not join you for these initial sessions. We hope that lots of parents/carers pop in for a coffee to these drop-in sessions to find out a little more as they sound like good fun and will help your child’s learning.

If you cannot come tomorrow or Tuesday but would like more information, please contact Eileen or leave a message with Nursery staff.

Computers and Writing Kisses

Another family has been looking at the photos of the children who have just started Nursery and has left us a comment:

“Aww, a lovely happy picture! Olivia tells me she likes playing on the computer and writing kisses on the drawing table!”

I love the sound of Olivia’s favourite activities. Keep smiling Olivia!

Happy Start

Some of the children have been on the blog for the first time, having started last week, and their families have left us comments to say that they have settled well:

“Isaac is loving nursery so far and looks forward to it every day.”

“Noah is really enjoying his nursery sessions, thank you!”

It’s good to hear that Isaac and Noah are happy. We hope that they continue to enjoy Nursery life. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.

Story, Rhyme and Number Sacks

Please remember that Eileen will be in the Family Learning room (opposite the school hall) tomorrow (Tuesday) to give out story, rhyme and number bags for your child to take home. Each story/rhyme bag has a book and a game or puppets connected to the story/rhyme. The number bags contain a game and all can be borrowed for one week.

If your child attends Nursery in the mornings, you can collect a bag at the end of the morning session and afternoon children can collect their bag at the start of the session at 12.15. We hope that lots of families will take the opportunity again this term to have fun with learning at home by borrowing these bags and we thank Eileen for organising it for us.

Every Day’s a Learning Day

‘Every Day’s a Learning Day’ consists of two books produced by Education Scotland for parents and carers of children aged between birth and 3 years, and 3 to 6 years. The aim is to help parents support their child’s development in the crucial areas of health and wellbeing, literacy and numeracy.

This resource highlights the many excellent learning opportunities that exist within daily experiences such as washing the dishes, preparing a meal or doing the shopping.

I have added links to these documents on the right under “Useful Reading”. Just click to have a look for helpful tips and advice.

Biscuit Decorating

On the last day of term Kacey’s Mum kindly brought in Christmas biscuits she had made, along with lots of exciting tubes and little tubs to provide decorations for the biscuits. It was such a lovely activity for the children to join in with on the last day of term and we would like to thank Kacey’s Mum very much for finding the time to make the biscuits and for spending the morning with the children when she no doubt had lots of other jobs to do. Those biscuits looked delicious.